- The fastest hat trick in football history was scored by Alex Torr in 2013.
- Torr scored three goals within 70 seconds in a Sunday League match.
- Sadio Mane and Robert Lewandowski are some of the other football players who have managed to score the fastest hat-tricks in their careers.
Beyond records and goals, there are certain moments in the rich history of football that transcend the beautiful game.
From Zinedine Zidane’s costly head butt at the 2006 FIFA World Cup to FC Barcelona’s crazy comeback against French giants PSG in a 2016-2017 Champions League second leg tie, football fans have witnessed numerous unforgettable occasions.
One such moment occurred in a Sunday league tie where Alex Torr needed only 70 seconds to enter his name into the Guinness World Record book.
In a football world where every second matters, Torr redefined the term ‘speed’ by scoring a hat-trick in less than 70 seconds.
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Torr’s journey to fastest hat trick
Torr became the first football player to bag a hat-trick in less than 80 seconds when he scored three goals in 70 seconds in a Sunday league tie in 2013 to help Rawson Springs hammer Winn Gardens 7-1.
The record breaking display that shocked the many people including the centre referee Matt Tyers happened in a Meadow Hall Sunday League encounter.
Torr, who was 20 years old then, scored a total of four goals in that memorable match with his hat-trick coming between the 11th and 13th minute of the clash.
He scored his first goal of the match in the 11th minute before completing his brace 30 seconds later. Torr’s third goal came at the 13th minute mark when he received a pinpoint pass before firing the ball into the net.
Other famous football players who have scored fastest hat tricks
Besides Torr, there are several other players who have managed to score quick hat-tricks in their professional careers.
Some of these stars include Senegalese forward Sadio Mane and his Polish counterpart Robert Lewandowski.
Mane entered into the Premier League record books when he netted the fastest hat-trick in the history of the most watched league in a game against Aston Villa in May 2015.
Mane, who was playing for Southampton then only took two minutes and 56 seconds to complete his hat-trick and help his side secure a 6-1 victory.
On the other hand, Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in three minutes, 15 seconds in a Bundesliga football match between Bayern Munich and VfL Wolfsburg that was also played in 2015.
Top eight fastest hat tricks in football history
- Alex Torr: 70 seconds (2013).
- Magnus Arvidsson: 89 seconds (1995).
- Eduardo Maglioni: 1 minute 51 seconds (1973).
- Jimmy O’Connor: 2 minutes 13 seconds (1967).
- James Hayter: 2 minutes 20 seconds (2004).
- Ian St John: 2 minutes 30 seconds (1959).
- Sadio Mane: 2 minutes 56 seconds (2015).
- Robert Lewandowski: 3 minutes 15 seconds (2015).