List of England national football team hat-tricks


Since the inception of international association football matches in 1872, 58 England male footballers have scored three or more goals 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 Harry Kane in England's victory over Montenegro in a European Championship qualifier in November 2019.
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

scored a hat-trick in an 8–0 victory against Turkey in 1984.
scored five hat-tricks for England.
scored a hat-trick against Germany in 2001.
scored a hat-trick in a friendly fixture against Jamaica in 2006.
scored three times against Croatia in a World Cup qualifying game in 2008.
DateGoalsPlayerOpponentVenueCompetitionResultRef
18 02 18825Bloomfield, BelfastFriendly13–0
18 02 18824Bloomfield, BelfastFriendly13–0
3 02 18833Kensington Oval, LondonFriendly5–0
23 02 18843Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast1883–84 British Home Championship8–1
13 03 18864Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast1885–86 British Home Championship6–1
5 02 18873Bramall Lane, Sheffield1886–87 British Home Championship7–0
4 02 18883Nantwich Road, Crewe1887–88 British Home Championship5–1
7 04 18883Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast1887–88 British Home Championship5–1
2 03 18893Anfield, Liverpool1888–89 British Home Championship6–1
15 03 18903Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast1889–90 British Home Championship9–1
25 02 18933Wellington Road, Perry Barr1892–93 British Home Championship6–1
13 03 18933Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent1892–93 British Home Championship6–0
01 04 18933Athletic Ground, Richmond1892–93 British Home Championship5–2
12 03 18943Racecourse Ground, Wrexham1893–94 British Home Championship5–1
16 03 18965Arms Park, Cardiff1895–96 British Home Championship9–1
20 02 18973Trent Bridge, Nottingham1896–97 British Home Championship6–0
18 02 18994Roker Park, Sunderland1898–99 British Home Championship13–2
18 02 18994Roker Park, Sunderland1898–99 British Home Championship13–2
18 03 19014St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne1900–01 British Home Championship6–0
16 03 19083Racecourse Ground, Wrexham1907–08 British Home Championship7–1
8 06 19083Hohe Warte Stadium, ViennaFriendly11–1
8 06 19084Hohe Warte Stadium, ViennaFriendly11–1
10 06 19084Millenáris Sporttelep, BudapestFriendly7–0
31 05 19094Millenáris Sporttelep, BudapestFriendly8–2
1 06 19093Hohe Warte Stadium, ViennaFriendly8–1
10 02 19123Dalymount Park, Dublin1911–12 British Home Championship6–1
24 05 19263Kielstadion, AntwerpFriendly5–3
11 05 19273Stadium in Molenbeek, Molenbeek, BrusselsFriendly9–1
21 05 19273Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-AlzetteFriendly5–2
11 05 19294Stade Joseph Marien, BrusselsFriendly5–1
20 11 19293Stamford Bridge, London1929–30 British Home Championship6–0
2 12 19363Arsenal Stadium, LondonFriendly6–2
17 05 19373Råsunda Stadium, Solna, StockholmFriendly4–0
23 10 19373Windsor Park, Belfast1937–38 British Home Championship5–1
1 12 19373White Hart Lane, LondonFriendly5–4
16 11 19385Old Trafford, Manchester1938–39 British Home Championship7–0
28 09 19463Windsor Park, Belfast1946–47 British Home Championship7–2
27 11 19464Leeds Road, HuddersfieldFriendly8–2
25 05 19474Estádio Nacional, JamorFriendly10–0
25 05 19474Estádio Nacional, JamorFriendly10–0
19 11 19473Arsenal Stadium, LondonFriendly4–2
9 10 19483Windsor Park, Belfast1949 British Home Championship6–2
15 10 19493Ninian Park, Cardiff1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier
1949–50 British Home Championship		4–1
16 11 19494Maine Road, Manchester1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier
1949–50 British Home Championship		9–2
14 05 19504Estádio Nacional, JamorFriendly5–3
10 11 19543Wembley Stadium, London1953–54 British Home Championship3–2
2 04 19554Wembley Stadium, London1954–55 British Home Championship7–2
5 12 19563Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier5–2
8 05 19573Wembley Stadium, London1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier5–1
22 10 19583Wembley Stadium, LondonFriendly5–0
28 05 19593Wrigley Field, Los AngelesFriendly8–1
19 10 19603Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier9–0
19 10 19603Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier9–0
15 04 19613Wembley Stadium, London1960–61 British Home Championship9–3
10 05 19613Wembley Stadium, LondonFriendly8–0
20 05 19623Estadio Nacional de Lima, LimaFriendly4–0
5 06 19633St. Jakob-Park, BaselFriendly8–1
20 11 19634Wembley Stadium, London1962–63 British Home Championship8–3
20 11 19633Wembley Stadium, London1962–63 British Home Championship8–3
17 05 19643Estádio Nacional, JamorFriendly4–3
27 05 19644Downing Stadium, New York CityFriendly10–0
27 05 19643Downing Stadium, New York CityFriendly10–0
3 10 19643Windsor Park, Belfast1963–64 British Home Championship4–3
29 06 19664Ullevaal Stadion, OsloFriendly6–1
30 07 19663Wembley Stadium, London1966 FIFA World Cup Final4–2
12 03 19693Wembley Stadium, LondonFriendly5–0
16 04 19755Wembley Stadium, London1976 European Championship qualifier5–0
15 12 19823Wembley Stadium, London1984 European Championship qualifier9–0
14 11 19843Besiktas Inönü Stadyumu, Istanbul1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier8–0
16 10 19853Wembley Stadium, London1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier5–0
11 06 19863Estadio Universitario, Monterrey1986 FIFA World Cup finals3–0
18 02 19874Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, MadridFriendly4–2
14 10 19873Wembley Stadium, London1988 European Championship qualifier8–0
12 06 19914Stadium Merdeka, Kuala LumpurFriendly4–2
17 02 19934Wembley Stadium, London1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier6–0
17 11 19934Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier7–1
27 03 19993Wembley Stadium, London3–1
4 09 19993Wembley Stadium, London6–0
1 09 20013Olympiastadion, Munich2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier5–1
31 05 20053Giants Stadium, New York CityFriendly3–2
3 06 20063Old Trafford, ManchesterFriendly6–0
10 09 20083Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier4–1
03 09 20103Wembley Stadium, London2012 European Championship qualifier4–0
24 06 20183Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Russia2018 World Cup Finals6–1
22 03 20193Wembley Stadium, London2020 European Championship qualifier5–0
07 09 20193Wembley Stadium, London2020 European Championship qualifier4–0
14 11 20193Wembley Stadium, London2020 European Championship qualifier7–0

Hat-tricks conceded by England

England have conceded eleven hat-tricks, the first five of which were scored by players from Scotland.
scored four goals against England. He achieved the feat for Sweden in 2012 at the opening game of the Friends Arena.
DateGoalsPlayerOpponentVenueCompetitionResult Ref
2 3 18783Hampden Park, GlasgowFriendly2–7
13 03 18803Hampden Park, GlasgowFriendly4–5
12 03 18813Kennington Oval, LondonFriendly1–6
7 04 19003Celtic Park, Glasgow1899–1900 British Home Championship1–4
31 03 19283Wembley Stadium, London1927–28 British Home Championship1–5
10 05 19303Deutsches Stadion, BerlinFriendly3–3
25 11 19533Wembley Stadium, LondonFriendly3–6
11 05 19583Jugoslavija Narodna Armia, BelgradeFriendly0–5
17 05 19593Estadio Nacional, LimaFriendly1–4
15 06 19883Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf1988 European Championship finals1–3
14 11 20124Friends Arena, Solna MunicipalityFriendly2–4