HAT-TRICKS
In the 140 years following
Sam Widdowson's four goals against
Sheffield Heeley on December 2nd 1882, a total of 89 players have scored 140 competitive hat-tricks.
Both
Wally Ardron and
Tom Peacock scored hat-tricks on 6 different occasions and three players have scored five.
The three hat-tricks that
Alex Higgins scored all came in the FA Cup, and all within a month. He scored 5 goals against
Clapton in the first round of the FA Cup on January 17 1891 and then hat-tricks in both of the second round replays against
Sunderland on February 7th and 11th.
Both of
Nigel Clough's hat-tricks were in under 10 minutes. His first, against
QPR in December 1987 was in just 4 minutes and was the record at the time for a hat-trick in the top flight. His second, against
Coventry in the League Cup was in just 8 minutes before half-time, when we were already losing 4-0.
Nigel Clough was on the losing side in that game, which is the fifth (and most recent) time that happened.
SummaryThis is the summary of game results when we scored a hat-trick
| Played |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
| 134 | 125 | 4 | 5 |
These are all the players who have scored more than one hat-trickThese are all the 140 competitive hat-tricks scored by Forest players
| Season |
Date |
Game |
Scorer |
Goals |
Opponent | H/A |
Result |
Ground |
| 1882-83 | Sat Dec 02, 1882 | FA Cup | Sam Widdowson | 4 | Sheffield Heeley | H | 7-2 | Town Ground |
| 1884-85 | Sat Nov 08, 1884 | FA Cup | Sam Widdowson | 3 | Rotherham Town | H | 5-0 | Parkside Ground |
| Sat Dec 06, 1884 | FA Cup | Frederick Fox | 3 | Sheffield Heeley | H | 4-1 | Parkside Ground |
| 1885-86 | Sat Oct 31, 1885 | FA Cup | George Tutin | 4 | Mellors | H | 6-2 | Gregory Ground |
| 1890-91 | Sat Jan 17, 1891 | FA Cup | Tinsley Lindley | 4 | Clapton | A | 14-0 | Spotted Dog Ground |
| Sat Jan 17, 1891 | FA Cup | Alex Higgins | 5 | Clapton | A | 14-0 | Spotted Dog Ground |
| Sat Feb 07, 1891 | FA Cup | Alex Higgins | 3 | Sunderland Albion | H | 3-3 | Town Ground |
| Wed Feb 11, 1891 | FA Cup | Alex Higgins | 3 | Sunderland Albion | N | 5-0 | Bramall Lane |
| 1892-93 | Sat Nov 12, 1892 | League Tier 1 | Neil McCallum | 3 | Aston Villa | H | 4-5 | Town Ground |
| 1893-94 | Sat Sep 02, 1893 | League Tier 1 | James Collins | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 7-1 | Town Ground |
| Sat Mar 24, 1894 | League Tier 1 | John McPherson | 3 | Preston North End | H | 4-2 | Town Ground |
| 1898-99 | Mon Jan 02, 1899 | League Tier 1 | Len Benbow | 3 | Everton | A | 3-1 | Goodison Park |
| Sat Apr 22, 1899 | League Tier 1 | Fred Forman | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3-0 | City Ground |
| 1899-00 | Sat Feb 17, 1900 | League Tier 1 | John Calvey | 3 | Everton | H | 4-2 | City Ground |
| 1900-01 | Sat Oct 20, 1900 | League Tier 1 | Grenville Morris | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 6-1 | The Hawthorns |
| Sat Jan 12, 1901 | League Tier 1 | John Calvey | 3 | Manchester City | H | 4-2 | City Ground |
| Sat Feb 09, 1901 | FA Cup | John Calvey | 3 | Leicester Fosse | H | 5-1 | City Ground |
| 1904-05 | Sat Sep 10, 1904 | League Tier 1 | Grenville Morris | 3 | Bury | H | 5-1 | City Ground |
| Sat Sep 24, 1904 | League Tier 1 | Billy Shearman | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 5-2 | City Ground |
| 1905-06 | Wed Jan 17, 1906 | FA Cup | Billy Shearman | 3 | Bury | H | 6-2 | City Ground |
| 1907-08 | Sat Sep 21, 1907 | League Tier 1 | Enoch West | 3 | Chelsea | H | 6-0 | City Ground |
| Sat Nov 09, 1907 | League Tier 1 | Enoch West | 4 | Sunderland | H | 4-1 | City Ground |
| Sat Feb 08, 1908 | League Tier 1 | Enoch West | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3-3 | Ewood Park |
| Sat Feb 29, 1908 | League Tier 1 | Arthur Green | 3 | Everton | H | 5-2 | City Ground |
| Sat Apr 11, 1908 | League Tier 1 | Grenville Morris | 3 | Manchester City | H | 3-1 | City Ground |
| 1908-09 | Wed Apr 21, 1909 | League Tier 1 | Enoch West | 3 | Leicester Fosse | H | 12-0 | City Ground |
| Wed Apr 21, 1909 | League Tier 1 | Alf Spouncer | 3 | Leicester Fosse | H | 12-0 | City Ground |
| Wed Apr 21, 1909 | League Tier 1 | Bill Hooper | 3 | Leicester Fosse | H | 12-0 | City Ground |
| 1909-10 | Sat Nov 27, 1909 | League Tier 1 | Enoch West | 3 | Manchester United | A | 6-2 | Bank Street |
| Sat Nov 27, 1909 | League Tier 1 | Grenville Morris | 3 | Manchester United | A | 6-2 | Bank Street |
| Sat Dec 11, 1909 | League Tier 1 | Grenville Morris | 3 | The Wednesday | A | 3-4 | Hillsborough |
| 1910-11 | Sat Nov 05, 1910 | League Tier 1 | Thomas Marrison | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 5-2 | City Ground |
| 1912-13 | Sat Dec 28, 1912 | League Tier 2 | John Derrick | 3 | Leicester Fosse | H | 4-2 | City Ground |
| Sat Jan 18, 1913 | FA Cup | Thomas Gibson | 3 | Chesterfield | A | 4-1 | Saltergate |
| Sat Jan 25, 1913 | League Tier 2 | Thomas Gibson | 4 | Burnley | A | 5-3 | Turf Moor |
| Sat Feb 08, 1913 | League Tier 2 | Thomas Gibson | 3 | Hull City | H | 5-0 | City Ground |
| 1914-15 | Sat Dec 19, 1914 | FA Cup | Harry Jones | 3 | Shrewsbury Town | H | 6-1 | City Ground |
| 1920-21 | Sat Dec 25, 1920 | League Tier 2 | Jack Spaven | 3 | Rotherham County | H | 6-1 | City Ground |
| Sat Mar 12, 1921 | League Tier 2 | Sidney Harrold | 3 | Fulham | H | 5-1 | City Ground |
| 1927-28 | Mon Aug 29, 1927 | League Tier 2 | Noah Burton | 3 | Fulham | H | 7-0 | City Ground |
| Sat Sep 24, 1927 | League Tier 2 | Tommy Roe | 3 | Manchester City | H | 4-5 | City Ground |
| 1928-29 | Sat Sep 15, 1928 | League Tier 2 | Sam Jennings | 3 | Swansea Town | A | 5-3 | Vetch Field |
| Sat Oct 13, 1928 | League Tier 2 | Sam Jennings | 3 | Bristol City | A | 5-2 | Ashton Gate |
| Sat Apr 13, 1929 | League Tier 2 | Joe Heathcock | 3 | Preston North End | H | 4-1 | City Ground |
| 1929-30 | Sat Dec 21, 1929 | League Tier 2 | Clive German | 3 | Bristol City | H | 5-2 | City Ground |
| Sat Jan 11, 1930 | FA Cup | Johnny Dent | 3 | Rotherham United | A | 5-0 | Millmoor |
| Sat Feb 22, 1930 | League Tier 2 | Cyril Stocks | 3 | Reading | H | 5-0 | City Ground |
| 1930-31 | Sat Sep 13, 1930 | League Tier 2 | Johnny Dent | 3 | Stoke City | H | 3-0 | City Ground |
| Sat Sep 27, 1930 | League Tier 2 | Cyril Stocks | 3 | Oldham Athletic | H | 4-1 | City Ground |
| Sat Apr 25, 1931 | League Tier 2 | Billy Dickinson | 3 | Charlton Athletic | H | 4-3 | City Ground |
| 1931-32 | Wed Jan 27, 1932 | League Tier 2 | Johnny Dent | 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 6-1 | City Ground |
| Sat Feb 13, 1932 | League Tier 2 | Cyril Stocks | 3 | Notts County | A | 6-2 | Meadow Lane |
| 1933-34 | Sat Dec 23, 1933 | League Tier 2 | Tom Peacock | 4 | Port Vale | H | 6-1 | City Ground |
| Sat Jan 13, 1934 | FA Cup | Tom Peacock | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 4-0 | City Ground |
| 1934-35 | Tue Dec 25, 1934 | League Tier 2 | George Burditt | 3 | Norwich City | H | 5-2 | City Ground |
| Sat Mar 16, 1935 | League Tier 2 | Johnny Dent | 3 | Oldham Athletic | A | 5-0 | Boundary Park |
| Sat Mar 23, 1935 | League Tier 2 | Johnny Dent | 3 | Burnley | H | 5-0 | City Ground |
| 1935-36 | Sat Nov 09, 1935 | League Tier 2 | Tom Peacock | 4 | Barnsley | H | 6-0 | City Ground |
| Sat Nov 23, 1935 | League Tier 2 | Tom Peacock | 4 | Port Vale | H | 9-2 | City Ground |
| Thu Dec 26, 1935 | League Tier 2 | Tom Peacock | 4 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 6-2 | City Ground |
| Sat Feb 01, 1936 | League Tier 2 | Eric Stubbs | 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 4-1 | Horton Park Avenue |
| 1936-37 | Sat Sep 05, 1936 | League Tier 2 | Tom Peacock | 3 | Fulham | H | 5-3 | City Ground |
| Sat Nov 07, 1936 | League Tier 2 | Boy Martin | 3 | Barnsley | H | 4-1 | City Ground |
| Wed Apr 21, 1937 | League Tier 2 | Jack Surtees | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 3-0 | City Ground |
| Sat May 01, 1937 | League Tier 2 | Meynell Burgin | 3 | Southampton | A | 3-0 | The Dell |
| 1946-47 | Sat Jan 04, 1947 | League Tier 2 | Colin Lyman | 3 | Newport County | A | 5-2 | Somerton Park |
| Sat Jun 14, 1947 | League Tier 2 | Tom Johnston | 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | H | 4-0 | City Ground |
| 1950-51 | Sat Sep 30, 1950 | League Tier 3 | Wally Ardron | 3 | Aldershot | H | 7-0 | City Ground |
| Sat Nov 18, 1950 | League Tier 3 | Wally Ardron | 3 | Gillingham | H | 9-2 | City Ground |
| Sat Nov 18, 1950 | League Tier 3 | Tommy Capel | 4 | Gillingham | H | 9-2 | City Ground |
| Sat Nov 25, 1950 | FA Cup | Tucker Johnson | 3 | Torquay United | H | 6-1 | City Ground |
| Sat Apr 07, 1951 | League Tier 3 | Wally Ardron | 3 | Gillingham | A | 4-1 | Priestfield Stadium |
| Sat Apr 21, 1951 | League Tier 3 | Tucker Johnson | 3 | Exeter City | A | 5-0 | St. James Park (Exeter) |
| 1952-53 | Sat Nov 29, 1952 | League Tier 2 | Wally Ardron | 3 | Birmingham City | A | 5-0 | St. Andrews |
| Fri Dec 26, 1952 | League Tier 2 | Wally Ardron | 4 | Hull City | H | 4-1 | City Ground |
| 1953-54 | Sat Sep 19, 1953 | League Tier 2 | Alan Moore | 4 | Stoke City | H | 5-4 | City Ground |
| Fri Dec 25, 1953 | League Tier 2 | Wally Ardron | 3 | Leeds United | H | 5-2 | City Ground |
| Sat Feb 13, 1954 | League Tier 2 | Tommy Capel | 3 | Fulham | H | 4-1 | City Ground |
| 1956-57 | Sat Aug 25, 1956 | League Tier 2 | Jim Barrett | 3 | Fulham | H | 3-1 | City Ground |
| Sat Jan 05, 1957 | FA Cup | Jim Barrett | 3 | Goole Town | H | 6-0 | City Ground |
| Sat Feb 02, 1957 | League Tier 2 | Jim Barrett | 3 | Port Vale | A | 7-1 | Vale Park |
| Sat Feb 09, 1957 | League Tier 2 | Tommy Wilson | 3 | Barnsley | H | 7-1 | City Ground |
| Sat Apr 27, 1957 | League Tier 2 | Doug Lishman | 3 | Sheffield United | A | 4-0 | Bramall Lane |
| 1958-59 | Sat Nov 08, 1958 | League Tier 1 | Johnny Quigley | 3 | Manchester City | H | 4-0 | City Ground |
| Sat Nov 29, 1958 | League Tier 1 | Roy Dwight | 3 | Leicester City | A | 3-0 | Filbert Street |
| Mon Feb 23, 1959 | FA Cup | Roy Dwight | 3 | Birmingham City | N | 5-0 | Filbert Street |
| 1960-61 | Wed Sep 21, 1960 | League Tier 1 | Geoff Vowden | 3 | Fulham | H | 4-2 | City Ground |
| 1963-64 | Sat Feb 01, 1964 | League Tier 1 | Frank Wignall | 3 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 3-2 | Burnden Park |
| Sat Apr 04, 1964 | League Tier 1 | Colin Addison | 3 | Birmingham City | H | 4-0 | City Ground |
| 1964-65 | Sat Oct 24, 1964 | League Tier 1 | Colin Addison | 3 | Sunderland | H | 5-2 | City Ground |
| Sat Nov 07, 1964 | League Tier 1 | Frank Wignall | 3 | Aston Villa | H | 4-2 | City Ground |
| 1966-67 | Sat Oct 01, 1966 | League Tier 1 | Chris Crowe | 3 | Manchester United | H | 4-1 | City Ground |
| Sat Apr 08, 1967 | FA Cup | Ian Storey-Moore | 3 | Everton | H | 3-2 | City Ground |
| 1970-71 | Sat Mar 27, 1971 | League Tier 1 | Ian Storey-Moore | 3 | Crystal Palace | H | 3-1 | City Ground |
| 1977-78 | Tue Oct 04, 1977 | League Tier 1 | Peter Withe | 4 | Ipswich Town | H | 4-0 | City Ground |
| 1978-79 | Wed Mar 28, 1979 | League Tier 1 | Martin O'Neill | 3 | Chelsea | H | 6-0 | City Ground |
| 1979-80 | Sat Sep 01, 1979 | League Tier 1 | Garry Birtles | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 5-1 | The Hawthorns |
| Tue Sep 25, 1979 | League Cup | Tony Woodcock | 3 | Middlesbrough | A | 3-1 | Ayresome Park |
| Sat Feb 23, 1980 | League Tier 1 | Trevor Francis | 3 | Manchester City | H | 4-0 | City Ground |
| 1980-81 | Tue Sep 23, 1980 | League Cup | Raimondo Ponte | 3 | Bury | A | 7-0 | Gigg Lane |
| 1981-82 | Sat Sep 05, 1981 | League Tier 1 | Ian Wallace | 3 | Birmingham City | A | 3-4 | St. Andrews |
| Sat May 15, 1982 | League Tier 1 | Peter Davenport | 3 | Ipswich Town | A | 3-1 | Portman Road |
| 1983-84 | Sat Sep 17, 1983 | League Tier 1 | Colin Walsh | 3 | Norwich City | A | 3-2 | Carrow Road |
| 1984-85 | Sat Sep 01, 1984 | League Tier 1 | Peter Davenport | 3 | Sunderland | H | 3-1 | City Ground |
| Wed Sep 05, 1984 | League Tier 1 | Trevor Christie | 3 | Aston Villa | A | 5-0 | Villa Park |
| 1985-86 | Sat Oct 26, 1985 | League Tier 1 | Peter Davenport | 3 | Arsenal | H | 3-2 | City Ground |
| Wed Jan 01, 1986 | League Tier 1 | Neil Webb | 3 | Coventry City | H | 5-2 | City Ground |
| 1986-87 | Sat Sep 20, 1986 | League Tier 1 | Neil Webb | 3 | Chelsea | A | 6-2 | Stamford Bridge |
| Sat Sep 20, 1986 | League Tier 1 | Garry Birtles | 3 | Chelsea | A | 6-2 | Stamford Bridge |
| 1987-88 | Sun Dec 13, 1987 | League Tier 1 | Nigel Clough | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 4-0 | City Ground |
| 1988-89 | Wed Oct 12, 1988 | League Cup | Tommy Gaynor | 3 | Chester City | A | 4-0 | Deva Stadium |
| Wed Jan 18, 1989 | League Cup | Lee Chapman | 4 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 5-2 | City Ground |
| 1990-91 | Wed Nov 28, 1990 | League Cup | Nigel Clough | 3 | Coventry City | A | 4-5 | Highfield Road |
| Mon Mar 04, 1991 | FA Cup | Nigel Jemson | 3 | Southampton | H | 3-1 | City Ground |
| 1991-92 | Wed Feb 05, 1992 | League Cup | Teddy Sheringham | 3 | Crystal Palace | H | 4-2 | City Ground |
| 1993-94 | Tue Sep 21, 1993 | League Cup | Stan Collymore | 3 | Wrexham | A | 3-3 | Racecourse Ground |
| 1996-97 | Sat Aug 17, 1996 | League Tier 1 | Kevin Campbell | 3 | Coventry City | A | 3-0 | Highfield Road |
| 1997-98 | Sat Aug 30, 1997 | League Tier 2 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 4-0 | City Ground |
| Sat Nov 22, 1997 | League Tier 2 | Pierre van Hooijdonk | 3 | Charlton Athletic | H | 5-2 | City Ground |
| Sat Mar 07, 1998 | League Tier 2 | Kevin Campbell | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 4-1 | Gresty Road |
| 2000-01 | Sun Nov 12, 2000 | League Tier 2 | Jack Lester | 3 | Gillingham | A | 3-1 | Priestfield Stadium |
| 2001-02 | Sat Oct 20, 2001 | League Tier 2 | Stern John | 3 | Millwall | A | 3-3 | The Den |
| 2002-03 | Wed Sep 18, 2002 | League Tier 2 | Marlon Harewood | 3 | Gillingham | H | 4-1 | City Ground |
| Sat Sep 21, 2002 | League Tier 2 | David Johnson | 3 | Grimsby Town | A | 3-0 | Blundell Park |
| Sat Feb 22, 2003 | League Tier 2 | Marlon Harewood | 4 | Stoke City | H | 6-0 | City Ground |
| 2005-06 | Sat Feb 25, 2006 | League Tier 3 | Nicky Southall | 3 | Swindon Town | H | 7-1 | City Ground |
| 2006-07 | Sat Nov 11, 2006 | FA Cup | Kris Commons | 3 | Yeading | H | 5-0 | City Ground |
| Sat Dec 09, 2006 | League Tier 3 | Nathan Tyson | 3 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 4-1 | Gresty Road |
| 2007-08 | Sat Sep 22, 2007 | League Tier 3 | Junior Agogo | 3 | Gillingham | H | 4-0 | City Ground |
| Sat Oct 13, 2007 | League Tier 3 | Kris Commons | 3 | Cheltenham Town | A | 3-0 | Whaddon Road |
| 2009-10 | Sat Dec 05, 2009 | League Tier 2 | Robert Earnshaw | 3 | Leicester City | H | 5-1 | City Ground |
| 2011-12 | Tue Mar 20, 2012 | League Tier 2 | Garath McCleary | 4 | Leeds United | A | 7-3 | Elland Road |
| Sat Mar 31, 2012 | League Tier 2 | Radoslaw Majewski | 3 | Crystal Palace | A | 3-0 | Selhurst Park |
| 2012-13 | Tue Feb 19, 2013 | League Tier 2 | Radoslaw Majewski | 3 | Huddersfield Town | H | 6-1 | City Ground |
| 2013-14 | Sun Jan 05, 2014 | FA Cup | Jamie Paterson | 3 | West Ham United | H | 5-0 | City Ground |
| 2014-15 | Wed Sep 17, 2014 | League Tier 2 | Britt Assombalonga | 3 | Fulham | H | 5-3 | City Ground |
| 2016-17 | Fri Nov 25, 2016 | League Tier 2 | Henri Lansbury | 3 | Barnsley | A | 5-2 | Oakwell |
| 2017-18 | Sat Oct 28, 2017 | League Tier 2 | Kieran Dowell | 3 | Hull City | A | 3-2 | KCOM Stadium |
| 2021-22 | Sat Apr 30, 2022 | League Tier 2 | Sam Surridge | 3 | Swansea City | H | 5-1 | City Ground |
| 2023-24 | Tue Dec 26, 2023 | League Tier 1 | Chris Wood | 3 | Newcastle United | A | 3-1 | St. James Park (Newcastle) |
