Sexton Blake
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Just done a bit of research period 1904 to outbreak of WW 11 hat tricks scored 33 of which 10 were scored by Fred Whitlow. 7 of these in season 1932/33 when we had what remains our highest finish in the football league runner up to Brentford in the old Third Division South and only the club finishing first was promoted to the old Second Division. Amazingly he looks to have missed the first 7 games of the season before scoring his first hat trick home to Watford on 29th October 1932 following up with another six over a 17 game spell the last being home to Newport on 18th February 1933.
Interesting to compare with Fred Binney who as top scorer in three consecutive seasons 1971/72 to 73/74 scoring a total of 70 goals including 4 hat tricks. Only one of these coming in season 72/73 when he scored 28 only 5 less than Fred Whitlow's club record. That season we finished 8th in in Division Four despite from 9th February taking only 14 points from the last 51 available only scoring 11 goals of which 9 were scored by Fred including a hat trick home to Northampton one of only two wins we achieved during that run.
Interesting to compare with Fred Binney who as top scorer in three consecutive seasons 1971/72 to 73/74 scoring a total of 70 goals including 4 hat tricks. Only one of these coming in season 72/73 when he scored 28 only 5 less than Fred Whitlow's club record. That season we finished 8th in in Division Four despite from 9th February taking only 14 points from the last 51 available only scoring 11 goals of which 9 were scored by Fred including a hat trick home to Northampton one of only two wins we achieved during that run.