Since the inception of the English women's football league competition, the Women's Super League, [a] in 2011, 45 hat-tricks (three goals in a single match) have been scored by 27 different players playing for 10 different clubs. The first player to achieve the feat was Rachel Williams playing for Birmingham City in a 4–0 victory against Liverpool. 12 players have scored more than one hat-trick and five players have achieved four goals in a game. Chelsea's 6–0 win over Bristol City in 2019 remains the only game where multiple players completed a hat-trick in the same game.
Key | |
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4 | Player scored four goals |
6 | Player scored six goals |
† | Player scored hat-trick as a substitute |
D L | Player was not on the winning team (game drawn or lost) |
P | Player scored a perfect hat-trick (one goal each with right foot, left foot and head) |
B | Team hat-trick scored for |
() | Number of times player scored a hat-trick (only for players with multiple hat-tricks) |
Player | Nationality | Home team | Result | Away team | Date | Ref. |
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Rachel Williams (1) | England | Liverpool | 0–4 | Birmingham City | 20 April 2011 | [1] |
Helen Ward | Wales | Chelsea | 3–1 | Everton | 20 May 2012 | [2] |
Rachel Williams (2) | England | Liverpool | 2–5 | Birmingham City | 9 September 2012 | [3] |
Toni Duggan (1) | England | Chelsea | 1–4 | Everton | 9 June 2013 | [4] |
Natasha Dowie 4 (1) | England | Doncaster Rovers Belles | 0–9 | Liverpool | 24 August 2013 | [5] |
Nicole Rolser | Germany | Liverpool | 2–4 | Birmingham City | 1 September 2013 | [6] |
Natasha Dowie (2) | England | Liverpool | 4–2 | Everton | 12 September 2013 | [7] |
Kelly Smith † | England | Bristol Academy | 3–4 | Arsenal | 20 September 2014 | [8] |
Beth Mead | England | Sunderland | 4–0 | Chelsea | 18 July 2015 | [9] |
Georgia Stanway (1) | England | Manchester City | 3–0 | Sunderland | 31 July 2016 | [10] |
Kirsty Linnett | England | Sunderland | 1–7 | Birmingham City | 6 November 2016 | [11] |
Toni Duggan (2) | England | Bristol Academy | 0–3 | Manchester City | 9 May 2017 | [12] |
Natasha Harding | Wales | Sunderland | 1–4 | Liverpool | 28 October 2017 | [13] |
Bethany England 4 (1) | England | Yeovil Town | 0–8 | Liverpool | 6 January 2018 | [14] |
Ellen White | England | Birmingham City | 3–0 | Arsenal | 29 April 2018 | [15] |
Nikita Parris (1) | England | Manchester City | 5–0 | Yeovil Town | 16 May 2018 | [14] |
Vivianne Miedema P (1) | Netherlands | Arsenal | 5–0 | Liverpool | 9 September 2018 | [16] |
Daniëlle van de Donk | Netherlands | Arsenal | 4–3 | West Ham United | 23 September 2018 | [17] |
Vivianne Miedema (2) | Netherlands | Arsenal | 6–0 | Reading | 21 October 2018 | [18] |
Georgia Stanway (2) | England | Brighton Hove & Albion | 0–6 | Manchester City | 21 October 2018 | [10] |
Bethany England (2) | England | Chelsea | 6–0 | Bristol City | 20 February 2019 | [19] |
Fran Kirby (1) | England | Chelsea | 6–0 | Bristol City | 20 February 2019 | [19] |
Fran Kirby (2) | England | Liverpool | 0–4 | Chelsea | 13 March 2019 | [20] |
Nikita Parris (2) | England | Reading | 3–4 | Manchester City | 13 March 2019 | [21] |
Vivianne Miedema (3) | Netherlands | Arsenal | 4–0 | Bristol City | 14 March 2019 | [22] |
Rinsola Babajide | England | Liverpool | 5–2 | Bristol City | 21 April 2019 | [23] |
Bethany England P (3) | England | Yeovil Town | 0–8 | Chelsea | 7 May 2019 | [24] |
Vivianne Miedema 6 (4) | Netherlands | Arsenal | 11–1 | Bristol City | 1 December 2019 | [25] |
Chloe Kelly | England | Everton | 3–1 | Reading | 19 January 2020 | [26] |
Martha Thomas | Scotland | Reading | 0–5 | West Ham United | 3 April 2020 | [27] |
Jill Roord (1) | Netherlands | Arsenal | 6–1 | Reading | 6 September 2020 | [28] |
Jill Roord (2) | Netherlands | West Ham United | 1–9 | Arsenal | 12 September 2020 | [29] |
Vivianne Miedema (5) | Netherlands | Arsenal | 6–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 October 2020 | [30] |
Sam Kerr (1) | Australia | Chelsea | 3–2 | West Ham United | 6 December 2020 | [31] |
Fran Kirby 4P (3) | England | Reading | 0–5 | Chelsea | 10 January 2021 | [32] |
Hayley Raso P | Australia | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–5 | Everton | 28 March 2021 | [33] |
Sam Kerr (2) | Australia | Chelsea | 6–0 | Birmingham City | 4 April 2021 | [34] |
Sam Kerr (3) | Australia | Chelsea | 5–0 | Birmingham City | 21 November 2021 | [35] |
Khadija Shaw 4 (1) | Jamaica | Manchester City | 7–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 April 2022 | [36] |
Rachel Daly (1) | England | Aston Villa | 3–1 | Reading | 20 November 2022 | [37] |
Jordan Nobbs | England | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–6 | Aston Villa | 12 February 2023 | [38] |
Alessia Russo | England | Manchester United | 5–1 | Leicester City | 5 March 2023 | [39] |
Khadija Shaw (2) | Jamaica | Manchester City | 3–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 March 2023 | [40] |
Rachel Daly (2) | England | Reading | 0–5 | Aston Villa | 7 May 2023 | [41] |
Martha Thomas (2) | Scotland | Aston Villa | 2–4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 October 2023 | [42] |
Sjoeke Nüsken | Germany | Chelsea | 4–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 October 2023 | [43] |
Lauren James | England | Chelsea | 5–1 | Liverpool | 18 November 2023 | [44] |
Khadija Shaw (3) | Jamaica | Manchester City | 7–0 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 November 2023 | [45] |
Khadija Shaw P (4) | Jamaica | Everton | 1–4 | Manchester City | 17 December 2023 | [46] |
Lauren James (2) | England | Chelsea | 3–1 | Manchester United | 21 January 2024 | [47] |
Khadija Shaw (5) | Jamaica | Manchester City | 5–1 | Liverpool | 21 January 2024 | [48] |
Guro Reiten 4 | Norway | Chelsea | 8–0 | Bristol City | 5 May 2024 | [49] |
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players who have scored two or more hat-tricks.
Rank | Player | Club(s) | Hat-tricks |
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1 | Vivianne Miedema | Arsenal | 5 |
Khadija Shaw | Manchester City | ||
3 | Bethany England | Liverpool, Chelsea | 3 |
Sam Kerr | Chelsea | ||
Fran Kirby | Chelsea | ||
6 | Rachel Daly | Aston Villa | 2 |
Natasha Dowie | Liverpool | ||
Toni Duggan | Everton, Manchester City | ||
Lauren James | Chelsea | ||
Nikita Parris | Manchester City | ||
Jill Roord | Arsenal | ||
Georgia Stanway | Manchester City | ||
Martha Thomas | West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Rachel Williams | Birmingham City |
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players from a single nation.
Note: Nationality as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Rank | Nation | Hat-tricks | Players | First hat-trick | Last hat-trick |
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1 | England | 28 | 17 | 20 April 2011 | 21 January 2024 |
2 | Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 9 September 2018 | 18 October 2020 |
3 | Jamaica | 5 | 1 | 30 April 2022 | 21 January 2024 |
4 | Australia | 4 | 2 | 6 December 2020 | 21 November 2021 |
5 | Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 September 2013 | 22 October 2023 |
Scotland | 2 | 1 | 3 April 2020 | 21 October 2023 | |
Wales | 2 | 2 | 20 May 2012 | 28 October 2017 | |
8 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 5 May 2024 | 5 May 2024 |
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored by players from given club.
Rank | Club | Hat-tricks | Players | First hat-trick | Last hat-trick |
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1 | Chelsea | 13 | 7 | 20 May 2012 | 5 May 2024 |
2 | Manchester City | 10 | 4 | 31 July 2016 | 21 January 2024 |
3 | Arsenal | 9 | 4 | 20 September 2014 | 18 October 2020 |
4 | Birmingham City | 5 | 4 | 20 April 2011 | 29 April 2018 |
Liverpool | 5 | 4 | 24 August 2013 | 21 April 2019 | |
6 | Aston Villa | 3 | 2 | 20 November 2022 | 7 May 2023 |
Everton | 3 | 3 | 9 June 2013 | 28 March 2021 | |
8 | Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 5 March 2023 | 5 March 2023 |
Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 18 July 2015 | 18 July 2015 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 1 | 21 October 2023 | 21 October 2023 | |
West Ham United | 1 | 1 | 3 April 2020 | 3 April 2020 |
The following table lists the number of hat-tricks scored against given club.
Rank | Club | Hat-tricks | Players | First hat-trick | Last hat-trick |
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1 | Bristol City | 8 | 7 | 20 September 2014 | 5 May 2024 |
Reading | 8 | 7 | 21 October 2018 | 7 May 2023 | |
3 | Liverpool | 7 | 5 | 24 August 2013 | 21 January 2024 |
4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 5 | 21 October 2018 | 22 October 2023 |
5 | Everton | 3 | 3 | 20 May 2012 | 17 December 2023 |
Sunderland | 3 | 3 | 31 July 2016 | 28 October 2017 | |
Tottenham Hotspur | 3 | 2 | 18 October 2020 | 26 November 2023 | |
West Ham United | 3 | 3 | 23 September 2018 | 6 December 2020 | |
Yeovil Town | 3 | 2 | 6 January 2018 | 7 May 2019 | |
10 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 4 April 2021 | 21 November 2021 |
Chelsea | 2 | 2 | 9 June 2013 | 18 July 2015 | |
12 | Arsenal | 1 | 1 | 29 April 2018 | 29 April 2018 |
Aston Villa | 1 | 1 | 21 October 2023 | 21 October 2023 | |
Doncaster Rovers Belles | 1 | 1 | 24 August 2013 | 24 August 2013 | |
Leicester City | 1 | 1 | 5 March 2023 | 5 March 2023 | |
Manchester United | 1 | 1 | 21 January 2024 | 21 January 2024 |
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