List Of England National Football Team Hat-tricks
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.
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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 | Ref(s) |
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2 March 1878 | 3
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John McDougall | ![]() |
Hampden Park, Glasgow | Friendly | 2–7
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13 March 1880 | 3
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George Ker | ![]() |
Hampden Park, Glasgow | Friendly | 4–5
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12 March 1881 | 3
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John Smith | ![]() |
Kennington Oval, London | Friendly | 1–6
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7 April 1900 | 3
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Robert Smyth McColl | ![]() |
Celtic Park, Glasgow | 1899–1900 British Home Championship | 1–4
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31 March 1928 | 3
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Alex Jackson | ![]() |
Wembley Stadium, London | 1927–28 British Home Championship | ||
10 May 1930 | 3
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Richard Hofmann | ![]() |
Deutsches Stadion, Berlin | Friendly | 3–3
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25 November 1953 | 3
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Nándor Hidegkuti | ![]() |
Wembley Stadium, London | Friendly | ||
11 May 1958 | 3
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Aleksandar Petaković | ![]() |
Jugoslavija Narodna Armia, Belgrade | Friendly | 0–5
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17 May 1959 | 3
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Juan Seminario | ![]() |
Estadio Nacional, Lima | Friendly | 1–4
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15 June 1988 | 3
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Marco van Basten | ![]() |
Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf | 1988 European Championship finals | 1–3
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14 November 2012 | 4
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Zlatan Ibrahimović | ![]() |
Friends Arena, Solna Municipality | Friendly | 2–4
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Statistics
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by English
players who have scored two or more hat-tricks.
See also
- England national football team records and statistics
- List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks
- List of Wales national football team hat-tricks
- List of Republic of Ireland national football team hat-tricks
- List of Germany national football team hat-tricks
- List of France national football team hat-tricks
- List of Spain national football team hat-tricks
- List of Portugal national football team hat-tricks