The Thirty-Four Pre-War Hat-tricks Scored by England

1881-82 18 February 1882, 13-0 vs. Ireland, Knock Road, Bloomfield, Belfast Howard Vaughton is the first Englishman to score a hat-trick, eventually scoring five goals in total. Arthur Brown adds a second hat-trick to the above match, ending with four goals in total. 1882-83 3 February 1883, 5-0 vs. Wales, Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London Clement Mitchell scores three goals, and being only 19 years old, becomes the youngest to do so. 1883-84 23 February 1884, 8-1 vs. Ireland, Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast Harry Cursham scores the first England hat-trick in a British Championship match. 1885-86 13 March 1886, 6-1 vs. Ireland, Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast Ben Spilsbury scores four goals. 1886-87 5 February 1887, 7-0 vs. Ireland, Bramall Lane, Sheffield Tinsley Lindley scores three goals. 1887-88 4 February 1888, 5-1 vs. Wales, Nantwich Road, Crewe Fred Dewhurst scores three goals. 7 April 1888, 5-1 vs. Ireland, Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast Albert Allen scores three goals. 1888-89 2 March 1889, 6-1 vs. Ireland, Anfield Road, Liverpool John Yates scores three goals. 1889-90 15 March 1890, 9-1 vs. Ireland, Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast Fred Geary scores three goals. 1892-93 25 February 1893, 6-1 vs. Ireland, Wellington Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham Walter Gilliat scores three goals, all in the first half. 1893-94 12 March 1894, 5-1 vs. Wales, The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham John Veitch scores three goals. 1895-96 16 March 1896, 9-1 vs. Wales, Arms Park, Cardiff Steve Bloomer scores three goals. 1896-97 20 February 1897, 6-0 vs. Ireland, Trent Bridge, Nottingham George Wheldon scores three goals. 1898-99 18 February 1899, 13-2 vs. Ireland, Roker Park, Sunderland G.O. Smith scores four goals. Jimmy Settle adds a second hat-trick to the above match, ending with three goals in total. 1900-01 18 March 1901, 6-0 vs. Wales, St James Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Steve Bloomer scores his second England hat-trick, ending with four goals. 1907-08 16 March 1908, 7-1 vs. Wales, The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham Vivian Woodward scores three goals. 8 June 1908, 11-1 vs. Austria, Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien Frank Bradshaw scores three goals. Vivian Woodward scores a second hat-trick for England, scoring four goals. 10 June 1908, 7-0 vs. Hungary, Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest George Hilsdon scores the third England hat-trick in as many days, scoring four goals. 1908-09 31 May 1909, 8-2 vs. Hungary, Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest Vivian Woodward scores his third hat-trick for England, scoring four goals. 1 June 1909, 8-1 vs. Austria, Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien Vivian Woodward scores his second hat-trick of the tour and his then record, fourth hat-trick for England, scoring four goals. 1911-12 10 February 1912, 6-1 vs. Ireland, Dalymount Park, Dublin Harold Fleming scores three goals. 1925-26 24 May 1926, 5-3 vs. Belgium, Olympish Stadion, Antwerpen England's first hat-trick for over fourteen years is scored by Frank Osbourne. 1926-27 11 May 1927, 11-1 vs. Belgium, Oscar Bossaert Stadion, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Bruxelles Billy Dean scores three goals. 21 May 1927, 11-1 vs. Luxembourg, Stade de la Frontičre, Jeunesse, Esch-sur-Alzette Billy Dean scores his second England hat-trick with three more goals. 1928-29 11 May 1929, 5-1 vs. Belgium, Parc Duden, Bruxelles George Camsell scores four of England's five goals. 1929-30 20 November 1929, 6-0 vs. Wales, Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, London George Camsell scores his second England hat-trick, the first scored at a home venue for over 28˝ years. 1936-37 2 December 1936, 6-2 vs. Hungary, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London Ted Drake scores three goals. 17 May 1937, 4-0 vs. Sweden, Rĺsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna kommun, Stockholms län Fred Steele scores three goals. 1937-38 23 October 1937, 5-1 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast George Mills scores three goals. 1 December 1937, 5-4 vs. Czechoslovakia, White Hart Lane, Tottenham, London Stan Matthews scores three goals. 1938-39 16 November 1938, 7-0 vs. Ireland, Old Trafford, Manchester Billy Hall scores five goals to equal Howard Vaughton's five goal haul 56 years earlier.  It is England's 34th pre-war hat-trick.

 

The Forty-Seven Post-War Hat-tricks Scored by England

1946-47 28 September 1946, 7-2 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast Wilf Mannion scores three goals and England's first hat-trick in England's first official match following World War II. 27 November 1946, 8-2 vs. Netherlands, Leeds Road, Huddersfield Tommy Lawton scores four goals. 25 May 1947, 10-0 vs. Portugal, Estádio Nacional, Lisboa Stan Mortensen scores four goals. 25 May 1947, 10-0 vs. Portugal, Estádio Nacional, Lisboa Tommy Lawton scores a second hat-trick of the day, his second for England, when he scores four goals. 1947-48 19 November 1947, 4-2 vs. Sweden, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London Stan Mortensen scores his second hat-trick for England by scoring three goals. 1948-49 9 October 1948, 6-2 vs. Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast Stan Mortensen scores his third hat-trick for England by scoring three goals. 1949-50 15 October 1949, 4-1 vs. Wales, Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff Jackie Milburn's three goals is the first ever England World Cup qualification hat-trick. 16 November 1949, 9-2 vs. Ireland, Maine Road, Manchester Jack Rowley scores four goals.  It is the 18th hat-trick scored against Ireland. 14 May 1950, 5-3 vs. Portugal, Estádio Nacional, Lisboa Tom Finney scores four of England's five goals, two of them were penalty-kicks. 1954-55 10 November 1954, 3-2 vs. Wales, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Roy Bentley's three goals is the first ever England hat-trick at The Empire Stadium. It is also the first time where the hat-trick has solely been responsible for the England victory. 2 April 1955, 7-2 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Dennis Wilshaw scores four goals. 1956-57 5 December 1956, 5-2 vs. Denmark, Molineux Ground, Wolverhampton Tommy Taylor scores three of England's five goals. 8 May 1957, 5-1 vs. Republic of Ireland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Tommy Taylor scores his second England hat-trick when he scores three of England's five goals. 1958-59 22 October 1958, 5-0 vs. USSR, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Johnny Haynes scores three of England's five goals. 28 May 1959, 8-1 vs. USA, Wrigley Field, Los Angeles Bobby Charlton scores three goals, one of them a penalty-kick. 1960-61 19 October 1960, 9-0 vs. Luxembourg, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg Bobby Charlton scores his second England hat-trick when he scores three goals. 19 October 1960, 9-0 vs. Luxembourg, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg Jimmy Greaves scores the second hat-trick of the match when he scores three goals. 15 April 1961, 9-3 vs. Scotland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Jimmy Greaves scores his second England hat-trick when he scores three goals. 10 May 1961, 8-0 vs. Mexico, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Bobby Charlton scores his third England hat-trick when he scores three goals. 1961-62 20 May 1962, 4-0 vs. Peru, Éstadio Nacional, Lima Jimmy Greaves scores his third England hat-trick when he scores three of England's four goals. 1962-63 5 June 1963, 8-1 vs. Switzerland, Sankt-Jakob Stadium, Basel Bobby Charlton scores his fourth England hat-trick when he scores three goals. 1963-64 20 November 1963, 8-3 vs. Northern Ireland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Jimmy Greaves scores his fourth England hat-trick when he scores four of England's eight goals. 20 November 1963, 8-3 vs. Northern Ireland, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Terry Paine scores a second hat-trick of the day, when he scores three goals. 17 May 1964, 4-3 vs. Portugal, Estádio Nacional, Lisboa John Byrne scores three of England's four goals. 27 May 1964, 10-0 vs. USA, Downing Stadium, Randalls Island, New York City Roger Hunt scores four of England's ten goals. 27 May 1964, 10-0 vs. USA, Downing Stadium, Randalls Island, New York City For the seventh and so far, final time, a second hat-trick in a match is scored, this time by the debuting Fred Pickering, who another three of England's goals. 1964-65 3 October 1964, 4-3 vs. Northern Ireland, Windsor Park, Belfast Jimmy Greaves scores a record, fifth England hat-trick when he scores three of England's four goals. 1965-66 29 June 1966, 6-1 vs. Norway, Ullevĺl Stadion, Oslo Jimmy Greaves scores a record sixth England hat-trick when he scores four goals. 1966 World Cup Finals 30 July 1966, 4-2 vs. West Germany, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London For the first time, and so far, only time, there is a World Cup Final hat-trick.  Geoff Hurst scores three of England's four goals. 1968-69 12 March 1969, 5-0 vs. France, Empire Stadium, Wembley, London Geoff Hurst scores his second hat-trick for England when he scores three of England's five goals. He has also scored the tenth hat-trick at Wembley Stadium. 1974-75 16 April 1975, 5-0 vs. Cyprus, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London The only England hat-trick in the 1970's was scored by Malcolm Macdonald.  It is only the second time that the hat-trick scorer is solely responsible for the outcome of the game.  That is to say, SuperMac scored all five of England's goal.  It is also the first England hat-trick in a European Championship qualification match. 1982-83 15 December 1982, 9-0 vs. Luxembourg, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London The first England hat-trick in 7˝ years is also the first scored by a black player, Luther Blissett scores three goals. 1984-85 14 November 1984, 8-0 vs. Turkey, Inönü Stadyumu, İstanbul Bryan Robson scores three goals. 1985-86 16 October 1985, 5-0 vs. Turkey, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London For the first time, a hat-trick each against the same competing team in qualification stages. Gary Lineker scores three goals. 1986 World Cup Finals 11 June 1986, 3-0 vs. Poland, Estadio Universitário, Monterrey, Mexico Gary Lineker scores all three goals and earns his second England hat-trick. It is also the third time where the hat-trick has solely been responsible for the England victory. 1986-87 18 February 1987, 4-2 vs. Spain, Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Gary Lineker scores his third England hat-trick and scores all four goals.  It is also the fourth time where the hat-trick has solely been responsible for the England victory. 1987-88 14 October 1987, 8-0 vs. Turkey, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Gary Lineker scores his fourth England hat-trick when he scores three goals. 1990-91 12 June 1991, 4-2 vs. Malaysia, Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpar Gary Lineker scores his fifth and final England hat-trick when he scores all four goals. It is also the fifth time (Lineker's third) where the hat-trick has solely been responsible for the England victory. Lineker is also now the oldest player to score an England hat-trick, aged 30 years and 194 days. 1992-93 17 February 1993, 6-0 vs. San Marino, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London David Platt scores four goals and missed a penalty-kick. 1993-94 17 November 1993, 7-1 vs. San Marino, Stadio Renato Dall' Ara, Bologna, Italy For the second time, a hat-trick each against the same competing team in qualification stages. Ian Wright scores four goals. 1998-99 27 March 1999, 3-0 vs. Poland, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Paul Scholes scores all three goals. It is also the sixth time where the hat-trick has solely been responsible for the England victory. 1999-2000 4 September 1999, 6-0 vs. Luxembourg, Wembley Stadium, Wembley, London Alan Shearer scores three goals, including a penalty-kick. 2001-02 1 September 2001, 5-1 vs. Germany, Olympiastadion, München Michael Owen scores three goals. 2004-05 31 May 2005, 3-2 vs. Colombia, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States Michael Owen scores his second hat-trick when he scores all three goals. He is the first foreign-based player (Real Madrid) to score an England hat-trick. It is also the seventh time where the hat-trick has solely been responsible for the England win. 2005-06 3 June 2006, 6-1 vs. Jamaica, Old Trafford, Manchester Peter Crouch scores three goals and missed a penalty kick. The first hat-trick in England, not at Wembley, for fifty years. 2008-09 10 September 2008, 5-1 vs. Croatia, Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb Theo Walcott scores three goals, and becomes the youngest England player to ever score a hat-trick (19 years, 177 days), breaking a 125-year record (see Mitchell, 1883). 2010-11 3 September 2010, 4-0 vs. Bulgaria, The National Stadium, Wembley, London Jermain Defoe scores three goals.  The 81st England hat-trick.

 

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