Craig Malcolm's four-goal show for Stranraer against Spartans in the IRN-BRU Cup last night was the 12th hat-trick in the first month of 2016/17.
Simon Murray of Dundee United netted the first Betfred Cup treble and Dunfermline Athletic's Joe Cardle grabbed the first in the league this season.
Ladbrokes Premiership
3 Liam Boyce - Ross County (3-2 v Inverness CT on 13/08/16)
Ladbrokes Championship
3 Joe Cardle - Dunfermline Athletic (4-3 v Dumbarton on 06/08/16)
Ladbrokes League 1
None
Ladbrokes League 2
None
Betfred Cup
3 Simon Murray - Dundee United (6-1 v Cowdenbeath on 19/07/16)
3 Greg Stewart - Dundee (6-2 v Dumbarton on 23/07/16)
3 Blair Henderson - Stirling Albion (4-1 v Elgin City on 26/07/16)
3 Iain Vigurs - Inverness CT (5-1 v Dunfermline Athletic on 26/07/16)
3 Scott Boden - Inverness CT (7-0 v Arbroath on 30/07/16)
3 Brian Graham - Ross County (7-0 v Cove Rangers on 30/07/16)
3 Cammy Smith - Dundee United (3-1 v Partick Thistle on 09/08/16)
IRN-BRU Cup
3 Kevin Nisbet - Partick Thistle Colts (5-0 v Clyde on 02/08/16)
3 Scott Wright - Aberdeen Colts (5-2 v Formartine United on 02/08/16)
4 Craig Malcolm - Stranraer (7-1 v Spartans on 16/08/16)
