All-Time England Hat-Tricks: Every Treble Scored and Conceded, 1882 to 2026
England have scored 91 hat-tricks and conceded 11 in senior international football, a record that stretches from Howard Vaughton's five goals against Ireland in February 1882 to Bukayo Saka's treble against France at the 2026 World Cup. The tables below list every one of them, with the date, goalscorer, opponent, venue, competition and final score.
The most recent addition came on 18 July 2026, when Saka scored three in England's 6-4 win over France in the third-place play-off at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, the fixture previewed in full on our England v France third-place play-off page. It was the first England hat-trick scored in a play-off for third place and Saka's second for his country in three years.
Data compiled and maintained by Paul Yarden. A hat-trick is counted as three or more goals scored by the same player in a single senior international match.
England National Team Hat-Tricks Scored from 1882 to 2026
| # | Date | Gls | Goalscorer | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 February 1882 | 5 | Howard Vaughton | Ireland | Bloomfield, Belfast | Friendly | 13–0 |
| 2 | 18 February 1882 | 4 | Arthur Alfred Brown | Ireland | Bloomfield, Belfast | Friendly | 13–0 |
| 3 | 3 February 1883 | 3 | Clement Mitchell | Wales | Kensington Oval, London | Friendly | 5–0 |
| 4 | 23 February 1884 | 3 | Henry Cursham | Ireland | Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast | 1883–84 British Home Championship | 8–1 |
| 5 | 13 March 1886 | 4 | Benjamin Spilsbury | Ireland | Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast | 1885–86 British Home Championship | 6–1 |
| 6 | 5 February 1887 | 3 | Tinsley Lindley | Ireland | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | 1886–87 British Home Championship | 7–0 |
| 7 | 4 February 1888 | 3 | Fred Dewhurst | Wales | Nantwich Road, Crewe | 1887–88 British Home Championship | 5–1 |
| 8 | 7 April 1888 | 3 | Albert Allen | Ireland | Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast | 1887–88 British Home Championship | 5–1 |
| 9 | 2 March 1889 | 3 | John Yates | Ireland | Anfield, Liverpool | 1888–89 British Home Championship | 6–1 |
| 10 | 15 March 1890 | 3 | Fred Geary | Ireland | Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh, Belfast | 1889–90 British Home Championship | 9–1 |
| 11 | 25 February 1893 | 3 | Walter Gilliat | Ireland | Wellington Road, Perry Barr | 1892–93 British Home Championship | 6–1 |
| 12 | 13 March 1893 | 3 | Fred Spiksley | Wales | Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent | 1892–93 British Home Championship | 6–0 |
| 13 | 1 April 1893 | 3 | Fred Spiksley | Scotland |
Athletic Ground, Richmond |
1892–93 British Home Championship | 5–2 |
| 14 | 12 March 1894 | 3 | John Veitch | Wales | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1893–94 British Home Championship | 5–1 |
| 15 | 16 March 1896 | 5 | Steve Bloomer | Wales | Arms Park, Cardiff | 1895–96 British Home Championship | 9–1 |
| 16 | 20 February 1897 | 3 | Fred Wheldon | Ireland | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1896–97 British Home Championship | 6–0 |
| 17 | 18 February 1899 | 4 | Gilbert Smith | Ireland | Roker Park, Sunderland | 1898–99 British Home Championship | 13–2 |
| 18 | 18 February 1899 | 4 | Jimmy Settle | Ireland | Roker Park, Sunderland | 1898–99 British Home Championship | 13–2 |
| 19 | 18 March 1901 | 4 | Steve Bloomer | Wales | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | 1900–01 British Home Championship | 6–0 |
| 20 | 16 March 1908 | 3 | Vivian Woodward | Wales | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1907–08 British Home Championship | 7–1 |
| 21 | 08 June 1908 | 3 | Frank Bradshaw | Austria | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna | Friendly | 11–1 |
| 22 | 08 June 1908 | 4 | Vivian Woodward | Austria | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna | Friendly | 11–1 |
| 23 | 10 June 1908 | 4 | George Hilsdon | Hungary | Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest | Friendly | 7–0 |
| 24 | 31 May 1909 | 4 | Vivian Woodward | Hungary | Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest | Friendly | 8–2 |
| 25 | 01 June 1909 | 3 | Vivian Woodward | Austria | Hohe Warte Stadium, Vienna | Friendly | 8–1 |
| 26 | 10 February 1912 | 3 | Harold Fleming | Ireland | Dalymount Park, Dublin | 1911–12 British Home Championship | 6–1 |
| 27 | 24 May 1926 | 3 | Frank Osborne | Belgium | Kielstadion, Antwerp | Friendly | 5–3 |
| 28 | 11 May 1927 | 3 | Dixie Dean | Belgium | Stadium in Molenbeek, Brussels | Friendly | 9–1 |
| 29 | 21 May 1927 | 3 | Dixie Dean | Luxembourg | Stade de la Frontière, Esch-sur-Alzette | Friendly | 5–2 |
| 30 | 11 May 1929 | 4 | George Camsell | Belgium | Stade Joseph Marien, Brussels | Friendly | 5–1 |
| 31 | 20 November 1929 | 3 | George Camsell | Wales | Stamford Bridge, London | 1929–30 British Home Championship | 6–0 |
| 32 | 02 December 1936 | 3 | Ted Drake | Hungary | Arsenal Stadium, London | Friendly | 6–2 |
| 33 | 17 May 1937 | 3 | Freddie Steele | Sweden | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Stockholm | Friendly | 4–0 |
| 34 | 23 October 1937 | 3 | George Mills | Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1937–38 British Home Championship | 5–1 |
| 35 | 01 December 1937 | 3 | Stanley Matthews | Czechoslovakia | White Hart Lane, London | Friendly | 5–4 |
| 36 | 16 November 1938 | 5 | Willie Hall | Ireland | Old Trafford, Manchester | 1938–39 British Home Championship | 7–0 |
| 37 | 28 September 1946 | 3 | Wilf Mannion | Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1946–47 British Home Championship | 7–2 |
| 38 | 27 November 1946 | 4 | Tommy Lawton | Netherlands | Leeds Road, Huddersfield | Friendly | 8–2 |
| 39 | 25 May 1947 | 4 | Stan Mortensen | Portugal | Estádio Nacional, Jamor | Friendly | 10–0 |
| 40 | 25 May 1947 | 4 | Tommy Lawton | Portugal | Estádio Nacional, Jamor | Friendly | 10–0 |
| 41 | 19 November 1947 | 3 | Stan Mortensen | Sweden | Arsenal Stadium, London | Friendly | 4–2 |
| 42 | 09 October 1948 | 3 | Stan Mortensen | Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1949 British Home Championship | 6–2 |
| 43 | 15 October 1949 | 3 | Jackie Milburn | Wales | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 4–1 |
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| 44 | 16 November 1949 | 4 | Jack Rowley | Ireland | Maine Road, Manchester | 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 9–2 |
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| 45 | 14 May 1950 | 4 | Tom Finney | Portugal | Estádio Nacional, Jamor | Friendly | 5–3 |
| 46 | 10 November 1954 | 3 | Roy Bentley | Wales | Wembley Stadium, London | 1953–54 British Home Championship | 3–2 |
| 47 | 02 April 1955 | 4 | Dennis Wilshaw | Scotland | Wembley Stadium, London | 1954–55 British Home Championship | 7–2 |
| 48 | 05 December 1956 | 3 | Tommy Taylor | Denmark | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 5–2 |
| 49 | 08 May 1957 | 3 | Tommy Taylor | Republic of Ireland | Wembley Stadium, London | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 5–1 |
| 50 | 22 October 1958 | 3 | Johnny Haynes | Soviet Union | Wembley Stadium, London | Friendly | 5–0 |
| 51 | 28 May 1959 | 3 | Bobby Charlton | United States | Wrigley Field, Los Angeles | Friendly | 8–1 |
| 52 | 19 October 1960 | 3 | Bobby Charlton | Luxembourg | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 9–0 |
| 53 | 19 October 1960 | 3 | Jimmy Greaves | Luxembourg | Stade Municipal, Luxembourg City | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 9–0 |
| 54 | 15 April 1961 | 3 | Jimmy Greaves | Scotland | Wembley Stadium, London | 1960–61 British Home Championship | 9–3 |
| 55 | 10 May 1961 | 3 | Bobby Charlton | Mexico | Wembley Stadium, London | Friendly | 8–0 |
| 56 | 20 May 1962 | 3 | Jimmy Greaves | Peru | Estadio Nacional de Lima, Lima | Friendly | 4–0 |
| 57 | 05 June 1963 | 3 | Bobby Charlton | Switzerland | St. Jakob-Park, Basel | Friendly | 8–1 |
| 58 | 20 November 1963 | 4 | Jimmy Greaves | Northern Ireland | Wembley Stadium, London | 1962–63 British Home Championship | 8–3 |
| 59 | 20 November 1963 | 3 | Terry Paine | Northern Ireland | Wembley Stadium, London | 1962–63 British Home Championship | 8–3 |
| 60 | 17 May 1964 | 3 | Johnny Byrne | Portugal | Estádio Nacional, Jamor | Friendly | 4–3 |
| 61 | 27 May 1964 | 4 | Roger Hunt | United States | Downing Stadium, New York City | Friendly | 10–0 |
| 62 | 27 May 1964 | 3 | Fred Pickering | United States | Downing Stadium, New York City | Friendly | 10–0 |
| 63 | 03 October 1964 | 3 | Jimmy Greaves | Northern Ireland | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1963–64 British Home Championship | 4–3 |
| 64 | 29 June 1966 | 4 | Jimmy Greaves | Norway | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo | Friendly | 6–1 |
| 65 | 30 July 1966 | 3 | Geoff Hurst | West Germany | Wembley Stadium, London | 1966 FIFA World Cup Final | 4–2 |
| 66 | 12 March 1969 | 3 | Geoff Hurst | France | Wembley Stadium, London | Friendly | 5–0 |
| 67 | 16 April 1975 | 5 | Malcolm Macdonald | Cyprus | Wembley Stadium, London | 1976 European Championship qualifier | 5–0 |
| 68 | 15 December 1982 | 3 | Luther Blissett | Luxembourg | Wembley Stadium, London | 1984 European Championship qualifier | 9–0 |
| 69 | 14 November 1984 | 3 | Bryan Robson | Turkey | Besiktas Inönü Stadyumu, Istanbul | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 8–0 |
| 70 | 16 October 1985 | 3 | Gary Lineker | Turkey | Wembley Stadium, London | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 5–0 |
| 71 | 11 June 1986 | 3 | Gary Lineker | Poland | Estadio Universitario, Monterrey | 1986 FIFA World Cup finals | 3–0 |
| 72 | 18 February 1987 | 4 | Gary Lineker | Spain | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid | Friendly | 4–2 |
| 73 | 14 October 1987 | 3 | Gary Lineker | Turkey | Wembley Stadium, London | 1988 European Championship qualifier | 8–0 |
| 74 | 12 June 1991 | 4 | Gary Lineker | Malaysia | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | Friendly | 4–2 |
| 75 | 17 February 1993 | 4 | David Platt | San Marino | Wembley Stadium, London | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 6–0 |
| 76 | 17 November 1993 | 4 | Ian Wright | San Marino | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 7–1 |
| 77 | 27 March 1999 | 3 | Paul Scholes | Poland | Wembley Stadium, London | Euro 2000 qualifier | 3–1 |
| 78 | 04 September 1999 | 3 | Alan Shearer | Luxembourg | Wembley Stadium, London | Euro 2000 qualifier | 6–0 |
| 79 | 01 September 2001 | 3 | Michael Owen | Germany | Olympiastadion, Munich | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 5–1 |
| 80 | 31 May 2005 | 3 | Michael Owen | Colombia | Giants Stadium, New York City | Friendly | 3–2 |
| 81 | 03 June 2006 | 3 | Peter Crouch | Jamaica | Old Trafford, Manchester | Friendly | 6–0 |
| 82 | 10 September 2008 | 3 | Theo Walcott | Croatia | Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 4–1 |
| 83 | 03 September 2010 | 3 | Jermain Defoe | Bulgaria | Wembley Stadium, London | 2012 European Championship qualifier | 4–0 |
| 84 | 24 June 2018 | 3 | Harry Kane | Panama | Nizhny Novgorod Stadium, Russia | 2018 World Cup Finals | 6–1 |
| 85 | 22 March 2019 | 3 | Raheem Sterling | Czech Republic | Wembley Stadium, London | 2020 European Championship qualifier | 5–0 |
| 86 | 07 September 2019 | 3 | Harry Kane | Bulgaria | Wembley Stadium, London | 2020 European Championship qualifier | 4–0 |
| 87 | 14 November 2019 | 3 | Harry Kane | Montenegro | Wembley Stadium, London | 2020 European Championship qualifier | 7–0 |
| 88 | 12 November 2021 | 3 | Harry Kane | Albania | Wembley Stadium, London | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 5–0 |
| 89 | 15 November 2021 | 4 | Harry Kane | San Marino | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 10–0 |
| 90 | 19 June 2023 | 3 | Bukayo Saka | North Macedonia | Old Trafford, Manchester | 2024 European Championship qualifier | 7–0 |
| 91 | 18 July 2026 | 3 | Bukayo Saka | France | Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, USA | 2026 FIFA World Cup 3rd Place Play-Off | 6–4 |
England National Team Hat-Tricks Conceded from 1878 to 2026
England Hat-Trick Records and Milestones
Who has scored the most hat-tricks for England?
Jimmy Greaves holds the record with six, all of them scored in a remarkable seven-year spell between 1960 and 1966 against Luxembourg, Scotland, Peru, Northern Ireland twice and Norway. Gary Lineker and Harry Kane are next on five apiece, with Bobby Charlton and Vivian Woodward on four. Only nine players in England's history have scored more than one.
The biggest individual hauls
Four England players have scored five in a single international. Howard Vaughton set the mark against Ireland in Belfast in 1882, in the 13-0 win that remains England's record victory, and Steve Bloomer matched it in a 9-1 win over Wales in Cardiff in 1896. Willie Hall added a third against Ireland at Old Trafford in 1938, in a burst widely recorded as the fastest hat-trick in England's history, and Malcolm Macdonald became the most recent when he scored all five in a 5-0 win over Cyprus at Wembley in 1975. No England player has scored five since.
England hat-tricks at the World Cup
Only four England hat-tricks have been scored at a World Cup finals tournament, and the first is the most famous in the game. Geoff Hurst's treble against West Germany at Wembley on 30 July 1966 remains the only hat-trick scored in a men's World Cup final. Lineker followed with three against Poland in Monterrey in 1986, Kane scored three against Panama in Nizhny Novgorod in 2018, and Saka added the fourth against France in Miami Gardens in 2026.
Which opponents have conceded most often?
The early decades of the fixture list explain most of the numbers. Ireland conceded 18 England hat-tricks and Wales 10, the great majority of them in British Home Championship matches before the Second World War, when scorelines of 6-1 and 9-1 were commonplace. Luxembourg, Portugal, Austria and Hungary each appear multiple times, and the United States conceded two in the same 10-0 friendly in New York in May 1964, to Roger Hunt and Fred Pickering.
Hat-tricks conceded by England
England have conceded only 11 hat-tricks in more than 150 years, and five of those came against Scotland between 1878 and 1928. The most damaging was Nandor Hidegkuti's three in Hungary's 6-3 win at Wembley in 1953, the result that ended England's unbeaten home record against continental opposition. Marco van Basten's treble in the 1988 European Championship is the only one conceded at a major tournament, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic's four in Solna in November 2012 is both the largest haul conceded and the most recent. No opponent has scored a hat-trick against England since.
More England statistics
Every result, record and squad list is collected on the England national team hub, and the players behind many of these trebles feature in our legendary players archive. For the tournament context behind the most recent entry, see the World Cup 2026 fixtures and stats page and our all-time World Cup records.
England Hat-Tricks: Frequently Asked Questions
The questions readers most often ask about England's hat-trick record, from the all-time leader and the biggest individual hauls to the trebles England have conceded.
How many hat-tricks have England scored?
England have scored 91 hat-tricks in senior internationals, beginning with Howard Vaughton's five goals against Ireland on 18 February 1882 and running to Bukayo Saka's three against France on 18 July 2026.
Who has scored the most hat-tricks for England?
Jimmy Greaves, with six between 1960 and 1966. Gary Lineker and Harry Kane share second place on five each.
Who scored the first England hat-trick?
Howard Vaughton, who scored five in England's 13-0 win over Ireland at Bloomfield in Belfast on 18 February 1882. Arthur Alfred Brown scored four in the same match, so England's first and second hat-tricks arrived on the same afternoon.
Who scored the most recent England hat-trick?
Bukayo Saka, in the 6-4 win over France in the 2026 World Cup third-place play-off at the Hard Rock Stadium on 18 July 2026. It was his second England hat-trick after a treble against North Macedonia in June 2023.
Has an England player scored a hat-trick in a World Cup final?
Yes. Geoff Hurst scored three in the 4-2 win over West Germany at Wembley on 30 July 1966, and remains the only player to have scored a hat-trick in a men's World Cup final.
Which England players have scored five goals in a match?
Four have managed it: Howard Vaughton against Ireland in 1882, Steve Bloomer against Wales in 1896, Willie Hall against Ireland in 1938 and Malcolm Macdonald against Cyprus in 1975. Macdonald's five came in a 5-0 win, meaning he scored every England goal in the game.
How many hat-tricks have England conceded?
Eleven, the first to John McDougall of Scotland in 1878 and the most recent to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored four for Sweden in Solna in November 2012.
Which country has conceded the most hat-tricks to England?
Ireland, with 18, ahead of Wales on 10. Most were scored in British Home Championship fixtures before the Second World War.
