Hatrick Heroes, 3 goals and more in a game.Updated March 2025

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  

2024 onwards

02/11/2024

Josh Magennis

3

5- 3

Home

Magennis 3

Barnet 

FA Cup R1


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

 

02/10/2020

Western League 

Ton Pentre

Home

5-1

Wright  3

01/01/1921

Western League

Welton Rovers

Home

8-1 

Hesmondhalgh 3

19/02/1921

Friendly 

StThomas

Home

7-0

Hesmondhalgh 5


20/04/1921

Friendly

Newton Abbot

Away

4-0    

Vowles 3

21/04/1921

Friendly

Seaton Town

Away

7-2

Green 3 

17/12/1921

SL

Watford

Home

4-0

Bullock 3

31/12/1921

SL

Guildford

Away

3-1

A.V Green 3

04/03/1922

SL

Norwich City

Home

5-1

Camble 4

1923/24

19/09/1923

SL

Cardiff City

Home

3-1

Batten 3

08/12/1923

SL

Ebbw Vale

Home

6-2

Batten 5

1924/25

06/09/1924

SL

Bristol City

Home

5-1

Blackmore 4

20/09/1924

SL

Cardiff City

Home

4-6

Shelton 3

18/10/1924

SL

Newport County

Home

3-1

Blackmore 3

15/11/1924

SL

Llanelly

Home

6-1

Shelton 3

27/12/1924

SL

Bath City

Home

6-1

Shelton 4

14/04/1925

SL

Weymouth

Home

4-0

Murray 3

1925/26

10/10/1925

WL

Taunton Town

Home

4-1

Lowton 3

30/01/1926

WL

Yeovil

Home

5-3

Casson

1926/27

22/09/1926

WL

Poole Town

Home

5-2

Phoenix 3

 

13/10/1926

WL

Swindon Town

Home

6-3

Dent 6

28/12/1926

WL

Yeovil

Home

5-3

Burrows 3

15/01/1927

SL

Barry Town

Home

6-1

Thompson 3

12/02/1927

SL

Mid Rhondda

Home

6-0

Compton 3

16/02/1927

SL

Yeovil

Home

5-2

Lievesley 3

26/02/1927

SL

Taunton Town

Home

10-2

Thompson 4

1927/28 

26/11/1927

SL

Torquay

A

7-4

Andrews 4

11/02/1928

SL

Aberdare

H

5-3

Andrews 3

31/03/1928

Sl

Swindon

H

6-3

Andrews 3

24/03/1928

SL

Bath City

A

6-2

Andrews 5

28/04/1928

SL

Ebbw Vale

H

9-1

Selley 3


21/09/1927

WL

Salisbury

H

5-2

Lievesley 4

03/03/1928

WL

Weymouth

H

6-0

Goldsworthy 4


1928/29

25/08/1928

SL

Bristol City

Home

3-4

Wade 3

09/02/1929

SL

Yeovil

Home

8-2

Smith 4

29/03/1929

SL

Merthyr Town

Home

6-0

Wade 5

20/04/1929

SL

Newport County

Home

7-1

Wade 3

04/05/1929

SL

Swindon

Home

6-3

Streets 3

26/01/1929

WL

Bristol City

Home

9-3

Streets 3

06/04/1929

WL

Yeovil

Home

5-1

Hick 3



1929/30

Southern League

21/09/1929

League

Torquay United

Home

4-1

Houghton 3

28/12/1929

League

Ebbw Vale

Home

6-1

Armfield 3

28/12/1929

League

Ebbw Vale

Home

6-1

Henderson 3

Western League- None. 

1930/31

Southern League

25/10/1930

League

Ebbw Vale

Home

5-0

Allison 3

20/12/1930

League

Taunton

Home

7-1

Parsons 6

25/12/1930

League

Newport

Home

7-0

Parsons 3

Western League

08/10/1930

League

Bristol Rovers

Home

5-1

Parsons 3

31/01/1930

League

Yeovil

Home

6-0

Parsons 3

21/02/1930

League

Taunton

Home

5-0

Halliday 3

27/12/1930

Friendly

Friernhay

Home

8-3

Halliday 3

1931/32

Southern League

26/03/1932

League

Swindon

Home

13-0

Hurst 7

26/03/1932

League

Swindon

Home

13-0

Halliday 3

07/05/1932

League

Merthyr

Home

9-1

Halliday 4

Western League

16/04/1932

League

Taunton

Away

5-1

Whitlow 3

Friendly

03/10/1931

Friendly

E. D. & Vic. League

Home

8-1

Whitlow 3

Halliday 3

1932/33

Southern League

17/09/1932

SL

Torquay

Home

3-3

Whitlow 3

22/10/1932

SL

Merthyr

Home

3-4

Hurst 3

03/12/1932

SL

Bristol Rovers

Home

9-3

Poulter

25/02/1933

SL

Bath City

Home

4-1

Hurst 3

11/03/1933

SL

Llanelly

Home

5-2

Hurst 3

Western League

14/09/1932

WL

Bristol Rovers

Home

Whitlow 4

6-0

12/10/1932

WL

Bath City

Home

5-2

Hurst 3

26/11/1932

WL

Torquay

Home

4-0

Poulter 3

31/12/1932

WL

Taunton

Home

10-2

Hurst 5


1933/34
Southern League 

23/09/1933

SL

Taunton

Home

5-1

Poulter 3

14/10/1933

SL Cup

Merthyr

Home

10-1

Poulter 5

21/10/1933

SL

Newport

Home

8-3

Boundy 4

18/11/1933

SL

Bath City

Home

6-2

Boundy 3

Western League - None

Friendly

04/11/1933

Friendly

Guildford

Home

6-5

Boundy 3

1934/35

Southern League

08/09/1934

SL

Barry

Home

5-3

McArthur 3

19/04/1935

SL

Taunton

Home

7-0

Ebdon 4


Western League - None

1935/36

All Exeter and District League

25/09/1935

E & D. L

R.A. Brigade *

Home

8-2

Taylor 3

02/10/1935

E & D. L

St Luke's Coll

Home

14-0

Hurst 8

16/11/1935

E & D. L

Dawlish

Home

6-2

McArdle 4

01/02/1936

E & D. L

Newton Corinthians

Home

10-0

McCambridge 4

08/02/1936

E & D. L

Barnstaple

Home

5-1

McArthur 3

19/02/1936

E & D. L

R.A. Brigade

Away

9-2

McArthur 7

04/03/1936

E & D. L

University College SW

Away

7-0

Tett 5

04/04/1936

E & D. L

Exmouth Town

Away

8-1

McArdle 4

Tett 3

10/04/1936

E & D. L

Friernhay

Home

3-2

Smith 3

02/05/1936

E & D. L

Exmouth Town

Home

5-1


1936/37

05/12/1936

SL

Bath City

Home

5-0

Johnson 4

06/02/1937

SL

Barry

Home

6-3

Ebdon 3

26/03/1936

SL

Yeovil & Petters United

Away

4-3

Urmson 3

Exeter & District League

26/09/1936

E&D. L

Bideford

Home

4-3

Chudleigh

O'Hara 3

31/10/1936

E&D. L

U.C.S.W.

Away

11-2

Ebdon 4

Pope 3

16/01/1937

E&D. L

Kingsteignton

Away

10-3

Urmson 4

C.Smith 3

17/02/1937

E&D. L

St Luke's

Away

4-2

Williams 3

20/02/1937

E&D. L

Barnstaple

Home

12-1

Ebdon 4

Williams 3

20/03/1937

E&D. L

South Molton

Home

9-2

Bulley 4

27/03/1937

E&D. L

St Marks

Away

8-1

Pollard 3

Smith 3

10/04/1937

E&D. L

Tiverton

Away

7-2

Jarrett 3


1937/38
Southern League

25/09/1937

SL

Dartford

Home

9-2

B. Clarke 5

12/02/1938

SL

Swindon Town

Away

3-4

Farrell 3

26/03/1938

SL

Folkestone

Home

7-1

Pollard 4



1938/39 None 

1939/40 to 1947/48 None 

1947/48
Southern League

13/09/1947

League

Bedford Town

Home

5-1

Smart 3

25/10/1947

League

Guildford City

Away

3-2

Smart 3

29/11/1947

League

Bath City

Away

4-0

Sutherland 3

20/12/1947

League

Torquay United

Home

8-0

Sutherland 3

Exeter and District League

03/01/1948

E & D L

St Mark's

Away

5-2

A.N Other 5

31/01/1948

E & D L

Ilfracombe

Home

6-4

Finch 3

28/02/1948

E & D L

St Mark's

Home

4-4

A.N Other 4


1948/49

Southern League

27/12/1948

League

Torquay United

Home

5-0

Rew 3

08/01/1949

League

Worcester City

Home

4-3

Cutting 3 (3 pens)

19/02/1949

League

Hereford United

Away

6-0

Rew 4

19/03/1949

League

Lovells

Home

3-3

Smart 3

1949/50

14/09/1949

SL

Gloucester City

Home

5-4

Durrant 3

31/12/1949

SL

Bath City

Home

4-1

Hutchings

04/02/1950

SL

Barry Town

Home

4-2

McClelland

15/04/1950

SL

Gillingham

Home

5-1

Hutchings 4

1950/51 

02/09/1950

SL

Barry Town

Away

3-3

Smyth 3

11/10/1950

SL

Headington United

Home

5-1

Dare 4

1951/52

10/11/1951

SL

Headington United

Home

4-3

Mitchell 3

16/02/1952

SL

Hastings United

Home

6-1

Howells 3

12/03/1952

SL

Barry Town

Home

8-2

Howells 4


1952/53 - None 
1953/54-  None

1954/55

Friendly

07/08/1954

Crediton

Away

10-0

1500

Ellaway 4, Mackay 3,

Southern League

06/10/1954

Guildford

Home

3-0

Mackay 3

30/10/1954

Hereford

Home

5-2

Ellaway 3

1955/56

Southern League

17/03/1956

Gravesend United

Away

3-0

Burke 3

1956/57

Friendly

12/02/1957

Royal Marines

Home

12-2

1500

John 5,

1957/58

Southern League

30/10/1957

League

Dartford

Home

4-1

Hill 4

04/01/1958

League

Kettering

Home

5-1

Calland

1958/59

Friendly

06/05/1959

Plymouth Argyle

Neutral

6-3

4500

Rackley 4,

South Western League

27/04/1959

St Austell

Home

5-0

Benn

1959/60

Southern League

17/10/1959

Merthyr Tydfil

Home

6-1

Hill 3

09/01/1960

Clacton Town

Away

4-1

Pulman 3

30/03/1960

Clacton Town

Home

4-2

Hill 3

South Western League

03/10/1959

Bugle

Away

4-2

Welsh 3

21/11/1959

Helston Athletic

Away

7-0

Emery 3

19/12/1959

Newton Abbot Spurs

Away

7-0

Calland 4

15/03/1960

Bodmin Town

Home

6-0

Emery 3

12/04/1959

Falmouth Town

Home

4-0

Pulman 3

20/04/1959

Tavistock

Home

4-0

Bur

05/05/1960

Penzance

Away

4-0

Calland 3

1960/61

Western League

29/10/1960

Portland United

Home

9-0

Carter 5

24/12/1960

Torquay United

Home

9-2

Carter 5

11/03/1961

Taunton Town

Home

7-0

Bennett 3




Other 

02/12/2024

Devon Bowl R2

Torquay United

Away*

11-0

Cutler 6

* At Exeter's training ground 



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