Five hat-trick heroes whose trebles hit home

Here, Tim Nash looks at five memorable hat-tricks involving our clubs.

The 23-year-old's treble took just two minutes, 56 seconds to smash Robbie Fowler's record from 1994.

1 Steve Bull

Arguably Bully's most memorable hat-trick was his four second-half goals at Newcastle on New Year's Day, 1990. Mark Kendall saved Micky Quinn's seventh-minute spot kick and the tide turned. Bully's first came in the 50th minute when he stabbed home Paul Cook's cross following a mistake from Bjorn Kristensen.

Bull then collected Keith Downing's through ball and slotted past John Burridge and completed his hat-trick with a far-post header from a corner from Robbie Dennison, who threaded Bull through for his fourth.

2 Peter Odemwingie

The game that sealed Mick McCarthy's fate as Wolves manager in February 2012. Odemwingie started the rout in the 34th minute and although Steven Fletcher levelled just before half-time, Jonas Olsson restored the Baggies' lead in the 64th minute. Roger Johnson had a header cleared off the line but Wolves capitulated as Albion scored three times in the last 13 minutes.

Odemwingie was on target twice, on 77 and 88 minutes, sandwiching one from former Wolves midfielder Keith Andrews (85).

3 David Kelly

A young Kelly made his name – and arguably won a £600,000 move to West Ham – on the back of a treble in the Third Division play-off final replay against Bristol City at Fellows Park in May 1988.

Kelly's first was a first-time angled finish after Trevor Christie's shot had been blocked. Mark Goodwin's ball over the top saw Kelly produce a neat finish under the keeper. Phil Hawker's bullet header made it 3-0 before Kelly's left-foot drive after Christie flicked on a free kick.

4 Maurice Johnston

Wolves were on a high after ending their record 19-match wait for a win with a 3-1 victory at Albion. But 20-year-old Johnston, a recent £200,000 arrival from Partick Thistle, shattered hopes of a revival with a seven-minute hat-trick as Graham Taylor's Watford, including a youthful Kenny Jackett, hammered Wolves 5-0 at Molineux on December 3, 1983.

Johnston's strike partner George Reilly, who briefly went on to play for Albion with Steve Bull, went it was their worst home defeat since September 1968 when Liverpool won 6-0.

5 Dwight Yorke

Yorke bagged his first hat-trick in claret and blue as 10-man Villa pushed high-flying Newcastle all the way in a seven-goal thriller at St James' Park on September 20, 1996. Yorke netted after four minutes but Les Ferdinand equalised immediately then put the Toon ahead. Alan Shearer made it 3-1 on 38 and it got worse for Villa when Mark Draper was sent off two minutes before the break. But the visitors had other ideas and Yorke netted on 59 and 69 in between Steve Howey's 67th-minute winner.