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NATIONAL TEAM

Wales almost qualified for Euro 2004 in Portugal. They finished 2nd in a group that contained Italy, Serbia-Montenegro and Finland. The made the play-offs. The Euro 2004 Qualifying play-offs pitted Wales with Russia. A 0-0 draw in a cold November eveing in Moscow was followed by a 1-0 defeat in Cardiff. Had Wales qualifyied they would've been with Greece, Spain and Portugal.


LEAGUE OF WALES


2003-04 saw RHYL win the league. TNS were about to win but a last day slip saw RHYL claim the title. But Wales lost one of its greatest teams. Barry Town, who entered administration in the summer of 2003 gained just 3 wins during a disaterous season. All of their best players from the 2002-03 title winning season left. The amateurs who replaced them ended up finishing bottom. The biggest win of the season in Wales was Caernarfon's 8-0 trashing of Barry Town on 30th August 2003.