List of international goals scored by Ian Rush

Rush (left) with Wales' coach Terry Yorath, 1988

Ian Rush is the top goalscorer in the history of the Wales national football team, with 28 goals in 73 matches from 1980 to 1996. 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 between 1951 and 1966.^[1]

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 14 ever scored by the nation.^[2]

Goals

Scores and results list Wales' goal tally first.^[3]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	27 May 1982	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Northern Ireland	3–0	3–0	1982 British Home Championship
2.	2 June 1982	Stadium Municipal, Toulouse	France	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3.	22 September 1982	Vetch Field, Swansea	Norway	1–0	1–0	Euro 1984 qualifier
4.	15 December 1982	Stadion Pod Goricom, Titograd	Yugoslavia	2–3	4–4	Euro 1984 qualifier
5.	23 February 1983	Wembley Stadium, London	England	1–0	1–2	1983 British Home Championship
6.	12 October 1983	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Romania	1–0	5–0	Friendly
7.				3–0
8.	26 February 1985	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Norway	1–1	1–1	Friendly
9.	27 March 1985	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Scotland	1–0	1–0	1986 World Cup qualifier
10.	30 April 1985	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Spain	1–0	3–0	1986 World Cup qualifier
11.				3–0
12.	26 March 1986	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Republic of Ireland	1–0	1–0	Friendly
13.	1 April 1987	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Finland	1–0	4–0	Euro 1988 qualifier
14.	29 April 1987	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham	Czechoslovakia	1–1	1–1	Euro 1988 qualifier
15.	1 June 1988	Ta' Qali National Stadium, Valletta	Malta	3–2	3–2	Friendly
16.	4 June 1988	Stadio Mario Rigamonti, Brescia	Italy	1–0	1–0	Friendly
17.	17 October 1990	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Belgium	1–1	3–1	Euro 1992 qualifier
18.	14 November 1990	Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg	Luxembourg	1–0	1–0	Euro 1992 qualifier
19.	5 June 1991	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Germany	1–0	1–0	Euro 1992 qualifier
20.	20 May 1992	Stadionul Național, Bucharest	Romania	1–5	1–5	1994 World Cup qualifier
21.	9 September 1992	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Faroe Islands	1–0	6–0	1994 World Cup qualifier
22.				4–0
23.				6–0
24.	31 March 1993	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Belgium	2–0	2–0	1994 World Cup qualifier
25.	6 June 1993	Svangaskarð, Toftir	Faroe Islands	3–0	3–0	1994 World Cup qualifier
26.	8 September 1993	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Czechoslovakia	2–1	2–2	1994 World Cup qualifier
27.	13 October 1993	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff	Cyprus	2–0	2–0	1994 World Cup qualifier
28.	23 May 1994	Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn	Estonia	1–0	2–1	Friendly

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.