OPPONENT HAT-TRICKS
These are all the known 136 competitive hat-tricks scored by opponents.Note: I'm missing some early opposition goalscorers, so this is likely not a complete list.
| Season |
Date |
Game |
Scorer |
Goals |
Opponent |
H/A |
Result |
Ground |
| 1887-88 | Sat Jan 07, 1888 | FA Cup | W Ingram | 3 | The Wednesday | H | 2-4 | Gregory Ground |
| 1892-93 | Sat Nov 12, 1892 | League Tier 1 | Charlie Athersmith | 3 | Aston Villa | H | 4-5 | Town Ground |
| Sat Dec 03, 1892 | League Tier 1 | Campbell | 3 | Sunderland | H | 0-5 | Town Ground |
| 1893-94 | Sat Feb 03, 1894 | League Tier 1 | Harry Chippendale | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1-6 | Ewood Park |
| 1894-95 | Sat Sep 15, 1894 | League Tier 1 | J Southworth | 3 | Everton | A | 1-6 | Goodison Park |
| 1895-96 | Sat Oct 05, 1895 | League Tier 1 | Steve Bloomer | 3 | Derby County | H | 2-5 | Town Ground |
| Sat Dec 07, 1895 | League Tier 1 | Steve Bloomer | 3 | Derby County | A | 0-4 | Baseball Ground |
| 1896-97 | Sat Jan 23, 1897 | League Tier 1 | William Richards | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0-4 | Stoney Lane |
| 1897-98 | Mon Apr 11, 1898 | League Tier 1 | Steve Bloomer | 3 | Derby County | A | 0-5 | Baseball Ground |
| 1899-00 | Mon Apr 16, 1900 | League Tier 1 | Billy Walker | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 0-8 | Stoney Lane |
| 1901-02 | Sat Oct 19, 1901 | League Tier 1 | Jimmy Millar | 3 | Sunderland | A | 0-4 | Roker Park |
| 1903-04 | Sat Dec 19, 1903 | League Tier 1 | Joe Bache | 3 | Aston Villa | H | 3-7 | City Ground |
| Sat Dec 19, 1903 | League Tier 1 | Tommy Niblo | 3 | Aston Villa | H | 3-7 | City Ground |
| 1904-05 | Sat Nov 05, 1904 | League Tier 1 | Sandy Young | 4 | Everton | A | 1-5 | Goodison Park |
| 1905-06 | Sat Sep 09, 1905 | League Tier 1 | George Dorsett | 3 | Manchester City | A | 0-5 | Hyde Road |
| Sat Nov 18, 1905 | League Tier 1 | Albert Shepherd | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0-6 | Burnden Park |
| Sat Dec 16, 1905 | League Tier 1 | Freddie Wilcox | 3 | Birmingham City | A | 0-5 | Muntz Street |
| Mon Apr 16, 1906 | League Tier 1 | Jimmy Stewart | 3 | The Wednesday | H | 3-4 | City Ground |
| 1907-08 | Wed Dec 25, 1907 | League Tier 1 | Joe Bache | 4 | Aston Villa | A | 0-4 | Villa Park |
| Sat Mar 07, 1908 | League Tier 1 | George Holley | 3 | Sunderland | A | 2-7 | Roker Park |
| 1908-09 | Sat Mar 13, 1909 | FA Cup | Alf Bentley | 3 | Derby County | A | 0-3 | Baseball Ground |
| 1909-10 | Sat Sep 18, 1909 | League Tier 1 | Jack Parkinson | 3 | Liverpool | H | 1-4 | City Ground |
| Sat Jan 01, 1910 | League Tier 1 | Harry Hampton | 3 | Aston Villa | H | 1-4 | City Ground |
| Mon Jan 03, 1910 | League Tier 1 | Bob Currie | 3 | Bury | A | 1-4 | Gigg Lane |
| Wed Apr 20, 1910 | League Tier 1 | Jack Parkinson | 4 | Liverpool | A | 3-7 | Anfield |
| Sat Apr 30, 1910 | League Tier 1 | Jack Cowell | 4 | Bristol City | A | 0-4 | Ashton Gate |
| 1910-11 | Sat Dec 17, 1910 | League Tier 1 | Albert Shepherd | 4 | Newcastle United | A | 1-4 | St. James Park (Newcastle) |
| 1911-12 | Sat Feb 17, 1912 | League Tier 2 | Bob Whittingham | 3 | Chelsea | H | 2-3 | City Ground |
| 1912-13 | Mon Mar 24, 1913 | League Tier 2 | Tommy Little | 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 1-3 | Horton Park Avenue |
| 1913-14 | Sat Nov 29, 1913 | League Tier 2 | Billy McLeod | 4 | Leeds City | A | 0-8 | Elland Road |
| 1914-15 | Sat Apr 10, 1915 | League Tier 2 | Arthur Price | 3 | Leeds City | A | 0-4 | Elland Road |
| Sat Apr 24, 1915 | League Tier 2 | Harry King | 4 | Arsenal | A | 0-7 | Highbury |
| 1919-20 | Sat Nov 01, 1919 | League Tier 2 | Albert Groves | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0-4 | Molineux |
| Sat Jan 31, 1920 | League Tier 2 | Bobby Blood | 3 | Port Vale | A | 1-4 | The Old Recreation Ground |
| Wed Mar 10, 1920 | League Tier 2 | Harry Hampton | 4 | Birmingham City | A | 0-8 | St. Andrews |
| Fri Apr 02, 1920 | League Tier 2 | Syd Puddefoot | 4 | West Ham United | A | 1-5 | Upton Park |
| Sat May 01, 1920 | League Tier 2 | Jimmy Heathcote | 3 | Blackpool | A | 2-3 | Bloomfield Road |
| 1920-21 | Sat Sep 04, 1920 | League Tier 2 | Arthur Watkin | 3 | Stoke City | A | 0-4 | Victoria Ground |
| 1922-23 | Sat Nov 04, 1922 | League Tier 1 | Benny Cross | 3 | Burnley | A | 2-8 | Turf Moor |
| Tue Jan 02, 1923 | League Tier 1 | Joe Smith | 4 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 2-4 | Burnden Park |
| Sat Mar 03, 1923 | League Tier 1 | Bobby Blood | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 0-4 | City Ground |
| 1923-24 | Sat Oct 06, 1923 | League Tier 1 | Andy Wilson | 5 | Middlesbrough | A | 2-5 | Ayresome Park |
| 1924-25 | Tue Sep 02, 1924 | League Tier 1 | Charlie Wilson | 3 | Huddersfield Town | A | 0-3 | Leeds Road |
| Sat Dec 13, 1924 | League Tier 1 | George James | 4 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1-5 | The Hawthorns |
| 1925-26 | Sat Mar 20, 1926 | League Tier 2 | Harry Havelock | 4 | Portsmouth | A | 1-5 | Fratton Park |
| Sat May 01, 1926 | League Tier 2 | Albert Pynegar | 4 | Oldham Athletic | A | 3-8 | Boundary Park |
| Sat May 01, 1926 | League Tier 2 | Frank Hargreaves | 3 | Oldham Athletic | A | 3-8 | Boundary Park |
| 1927-28 | Sat Mar 24, 1928 | League Tier 2 | Jimmy Hampson | 4 | Blackpool | A | 3-5 | Bloomfield Road |
| 1928-29 | Sat Oct 27, 1928 | League Tier 2 | Wilf Phillips | 3 | Millwall | H | 0-4 | City Ground |
| Sat Nov 03, 1928 | League Tier 2 | Jack Simms | 4 | Port Vale | A | 2-4 | The Old Recreation Ground |
| 1929-30 | Sat Sep 28, 1929 | League Tier 2 | Dick Rowley | 3 | Southampton | H | 0-5 | City Ground |
| Sat Mar 15, 1930 | League Tier 2 | Wilf Kirkham | 3 | Stoke City | A | 0-6 | Victoria Ground |
| Sat Apr 26, 1930 | League Tier 2 | Bertie Williams | 3 | Bristol City | A | 1-4 | Ashton Gate |
| 1930-31 | Sat Nov 22, 1930 | League Tier 2 | Ron Williams | 3 | Swansea Town | A | 2-3 | Vetch Field |
| Sat Jan 10, 1931 | FA Cup | Duncan Hutchison | 3 | Newcastle United | A | 0-4 | St. James Park (Newcastle) |
| 1931-32 | Sat Sep 12, 1931 | League Tier 2 | Vince Harwood | 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | A | 1-4 | Horton Park Avenue |
| Sat Oct 17, 1931 | League Tier 2 | Jack Leslie | 4 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 1-5 | Home Park |
| Sat Jan 30, 1932 | League Tier 2 | Thomas Reid | 3 | Manchester United | A | 2-3 | Old Trafford |
| 1933-34 | Sat May 05, 1934 | League Tier 2 | Tommy Nolan | 3 | Port Vale | A | 1-3 | The Old Recreation Ground |
| 1935-36 | Mon Sep 02, 1935 | League Tier 2 | Jim Hammond | 3 | Fulham | A | 0-6 | Craven Cottage |
| Sat Sep 07, 1935 | League Tier 2 | David Mangnall | 3 | West Ham United | A | 2-5 | Upton Park |
| Sat Feb 15, 1936 | League Tier 2 | Arthur Holt | 3 | Southampton | A | 2-7 | The Dell |
| Sat Feb 15, 1936 | League Tier 2 | Vic Watson | 3 | Southampton | A | 2-7 | The Dell |
| 1936-37 | Sat Nov 28, 1936 | League Tier 2 | Tommy Jones | 4 | Blackpool | A | 1-7 | Bloomfield Road |
| Sat Apr 10, 1937 | League Tier 2 | Billy Guest | 4 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 1-9 | Ewood Park |
| 1938-39 | Wed Aug 31, 1938 | League Tier 2 | Bill Hullett | 3 | Plymouth Argyle | A | 0-3 | Home Park |
| Sat Oct 08, 1938 | League Tier 2 | Billy Cairns | 3 | Newcastle United | A | 0-4 | St. James Park (Newcastle) |
| Sat Nov 19, 1938 | League Tier 2 | Don Barker | 3 | Millwall | A | 0-5 | The Old Den |
| Sat Nov 26, 1938 | League Tier 2 | Eric Brook | 3 | Manchester City | H | 3-4 | City Ground |
| Sat Dec 17, 1938 | League Tier 2 | Tom Lyon | 4 | Chesterfield | A | 1-7 | Saltergate |
| Sat Jan 28, 1939 | League Tier 2 | Tommy Crawley | 3 | Coventry City | A | 1-5 | Highfield Road |
| 1939-40 | Sat Aug 26, 1939 | League Tier 2 | Maxwell | 3 | Barnsley | A | 1-4 | Oakwell |
| 1946-47 | Sat Aug 31, 1946 | League Tier 2 | Robledo | 3 | Barnsley | A | 2-3 | Oakwell |
| Wed Feb 12, 1947 | FA Cup | Mannion | 3 | Middlesbrough | A | 2-6 | Ayresome Park |
| 1948-49 | Sat Nov 13, 1948 | League Tier 2 | Revie | 3 | Leicester City | A | 2-4 | Filbert Street |
| 1950-51 | Sat Dec 09, 1950 | FA Cup | Shaw | 3 | Rotherham United | A | 1-3 | Millmoor |
| 1951-52 | Wed Aug 29, 1951 | League Tier 2 | Eddie Brown | 3 | Southampton | A | 2-5 | The Dell |
| Sat Oct 27, 1951 | League Tier 2 | Ted Roberts | 3 | Coventry City | A | 3-3 | Highfield Road |
| 1954-55 | Wed Aug 25, 1954 | League Tier 2 | Johnny King | 3 | Stoke City | H | 0-3 | City Ground |
| 1955-56 | Sat Dec 17, 1955 | League Tier 2 | Billy Liddell | 3 | Liverpool | A | 2-5 | Anfield |
| 1956-57 | Sat Nov 10, 1956 | League Tier 2 | Brian Clough | 3 | Middlesbrough | H | 0-4 | City Ground |
| 1957-58 | Sat Nov 30, 1957 | League Tier 1 | Gordon Turner | 3 | Luton Town | A | 1-3 | Kenilworth Road |
| Sat Mar 15, 1958 | League Tier 1 | Jimmy Murray | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1-4 | City Ground |
| 1958-59 | Sat Aug 23, 1958 | League Tier 1 | Bobby Mason | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1-5 | Molineux |
| Sat Sep 27, 1958 | League Tier 1 | Jimmy Greaves | 3 | Chelsea | A | 1-4 | Stamford Bridge |
| Thu Apr 09, 1959 | League Tier 1 | Allan Brown | 4 | Luton Town | A | 1-5 | Kenilworth Road |
| Wed Apr 22, 1959 | League Tier 1 | Alan Shackleton | 3 | Leeds United | H | 0-3 | City Ground |
| 1959-60 | Wed Aug 26, 1959 | League Tier 1 | Danny Clapton | 3 | Arsenal | H | 0-3 | City Ground |
| Sat Nov 21, 1959 | League Tier 1 | Jimmy Robson | 5 | Burnley | A | 0-8 | Turf Moor |
| Sat Dec 12, 1959 | League Tier 1 | Dennis Viollet | 3 | Manchester United | H | 1-5 | City Ground |
| Sat Jan 23, 1960 | League Tier 1 | Edward Thomas | 3 | Everton | A | 1-6 | Goodison Park |
| Sat Jan 30, 1960 | FA Cup | Derek 'Doc' Pace | 3 | Sheffield United | A | 0-3 | Bramall Lane |
| 1960-61 | Sat Dec 31, 1960 | League Tier 1 | David Herd | 3 | Arsenal | H | 3-5 | City Ground |
| Sat Apr 29, 1961 | League Tier 1 | Jimmy Greaves | 4 | Chelsea | A | 3-4 | Stamford Bridge |
| 1961-62 | Wed Oct 04, 1961 | Fairs Cup | Hector Núñez | 3 | Valencia | H | 1-5 | City Ground |
| Tue Dec 26, 1961 | League Tier 1 | Norbert Lawton | 3 | Manchester United | A | 3-6 | Old Trafford |
| 1962-63 | Sat Sep 29, 1962 | League Tier 1 | Jimmy Greaves | 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 2-9 | White Hart Lane |
| 1963-64 | Sat Aug 31, 1963 | League Tier 1 | Jimmy Greaves | 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 1-4 | White Hart Lane |
| Sat Mar 14, 1964 | League Tier 1 | Fred Pickering | 3 | Everton | A | 1-6 | Goodison Park |
| 1964-65 | Sat Dec 05, 1964 | League Tier 1 | Andy McEvoy | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 2-5 | City Ground |
| 1965-66 | Sat Mar 26, 1966 | League Tier 1 | Willie Irvine | 3 | Burnley | A | 1-4 | Turf Moor |
| 1967-68 | Sat May 11, 1968 | League Tier 1 | Tony Hateley | 3 | Liverpool | A | 1-6 | Anfield |
| 1969-70 | Wed Oct 29, 1969 | League Tier 1 | Peter Lorimer | 3 | Leeds United | A | 1-6 | Elland Road |
| Sat Feb 21, 1970 | League Tier 1 | Steve Kindon | 3 | Burnley | A | 0-5 | Turf Moor |
| Tue Apr 07, 1970 | League Tier 1 | John O'Rourke | 3 | Coventry City | H | 1-4 | City Ground |
| 1970-71 | Mon Jan 11, 1971 | FA Cup | Malcolm MacDonald | 3 | Luton Town | A | 4-3 | Kenilworth Road |
| Sat Apr 03, 1971 | League Tier 1 | Hugh Curran | 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0-4 | Molineux |
| 1971-72 | Sat Sep 25, 1971 | League Tier 1 | Derek Dougan | 3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 2-4 | Molineux |
| 1973-74 | Sat Jan 12, 1974 | League Tier 2 | Tony Brown | 4 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 1-4 | City Ground |
| 1974-75 | Sat Oct 12, 1974 | League Tier 2 | Mel Machin | 3 | Norwich City | H | 1-3 | City Ground |
| 1980-81 | Tue Oct 28, 1980 | League Cup | Ross Jenkins | 3 | Watford | A | 1-4 | Vicarage Road |
| 1984-85 | Sat Oct 13, 1984 | League Tier 1 | Gary Thompson | 3 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1-4 | The Hawthorns |
| 1990-91 | Wed Nov 28, 1990 | League Cup | Kevin Gallagher | 3 | Coventry City | A | 4-5 | Highfield Road |
| 1991-92 | Sat May 02, 1992 | League Tier 1 | Frank McAvennie | 3 | West Ham United | A | 0-3 | Upton Park |
| 1992-93 | Sat Apr 10, 1993 | League Tier 1 | Les Ferdinand | 3 | Queens Park Rangers | A | 3-4 | Loftus Road |
| 1995-96 | Sat Aug 19, 1995 | League Tier 1 | Matt Le Tissier | 3 | Southampton | A | 4-3 | The Dell |
| Sat Nov 18, 1995 | League Tier 1 | Alan Shearer | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0-7 | Ewood Park |
| 1998-99 | Sat Oct 24, 1998 | League Tier 1 | Michael Owen | 4 | Liverpool | A | 1-5 | Anfield |
| Sat Jan 09, 1999 | League Tier 1 | Darren Huckerby | 3 | Coventry City | A | 0-4 | Highfield Road |
| Sat Feb 06, 1999 | League Tier 1 | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer | 4 | Manchester United | H | 1-8 | City Ground |
| 2001-02 | Sat Mar 30, 2002 | League Tier 2 | Darren Huckerby | 3 | Manchester City | A | 0-3 | Maine Road |
| 2009-10 | Tue May 11, 2010 | Playoffs | DJ Campbell | 3 | Blackpool | H | 3-4 | City Ground |
| 2010-11 | Sun Jan 30, 2011 | FA Cup | Victor Obinna | 3 | West Ham United | A | 2-3 | Upton Park |
| 2011-12 | Sat Sep 10, 2011 | League Tier 2 | Rickie Lambert | 3 | Southampton | A | 2-3 | St. Mary's Stadium |
| Tue Jan 17, 2012 | FA Cup | Jermaine Beckford | 3 | Leicester City | A | 0-4 | Walkers Stadium |
| 2013-14 | Sat Mar 22, 2014 | League Tier 2 | Craig Bryson | 3 | Derby County | A | 0-5 | Pride Park |
| 2014-15 | Wed Jan 21, 2015 | League Tier 2 | Ross McCormack | 3 | Fulham | A | 2-3 | Craven Cottage |
| Sat Apr 18, 2015 | League Tier 2 | Rudy Gestede | 3 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 3-3 | Ewood Park |
| 2015-16 | Tue Aug 11, 2015 | League Cup | Tom Bradshaw | 3 | Walsall | H | 3-4 | City Ground |
| 2017-18 | Wed Sep 20, 2017 | League Cup | Michy Batshuayi | 3 | Chelsea | A | 1-5 | Stamford Bridge |
| 2018-19 | Wed Nov 28, 2018 | League Tier 2 | Tammy Abraham | 4 | Aston Villa | A | 5-5 | Villa Park |
| 2019-20 | Sat Dec 14, 2019 | League Tier 2 | Jordan Rhodes | 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | H | 0-4 | City Ground |
| Fri Mar 06, 2020 | League Tier 2 | Matt Smith | 3 | Millwall | H | 0-3 | City Ground |
| 2022-23 | Wed Aug 31, 2022 | League Tier 1 | Erling Haaland | 3 | Manchester City | A | 0-6 | Etihad Stadium |
| 2023-24 | Sat Dec 23, 2023 | League Tier 1 | Dominic Solanke | 3 | Bournemouth | H | 2-3 | City Ground |
| 2024-25 | Sat Jan 25, 2025 | League Tier 1 | Dango Ouattara | 3 | Bournemouth | A | 0-5 | Dean Court |
