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Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
played their first international association football
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match on 25 March 1876 against Scotland
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. As of September 2021, fifteen Welsh international players have scored a hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
(three goals) or more in a game. The first player to achieve the feat was John Price who scored four goals against Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
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
Melvyn Charles (14 May 1935 – 24 September 2016) was a Welsh international footballer. Charles played as both a centre-half and centre-forward, with his preferred position being at right-half.
After a short stint on the Leeds United ground ...
against Northern Ireland
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in 1962 and Ian Edwards against Malta
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in 1978.
Wales' first five hat-tricks were all scored against the same opposition, Ireland, before Trevor Ford
Trevor Ford (1 October 1923 – 29 May 2003) was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Swansea Town, Aston Villa, Sunderland, Cardiff City, PSV, Newport County and Romford, as well as for the Wales national ...
scored three times against Belgium
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on 23 November 1949, also becoming the first Welsh player to score a hat-trick against a team not from the home nations
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. As of September 2021 the most recent player to score a hat-trick for Wales was Gareth Bale
Gareth Frank Bale (born 16 July 1989) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and the Wales national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest wingers of his generation ...
, in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Belarus
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on 5 September 2021.
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
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. The first player to score a hat-trick against Wales from outside the home nations was Rajko Mitić
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Mitić is considered one of the most important players in the history of Red Star Belgrade as he is th ...
for Yugoslavia
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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
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is the most recent player to score a hat-trick against Wales, in a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
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match on 6 September 2003.
Hat-tricks for Wales
;Key ;Table Wartime internationals, not regarded as official matches, are not included in the list. The result is presented with Wales' score first.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.Notes
Some sources attribute a hat-trick toAlex Smith
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during a 5–1 victory for Scotland on 15 March 1902. However, others, including the Scottish Football Association
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, attribute two of his goals to other Scottish players.
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A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
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