List of England national football team hat-tricks

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Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick in the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, which England won 4–2.

Since the inception of international association football matches in 1872, 57 England male footballers have scored three or more goals (a hat-trick) in a game. The first players to score a hat-trick for England were Howard Vaughton and Arthur Alfred Brown, both Aston Villa players; in a friendly match against Ireland in 1882, they scored nine goals between them.[1] Four players, Vaughton, Steve Bloomer, Willie Hall and Malcolm Macdonald, have scored five goals in one match. Jimmy Greaves has scored the greatest number of hat-tricks, with six. Five players, Albert Allen, Frank Bradshaw, Walter Gilliat, John Veitch and John Yates, have scored hat-tricks on their only international appearance.

In the 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, Geoff Hurst scored a hat-trick, generally considered one of the most famous of all time.[2][3][4] The most recent hat-trick was scored by Jermain Defoe in England's 4–0 victory over Bulgaria in the opening match of the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.[5]

England have conceded eleven hat-tricks since 1872, the most recent being scored by Zlatan Ibrahimović who scored four goals in a 4–2 defeat by Sweden in a friendly match in November 2012. Richard Hofmann was the first player from outside the Home Nations to score a hat-trick against England, scoring three times for Germany in a friendly match in May 1930. Previously only the Scottish players John McDougall, George Ker, John Smith, Robert Smyth McColl and Alex Jackson had scored hat-tricks against England.

Hat-tricks for England

Wartime internationals, not regarded as official matches, are not included in the list.
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Bryan Robson scored a hat-trick in an 8–0 victory against Turkey in 1984.
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Gary Lineker scored five hat-tricks for England.
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Michael Owen scored a hat-trick against Germany in 2001.
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Peter Crouch scored a hat-trick in a friendly fixture against Jamaica in 2006.
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Theo Walcott scored three times against Croatia in a World Cup qualifying game in 2008.
Date Goals Player Opponent Venue Competition Result[a] Ref
18 February 1882
5
 Vaughton, HowardHoward Vaughton Ireland Ireland Bloomfield, Belfast Friendly
13–0
 [6]
18 February 1882
4
 Brown, Arthur AlfredArthur Alfred Brown Ireland Ireland Bloomfield, Belfast Friendly
13–0
 [6]
3 February 1883
3
 Mitchell, ClementClement Mitchell Wales Wales Kensington Oval, London Friendly
5–0
 [6]
23 February 1884
3
 Cursham, HenryHenry Cursham Ireland Ireland Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast 1884 British Home Championship
8–1
 [6]
13 March 1886
4
 Spilsbury, BenjaminBenjamin Spilsbury Ireland Ireland Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast 1886 British Home Championship
6–1
 [6]
5 February 1887
3
 Lindley, TinsleyTinsley Lindley Ireland Ireland Bramall Lane, Sheffield 1887 British Home Championship
7–0
 [6]
4 February 1888
3
 Dewhurst, FredFred Dewhurst Wales Wales Nantwich Road, Crewe 1888 British Home Championship
5–1
 [6]
7 April 1888
3
 Allen, AlbertAlbert Allen Ireland Ireland Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast 1888 British Home Championship
5–1
 [6]
2 March 1889
3
 Yates, JohnJohn Yates Ireland Ireland Anfield, Liverpool 1889 British Home Championship
6–1
 [6]
15 March 1890
3
 Geary, FredFred Geary Ireland Ireland Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast 1890 British Home Championship
9–1
 [6]
25 February 1893
3
 Gilliat, WalterWalter Gilliat Ireland Ireland Wellington Road, Perry Barr 1893 British Home Championship
6–1
 [6]
12 March 1894
3
 Veitch, JohnJohn Veitch Wales Wales Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 1894 British Home Championship
5–1
 [6]
16 March 1896
5
 Bloomer, SteveSteve Bloomer Wales Wales Arms Park, Cardiff 1896 British Home Championship
9–1
 [6]
20 February 1897
3
 Wheldon, FredFred Wheldon Ireland Ireland Trent Bridge, Nottingham 1897 British Home Championship
6–0
 [6]
18 February 1899
4
 Smith, GilbertGilbert Smith Ireland Ireland Roker Park, Sunderland 1899 British Home Championship
13–2
 [6]
18 February 1899
4
 Settle, JimmyJimmy Settle Ireland Ireland Roker Park, Sunderland 1899 British Home Championship
13–2
 [6]
18 March 1901
4
 Bloomer, SteveSteve Bloomer Wales Wales St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 1901 British Home Championship
6–0
 [7]
16 March 1908
3
 Woodward, VivianVivian Woodward Wales Wales Racecourse Ground, Wrexham 1908 British Home Championship
7–1
 [7]
8 June 1908
3
 Bradshaw, FrankFrank Bradshaw Austria Austria Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna Friendly
11–1
 [7]
8 June 1908
4
 Woodward, VivianVivian Woodward Austria Austria Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna Friendly
11–1
 [7]
10 June 1908
4
 Hilsdon, GeorgeGeorge Hilsdon Hungary Hungary Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest Friendly
7–0
 [7]
31 May 1909
4
 Woodward, VivianVivian Woodward Hungary Hungary Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest Friendly
8–2
 [7]
1 June 1909
3
 Woodward, VivianVivian Woodward Austria Austria Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna Friendly
8–1
 [7]
10 February 1912
3
 Fleming, HaroldHarold Fleming Ireland Ireland Dalymount Park, Dublin 1912 British Home Championship
6–1
 [7]
24 May 1926
3
 Osborne, FrankFrank Osborne Belgium Belgium Kielstadion, Antwerp Friendly
5–3
 [8]
11 May 1927
3
 Dean, DixieDixie Dean Belgium Belgium Stadium in Molenbeek, Molenbeek, Brussels Friendly
9–1
 [8]
21 May 1927
3
 Dean, DixieDixie Dean Luxembourg Luxembourg Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette Friendly
5–2
 [8]
11 May 1929
4
 Camsell, GeorgeGeorge Camsell Belgium Belgium Dudenpark, Brussels Friendly
5–1
 [8]
20 November 1929
3
 Camsell, GeorgeGeorge Camsell Wales Wales Stamford Bridge, London 1930 British Home Championship
6–0
 [8]
2 December 1936
3
 Drake, TedTed Drake Hungary Hungary Arsenal Stadium, London Friendly
6–2
 [9]
17 May 1937
3
 Steele, FreddieFreddie Steele Sweden Sweden Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Stockholm Friendly
4–0
 [9]
23 October 1937
3
 Mills, GeorgeGeorge Mills Ireland Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast 1938 British Home Championship
5–1
 [9]
1 December 1937
3
 Matthews, StanleyStanley Matthews Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia White Hart Lane, London Friendly
5–4
 [9]
16 November 1938
5
 Hall, WillieWillie Hall Ireland Ireland Old Trafford, Manchester 1939 British Home Championship
7–0
 [9]
28 September 1946
3
 Mannion, WilfWilf Mannion Ireland Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast 1947 British Home Championship
7–2
 [10]
27 November 1946
4
 Lawton, TommyTommy Lawton Netherlands Netherlands Leeds Road, Huddersfield Friendly
8–2
 [10]
25 May 1947
4
 Mortensen, StanStan Mortensen Portugal Portugal Estádio Nacional, Jamor Friendly
10–0
 [10]
25 May 1947
4
 Lawton, TommyTommy Lawton Portugal Portugal Estádio Nacional, Jamor Friendly
10–0
 [10]
19 November 1947
3
 Mortensen, StanStan Mortensen Sweden Sweden Arsenal Stadium, London Friendly
4–2
 [10]
9 October 1948
3
 Mortensen, StanStan Mortensen Ireland Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast 1949 British Home Championship
6–2
 [10]
15 October 1949
3
 Milburn, JackieJackie Milburn WalesWales Ninian Park, Cardiff 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier
1950 British Home Championship
4–1
 [10]
16 November 1949
4
 Rowley, JackJack Rowley Ireland Ireland Maine Road, Manchester 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier
1950 British Home Championship
9–2
 [10]
14 May 1950
4
 Finney, TomTom Finney Portugal Portugal Estádio Nacional, Jamor Friendly
5–3
 [11]
10 November 1954
3
 Bentley, RoyRoy Bentley Wales Wales Wembley Stadium, London 1954 British Home Championship
3–2
 [12][13]
2 April 1955
4
 Wilshaw, DennisDennis Wilshaw Scotland Scotland Wembley Stadium, London 1955 British Home Championship
7–2
 [14]
5 December 1956
3
 Taylor, TommyTommy Taylor Denmark Denmark Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5–2
 [15]
8 May 1957
3
 Taylor, TommyTommy Taylor Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Wembley Stadium, London 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5–1
 [16]
22 October 1958
3
 Haynes, JohnnyJohnny Haynes Soviet Union USSR Wembley Stadium, London Friendly
5–0
 [17]
28 May 1959
3
 Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton United States USA Wrigley Field, Los Angeles Friendly
8–1
 [11]
19 October 1960
3
 Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton Luxembourg Luxembourg Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier
9–0
 [18]
19 October 1960
3
 Greaves, JimmyJimmy Greaves Luxembourg Luxembourg Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier
9–0
 [18]
15 April 1961
3
 Greaves, JimmyJimmy Greaves Scotland Scotland Wembley Stadium, London 1961 British Home Championship
9–3
 [19]
10 May 1961
3
 Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton Mexico Mexico Wembley Stadium, London Friendly
8–0
 [18]
20 May 1962
3
 Greaves, JimmyJimmy Greaves Peru Peru Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima Friendly
4–0
 [18]
5 June 1963
3
 Charlton, BobbyBobby Charlton Switzerland Switzerland St. Jakob-Park, Basel Friendly
8–1
 [18]
20 November 1963
4
 Greaves, JimmyJimmy Greaves Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Wembley Stadium, London 1963 British Home Championship
8–3
 [18]
20 November 1963
3
 Paine, TerryTerry Paine Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Wembley Stadium, London 1963 British Home Championship
8–3
 [18]
17 May 1964
3
 Byrne, JohnnyJohnny Byrne Portugal Portugal Estádio Nacional, Jamor Friendly
4–3
 [18]
27 May 1964
4
 Hunt, RogerRoger Hunt United States USA Downing Stadium, New York Friendly
10–0
 [18]
27 May 1964
3
 Pickering, FredFred Pickering United States USA Downing Stadium, New York Friendly
10–0
 [18]
3 October 1964
3
 Greaves, JimmyJimmy Greaves Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Windsor Park, Belfast 1964 British Home Championship
4–3
 [18]
29 June 1966
4
 Greaves, JimmyJimmy Greaves Norway Norway Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo Friendly
6–1
 [18]
30 July 1966
3
 Hurst, GeoffGeoff Hurst West Germany West Germany Wembley Stadium, London 1966 FIFA World Cup Final
4–2
 [3]
12 March 1969
3
 Hurst, GeoffGeoff Hurst France France Wembley Stadium, London Friendly
5–0
 [18]
16 April 1975
5
 Macdonald, MalcolmMalcolm Macdonald Cyprus Cyprus Wembley Stadium, London 1976 European Championship qualifier
5–0
 [20]
15 December 1982
3
 Blissett, LutherLuther Blissett Luxembourg Luxembourg Wembley Stadium, London 1984 European Championship qualifier
9–0
 [21]
14 November 1984
3
 Robson, BryanBryan Robson Turkey Turkey Besiktas Inönü Stadyumu, Istanbul 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier
8–0
 [3]
16 October 1985
3
 Lineker, GaryGary Lineker Turkey Turkey Wembley Stadium, London 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5–0
 [22]
11 June 1986
3
 Lineker, GaryGary Lineker Poland Poland Estadio Universitario, Monterrey 1986 FIFA World Cup finals
3–0
 [22]
18 February 1987
4
 Lineker, GaryGary Lineker Spain Spain Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Friendly
4–2
 [22]
14 October 1987
3
 Lineker, GaryGary Lineker Turkey Turkey Wembley Stadium, London 1988 European Championship qualifier
8–0
 [22]
12 June 1991
4
 Lineker, GaryGary Lineker Malaysia Malaysia Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur Friendly
4–2
 [22]
17 February 1993
4
 Platt, DavidDavid Platt San Marino San Marino Wembley Stadium, London 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6–0
 [20]
17 November 1993
4
 Wright, IanIan Wright San Marino San Marino Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7–1
 [20]
27 March 1999
3
 Scholes, PaulPaul Scholes Poland Poland Wembley Stadium, London Euro 2000 qualifier
3–1
 [20]
4 September 1999
3
 Shearer, AlanAlan Shearer Luxembourg Luxembourg Wembley Stadium, London Euro 2000 qualifier
6–0
 [23]
1 September 2001
3
 Owen, MichaelMichael Owen Germany Germany Olympiastadion, Munich 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier (details)
5–1
 [24]
31 May 2005
3
 Owen, MichaelMichael Owen Colombia Colombia Giants Stadium, New York Friendly
3–2
 [25]
3 June 2006
3
 Crouch, PeterPeter Crouch Jamaica Jamaica Old Trafford, Manchester Friendly
6–0
 [26]
10 September 2008
3
 Walcott, TheoTheo Walcott Croatia Croatia Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
4–1
 [27]
3 September 2010
3
 Defoe, JermainJermain Defoe Bulgaria Bulgaria Wembley Stadium, London 2012 European Championship qualifier
4–0
 [5]

Hat-tricks conceded by England

England have conceded eleven hat-tricks, the first five of which were scored by players from Scotland.

Zlatan Ibrahimović scored four goals against England. He achieved the feat for Sweden in 2012 at the opening game of the Friends Arena.
Date Goals Player Opponent Venue Competition Result [a] Ref(s)
2 March 1878
3
 McDougall, JohnJohn McDougall Scotland Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow Friendly
2–7
 [6]
13 March 1880
3
 Ker, GeorgeGeorge Ker Scotland Scotland Hampden Park, Glasgow Friendly
4–5
 [6]
12 March 1881
3
 Smith, JohnJohn Smith Scotland Scotland Kennington Oval, London Friendly
1–6
 [6]
7 April 1900
3
 McColl, Robert SmythRobert Smyth McColl Scotland Scotland Celtic Park, Glasgow 1900 British Home Championship
1–4
 [7]
31 March 1928
3
 Jackson, AlexAlex Jackson Scotland Scotland Wembley Stadium, London 1928 British Home Championship
1–5
 [8]
10 May 1930
3
 Hofmann, RichardRichard Hofmann Germany Germany Deutsches Stadion, Berlin Friendly
3–3
 [28]
25 November 1953
3
 Hidegkuti, NándorNándor Hidegkuti Hungary Hungary Wembley Stadium, London Friendly
3–6
 [29][30]
11 May 1958
3
 Petaković, AleksandarAleksandar Petaković Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Jugoslavija Narodna Armia, Belgrade Friendly
0–5
 [11]
17 May 1959
3
 Seminario, JuanJuan Seminario Peru Peru Estadio Nacional, Lima Friendly
1–4
 [11]
15 June 1988
3
 van Basten, MarcoMarco van Basten Netherlands Netherlands Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf 1988 European Championship finals
1–3
 [31]
14 November 2012
4
 Ibrahimović, ZlatanZlatan Ibrahimović Sweden Sweden Friends Arena, Solna Municipality Friendly
2–4
 [32]

Notes

a The result is presented with England's score first.

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