Gibraltar national football team records and statistics

The Gibraltar team lining up before their 2013 match against Slovakia; the team's first official match as a UEFA member.

The Gibraltar national football team represents the Gibraltar in association football and is controlled by the Gibraltar Football Association (GFA), the governing body of the sport there. It competes as a member of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), which encompasses the countries of Europe. Organised football has been played in the country since the 19th century. Gibraltar first applied for UEFA membership in 1999 but was rejected because of intense opposition from Spain. In October 2012, Gibraltar reapplied for full membership and it was granted in March 2013.[1]

The list encompasses the records set by the team, their managers and their players since joining UEFA in 2013. The player records section itemises the team's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. Gibraltar's record appearance maker is Liam Walker, who has made 32 appearances since 2013. Lee Casciaro, Jake Gosling and Liam Walker are the team's record goalscorers, scoring two goals in total.[2] All figures are correct as of the match played on 13 October 2018.

Player records

Appearances

Liam Walker holds the appearances record for Gibraltar with 32 caps.
  • Most appearances: Liam Walker, 32
  • Most consecutive appearances: Liam Walker, 31 (from 5 March 2014 to 13 October 2018)

Most capped

# Name National career Caps Goals
1 Liam Walker 2013–present322
2 Joseph Chipolina 2013–present301
3 Roy Chipolina 2013–present291
4 Jean-Carlos Garcia 2014–present260
5 Ryan Casciaro 2013–present240
6 Kyle Casciaro 2013–present231
7 Lee Casciaro 2014–present222
8 Anthony Bardon 2014–present220
9 Jordan Perez 2013–present170
10 Anthony Hernandez 2013–present151

Goalscorers

Roy Chipolina scored Gibraltar's first goal as members of UEFA.

Top goalscorers

# Name National career Goals Caps Average
1= Lee Casciaro 2014–present2220.09
Jake Gosling[2] 2014–present120.17
Liam Walker 2013–present320.06
4= Kyle Casciaro 2013–present1230.04
Joseph Chipolina 2013–present300.03
Roy Chipolina 2013–present290.03
Anthony Hernandez 2014–present150.07

Progression of goalscoring record

Lee Casciaro (left), Jake Gosling (in white) and Liam Walker (not pictured) jointly hold the goalscoring record with two goals.
Goals Player Date Opponent Score Notes
1
 Roy Chipolina 1 March 2014 Faroe Islands
1–4
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Jake Gosling 26 May 2014 Estonia
1–1
Kyle Casciaro 4 June 2014 Malta
1–0
Lee Casciaro 29 March 2015 Scotland
1–6
2
 Jake Gosling 7 September 2015 Poland
1–8
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Lee Casciaro 13 November 2016 Cyprus
1–3
Liam Walker 25 March 2018 Latvia
1–0
  1. ↑ Roy Chipolina, Jake Gosling, Kyle Casciaro and Lee Casciaro jointly held the record with one goal.
  2. ↑ Jake Gosling, Lee Casciaro and Liam Walker jointly hold the record with two goals.

Managerial records

Allen Bula was the head coach of Gibraltar when they joined UEFA; becoming their first official manager.
  • First full-time manager: Allen Bula managed Gibraltar from 2010 (before Gibraltar became members of UEFA) to 2014
  • Longest-serving manager: Jeff Wood – 2 years, 226 days[7]
  • Shortest tenure as manager: David Wilson – 5 months (March to July 2016)[8]
  • Highest win percentage: Desi Curry, 100%
  • Lowest win percentage: Dave Wilson and Jeff Wood, 0.00%

Team records

Matches

Firsts

Gibraltar (in red) playing against the Faroe Islands in 2014, their first official match at the Victoria Stadium; during this match Gibraltar scored and conceded their first goals of international football.

Record results

Record consecutive results

  • Record consecutive wins: 1, 4 June 2014, 25 March 2018 and 13 October 2018[17]
  • Record consecutive defeats: 12, from 29 March 2016 to 10 October 2017[17]
  • Record consecutive draws: 1, 19 November 2013; 26 May 2014; 23 March 2016[17]
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 2, from 26 May 2014 to 4 June 2014[17]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 24, from 7 September 2014 to 10 October 2017[17]

Goals

  • Most goals scored in a match: 1, 1 March 2014; 26 May 2014; 4 June 2014; 29 March 2015; 7 September 2015; 6 September 2016; 13 November 2016; 9 June 2017; 25 March 2018; 13 October 2018[14]
  • Most goals conceded in a match: 9, 31 August 2017 v Belgium, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[14]
  • Most goals scored in a qualifying tournament: 3 in 10 matches, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[14]
  • Fewest goals scored in a qualifying tournament: 2 in 10 matches, UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[14]
  • Most goals conceded in a qualifying tournament: 56 in 10 matches, UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[14]
  • Fewest goals conceded in a qualifying tournament: 47 in 10 matches, 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[14]

Points

References

  1. ↑ "Gibraltar given full Uefa membership at London Congress". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 Campbell, Paul (11 September 2015). "Gibraltar's all-time top goalscorer is given the Wayne Rooney treatment". theguardian.com. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 McLean, Sarah (14 November 2014). "Rock and roll... The unflinching rise of the Gibraltar national team". Just-football.com. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Belgium's Christian Benteke scored the fastest ever World Cup qualifying goal after 8.1 seconds against Gibraltar". BBC Sport. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Belgium's Benteke scores fastest goal in competitive internationals". TheGuardian.com. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 Gibraltar 0". Sky Sports. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Gibraltar appoint Jeff Wood to replace Allen Bula as their head coach". theguardian.com. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Garrido, David (26 March 2015). "New Gibraltar manager David Wilson excited by Scotland clash". Sky Sports News HQ. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Brennan, Rob (19 November 2013). "Rock solid: Gibraltar hold Slovakia to a goalless draw in their UEFA debut match". Mail Online. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Faroe Islands & Estonia Games". Gibraltar Football Association. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Gibraltar rocked by Poland as they slump to 7-0 rout in first competitive match". The Daily Telegraph. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  12. ↑ Ignacio, Stephen (6 September 2016). "Gibraltar shrugs off 4-1 defeat to make football history". Gibraltar Chronicle. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  13. ↑ Doyle, Paul (6 September 2018). "Wales 4-1 Republic of Ireland, Germany 0-0 France and more: Nations League – as it happened". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cruickshank, Mark; Di Maggio, Roberto. "Gibraltar - List of International Matches". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Gibraltar appoint Jeff Wood to replace Allen Bula as their head coach". theguardian.com. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "1-0 win for Gibraltar against Latvia in international friendly". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 "MATCHES → Gibraltar national football team v all opponents in all times by date". eu-football.info. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  18. 1 2 Lamont, Alasdair (11 October 2015). "Gibraltar 0 6 Scotland". BBC Online. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
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