The Wales national football team represents Wales in international association football and is governed by the Football Association of Wales (FAW). Between 1920 and 1939 the side played 62 matches, the majority against the other national teams of the Home Nations in the British Home Championship. The side played their first official match after the end of World War I in February 1920 on the resumption of the Home Championship, drawing 2–2 with Ireland. A draw with Scotland and a win over England, their first since 1882, in the 1919–20 tournament secured the second Home Championship in Wales' history. They won a third title in the 1923–24 British Home Championship after defeating all three opponents in the same competition for the first time.

Wales won the Home Championship again in the 1927–28 tournament but, as Football League sides became increasingly reluctant to release Welsh players for international competition, results dropped as the decade drew to a close. This culminated in the 1929–30 British Home Championship where Wales lost all three matches, conceding 17 goals whilst scoring just 2. When the Football League added further restrictions on releasing players ahead of the following tournament to avoid fixture clashes, Wales were forced to call-up a mixture of non-league and lower division players which led to the side being dubbed by media outlets as "Keenor and the ten unknowns", in reference to team captain Fred Keenor and the relative obscurity of his teammates. The side secured a draw with Scotland but suffered a 4–0 defeat to England before being replaced by the returning first team players.

When Wales relented on hosting fixtures alongside those of the Football League, they were able to call upon their first team more frequently. This coincided with one of the most successful periods in the team's history as they won four Home Championships between 1933 and 1939, led by the goals of Dai Astley, Pat Glover and Bryn Jones. The 1938–39 British Home Championship was the final hosting of the tournament before World War II. During this period, Wales also played their first match against an opponent other than the Home Nations when they drew with France in May 1933 in Paris. The two sides also met for a second time in May 1939 in Wales' final match before the start of the war.

Of the 62 matches Wales played during this period, they recorded 21 victories: 8 against Ireland, 7 against England and 6 against Scotland. In the remaining 40 matches, Wales drew 15 and lost 25.

Results Wales' score is shown first in each case. The colours listed below are also used to signify results combined with the scoreline. + KeyColour (with score) Meaning DefeatDraw Win

+Wales national football team results 1920–1939Match DateVenue OpponentsScoreCompetitionWales scorers109The Oval, Belfast A2–21919–20 British Home Championship Stan Davies (2) 30,000110Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–11919–20 British Home Championship Jack Evans 16,000111Highbury, London A2–11919–20 British Home Championship Stan Davies, Dick Richards 21,180112Pittodrie, Aberdeen A1–21920–21 British Home Championship Dai Collier 20,824113Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–01920–21 British Home Championship 12,000114Vetch Field, Swansea H2–11920–21 British Home Championship Billy Hole, Stan Davies 12,000115Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H2–11921–22 British Home Championship Len Davies, Stan Davies 7,000116Anfield, Liverpool A0–11921–22 British Home Championship 35,000117Windsor Park, Belfast A1–11921–22 British Home Championship Len Davies 20,000118Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–21922–23 British Home Championship Fred Keenor, Ivor Jones 12,000119Love Street, Paisley A0–21922–23 British Home Championship 25,000120Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H0–31922–23 British Home Championship 12,222121Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–01923–24 British Home Championship Willie Davies, Len Davies 26,000122Ewood Park, Blackburn A2–11923–24 British Home Championship Willie Davies, Ted Vizard 30,000123Windsor Park, Belfast A1–01923–24 British Home Championship Moses Russell 40,000124Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh A1–31924–25 British Home Championship Billy Williams 23,000125Vetch Field, Swansea H1–21924–25 British Home Championship Fred Keenor 8,000126Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H0–01924–25 British Home Championship 10,000127Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–31925–26 British Home Championship 25,000128Windsor Park, Belfast A0–31925–26 British Home Championship 25,000129Selhurst Park, London A1–31925–26 British Home Championship Billy Walker 23,000130Ibrox Park, Glasgow A0–31926–27 British Home Championship 25,000131Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H3–31926–27 British Home Championship Len Davies (2), Wilf Lewis 16,000132Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–21926–27 British Home Championship Rees Williams (2) 10,000133Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H2–21927–28 British Home Championship Ernie Curtis, Jimmy Gibson 16,000134Turf Moor, Burnley A2–11927–28 British Home Championship Wilf Lewis, Jack Hill (og) 25,000135Windsor Park, Belfast A2–11927–28 British Home Championship Wilf Lewis, Willie Davies 27,563136Ibrox Park, Glasgow A2–41928–29 British Home Championship Willie Davies (2) 50,421137Vetch Field, Swansea H2–31928–29 British Home Championship Fred Keenor, Jack Fowler 22,000138Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H2–21928–29 British Home Championship Albert Mays, Fred Warren 12,000139Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–41929–30 British Home Championship Taffy O'Callaghan, Len Davies 20,000140Wembley Stadium, London A0–61929–30 British Home Championship 25,500141Windsor Park, Belfast A0–71929–30 British Home Championship 25,000142Ibrox Park, Glasgow A1–11930–31 British Home Championship Tommy Bamford 15,000143Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H0–41930–31 British Home Championship 14,000144Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H3–21930–31 British Home Championship Charlie Phillips, Tommy Griffiths, Fred Warren 11,000145Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H2–31931–32 British Home Championship Ernie Curtis (2) 10,860146Anfield, Liverpool A1–31931–32 British Home ChampionshipWalter Robbins 15,000147Windsor Park, Belfast A0–41931–32 British Home Championship 10,000148Tynecastle Stadium, Edinburgh A5–21932–33 British Home Championship Eugene O'Callaghan (2), Dai Astley, Tommy Griffiths, Jock Thomson 31,000149Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H0–01932–33 British Home Championship 25,167150Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H4–11932–33 British Home Championship Walter Robbins (2), Dai Astley (2) 8,500151Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris A1–1Friendly Walter Robbins 25,000152Ninian Park, Cardiff H3–21933–34 British Home Championship Willie Evans, Walter Robbins, Dai Astley 40,000153Windsor Park, Belfast A1–11933–34 British Home Championship Pat Glover 20,000154St James' Park, Newcastle A2–11933–34 British Home Championship Tommy Mills, Dai Astley 15,000155Ninian Park, Cardiff H0–41934–35 British Home Championship 36,692156Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen A2–31934–35 British Home Championship Charlie Phillips, Dai Astley 26,334157Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H3–11934–35 British Home Championship Wilson Jones, Charlie Phillips, Idris Hopkins 16,000158Ninian Park, Cardiff H1–11935–36 British Home Championship Wilson Jones, Charlie Phillips 37,568159Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton A2–11935–36 British Home Championship Dai Astley, Bryn Jones 27,519160Celtic Park, Belfast A2–31935–36 British Home Championship Dai Astley, Charlie Phillips 27,519161Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–11936–37 British Home Championship Pat Glover, Seymour Morris 44,729162Dens Park, Dundee A2–11936–37 British Home Championship Pat Glover (2) 23,858163Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H4–11936–37 British Home Championship Pat Glover (2), Bryn Jones, Fred Warren 19,000164Ninian Park, Cardiff H2–11937–38 British Home Championship Bryn Jones, Seymour Morris 41,80016517 November 1937Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough A1–21937–38 British Home Championship Eddie Perry 30,608166Windsor Park, Belfast A0–11937–38 British Home Championship 15,000167Ninian Park, Cardiff H4–21938–39 British Home Championship Dai Astley (2), Bryn Jones, Idris Hopkins 55,000168Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh A2–31938–39 British Home Championship Dai Astley, Leslie Jones 34,800169Racecourse Ground, Wrexham H3–11938–39 British Home Championship Horace Cumner, Pat Glover, Les Boulter 22,997170Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris A1–2Friendly Dai Astley 23,000

Head to head records + Opponent2074927442011232086635422064103443 Totals 62 21 15 26 98 132

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