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Saturday, October 24, 2026
Celebration of football at Welsh Sports Hall of Fame
Several former Cymru internationals have been inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame ‘Roll of Honour’, and the FAW itself has also been celebrated on its 150th anniversary.
Six players from the Wales side that reached the quarter finals of the 1976 European Championship have been inducted. Dai Davies, Leighton James and Joey Jones were all honoured posthumously, while Brian Flynn, Alan Curtis and Mickey Thomas were in attendance at the Parkgate Hotel in Cardiff to receive their awards.
Also inducted were Cymru’s most capped player and first ever centurion, Jess Fishlock, and dual-
In a packed evening that was dedicated to honouring the 150th anniversary of the Football Association of Wales, there were two more additions to the 'Roll of Honour' from the world of football.
Abertillery's Mervyn 'Sandy' Griffiths became a posthumous addition for his achievement in refereeing at three World Cups and also controlling an FA Cup final, while former Wales player and Head Coach Chris Coleman was added ten years on from leading his country to the semi finals at the 2016 Euros in France.
Receiving the ‘Peter Corrigan Welsh Sports Media’ award was the FAW’s Head of Public Relations and Culture Ian Gwyn Hughes, who joined the FAW in 2011 and was previously a BBC broadcaster and Match of the Day commentator.
The final award of the night was presented by the President of the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame to FAW President Mike Jones. The 'Rhodri’, named after the former First Minister Rhodri Morgan, who was a former chairman of the Hall of Fame, was presented to the FAW for their outstanding contribution to Welsh sport.