Since the inception of the English association football league competition, the EFL Championship, in 2004, more than 60 players have scored three goals (a hat-trick) or more in a single match. The first player to achieve the feat was Englishman Marcus Stewart, who scored three times for Sunderland in a 4–0 victory at Gillingham on 11 September 2004. The fixture between Norwich City and Scunthorpe United at Carrow Road in 2011 saw both Grant Holt and Simeon Jackson score a hat-trick for the home team.
Dwight Gayle has scored a hat-trick on five occasions in the Football League Championship. He and Chris Iwelumo scored a hat-trick for three clubs.
The list includes only hat-tricks scored in the league; hat-tricks scored in play-off matches are not counted.
Key | |
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4 | Player scored four goals |
† | Player scored hat-trick as a substitute |
* | Home team |
The following table lists players who have scored two or more hat-tricks.
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