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.
Date | Goals | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result | Ref |
25 02 1882 | 4* | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | Friendly | 7–1 | |||
11 04 1885 | 3 | Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh | 1884–85 British Home Championship | 8–2 | |||
03 03 1888 | 4* | Racecourse Ground | 1887–88 British Home Championship | 11–0 | |||
27 04 1889 | 3 | Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh | 1888–89 British Home Championship | 3–0 | |||
02 04 1906 | 3 | Racecourse Ground | 1905–06 British Home Championship | 4–4 | |||
23 11 1949 | 3 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Friendly | 5–1 | |||
20 04 1955 | 3 | Windsor Park | 1954–55 British Home Championship | 3–2 | |||
25 09 1957 | 3 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 4–1 | |||
11 04 1962 | 4* | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1961–62 British Home Championship | 4–0 | |||
03 04 1963 | 3 | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1962–63 British Home Championship | 4–1 | |||
25 10 1978 | 4* | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | UEFA Euro 1980 qualifier | 7–0 | |||
19 05 1979 | 3 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1978–79 British Home Championship | 3–0 | |||
09 09 1992 | 3 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 6–0 | |||
18 02 2004 | 3 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff | Friendly | 4–0 | |||
22 03 2018 | 3 | Guangxi Sports Center, Nanning | 2018 China Cup | 6–0 |
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.Date | Goals | Player | Opponent | Venue | Competition | Result | Ref |
3 02 1883 | 3 | Kensington Oval, London | Friendly | 0–5 | |||
23 03 1885 | 3 | Acton Park, Wrexham | 1884–85 British Home Championship | 1–8 | |||
4 02 1888 | 3 | Nantwich Road, Crewe | 1887–88 British Home Championship | 1–5 | |||
22 03 1890 | 4* | Underwood Park, Paisley | 1890 British Home Championship | 0–5 | |||
07 02 1891 | 4* | Ulsterville, Belfast | 1890–91 British Home Championship | 2–7 | |||
18 03 1893 | 3 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1892–93 British Home Championship | 0–8 | |||
18 03 1893 | 4* | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1892–93 British Home Championship | 0–8 | |||
08 04 1893 | 3 | Solitude, Belfast | 1892–93 British Home Championship | 2–7 | |||
12 03 1894 | 3 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1893–94 British Home Championship | 1–5 | |||
16 03 1896 | 5* | Arms Park, Cardiff | 1895–96 British Home Championship | 1–9 | |||
19 03 1898 | 3 | Fir Park, Motherwell | 1897–98 British Home Championship | 2–5 | |||
18 03 1899 | 3 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1898–99 British Home Championship | 0–6 | |||
18 03 1901 | 4* | St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | 1900–01 British Home Championship | 0–6 | |||
22 02 1902 | 3 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1901–02 British Home Championship | 0–3 | |||
16 03 1908 | 3 | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham | 1907–08 British Home Championship | 1–7 | |||
27 10 1928 | 3 | Ibrox Park, Glasgow | 1928–29 British Home Championship | 2–4 | |||
20 11 1929 | 3 | Stamford Bridge, London | 1929–30 British Home Championship | 0–6 | |||
01 02 1930 | 6* | Windsor Park, Belfast | 1929–30 British Home Championship | 0–7 | |||
15 10 1949 | 3 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | 1950 FIFA World Cup qualifier 1950 British Home Championship | 1–4 | |||
21 05 1953 | 3 | JNA Stadium, Belgrade | Friendly | 2–5 | |||
22 09 1954 | 3 | Ninian Park, Cardiff | Friendly | 1–3 | |||
10 11 1954 | 3 | Wembley Stadium, London | 1953–54 British Home Championship | 2–3 | |||
4 11 1969 | 3 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 1–4 | |||
9 11 1996 | 3 | Philips Stadion, Eindhoven | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 1–7 | |||
20 08 1997 | 4* | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier | 4–6 | |||
6 09 2003 | 3 | San Siro, Milan | 2004 UEFA European Championships qualifier | 0–4 |