The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) consists of four divisions; Scottish Premiership, Scottish Championship, Scottish League One and Scottish League Two. The league structure was established in 2013 after the merger of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) and the Scottish Football League (SFL).
Key | ||
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4 | Player scored four goals | |
5 | Player scored five goals | |
The home team |
Rank | Player | Hat-tricks |
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1st | 5 | |
2nd | 4 | |
3rd | 2 | |
Steven MacLean | ||
Stevie May | ||
Adam Rooney | ||
Scott Sinclair | ||
Anthony Stokes | ||
Jermain Defoe | ||
Giorgos Giakoumakis | ||
Kyogo Furuhashi | ||
James Forrest | ||
Kevin Nisbet | ||
Lawrence Shankland |
James Keatings became the first player for 43 years to score hat-tricks for both Edinburgh clubs Heart of Midlothian (in 2014) and Hibernian (in 2015).[66] Género Zeefuik of Heart of Midlothian scored a hat-trick in a 10–0 SPFL record win against Cowdenbeath (who also suffered a joint-club record defeat) on 28 February 2015.[67] The three-minute Zeefuik hat-trick equalled the fastest ever hat-trick scored by a Heart of Midlothian player (Andy Black in 1938) in this match too.[68] Kenny Miller became the oldest ever Rangers player to score a hat-trick, with three goals against Dumbarton on 2 January 2016.[69] Mickaël Antoine-Curier and Tony Andreu both scored hat-tricks for Hamilton Academical in the same match, as the club equalled an 82-year-old club record scoreline by beating Greenock Morton 10–2 on the last day of the 2013–14 season.[70]
Key | ||
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4 | Player scored four goals | |
5 | Player scored five goals | |
The home team |
Rank | Player | Hat-tricks |
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1 | 6 | |
2 | 4 | |
3 | 3 | |
Billy McKay | ||
5 | James Keatings | 2 |
John Baird | ||
Martyn Waghorn | ||
Brian Graham |
Key | ||
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4 | Player scored four goals | |
5 | Player scored five goals | |
The home team |
Rank | Player | Hat-tricks |
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1 | 3 | |
Bobby Linn | ||
David Goodwillie | ||
Rory McAllister | ||
5 | Joe Cardle | 2 |
Jon Daly | ||
Michael Moffat | ||
Leighton McIntosh | ||
Rumarn Burrell |
Elgin City's Darryl McHardy and Annan Athletic's Peter Weatherson both scored hat-tricks in the same match in a 5–4 win for Annan Athletic at Elgin City on 25 April 2015. It was also the first hat-trick of McHardy's career.[186]
Key | ||
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4 | Player scored four goals | |
5 | Player scored five goals | |
The home team |
Rank | Player | Hat-tricks |
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1st | Blair Henderson | 6 |
2nd | 3 | |
3rd | 2 | |
Darryl McHardy |
Key | ||
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4 | Player scored four goals | |
5 | Player scored five goals | |
The home team |
Player | Nationality | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref | Division | ||
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1 | Annan Athletic | 3–5 | [232] | 2014 Scottish League One play-offs | |||||
2 | Alloa Athletic | 4–3 | [233] | 2017 Scottish Championship play-offs | |||||
3 | Stephen Dobbie | Queen of the South | Montrose | 5–0 | [234] | 2019 Scottish Championship play-offs | |||
4 | Callum Smith | Airdrieonians | Montrose | 6–4 | 7 May 2022 | [235] | 2022 Scottish Championship play-offs | ||
5 | Andy Winter (footballer) | Hamilton Academical | Alloa Athletic | 5-2 | 13 May 2023 | [236] | 2023 Scottish Championship play-offs |
The Scottish Premiership is the top tier of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and level one of the Scottish football league system. It was established in 2013.
The Scottish Championship is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and level two of the Scottish football league system. It was established in 2013.
The Scottish League One is the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and level three of the Scottish football league system. It was established in 2013.
The Scottish League Two is the bottom tier of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and level four of the Scottish football league system. It was established in 2013.
The results column shows the home team score first.
Includes one hat-trick scored in the 2014 Scottish League One play-offs.
Includes one hat-trick scored in the 2017 Scottish Championship play-offs.