fullname years clubs caps goals birth_place position article_title name
william tait 1886 -- ? -- 1888 1888 1888 -- 1889 1889 1890 newton heath burnley newton heath west manchester ardwick ? 5 ? ? ? ? 5 ? ? ? england inside forward william tait -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 william tait
william tait -lrb- footballer -rrb-

william tait was an english professional association footballer who played as an inside forward .
he played five matches in the football league for burnley before moving into non-league football .
he scored the first ever hat-trick in league football when he put three past bolton wanderers at pike 's lane on 15 september 1888 .
burnley won the game 4 -- 3 .
