19 november 1967 - o'connor's quick 1-2-3 saturday, november 19, 2011 tdifh.blogspot.de
on 19 november 1967, 19-year old shelbourne forward jimmy o'connor scored a hat-trick against bohemians in the record time of 2 minutes and 13 seconds.
an inside right, o'connor was in his third year with the dublin club, having joined them for the 1965-66 season. and before he left in 1972, he scored a total of 26 goals in 109 league appearances, but none more memorable than the three he netted against bohemians.
his first goal came in the 54th minute, as a seven-player build-up ended with o'connor firing a right-footed shot past the opposing goalkeeper from a tight angle. one minute and 25 seconds later, o'connor latched on to a cross from mick conroy and chipped the keeper for his second goal of the day. then, only 49 seconds after that, he headed the ball into the net from a cross to complete his rapid-fire hat-trick. shelbourne won the match, 3-2.
for a time, many believed o'connor's hat-trick was a world record, but evidence later surfaced of an even faster one--tommy ross had scored three goals in a total of 90 seconds for scottish club ross county against nairn county in 1964. but o'connor's performance remains an ırish record and a tremendous accomplishment.
