Has anyone ever scored a hat-trick of own goals? The only players to have topped Jamie McCart's Rangers nightmare

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Jamie McCart joined an unwanted club as Rangers defeated Hearts as the defender netted a nightmare own goal double.With 19 minutes played the January signing from Rotherham, a former Celtic youngster, was unfortunate to see a Ianis Hagi cross bounce off Craig Gordon, onto his shin and into the net.

And with 20 minutes still play things got even worse, as McCart tried to outmuscle Cyriel Dessers - but only succeeded in clipping the ball around Gordon and into his own net for a second time.However he can take heart from some of the company he has in the club of players who have scored two own goals - which includes Liverpool hero Jamie Carragher, who achieved the feat against bitter rivals Manchester United back in 1999, Premier League veteran Craig Dawson.

And even former Republic of Ireland international striker Jon Walters, who went one better by scoring two own goals and missing a penalty in a 4-0 defeat for his Stoke City side against Chelsea.

However two players have achieved the ultimate humiliation of scoring a hat-trick into the wrong net.Stan Van den Buys is the first answer to a perfect pub quiz question, albeit with some debate over whether the Belgian did manage the feat during a clash between Germinal Ekeren (now Germinal Beerschot) and Anderlecht in the Belgian top flight back in January 1995.

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