List of Wales national football team hat-tricks


played their first international association football match on 25 March 1876 against Scotland. As of March 2018, fifteen Welsh international players have scored a hat-trick 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. No player has ever scored more than one hat-trick for Wales during their career.
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 March 2018, the most recent player to score a hat-trick for Wales was Gareth Bale, in a 2018 China Cup match against China PR on 22 March 2018.
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

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Wartime internationals, not regarded as official matches, are not included in the list.
The result is presented with Wales' score first.
DateGoalsPlayerOpponentVenueCompetitionResultRef
25 02 18824*Racecourse Ground, WrexhamFriendly7–1
11 04 18853Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh1884–85 British Home Championship8–2
03 03 18884*Racecourse Ground1887–88 British Home Championship11–0
27 04 18893Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh1888–89 British Home Championship3–0
02 04 19063Racecourse Ground1905–06 British Home Championship4–4
23 11 19493Ninian Park, CardiffFriendly5–1
20 04 19553Windsor Park1954–55 British Home Championship3–2
25 09 19573Ninian Park, Cardiff1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier4–1
11 04 19624*Ninian Park, Cardiff1961–62 British Home Championship4–0
03 04 19633Windsor Park, Belfast1962–63 British Home Championship4–1
25 10 19784*Racecourse Ground, WrexhamUEFA Euro 1980 qualifier7–0
19 05 19793Ninian Park, Cardiff1978–79 British Home Championship3–0
09 09 19923Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier6–0
18 02 20043Millennium Stadium, CardiffFriendly4–0
22 03 20183Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning2018 China Cup6–0

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.
DateGoalsPlayerOpponentVenueCompetitionResultRef
3 02 18833Kensington Oval, LondonFriendly0–5
23 03 18853Acton Park, Wrexham1884–85 British Home Championship1–8
4 02 18883Nantwich Road, Crewe1887–88 British Home Championship1–5
22 03 18904*Underwood Park, Paisley1890 British Home Championship0–5
07 02 18914*Ulsterville, Belfast1890–91 British Home Championship2–7
18 03 18933Racecourse Ground, Wrexham1892–93 British Home Championship0–8
18 03 18934*Racecourse Ground, Wrexham1892–93 British Home Championship0–8
08 04 18933Solitude, Belfast1892–93 British Home Championship2–7
12 03 18943Racecourse Ground, Wrexham1893–94 British Home Championship1–5
16 03 18965*Arms Park, Cardiff1895–96 British Home Championship1–9
19 03 18983Fir Park, Motherwell1897–98 British Home Championship2–5
18 03 18993Racecourse Ground, Wrexham1898–99 British Home Championship0–6
18 03 19014*St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne1900–01 British Home Championship0–6
22 02 19023Ninian Park, Cardiff1901–02 British Home Championship0–3
16 03 19083Racecourse Ground, Wrexham1907–08 British Home Championship1–7
27 10 19283Ibrox Park, Glasgow1928–29 British Home Championship2–4
20 11 19293Stamford Bridge, London1929–30 British Home Championship0–6
01 02 19306*Windsor Park, Belfast1929–30 British Home Championship0–7
15 10 19493Ninian Park, Cardiff1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier
1950 British Home Championship		1–4
21 05 19533JNA Stadium, BelgradeFriendly2–5
22 09 19543Ninian Park, CardiffFriendly1–3
10 11 19543Wembley Stadium, London1953–54 British Home Championship2–3
4 11 19693Stadio Olimpico, Rome1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier1–4
9 11 19963Philips Stadion, Eindhoven1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier1–7
20 08 19974*Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier4–6
6 09 20033San Siro, Milan2004 UEFA European Championships qualifier0–4