[Albion] Favourite Albion Hat Tricks

[Tweeting Seagull]

Another vote for this.

Or my username ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/1766285.stm

Bobby Zamora rediscovered his goalscoring touch with a hat-trick as Brighton gained their first win in six matches against struggling Cambridge.

Zamora, without a goal in his last four matches, headed the winner two minutes from time after Cambridge had drawn level on three occasions.

The lanky striker looked to have sealed victory earlier for the Seagulls when he put his side 3-2 ahead 15 minutes from time.

But, despite having Andy Duncan sent off for pushing, the visitors equalised for a third time through a Paul Wanless penalty five minutes later.

Gary Hart broke the deadlock with the opening goal, his first at home this season, on 24 minutes.

A fine ball over the top from Wanless set up Shane Tudor for the first Cambridge equaliser after 27 minutes.

Promotion-chasing Brighton regained the lead through Zamora from the penalty spot after Steve Angus was adjudged to have fouled the striker.

But Cambridge, who have taken only one away point all season, fought back to make it 2-2 when Luke Guttridge fired home after keeper Simon Royce could only parry a Wanless shot.

Albion Team

Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper Simon Royce
Defender/Right back Paul Watson
Defender/Centre back Danny Cullip
Defender/Centre back Simon Morgan
Defender/Midfielder Kerry Mayo
Midfielder Richard Carpenter
Midfielder Nathan Jones
Midfielder Paul Rogers
Midfielder/Forward Paul Brooker
Midfielder/Forward Gary Hart
Forward Bobby Zamora

Substitutions:
Danny Webb for Nathan Jones 45
Robbie Pethick for Kerry Mayo 65
Lee Steele for Paul Brooker 66

Oh yes, I forgot that one. What a game that was, a classic Withdean game!

 

[Tweeting Seagull]

Bryan Wade's for sure - it was so unexpected.

I wonder if anyone's going to say Adrian Thorne - I bet BG would have

Still no votes for Thorne. Albion’s greatest equivalent to a one hit wonder?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Teddy Maybank vs. Cardiff - I was there.

As was I.



There were two hat tricks in our 8-0 win over Northwich Victoria at Withdean.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Enjoyed Ulloa’s against Huddersfield.

I loved this. When that third goal went it everyone in the stadium realised what a striker we had on our books. Our best striker in the amex era IMO.

 

[GT49er]

As was I.

So were several thousand people! For various reasons, I don't get to watch the Albion that often. The Teddy Maybank hat-trick I saw - only Albion hat-trick I've ever seen live. Luckily, over the years I've clocked a few iconic Albion goals - Willie Irvine vs. Villa, Rohan Ince at Swindon, Tommy Fraser at Hereford and Steve Sidwell at Ashton Gate - I tend to remember - and treasure - those.

 

[Eeyore]

And Peter Ward getting the other one, plus an extra goal for luck!

Wardy got four that day, didn't he ?

 

[Eeyore]

Jimmy Case v Charlton Athletic 1983 (I think ?)

 

[Thunder Bolt]

So were several thousand people! For various reasons, I don't get to watch the Albion that often. The Teddy Maybank hat-trick I saw - only Albion hat-trick I've ever seen live. Luckily, over the years I've clocked a few iconic Albion goals - Willie Irvine vs. Villa, Rohan Ince at Swindon, Tommy Fraser at Hereford and Steve Sidwell at Ashton Gate - I tend to remember - and treasure - those.

I was also living away from Sussex, but that was on Boxing Day so I was down at my Dad’s for Christmas.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Cheating, instead Peter Ward’s England U21 hatrick against Norway at the Goldstone in 1977, I still have the programme.

The England side:

John Middleton [Derby County]
Paul Hinshelwood [Crystal Palace]
David Peach [Southampton]
Steve Williams [Southampton]
Steve Simms [Leicester City]
Paul Futcher [Manchester City]
THE LATE, GREAT Laurie Cunningham [West Bromwich Albion]
Peter Ward [Brighton & Hove Albion]
John Deehan [Aston Villa]
Gary Owen [Manchester City]
Peter Barnes [Manchester City]

Extraordinary how none of them amounted to much. We simply didn't have any coaching knowhow back then. Where were the future stars?

 

[Dancin Ninja BHA]

Brian Wade against Newcastle

WHAT A PERFORMANCE that night from the little Welsh man (he was Welsh, wasn't he?!)

God, how long ago was that special night?

Didn't he only ever score about 2-3 more goals for us?

Sorry for all the questions

 

[Jam The Man]

Kurt Nogan vs Cambridge in 1994.

Liam Brady took us from being hopeless to bloody amazing in less than a month after his appointment.

 

[GT49er]

I was also living away from Sussex, but that was on Boxing Day so I was down at my Dad’s for Christmas.

Yeh, me too - at Mum and Dad's in Worthing.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I saw the Maskell, Emblen and Freeman hat tricks in person.

One I missed was Zamora at Chester. Mostly because I refuse to travel to Wales.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Wardy got four that day, didn't he ?

As [MENTION=25353]el punal[/MENTION] said....

 

[seagullwedgee]

Jake Robinson v Huddersfield

I second this vote for Jake. It was a superb hat trick. He paired up front with Chris McPhee that day and they were excellent. On the long drive home that night I phoned into 606, Lawro was the guest pundit that night. I spoke to him steaming down the M6 past Nottingham about 110mph. That same day Rooney scored a hat trick and the airwaves were full of that. I phoned 606 to put that right. It really was Jake at his explosive best.

 

[Weststander]

Extraordinary how none of them amounted to much. We simply didn't have any coaching knowhow back then. Where were the future stars?

That came a bit later when Newcastle came to the rescue, along with other stars from Leicester, Forest, Ipswich, WBA and Everton.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Cheating, instead Peter Ward’s England U21 hatrick against Norway at the Goldstone in 1977, I still have the programme.

The England side:

John Middleton [Derby County]
Paul Hinshelwood [Crystal Palace]
David Peach [Southampton]
Steve Williams [Southampton]
Steve Simms [Leicester City]
Paul Futcher [Manchester City]
THE LATE, GREAT Laurie Cunningham [West Bromwich Albion]
Peter Ward [Brighton & Hove Albion]
John Deehan [Aston Villa]
Gary Owen [Manchester City]
Peter Barnes [Manchester City]

This was my first ever live match. I found the whole event utterly amazing and begged my father to take me to an Albion game a few weeks later. That was that.

 

[Invicta]

Paul Emblem - Brighton 4-4 Colchester. Boxing Day 1997.

That was my one and only trip to The Priestfield.

Paul Emblen's brother Neil who played for Wolves predominantly, ignoring a poor career decision inbetween was a Albion fan as a kid.

 

[portlock seagull]

Saw Eblem, Murray, Friedman, Wade and Zamoras. Probably a few others too. My vote would be Friedman’s. That first game back in Brighton, the prematch celebrations and party afterwards down on the beach and scores of Brighton ‘fans’ coming up to ask us the score and not believing it. We carried a copy of the Sports Argus as proof! A perfect day.

 

[Weststander]

This was my first ever live match. I found the whole event utterly amazing and begged my father to take me to an Albion game a few weeks later. That was that.

That’s exactly how it happened for me 18 months earlier, probably for most kids.

The buzz of a huge crowd, especially under lights.