Scoring a hat-trick for Everton is a dream only a select few will ever get to realise.
Some do it towards the very start of their career and others in the twilight of their playing days.
Who are Everton’s youngest ever hat-trick scorers? Who are the oldest? We’ve got the top five in both categories,via Everton Results…
1. Dixie Dean – 17 October 1925 – 18 years, 268 days: Dean is the only player to score a Toffees hat-trick before the age of 19. He smashed in three goals in a 3-1 away win over Burnley to make history.
2. Tommy Lawton – 5 November 1938 – 19 years, 30 days: Lawton hit his treble in a 4-0 home win over Middlesbrough in the old Division 1.
3. Tommy Browell – 8 February 1912 – 19 years, 112 days: Everton thumped Bury 6-0 in an FA Cup second round replay on the day Browell did this.
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4. Alf Milward – 18 January 1890 – 19 years, 128 days: Everton racked up one of their biggest wins of all time here, beating Derby 11-2.
5. Joe Royle – 30 November 1968 – 19 years, 236 days: Royle is the most modern marksman on the list, grabbing three goals in a 7-1 home win over Leicester.
1. Sam Chedgzoy – 14 April 1922 – 33 years, 77 days: Everton thumped Huddersfield 6-2 at Goodison Park on the way Chedgzoy made himself the club’s oldest ever hat-trick scorer.
2. Jock Dodds – 25 September 1948 – 33 years, 18 days: A 4-1 home win over Preston in the old Division 1 saw Dodds dominate the scoring.
3. Louis Saha – 5 February 2011 – 32 years, 181 days: Saha netted four goals in this Premier League 5-3 victory over Blackpool, no doubt delighting fantasy football managers across the country.
4. Harry Potts – 13 December 1952 – 32 years, 52 days: A Division 2 clash with Bury was the scene for Potts’ goal rush.
5. Wayne Rooney – 29 November 2017 – 32 years, 36 days: During his second spell with Everton, Rooney produced a masterclass to see off West Ham, including a long-range chip to catch Joe Hart out.