Match of the Day Magazine

17 ABSOLUTELY RANDOM FOOTY FACTS!

1 THREE FOR THREE!

• Hat-tricks are great for the scorer, but pretty terrible for the keeper. Back in 1986 West Ham legend Alvin Martin scored a hat-trick against Newcastle – with each goal coming against a different keeper. He put the first two past two Toon shot-stoppers, who both got injured after each goal, so forward Peter Beardsley was forced to stepped in net – and Alvin scored past him, too!

2 FINAL WHISTLE!

• When England won the World Cup back in 1966, it wasn’t just Bobby Moore and Geoff Hurst getting medals.

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