Three styling form

Joe Gormley is no stranger to the record books and, as well as being the leading goalscorer in Cliftonville’s history with 284 strikes to his name in 503 appearances, the 34-year-old also celebrated a landmark 17th hat-trick for the Club in yesterday’s 4-0 victory over Loughgall.

Breaking the record of 16 that he had himself set against Dungannon Swifts just a fortnight ago, Gormley is now four trebles ahead of previous milestone man Sid Over, the final of whose hat-tricks came back in the 1930s.

The former Crumlin Star man claimed his first Reds matchball against Ballinamallard United back in 2012 and has since registered three-goal hauls against 12 different opponents, with Stangmore Park being the only away venue where he has bagged a hat-trick, having done so against the Swifts earlier this month and Warrenpoint Town in August 2013

Joe Gormley’s hat-tricks
October 9, 2012: Cliftonville 5-0 Ballinamallard United
February 2, 2013: Cliftonville 4-0 Lisburn Distillery
August 24, 2013: Warrenpoint Town 2-4 Cliftonville
October 8, 2013: Cliftonville 5-0 Dundela
November 7, 2014: Cliftonville 3-1 Warrenpoint Town
November 29, 2014: Cliftonville 7-0 Ballymena United
December 13, 2014: Cliftonville 4-0 Institute
March 28, 2015: Cliftonville 5-1 Institute
April 4, 2015: Cliftonville 4-0 Portadown
February 3, 2018: Cliftonville 4-1 Crusaders
October 26, 2019: Cliftonville 5-0 Dungannon Swifts
October 13, 2020: Cliftonville 7-2 Dundela*
January 8, 2022: Cliftonville 5-0 Islandmagee
December 17, 2022: Cliftonville 4-1 Portadown
September 26, 2023: Cliftonville 5-0 Coleraine
November 9, 2024: Dungannon Swifts 1-4 Cliftonville
November 23, 2024: Cliftonville 4-0 Loughgall

*Four goals