[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

Not Billy Bassett. (For a split second when I looked at your post I thought you'd got it, though; take that as you will...)

[silverbaggie]

I can only think of two Albion players who became legends in Europe.
Laurie Cunningham was one and the other:-

possibly Derek Kevan but his goal to games ratio was 173 goals in 291 appearances (more than 1 in 3)

I cannot think of a player who scored a hat trick on his England debut. Presumably this was not at full international level.
Or was the hat-trick during his debut for the Baggies?

There was a Billy Lee who scored 25 goals in 76 matches for the Albion but, apart from that?

[wba_1996]

Haha, I have no idea about any of these, had to copy and search the image link on google for Ska'd's 

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

The hat-trick was indeed scored on a full England international debut.

As 1996 has no doubt discovered through his Googling, I've been a bit mischievous with my original post. While everything I wrote was true, there's a couple of red herrings in there. To reveal a little bit more...

4. The Europeans who revere this player are mostly anarchists
5. The picture they use to honour him is not actually a picture of the player himself

[Dingle-Dingle]

Middle name Loide. Played for WBA on loan.

DD

[Florida Baggie]

WOW,
Was it the goalkeeper Peter Latchford who then went on to Celtic?

Well done Spen you got it in one.

We tend to think of Bob Latchford because of his goal scoring record and forget that there were two other brothers who also made the big time.

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OK let's try one more:-

1) I was born in Co. Durham in 1939

2) I played for the Albion for over 12 years.

3) I was a utility player for the Albion.

4) I once scored a hat trick against Stoke although I was playing as a full back.

5) I have an equally famous nephew.

Peter Latchford - I remember him, played against him when I had a trial with the Albion which was probably that year!

[silverbaggie]

WOW,
Was it the goalkeeper Peter Latchford who then went on to Celtic?

Well done Spen you got it in one.

We tend to think of Bob Latchford because of his goal scoring record and forget that there were two other brothers who also made the big time.

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OK let's try one more:-

1) I was born in Co. Durham in 1939

2) I played for the Albion for over 12 years.

3) I was a utility player for the Albion.

4) I once scored a hat trick against Stoke although I was playing as a full back.

5) I have an equally famous nephew.

Peter Latchford - I remember him, played against him when I had a trial with the Albion which was probably that year!

Hello hello, Is that you Fireymousse

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

Middle name Loide. Played for WBA on loan.

DD    

Correct.

And, as anyone scrambling for the search engine will discover, his average of a goal every three games for Albion was achieved by scoring one goal (against Hartlepool) over a grand total of three games...

[silverbaggie]

Aha got it!!!!

Not Bassett but Blisset on loan from Watford.

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

Yes, Luther Loide Blissett it is! And as they say in Milan, chiunque può essere Luther Blissett, semplicemente adottando il nome Luther Blissett.