Louis Page holds a unique fascination for Burnley Football Club followers as the only Claret to score a double hat-trick in a League match.  The 7-1 win at Birmingham in April 1926 was towards the end of the first season under the revised off side law which had affected Burnley's defence more than any other. 

Louis Antonio Page was born in Kirkdale, Liverpool, in 1899, one of four brothers, all of whom represented their country at baseball, a popular sport in England in the 1920's and 30's.  After excelling in Liverpool schools football during World War One, Paige joined the South Liverpool Club from whom Stoke secured his services as a professional in the summer of 1919.  

He joined Northampton Town after a year and it was his prolific goalscoring record with the Cobblers, which persuaded Burnley to bring him to Turf Moor for a big fee in May 1925.  Part of the arrangement between the clubs was that of former England international Jack Treasdern leaving Burnley to become player-manager at the Country Ground. 

The flying winger was an immediate success with the Burnley fans and in his first season, he outscored both the prodigious George Beel and Tom Roberts.  By the time of the Birmingham match at St. Andrews, the clouds of relegation were darkening and both Beel and Roberts were left out of the side. 
Page was not pleased to be asked to lead the attack but manager Albert Pickles' inspired team selection was more than justified as Page proceeded to make club history. 

He won all seven of his England caps during 1927 and scored the only goal for his country in a 9-1 destruction of Belgium in Brussels on 11th of May 1927. 

The late-1920's and early 30's were lean times at Turf Moor and Louis Page's wing play and goals could not prevent relegation in 1930. 

In March he signed for Manchester United, but after only seven months at Old Trafford he moved to Port Vale, subsequently joining Yeovil and Petters United as player-manager in July 1933. 

After a spell as Newport Country manager he moved to Swindon Town after the war and plotted Burnley's down fall in the FA Cup in 1948. 

His last managerial appointment was at Chester from 1953 to 1956, after which he acted as a scout for Leicester City.

After a painful illness, Louis Paige died in hospital in Birkenhead on 12th of October 1959, aged 60.  His place in the history of Burnley Football Club is forever assured.