Bukayo Saka’s hat-trick against North Macedonia was the 12th this century by an England men’s player.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the other 11, scored by just six players.
Michael Owen (v Germany, September 2001)
Michael Owen (v Colombia, May 2005)
Peter Crouch (v Jamaica, June 2006)
A memorable hat-trick for @petercrouch as the #ThreeLions beat Jamaica 6-0 #OnThisDay in 2006! ? pic.twitter.com/OAxTjOGddO
— England (@England) June 3, 2022
The day ‘The Robot’ entered football history as England ran riot with a 6-0 friendly win at Old Trafford before departing for the World Cup in Germany, with Crouch even being able to afford to miss a penalty before completing his hat-trick.
Theo Walcott (v Croatia, September 2008)
History-maker ?#OnThisDay in 2008, @theowalcott became the youngest-ever player to score a hat-trick for the #ThreeLions! pic.twitter.com/OvXV4efWUF
— England (@England) September 10, 2020
Walcott justified his selection ahead of David Beckham as Croatia were hammered 4-1 in Zagreb in a World Cup qualifier, becoming England’s youngest scorer of a hat-trick at the age of 19.
Jermain Defoe (v Bulgaria, September 2010)
Harry Kane (v Panama, June 2018)
Raheem Sterling (v Czech Republic, March 2019)
A five-star display ?#OnThisDay in 2019, a hat-trick from @sterling7 helped the #ThreeLions to a big win against the Czech Republic! ? pic.twitter.com/pbbspIC0JS
— England (@England) March 22, 2023
Sterling scored Wembley’s first England hat-trick in nine years in the 5-0 Euro 2020 qualifier, finishing off a 24-pass move for his opener before adding two in six second-half minutes – a shot on the turn and a 20-yard strike deflecting off Ondrej Celustka.
Harry Kane (v Bulgaria, September 2019)
Harry Kane (v Montenegro, November 2019)
Harry Kane (v Albania, November 2021)
A sensational hat-trick from @HKane ?pic.twitter.com/KhE0dR8DpL
— England (@England) November 12, 2021
Kane registered another first-half treble in a 5-0 hammering which put England on the verge of reaching World Cup 2022, the highlight being a stunning scissor kick from Phil Foden’s corner.
Harry Kane (v San Marino, November 2021)
