Claim: Jimmy McIlvenny, an English professional footballer who was a forward spending most of his career at Bradford City, scored 20 goals in 25 games in 1915–16 season and scored another two hat-tricks the following season among 26 goals from 32 games, before scoring another 12 from 28 in 1917–18.
Evidence: James Robert McIlvenny (11 May 1892 – after 1923) was an English professional footballer who was a forward spending most of his career at Bradford City. He scored 20 goals in 25 games in 1915–16, including five against both Hull City in an 8–4 win, and Rochdale in a 5–0 victory. He scored another two hat-tricks the following season among 26 goals from 32 games, before scoring another 12 from 28 in 1917–18.