In 1921 Billy Walker of Aston Villa scored 3 consecutive penalties in a Division 3 North Football League match against Bradford City. He scored 214 goals in 478 apps for Villa and 9 goals for England in 18 caps. Might be regarded as the best ever to play for Villa, winning an FA Cup medal in 1920 and a runner up in 1924. He went on into management at Sheffield Wed, Chelmsford!! and Nottingham Forest.
Managing Wednesday before the war he won the FA Cup with them in 1935 and in 1959 he took Forest to Wembley winning the Cup after the war.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FF7ll0UiPo 1959 Cup win
Billy was the only manager to have done that double (ie before and after the win victories in the FA Cup Final).
He was also the first Englishman to score a goal at the brand new Wembley against Scotland on April 12th 1924.
(I'm wondering about the 1923 FA Cup Final played for the first time at Wembley- when David Jack (an Englishman) and JR Smith (a Scot) scored for Bolton in the first cup final?)
On this same day in 1927 Charlie Moore of Bradford City scored 5 against Nelson (yes they were in the Football League Third North).
In 1932 Duncan M'Crae scored 6 in St Mirren's defeat of Cowdenbeath in the Scottish First Division. He was a bit of a legend, scoring 224 goals in 319 league and cup games, winning an array of trophies for his club and a few Scottish caps.
In 1938 Beaumont Asquith playing for Barnsley.....seriously! notched 5 out of 7 against Darlington also in the Third Division North.
Top Premier League individual goalscorers in one game include:
Andy Cole 5 for Man U v Ipswich in a 9-0 defeat in March 1995
Alan Shearer 5 for Newcastle v Sheff Wed 8-0 September 1999
Jermain Defoe 5 for Spurs v Wigan 9-1 22/11/09
Dimitar Berbatov Man U v Blackburn Rovers 7-1 27/11/10
Sergio Aguero City v Newcastle 6-1 3/10/15
and 22 players have scored 4 in one PL match....worth trying to name them?
Other top individual scorers:
Joe Payne 10 Luton Town v Bristol Rovers 12-0 13/4/11936
Robert Bell 9 Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic 13-4 on Boxing Day 1935
Ted Drake 7 Arsenal v Villa 7-1 14/12/1935
In the Second Division Tommy Brigg scored 7 for Blackburn Rovers v Bristol Rovers in an 8-3 win 5/2/55
Neville Coleman 7 for Stoke City v Lincoln City 8-0 23/2/57
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