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Brennan Johnson's hat-trick is the first by a Lincoln player since Lee Angol scored three at Braintree on his debut on 7 March 2017. Radio Lincs were struggling a bit with that one.
The gap of 220 games is the fourth longest period between hat-tricks in the club's history in terms of games (295, 223, 222, 220).
The gap of 1,498 days is the fifth longest in terms of time (2,106, 1,581, 1,554, 1,516).
Brennan's hat-trick is the 200th by a Lincoln player including unofficial wartime football, and the 167th in competition.
It is Lincoln's first hat-trick in the Football League for more than ten years, since Ashley Grimes got three at Stockport on 22 January 2011.
The last hat-trick by a Lincoln player in the third tier was scored by John Thomas against Port Vale on 12 May 1984, the final game of the season.
Lincoln's last four hat-tricks have each included a penalty: Matt Rhead at Whitehawk (8/11/2015), Jonny Margetts against Southport (20/8/2016 - header, left foot, right foot, penalty), Lee Angol at Braintree and Brennan Johnson tonight. The last player to score a hat-trick without a penalty was Liam Hearn against Macclesfield on 18 August 2015.
EDIT: It is also the first Football League hat-trick by a Lincoln player at Sincil Bank for almost fifteen years: Jamie Forrester scored the last one in the 7-1 win over Rochdale on 21 October 2006.
The gap of 220 games is the fourth longest period between hat-tricks in the club's history in terms of games (295, 223, 222, 220).
The gap of 1,498 days is the fifth longest in terms of time (2,106, 1,581, 1,554, 1,516).
Brennan's hat-trick is the 200th by a Lincoln player including unofficial wartime football, and the 167th in competition.
It is Lincoln's first hat-trick in the Football League for more than ten years, since Ashley Grimes got three at Stockport on 22 January 2011.
The last hat-trick by a Lincoln player in the third tier was scored by John Thomas against Port Vale on 12 May 1984, the final game of the season.
Lincoln's last four hat-tricks have each included a penalty: Matt Rhead at Whitehawk (8/11/2015), Jonny Margetts against Southport (20/8/2016 - header, left foot, right foot, penalty), Lee Angol at Braintree and Brennan Johnson tonight. The last player to score a hat-trick without a penalty was Liam Hearn against Macclesfield on 18 August 2015.
EDIT: It is also the first Football League hat-trick by a Lincoln player at Sincil Bank for almost fifteen years: Jamie Forrester scored the last one in the 7-1 win over Rochdale on 21 October 2006.
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