List of Republic of Ireland national football team hat-tricks

The Republic of Ireland national football team played their first international association football match on 28 May 1924 as the Irish Free State, defeating Bulgaria 1–0 at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] The Irish Free State side was established following the partition of the country in 1921. Prior to this a unified Irish team had represented the whole of Ireland in international football.[2]

Robbie Keane has scored more hat-tricks for the Republic of Ireland than any other player.

As of January 2018, eight Irish international players have scored a hat-trick (three goals) or more in a game.[3] The first player to achieve the feat was Ned Brooks on 16 June 1924 against the United States. Two players have scored four goals during a match, Paddy Moore against Belgium in 1934, the only match which Ireland have failed to win when one of their players has scored a hat-trick, and Don Givens against Turkey in 1975.[3] Other than Brooks, three players have scored a single hat-trick for Ireland, John Joe Flood in 1929, David Kelly on his international debut in 1987 and David Connolly in 1997. Don Givens is also one of three players to have scored more than one hat-trick for Ireland, the others being John Aldridge and Robbie Keane. Keane is the most recent player to have scored a hat-trick for the Republic of Ireland, in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Gibraltar on 11 October 2014.[4] The hat-trick was also Keane's third at the international level, making him the record holder for the most hat-tricks scored for the side.[3]

The Republic of Ireland have conceded nine hat-tricks during their history, the first being scored by Karl-Erik Palmér in a 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification match on 13 November 1949 against Sweden.[5] No player has ever scored more than three goals against Ireland in a single match. Christian Eriksen of Denmark is the most recent player to score a hat-trick against the Republic of Ireland, in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[6]

Hat-tricks for the Republic of Ireland
Key
More than a hat-trick scored *
Table

Wartime internationals, not regarded as official matches, are not included in the list. The result is presented with Republic of Ireland's score first.

Date Goals Player Opponent Venue Competition Result Ref.
16 June 1924
3
 Ned Brooks United States Dalymount Park, Dublin Friendly
3–1
 [7]
20 April 1929
3
 John Joe Flood Belgium Dalymount Park, Dublin Friendly
4–0
 [8]
25 February 1934
4*
 Paddy Moore Belgium Dalymount Park, Dublin 1934 FIFA World Cup qualification
4–4
 [9]
30 October 1974
3
 Don Givens Soviet Union Dalymount Park, Dublin UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
3–0
 [10]
29 October 1975
4*
 Don Givens Turkey Dalymount Park, Dublin UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
4–0
 [11]
10 November 1987
3
 David Kelly[a] Israel Lansdowne Road, Dublin Friendly
5–0
 [12]
17 October 1990
3
 John Aldridge Turkey Lansdowne Road, Dublin UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying
5–0
 [13]
9 September 1992
3
 John Aldridge Latvia Lansdowne Road, Dublin 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4–0
 [14]
21 May 1997
3
 David Connolly Liechtenstein Lansdowne Road, Dublin 1998 World Cup qualification
5–0
 [15]
15 November 2006
3
 Robbie Keane San Marino Aviva Stadium, Dublin UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
5–0
 [16]
7 June 2013
3
 Robbie Keane Faroe Islands Aviva Stadium, Dublin 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3–0
 [17]
11 October 2014
3
 Robbie Keane Gibraltar Aviva Stadium, Dublin UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
7–0
 [18]

Hat-tricks conceded by the Republic of Ireland

Wartime internationals, not regarded as official matches, are not included in the list. The result is presented with Republic of Ireland's score first.

Date Goals Player Opponent Venue Competition Result Ref.
13 November 1949
3
 Karl-Erik Palmér Sweden Dalymount Park, Dublin 1950 FIFA World Cup qualification
1–3
 [5]
10 May 1950
3
 Joseph Mermans Belgium King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels Friendly
1–5
 [19]
7 May 1952
3
 Adolf Huber Austria Praterstadion, Vienna Friendly
0–6
 [20]
19 October 1955
3
 Miloš Milutinović Yugoslavia Dalymount Park, Dublin Friendly
0–6
 [21]
8 May 1957
3
 Tommy Taylor England Wembley Stadium, London 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
1–5
 [22]
27 October 1965
3
 Jesús María Pereda Spain Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
1–4
 [23]
7 October 1969
3
 Jozef Adamec Czechoslovakia Stadion Letná, Prague 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification
0–3
 [24]
10 October 1971
3
 Thomas Parits Austria Linzer Stadion, Linz UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying
0–6
 [25]
6 September 1995
3
 Peter Stöger Austria Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
1–3
 [26]
14 November 2017
3
 Christian Eriksen Denmark Aviva Stadium, Dublin 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
1–5
 [6]

Notes

a David Kelly's hat-trick was scored on his international debut.[27]

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