# List of England national football team hat-tricks

Since the inception of international association football matches in 1872, 59 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. 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. The most recent hat-trick was scored by Bukayo Saka in a European Championship qualifier against North Macedonia in June 2023.
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.
| No. | Date | Goals | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result |
| 1 | 18 February 1882 | 5 | Howard Vaughton | Ireland | Bloomfield, Belfast | Friendly | 13–0 |
| 2 | 18 February 1882 | 4 | Arthur Alfred Brown | Ireland | Bloomfield, Belfast | Friendly | 13–0 |
| 3 | 3 February 1883 | 3 | Clement Mitchell | Wales | Kensington Oval, London | Friendly | 5–0 |
| 4 | 23 February 1884 | 3 | Henry Cursham | Ireland | Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast | 1883–84 British Home Championship | 8–1 |
| 5 | 13 March 1886 | 4 | Benjamin Spilsbury | Ireland | Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast | 1885–86 British Home Championship | 6–1 |
| 6 | 5 February 1887 | 3 | Tinsley Lindley | Ireland | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | 1886–87 British Home Championship | 7–0 |
| 7 | 4 February 1888 | 3 | Fred Dewhurst | Wales | Nantwich Road, Crewe | 1887–88 British Home Championship | 5–1 |
| 8 | 7 April 1888 | 3 | Albert Allen | Ireland | Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast | 1887–88 British Home Championship | 5–1 |
| 9 | 2 March 1889 | 3 | John Yates | Ireland | Anfield, Liverpool | 1888–89 British Home Championship | 6–1 |
| 10 | 15 March 1890 | 3 | Fred Geary | Ireland | Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast | 1889–90 British Home Championship | 9–1 |
| 11 | 25 February 1893 | 3 | Walter Gilliat | Ireland | Wellington Road, Perry Barr | 1892–93 British Home Championship | 6–1 |
| 12 | 13 March 1893 | 3 | Fred Spiksley | Wales | Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent | 1892–93 British Home Championship | 6–0 |
| 13 | 1 April 1893 | 3 | Fred Spiksley (2) | Scotland | Athletic Ground, Richmond | 1892–93 British Home Championship | 5–2 |
| 14 | 12 March 1894 | 3 | John Veitch | Wales | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1893–94 British Home Championship | 5–1 |
| 15 | 16 March 1896 | 5 | Steve Bloomer | Wales | Arms Park, Cardiff | 1895–96 British Home Championship | 9–1 |
| 16 | 20 February 1897 | 3 | Fred Wheldon | Ireland | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1896–97 British Home Championship | 6–0 |
| 17 | 18 February 1899 | 4 | Gilbert Smith | Ireland | Roker Park, Sunderland | 1898–99 British Home Championship | 13–2 |
| 18 | 18 February 1899 | 4 | Jimmy Settle | Ireland | Roker Park, Sunderland | 1898–99 British Home Championship | 13–2 |
| 19 | 18 March 1901 | 4 | Steve Bloomer (2) | Wales | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | 1900–01 British Home Championship | 6–0 |
| 20 | 16 March 1908 | 3 | Vivian Woodward | Wales | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1907–08 British Home Championship | 7–1 |
| 21 | 8 June 1908 | 3 | Frank Bradshaw | Austria | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna | Friendly | 11–1 |
| 22 | 8 June 1908 | 4 | Vivian Woodward (2) | Austria | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna | Friendly | 11–1 |
| 23 | 10 June 1908 | 4 | George Hilsdon | Hungary | Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest | Friendly | 7–0 |
| 24 | 31 May 1909 | 4 | Vivian Woodward (3) | Hungary | Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest | Friendly | 8–2 |
| 25 | 1 June 1909 | 3 | Vivian Woodward (4) | Austria | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna | Friendly | 8–1 |
| 26 | 10 February 1912 | 3 | Harold Fleming | Ireland | Dalymount Park, Dublin | 1911–12 British Home Championship | 6–1 |
| 27 | 24 May 1926 | 3 | Frank Osborne | Belgium | Kielstadion, Antwerp | Friendly | 5–3 |
| 28 | 11 May 1927 | 3 | Dixie Dean | Belgium | Stadium in Molenbeek, Molenbeek, Brussels | Friendly | 9–1 |
| 29 | 21 May 1927 | 3 | Dixie Dean (2) | Luxembourg | Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette | Friendly | 5–2 |
| 30 | 11 May 1929 | 4 | George Camsell | Belgium | Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels | Friendly | 5–1 |
| 31 | 20 November 1929 | 3 | George Camsell (2) | Wales | Stamford Bridge, London | 1929–30 British Home Championship | 6–0 |
| 32 | 2 December 1936 | 3 | Ted Drake | Hungary | Arsenal Stadium, London | Friendly | 6–2 |
| 33 | 17 May 1937 | 3 | Freddie Steele | Sweden | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Stockholm | Friendly | 4–0 |
| 34 | 23 October 1937 | 3 | George Mills | Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1937–38 British Home Championship | 5–1 |
| 35 | 1 December 1937 | 3 | Stanley Matthews | Czechoslovakia | White Hart Lane, London | Friendly | 5–4 |
| 36 | 16 November 1938 | 5 | Willie Hall | Ireland | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1938–39 British Home Championship | 7–0 |
| 37 | 28 September 1946 | 3 | Wilf Mannion | Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1946–47 British Home Championship | 7–2 |
| 38 | 27 November 1946 | 4 | Tommy Lawton | Netherlands | Leeds Road, Huddersfield | Friendly | 8–2 |
| 39 | 25 May 1947 | 4 | Stan Mortensen | Portugal | Estádio Nacional, Jamor | Friendly | 10–0 |
| 40 | 25 May 1947 | 4 | Tommy Lawton (2) | Portugal | Estádio Nacional, Jamor | Friendly | 10–0 |
| 41 | 19 November 1947 | 3 | Stan Mortensen (2) | Sweden | Arsenal Stadium, London | Friendly | 4–2 |
| 42 | 9 October 1948 | 3 | Stan Mortensen (3) | Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1949 British Home Championship | 6–2 |
| 43 | 15 October 1949 | 3 | Jackie Milburn | Wales | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier 1949–50 British Home Championship | 4–1 |
| 44 | 16 November 1949 | 4 | Jack Rowley | Ireland | Maine Road, Manchester | 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier 1949–50 British Home Championship | 9–2 |
| 45 | 14 May 1950 | 4 | Tom Finney | Portugal | Estádio Nacional, Jamor | Friendly | 5–3 |
| 46 | 10 November 1954 | 3 | Roy Bentley | Wales | Wembley Stadium, London | 1953–54 British Home Championship | 3–2 |
| 47 | 2 April 1955 | 4 | Dennis Wilshaw | Scotland | Wembley Stadium, London | 1954–55 British Home Championship | 7–2 |
| 48 | 5 December 1956 | 3 | Tommy Taylor | Denmark | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 5–2 |
| 49 | 8 May 1957 | 3 | Tommy Taylor (2) | Republic of Ireland | Wembley Stadium, London | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 5–1 |
| 50 | 22 October 1958 | 3 | Johnny Haynes | Soviet Union | Wembley Stadium, London | Friendly | 5–0 |
| 51 | 28 May 1959 | 3 | Bobby Charlton | United States | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles | Friendly | 8–1 |
| 52 | 19 October 1960 | 3 | Bobby Charlton (2) | Luxembourg | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 9–0 |
| 53 | 19 October 1960 | 3 | Jimmy Greaves | Luxembourg | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 9–0 |
| 54 | 15 April 1961 | 3 | Jimmy Greaves (2) | Scotland | Wembley Stadium, London | 1960–61 British Home Championship | 9–3 |
| 55 | 10 May 1961 | 3 | Bobby Charlton (3) | Mexico | Wembley Stadium, London | Friendly | 8–0 |
| 56 | 20 May 1962 | 3 | Jimmy Greaves (3) | Peru | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima | Friendly | 4–0 |
| 57 | 5 June 1963 | 3 | Bobby Charlton (4) | Switzerland | St. Jakob-Park, Basel | Friendly | 8–1 |
| 58 | 20 November 1963 | 4 | Jimmy Greaves (4) | Northern Ireland | Wembley Stadium, London | 1962–63 British Home Championship | 8–3 |
| 59 | 20 November 1963 | 3 | Terry Paine | Northern Ireland | Wembley Stadium, London | 1962–63 British Home Championship | 8–3 |
| 60 | 17 May 1964 | 3 | Johnny Byrne | Portugal | Estádio Nacional, Jamor | Friendly | 4–3 |
| 61 | 27 May 1964 | 4 | Roger Hunt | United States | Downing Stadium, New York City | Friendly | 10–0 |
| 62 | 27 May 1964 | 3 | Fred Pickering | United States | Downing Stadium, New York City | Friendly | 10–0 |
| 63 | 3 October 1964 | 3 | Jimmy Greaves (5) | Northern Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1963–64 British Home Championship | 4–3 |
| 64 | 29 June 1966 | 4 | Jimmy Greaves (6) | Norway | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Friendly | 6–1 |
| 65 | 30 July 1966 | 3 | Geoff Hurst | West Germany | Wembley Stadium, London | 1966 FIFA World Cup final | 4–2 |
| 66 | 12 March 1969 | 3 | Geoff Hurst (2) | France | Wembley Stadium, London | Friendly | 5–0 |
| 67 | 16 April 1975 | 5 | Malcolm Macdonald | Cyprus | Wembley Stadium, London | 1976 European Championship qualifier | 5–0 |
| 68 | 15 December 1982 | 3 | Luther Blissett | Luxembourg | Wembley Stadium, London | 1984 European Championship qualifier | 9–0 |
| 69 | 14 November 1984 | 3 | Bryan Robson | Turkey | Besiktas Inönü Stadyumu, Istanbul | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 8–0 |
| 70 | 16 October 1985 | 3 | Gary Lineker | Turkey | Wembley Stadium, London | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 5–0 |
| 71 | 11 June 1986 | 3 | Gary Lineker (2) | Poland | Estadio Universitario, Monterrey | 1986 FIFA World Cup finals | 3–0 |
| 72 | 18 February 1987 | 4 | Gary Lineker (3) | Spain | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid | Friendly | 4–2 |
| 73 | 14 October 1987 | 3 | Gary Lineker (4) | Turkey | Wembley Stadium, London | 1988 European Championship qualifier | 8–0 |
| 74 | 12 June 1991 | 4 | Gary Lineker (5) | Malaysia | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | Friendly | 4–2 |
| 75 | 17 February 1993 | 4 | David Platt | San Marino | Wembley Stadium, London | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 6–0 |
| 76 | 17 November 1993 | 4 | Ian Wright | San Marino | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 7–1 |
| 77 | 27 March 1999 | 3 | Paul Scholes | Poland | Wembley Stadium, London | 2000 European Championship qualifier | 3–1 |
| 78 | 4 September 1999 | 3 | Alan Shearer | Luxembourg | Wembley Stadium, London | 2000 European Championship qualifier | 6–0 |
| 79 | 1 September 2001 | 3 | Michael Owen | Germany | Olympiastadion, Munich | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 5–1 |
| 80 | 31 May 2005 | 3 | Michael Owen (2) | Colombia | Giants Stadium, New York City | Friendly | 3–2 |
| 81 | 3 June 2006 | 3 | Peter Crouch | Jamaica | Old Trafford, Manchester | Friendly | 6–0 |
| 82 | 10 September 2008 | 3 | Theo Walcott | Croatia | Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 4–1 |
| 83 | 3 September 2010 | 3 | Jermain Defoe | Bulgaria | Wembley Stadium, London | 2012 European Championship qualifier | 4–0 |
| 84 | 24 June 2018 | 3 | Harry Kane | Panama | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Nizhny Novgorod | 2018 World Cup finals | 6–1 |
| 85 | 22 March 2019 | 3 | Raheem Sterling | Czech Republic | Wembley Stadium, London | 2020 European Championship qualifier | 5–0 |
| 86 | 7 September 2019 | 3 | Harry Kane (2) | Bulgaria | Wembley Stadium, London | 2020 European Championship qualifier | 4–0 |
| 87 | 14 November 2019 | 3 | Harry Kane (3) | Montenegro | Wembley Stadium, London | 2020 European Championship qualifier | 7–0 |
| 88 | 12 November 2021 | 3 | Harry Kane (4) | Albania | Wembley Stadium, London | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 5–0 |
| 89 | 15 November 2021 | 4 | Harry Kane (5) | San Marino | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 10–0 |
| 90 | 19 June 2023 | 3 | Bukayo Saka | North Macedonia | Old Trafford, Manchester | 2024 European Championship qualifier | 7–0 |

## Hat-tricks conceded by England

England have conceded eleven hat-tricks, the first five of which were scored by players from Scotland. England have lost ten of the eleven matches in which they have conceded a hat-trick; the other was a 3–3 draw against Germany in 1930.
| Date | Goals | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result |
| 2 March 1878 | 3 | John McDougall | Scotland | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Friendly | 2–7 |
| 13 March 1880 | 3 | George Ker | Scotland | Hampden Park, Glasgow | Friendly | 4–5 |
| 12 March 1881 | 3 | John Smith | Scotland | Kennington Oval, London | Friendly | 1–6 |
| 7 April 1900 | 3 | Robert Smyth McColl | Scotland | Celtic Park, Glasgow | 1899–1900 British Home Championship | 1–4 |
| 31 March 1928 | 3 | Alex Jackson | Scotland | Wembley Stadium, London | 1927–28 British Home Championship | 1–5 |
| 10 May 1930 | 3 | Richard Hofmann | Germany | Deutsches Stadion, Berlin | Friendly | 3–3 |
| 25 November 1953 | 3 | Nándor Hidegkuti | Hungary | Wembley Stadium, London | Friendly | 3–6 |
| 11 May 1958 | 3 | Aleksandar Petaković | Yugoslavia | Jugoslavija Narodna Armia, Belgrade | Friendly | 0–5 |
| 17 May 1959 | 3 | Juan Seminario | Peru | Estadio Nacional, Lima | Friendly | 1–4 |
| 15 June 1988 | 3 | Marco van Basten | Netherlands | Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf | 1988 European Championship finals | 1–3 |
| 14 November 2012 | 4 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | Friends Arena, Solna Municipality | Friendly | 2–4 |

## Statistics

The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by English players who have scored two or more hat-tricks.
Multiple hat-tricks :
| Rank | Player | Hat-tricks |
| 1 | Jimmy Greaves | 6 |
| 2 | Gary Lineker | 5 |
| 2 | Harry Kane | 5 |
| 4 | Vivian Woodward | 4 |
| 4 | Bobby Charlton | 4 |
| 6 | Stan Mortensen | 3 |
| 7 | Steve Bloomer | 2 |
| 7 | Dixie Dean | 2 |
| 7 | George Camsell | 2 |
| 7 | Tommy Lawton | 2 |
| 7 | Tommy Taylor | 2 |
| 7 | Geoff Hurst | 2 |
| 7 | Michael Owen | 2 |
Hat-tricks by competition :
| Competition | Hat-tricks |
| Friendlies | 34 |
| British Home Championship | 31 |
| UEFA European Championship qualifying | 10 |
| UEFA European Championship | 0 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 14 |
| FIFA World Cup | 3 |
| Total | 92 |
Hat-tricks by opponent :
| Rank | Opponent | Hat-tricks |
| 1 | Ireland (incl. Northern Ireland) | 21 |
| 2 | Wales | 10 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 5 |
| 4 | Portugal | 4 |
| 5 | Austria | 3 |
| 5 | Belgium | 3 |
| 5 | Hungary | 3 |
| 5 | San Marino | 3 |
| 5 | Scotland | 3 |
| 5 | Turkey | 3 |
| 5 | United States | 3 |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 2 |
| 12 | Czech Republic (incl. Czechoslovakia) | 2 |
| 12 | Sweden | 2 |
| 12 | Poland | 2 |
| 12 | Germany (incl. West Germany) | 2 |
| 17 | Albania | 1 |
| 17 | Colombia | 1 |
| 17 | Croatia | 1 |
| 17 | Cyprus | 1 |
| 17 | Denmark | 1 |
| 17 | France | 1 |
| 17 | Jamaica | 1 |
| 17 | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| 17 | Malaysia | 1 |
| 17 | Mexico | 1 |
| 17 | Montenegro | 1 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 1 |
| 17 | North Macedonia | 1 |
| 17 | Norway | 1 |
| 17 | Panama | 1 |
| 17 | Peru | 1 |
| 17 | Soviet Union | 1 |
| 17 | Spain | 1 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 1 |
| Total | | 90 |