Roy of the Rovers?

Snickers Man · 14-01-2008 11:55pm #1

Which player (apart from Roy of the Rovers) once scored a hat trick in a First Division/Premier League (genuinely can't remember which was in operation at the time) then, when his keeper was sent off for a professional foul in the same match, went into goal and saved the subsequent penalty?

This has been done.

Snickers Man · 16-01-2008 12:37pm

OK Maybe I'm exaggerating this. Maybe it was only one goal he scored before going into goal and saving a penalty.

I remember it happening but I think the old memory is playing tricks with me.

Still quite a feat though.

pd101 · 16-01-2008 2:38pm

Did Niall Quinn do something like this early in his career?

Snickers Man · 16-01-2008 3:03pm

That's the man.

I remember it being reported. It was while he was at Man City. I thought it was a hat trick but then maybe memory is playing tricks with me because there USED to be a question like that about a cup final and of course the answer was ROTR.

Don't know of anyone else who has managed something like this.