Jimmy O'Connor
Appearance
Jimmy O'Connor is an Irish former footballer notable for being the fastest hat-trick scorer in top level domestic league history. He scored three goals for Shelbourne in 2 minutes and 13 seconds, versus Bohemians at Dalymount Park on 19 November 1967.[1][2]
O'Connor made 109 league appearances, scoring 26 goals, with Shels from 1965-66 to 1971-72.
His son Barry O'Connor also played in the League of Ireland scoring 107 goals in his career.
References
- ^ UEFA.com Archived 2006-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The forgotten story of Ireland's record-breaking hat-trick hero 50 years on". The 42. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.