Hatrick Heroes, 3 goals and more in a game.Updated 2023

From 1904 we name all the players who have scored 3 or more goals in a game.
The intention is to add reserve, friendly and all other games.
Currently only a few of these are included.

Please tell us if we have missed any.

In the FA cup
James Bell's 6 goals remains a record.

In the League Cup.
Nicky
Jennings and Keith Bowker have scored hatrick's. No one has scored more.

In the League
Sgt Mudd (1907), Harold Kirk (1923), Wilf Lievesley, (1927), Fred Dent (1927), Cyril Hemingway (1930), Steve Moran (1991), Ronnie Jepson (1993) have all scored 4 goals in a game.
However, Edward Reid scored 5 goals for the first team in the East Devon League in 1904.

Fred Whitlow scored 6 against Crystal Palace in the 3rd Division South Cup.

And finally Stan Hurst and H. Singlehurst scored 8 goals in Friendlies.

In 2020/21 Ryan Bowman scored hatricks in consecutive home league games, the last time this happened was by Fred Whitlow in 1933.


Date Player Goals Score Venue Opponents Competetion Notes
05/10/1901 Jimmy Sellick 3 7-2 Home Exeter YMCA E & D Junior League  
12/10/1901 Coles 3 6-2 Home St Davids E & D Junior League  
05/10/1901 Coles 3 4-3 Away Friernhay E & D Junior League  
10/10/1903 Thomas 3 8-0 Home Dawlish E & D Junior League  
08/10/1904 Rev. E. Reid 3 3-1 Home St Luke's College EDSL  
15/10/1904 Rev. E. Reid 5 5-0 Away 110 th Battery  EDSL  
24/02/1906 Rev. E. Reid 3 10-0 Home Bovey Tracey St John's East Devon C Cup  
24/02/1906 Sidney Thomas 4 10-0 Home Bovey Tracey St John's East Devon C Cup  
07/04/1906 Rev. E. Reid 3 4-1 Home Tavistock Town P& DL  
13/10/1906 Tipping 3 3-4 Home Plymouth Argyle Res P& DL  
20/04/1907 Jimmy Sellick 3 5-2 Away Tavistock Town P& DL  
05/10/1907 Mudd 4 7-2 Home Gunnislake  P& DL  
14/03/1908 Ben Massey 3 3-0 Home Millbrook Rangers P& DL  
03/10/1908 James Bell 6 14-0 Home Weymouth FA Cup  
21/10/1908 Bob Watson 3 10-1 Home Longfleet St Mary FA Cup  
25/11/1908 H Singlehurst 8 17-0 Away Okehampton Argyle Friendly Singlehurst 8, Drain 6, Pridham 2, Og
25/11/1908 Tommy Drain 6 17-0 Away Okehampton Argyle Friendly  
13/02/1909 James Bell 3 3-1 Home Leyton Orient SL  
09/10/1909 James Bell 3 4-1 Home Brentford SL  
10/11/1909 Richard Harrison 3 5-0 Home Portsmouth SL  
09/09/1911 Bob Watson 3 8-1 Home New Brompton SL  
06/11/1911 James Garside 3 3-1 Away Stoke City SL  
07/11/1914 Alf Green 3 7-1 Home Southend SL  
30/12/1922 Harold Crockford 3 3-1 Away Reading 3rd Div (South)  
10/02/1923 Harold Crockford 3 4-0 Home Newport County 3rd Div (South)  
03/03/1923 Harold Kirk 4 4-3 Away Portsmouth 3rd Div (South)  
21/02/1925 Harold Kirk 3 4-3 Home Newport County 3rd Div (South)  
28/12/1925 Harold Blackmore 3 6-1 Home Brentford 3rd Div (South)  
06/02/1926 Wilf Lieveseley 3 6-2 Home Merthyr T 3rd Div (South)  
03/04/1926 Wilf Lieveseley 3 4-0 Home Aberdare 3rd Div (South)  
01/05/1926 Harold Blackmore 3 6-1 Home Watford 3rd Div (South)  
23/10/1926 Harold Blackmore 3 4-0 Home Bournemouth 3rd Div (South)  
02/04/1927 Wilf Lieveseley 4 5-1 Home Gillingham 3rd Div (South)  
26/08/1927 Fred Dent 4 9-1 Home Aberdare FA Cup  
05/11/1927 Fred Dent 4 4-1 Home Bristol Rovers 3rd Div (South)  
20/10/1928 William Death 3 3-1 Away Gillingham 3rd Div (South)  
02/11/1929 Cyril Hemingway 3 5-1 Home Swindon 3rd Div (South)  
21/04/1930 Cyril Hemingway 4 6-4 Home Northampton 3rd Div (South)  
17/10/1930 Fred Whitlow 3 6-2 Home Queens Park Rangers 3rd Div (South)  
29/10/1932 Fred Whitlow 3 5-2 Home Watford 3rd Div (South)  
12/11/1932 Fred Whitlow 3 4-1 Home Reading 3rd Div (South)  
24/12/1932 Fred Whitlow 3 3-0 Home Southend 3rd Div (South)  
27/12/1932 Fred Whitlow 3 5-0 Home Swindon 3rd Div (South)  
18/01/1933 Fred Whitlow 3 4-1 Home Brighton 3rd Div (South)  
28/01/1933 Fred Whitlow 3 5-0 Home Torquay United 3rd Div (South)  
18/02/1933 Fred Whitlow 3 4-0 Home Newport County 3rd Div (South)  
13/09/1933 Fred Whitlow 3 3-0 Home Brighton 3rd Div (South)  
24/01/1934 Fred Whitlow 6 11-6 Home Crystal Palace 3rd Div S Cup  
05/09/1934 Frank Wrightson 3 3-0 Home Northampton 3rd Div (South)  
09/02/1935 Henry Poulter 3 3-0 Away Clapton Orient 3rd Div (South)  
20/02/1935 Henry Poulter 4 5-0 Home Millwall 3rd Div S Cup  
31/08/1935 Henry Poulter 3 5-1 Home Aldershot 3rd Div (South)  
09/10/1935 Stan Hurst 8 14-0 Home St Luke's Reserve Game  
16/10/1935 Tom Scott  3 4-2 Home Gillingham 3rd Div (South)  
19/02/1936 McArthur 7 9-2 Away Royal Artillery Reserve Game  
19/03/1938 Walter Bussey 3 3-2 Home Walsall 3rd Div (South)  
24/11/1938 Stephen Walker 4 7-2 Home Trowbridge FA Cup  
29/12/1945 Richard Ebdon 7 10-2 Home Royal Marines Friendly  
13/04/1946 Richard Ebdon 3 3-1 Home Bournemouth 3rd Div (South)  
28/09/1946 Richard Ebdon 3 4-1 Home Bournemouth 3rd Div (South)  
25/12/1946 William Owen 3 6-1 Away Brighton 3rd Div (South)  
21/08/1948 Dougie  Regan 3 5-1 Home Northampton 3rd Div (South)  
04/12/1948 Smith (Archie) 4 6-2 Away Barnet FA Cup  
29/04/1949 Charloe McClelland 3 4-1 Away Torquay United 3rd Div (South)  
26/11/1948 Richard Smart 3 5-3 Away Millwall  FA Cup  
28/10/1950 Angus MacKay 3 4-2 Home Brighton  3rd Div (South)  
24/02/1951 Archie Smith  3 5-0 Home Colchester 3rd Div (South)  
29/12/1951 Charie McClelland 3 6-1 Home Leyton Orient 3rd Div (South)  
06/09/1952 James Dailey 3 6-1 Home Millwall 3rd Div (South)  
09/01/1954 Andy Donaldson 3 7-0 Home Crystal Palace 3rd Div (South)  
07/03/1956 Alan Sword 3 6-1 Home Crystal Palace 3rd Div (South)  
08/02/1958 Johnny Nicholls  3 4-2 Home Plymouth Argyle  3rd Div (South)  
23/02/1958 Ted Calland 3 4-3 Home Colchester 3rd Div (South)  
08/11/1958 Graham Rees 3 3-5 Away Port Vale 4th Div  
17/03/1962 Ray Carter 3 3-3 Home Oldham 4th Div  
02/04/1964 Adrian Thorne 3 4-0 Home Plymouth Argyle Devon Bowl Final  
17/11/1966 Ray Keeley 3 4-1 Home Wrexham 4th Div  
24/01/1970 Alan Banks 3 6-0 Home Hartlepool 4th Div  
21/10/1970 Alan Banks 3 4-0 Home Grimsby 4th Div  
03/04/1972 Fred Binney 3 3-2 Home Bury 4th Div  
06/01/1973 Dick Plumb 3 4-2 Home Mansfield 4th Div  
31/03/1973 Fred Binney 3 4-1 Home Northampton 4th Div  
10/04/1974 Fred Binney 3 5-2 Away Crewe 4th Div  
22/04/1974 Fred Binney 3 4-0 Home Scunthorpe 4th Div  
21/08/1974 Nicky Jennings 3 3-1 Home Swansea City LC1  
23/04/1976 Alan Beer 3 5-4 Home Scunthorpe 4th Div  
30/10/1976 Lammie Robertson 3 3-1 Home Southport 4th Div  
11/09/1979 Keith Bowker 3 3-1 Away Hereford LC1  
27/09/1980 Tony Kellow 3 4-3 Home Charlton 3rd Div  
15/11/1980 Tony Kellow 3 5-1 Away Gillingham 3rd Div  
28/02/1981 Tony Kellow 3 3-1 Home Leicester City  FA Cup 4 (Replay)  
02/10/1981 Mike Lester 3 5-4 Home Millwall 3rd Div  
08/01/1983 Steve Neville 3 4-4 Away Gillingham 3rd Div  
02/05/1983 Steve Neville 3 4-3 Home Southend 3rd Div  
26/12/1984 Ray Pratt 3 4-3 Home Torquay United 4th Div  
16/03/1985 Ray Pratt 3 3-1 Away Chester City 4th Div  
30/04/1988 Dean Edwards  3 4-1 Home Darlington 4th Div  
24/03/1990 Jim McNichol 3 5-0 Home Rochdale 4th Div  
26/02/1991 Steve Neville 3 3-0 Away Swansea City 3rd Div  
12/10/1991 Steve Moran  4 4-1 Home Darlington 3rd Div  
28/11/1992 Scott Hiley 3 3-2 Away Reading L2  
08/12/1992 Steve Moran  3 5-0 Home Torquay United Autoglass  
18/09/1993 Ronnie Jepson  4 5-0 Home Wrexham L2  
02/11/1993 Mickey Ross  3 6-4 Home Fulham Conf  
03/10/2003 Sean Devine  3 4-3 Away Burton Albion Conf  
04/03/2006 Steve Flack  3 5-0 Home Southport Conf Fastest hatrick by a city player 3 in 11 minutes?
23/01/2007 Lee Elam  3 4-0 Home Weymouth Conf  
09/10/2007 Richard Logan 3 4-1 Home Salisbury City Conf  
22/04/2008 Dean Moxey 3 4-1 Home Stafford Rangers L2  
31/12/2016 Ollie Watkins  3 4-1 Away Newport County L2  
22/12/2018 Jayden Stockley  3 3-2 Away Oldham Athletic L2  
24/11/2020 Ryan Bowman 3 6-1 Home Colchester United L2  
12/12/2020 Ryan Bowman 3 5-0 Home Tranmere Rovers L2  
06/03/2021 Matt Jay 3 4-0 Home Leyton Orient L2  
24/09/2022 Jevani Brown 3 4-0 Home Forest Green Rovers L1  
07/05/2023 Jay Stansfield 3 3-2 Home Morecambe L1  

 

Other Games 

05/12/1908

P & D L

Tavistock

Home

7-0

Badcock 4

02/01/1909

P & D L

Green Waves

Home

6-1

Drain 3

05/11/1910

P & D L

St Austell

Home

5-1

Maxsted 3

03/12/1910

Devon SC

Royal Marines

Home

7-0

Maxsted 3

14/01/1911

P & D L

Royal  Marines

Home

3-1

Smith 3

15/04/1911

P & D L

Looe

Home

9-0

Cooke 4

15/04/1911

P & D L

Looe

Home

9-0

E.Whittaker 3

09/12/1911

P & D L

Royal Scots

Away

4-0

Lewis 3

21/09/1912

P & D L

Babbacombe

Away

5-2

Golightly 3

12/10/1912

P & D L

4th Middlesex Regiment

Home

7-0

Lewis 3

08/03/1913

Devon SC SF

Babbacombe

Home

3-1

Simpson 3

19/04/1913

P & D L

Torpoint

Home

4-0

Brooksbank 3

14/12/1912

Devon SC 2

Oreston Rovers

Home

7-1

Willats 3

04/10/1913

P & DL

Gordon Highlanders

Home

7-0

Kirby 3

14/02/1914

P & D L

Royal Marines

Home

5-1

Whittaker 3

 

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