# List of Wales national football team hat-tricks

Wales played their first international association football match on 25 March 1876 against Scotland. As of September 2021, fifteen Welsh international players have scored a hat-trick (three goals) or more in a game. The first player to achieve the feat was John Price who scored four goals against Ireland on 25 February 1882. Other than Price, three other players have scored four goals during a match, Jack Doughty against Ireland in 1888, Mel Charles against Northern Ireland in 1962 and Ian Edwards against Malta in 1978.
Wales' first five hat-tricks were all scored against the same opposition, Ireland, before Trevor Ford scored three times against Belgium on 23 November 1949, also becoming the first Welsh player to score a hat-trick against a team not from the home nations. As of September 2021 the most recent player to score a hat-trick for Wales was Gareth Bale, in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belarus on 5 September 2021.
Wales have conceded 26 hat-tricks during their history, the first being scored by Clement Mitchell in a friendly match on 3 February 1883 against England. The first player to score a hat-trick against Wales from outside the home nations was Rajko Mitić for Yugoslavia on 21 May 1953. Seven players have scored more than three goals in a single match against Wales, Joe Bambrick's six goals for Ireland during a 1929–30 British Home Championship match is the most goals scored by a player against Wales in a single match. Filippo Inzaghi of Italy is the most recent player to score a hat-trick against Wales, in a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying match on 6 September 2003.

## Hat-tricks for Wales
### Key

* More than a hat-trick scored *

### Table

Wartime internationals, not regarded as official matches, are not included in the list. The result is presented with Wales' score first.
| Date | Goals | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result |
| 25 February 1882 | 4* | John Price | Ireland | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Friendly | 7–1 |
| 11 April 1885 | 3 | Herbert Sisson | Ireland | Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh | 1884–85 British Home Championship | 8–2 |
| 3 March 1888 | 4* | Jack Doughty | Ireland | Racecourse Ground | 1887–88 British Home Championship | 11–0 |
| 27 April 1889 | 3 | Richard Jarrett | Ireland | Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh | 1888–89 British Home Championship | 3–0 |
| 2 April 1906 | 3 | William Green | Ireland | Racecourse Ground | 1905–06 British Home Championship | 4–4 |
| 23 November 1949 | 3 | Trevor Ford | Belgium | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Friendly | 5–1 |
| 20 April 1955 | 3 | John Charles | Northern Ireland | Windsor Park | 1954–55 British Home Championship | 3–2 |
| 25 September 1957 | 3 | Des Palmer | East Germany | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4–1 |
| 11 April 1962 | 4* | Mel Charles | Northern Ireland | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1961–62 British Home Championship | 4–0 |
| 3 April 1963 | 3 | Cliff Jones | Northern Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1962–63 British Home Championship | 4–1 |
| 25 October 1978 | 4* | Ian Edwards | Malta | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | UEFA Euro 1980 qualification | 7–0 |
| 19 May 1979 | 3 | John Toshack | Scotland | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1978–79 British Home Championship | 3–0 |
| 9 September 1992 | 3 | Ian Rush | Faroe Islands | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | 6–0 |
| 18 February 2004 | 3 | Robert Earnshaw | Scotland | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Friendly | 4–0 |
| 22 March 2018 | 3 | Gareth Bale | China PR | Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning | 2018 China Cup | 6–0 |
| 5 September 2021 | 3 | Gareth Bale | Belarus | Central Stadium, Kazan | 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification | 3–2 |

## Hat-tricks conceded by Wales

Wartime internationals, not regarded as official matches, are not included in the list. The result is presented with Wales' score first.
| Date | Goals | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result |
| 3 February 1883 | 3 | Clement Mitchell | England | Kensington Oval, London | Friendly | 0–5 |
| 23 March 1885 | 3 | Joseph Lindsay | Scotland | Acton Park, Wrexham | 1884–85 British Home Championship | 1–8 |
| 4 February 1888 | 3 | Fred Dewhurst | England | Nantwich Road, Crewe | 1887–88 British Home Championship | 1–5 |
| 22 March 1890 | 4* | William Paul | Scotland | Underwood Park, Paisley | 1890 British Home Championship | 0–5 |
| 7 February 1891 | 4* | Olphert Stanfield | Ireland | Ulsterville, Belfast | 1890–91 British Home Championship | 2–7 |
| 18 March 1893 | 3 | John Barker | Scotland | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1892–93 British Home Championship | 0–8 |
| 18 March 1893 | 4* | Jake Madden | Scotland | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1892–93 British Home Championship | 0–8 |
| 8 April 1893 | 3 | Jack Peden | Ireland | Solitude, Belfast | 1892–93 British Home Championship | 2–7 |
| 12 March 1894 | 3 | John Veitch | England | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1893–94 British Home Championship | 1–5 |
| 16 March 1896 | 5* | Steve Bloomer | England | Arms Park, Cardiff | 1895–96 British Home Championship | 1–9 |
| 19 March 1898 | 3 | James Gillespie | Scotland | Fir Park, Motherwell | 1897–98 British Home Championship | 2–5 |
| 18 March 1899 | 3 | Robert Smyth McColl | Scotland | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1898–99 British Home Championship | 0–6 |
| 18 March 1901 | 4* | Steve Bloomer | England | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | 1900–01 British Home Championship | 0–6 |
| 22 February 1902 | 3 | Andy Gara | Ireland | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1901–02 British Home Championship | 0–3 |
| 16 March 1908 | 3 | Vivian Woodward | England | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1907–08 British Home Championship | 1–7 |
| 27 October 1928 | 3 | Hugh Gallagher | Scotland | Ibrox Park, Glasgow | 1928–29 British Home Championship | 2–4 |
| 20 November 1929 | 3 | George Camsell | England | Stamford Bridge, London | 1929–30 British Home Championship | 0–6 |
| 1 February 1930 | 6* | Joe Bambrick | Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1929–30 British Home Championship | 0–7 |
| 15 October 1949 | 3 | Jackie Milburn | England | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification 1950 British Home Championship | 1–4 |
| 21 May 1953 | 3 | Rajko Mitić | Yugoslavia | JNA Stadium, Belgrade | Friendly | 2–5 |
| 22 September 1954 | 3 | Todor Veselinović | Yugoslavia | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Friendly | 1–3 |
| 10 November 1954 | 3 | Roy Bentley | England | Wembley Stadium, London | 1953–54 British Home Championship | 2–3 |
| 4 November 1969 | 3 | Gigi Riva | Italy | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–4 |
| 9 November 1996 | 3 | Dennis Bergkamp | Netherlands | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1–7 |
| 20 August 1997 | 4* | Hakan Şükür | Turkey | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | 4–6 |
| 6 September 2003 | 3 | Filippo Inzaghi | Italy | San Siro, Milan | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying | 0–4 |