List of international goals scored by Ian Rush

Ian Rush is a Welsh retired footballer who represented the Wales national football team from 1980 to 1996, scoring 28 international goals in 73 apperarances. He was the all-time top goalscorer of the Wales national football team, before 2018 when Gareth Bale scored his 29th international goal against during a friendly against China. The record was previously held by Trevor Ford, who scored 23 in 38 matches between 1947 and 1957, and Ivor Allchurch with 23 in 68 matches between 1951 and 1966.[1]

Ian Rush prior to a 1990 World Cup qualifier against the Netherlands in Amsterdam.

Rush's goal tally included a hat-trick in a 6–0 win over the Faroe Islands on 9 October 1992, the first Welsh hat-trick for over 13 years, and one of only 15 ever scored by the nation.[2]

Goals
Scores and results list Wales' goal tally first.[3]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 27 May 1982Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Northern Ireland3–03–01982 British Home Championship
2 2 June 1982Stadium Municipal, Toulouse France1–01–0Friendly
3 22 September 1982Vetch Field, Swansea Norway1–01–0Euro 1984 qualifier
4 15 December 1982Stadion Pod Goricom, Titograd Yugoslavia2–34–4Euro 1984 qualifier
5 23 February 1983Wembley Stadium, London England1–01–21983 British Home Championship
6 12 October 1983Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Romania1–05–0Friendly
7 3–0
8 26 February 1985Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Norway1–11–1Friendly
9 27 March 1985Hampden Park, Glasgow Scotland1–01–01986 World Cup qualifier
10 30 April 1985Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Spain1–03–01986 World Cup qualifier
11 3–0
12 26 March 1986Lansdowne Road, Dublin Republic of Ireland1–01–0Friendly
13 1 April 1987Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Finland1–04–0Euro 1988 qualifier
14 29 April 1987Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Czechoslovakia1–11–1Euro 1988 qualifier
15 1 June 1988Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta Malta3–23–2Friendly
16 4 June 1988Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia Italy1–01–0Friendly
17 17 October 1990Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Belgium1–13–1Euro 1992 qualifier
18 14 November 1990Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg Luxembourg1–01–0Euro 1992 qualifier
19 5 June 1991Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Germany1–01–0Euro 1992 qualifier
20 20 May 1992Stadionul Național, Bucharest Romania1–51–51994 World Cup qualifier
21 9 September 1992Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Faroe Islands1–06–01994 World Cup qualifier
22 4–0
23 6–0
24 31 March 1993Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Belgium2–02–01994 World Cup qualifier
25 6 June 1993Svangaskarð, Toftir Faroe Islands3–03–01994 World Cup qualifier
26 8 September 1993Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Czechoslovakia2–12–21994 World Cup qualifier
27 13 October 1993Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Cyprus2–02–01994 World Cup qualifier
28 23 May 1994Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn Estonia1–02–1Friendly

See also

References
  1. Alpuin, Luis Fernando Passo (20 February 2009). "Wales – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. "Welsh hat-trick heroes". Welsh Football Online. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. "Ian Rush profile". European Football. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
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