Many great strikers have scored hat-tricks for Liverpool down the years but which player has achieved the incredible feat of 17 hat-tricks in nine full seasons?
Between 1926 and 1936, South African striker Gordon Hodgson scored an incredible 17 hat-tricks for Liverpool, including a stunning 4 hat-tricks in a single season (1930-1931). Ian Rush managed 16 hat-tricks but even Liverpool's most prolific striker could not beat Hodgson's record.
Hodgson scored hat-tricks against the following clubs:
Nov 1926 – Sheffield United (H)
Jan 1927 – Derby (H)
Oct 1927 – Portsmouth (H)
Oct 1928 – Arsenal (A)
Dec 1928 – Burnley (H)
Sep 1930 – Chelsea (H)
Nov 1930 – Sheffield United (H)
Feb 1931 – Sheffield Wed (A)
Feb 1931 – Blackpool (H)
Mar 1932 - West Brom (H)
Oct 1932 – Portsmouth (H)
Nov 1932 – Derby (H)
Apr 1933 – Blackpool (H)
Mar 1934 – Middlesbrough (H)
Mar 1934 – Birmingham (H)
Nov 1934 – Leicester (H)
Feb 1935 – Leeds (H)
Top 5 hat-trick scorers for Liverpool
Gordon Hodgson - 17
Ian Rush - 16
Roger Hunt - 12
Robbie Fowler - 10
Michael Owen - 10
So how do players in Liverpool's current squad compare? Yossi Benayoun, Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard are all on 3 hat-tricks at the moment; they have a long way to go before they break into the top 5!
Read more about Gordon Hodgson on LFC history
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Between 1926 and 1936, South African striker Gordon Hodgson scored an incredible 17 hat-tricks for Liverpool, including a stunning 4 hat-tricks in a single season (1930-1931). Ian Rush managed 16 hat-tricks but even Liverpool's most prolific striker could not beat Hodgson's record.
Hodgson scored hat-tricks against the following clubs:
Nov 1926 – Sheffield United (H)
Jan 1927 – Derby (H)
Oct 1927 – Portsmouth (H)
Oct 1928 – Arsenal (A)
Dec 1928 – Burnley (H)
Sep 1930 – Chelsea (H)
Nov 1930 – Sheffield United (H)
Feb 1931 – Sheffield Wed (A)
Feb 1931 – Blackpool (H)
Mar 1932 - West Brom (H)
Oct 1932 – Portsmouth (H)
Nov 1932 – Derby (H)
Apr 1933 – Blackpool (H)
Mar 1934 – Middlesbrough (H)
Mar 1934 – Birmingham (H)
Nov 1934 – Leicester (H)
Feb 1935 – Leeds (H)
Top 5 hat-trick scorers for Liverpool
Gordon Hodgson - 17
Ian Rush - 16
Roger Hunt - 12
Robbie Fowler - 10
Michael Owen - 10
So how do players in Liverpool's current squad compare? Yossi Benayoun, Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard are all on 3 hat-tricks at the moment; they have a long way to go before they break into the top 5!
Read more about Gordon Hodgson on LFC history
NB: Comments were off on the day this article was posted
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ReplyDeleteNo one on the current squad can compete with those record as long as Rafa still managing Liverpool.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all he usually play cautious style after the team take a lead.
secondly, he usually subs out the scorer when we lead by 2-3 goals.
then, who could possibly get hattrick under these circumstances.