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'''David Eric Hirst'''
As a player, he was a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] who after initially playing with [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] he notably spent eleven years with [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]], during his time at [[Hillsborough Stadium|Hillsborough]] he played [[Premier League]] football and played in both the 1993 [[FA Cup]] and [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] finals. He scored 106 league goals in 294 appearances and continuously played in the first seven Premier League seasons, which included three years with [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]] before retiring through injury at the age of 32. He was capped three times by [[England national football team|England]], scoring 1 goal and also made appearances at [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]] and [[England B national football team|England B]] level.
==Playing career==▼
Since retiring, Hirst has worked at Sheffield Wednesday and [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] as an academy coach, he has also worked back with Wednesday as a host in their corporate hospitality suites.
=== Barnsley ===
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In 1991, Hirst scored 32 goals as Wednesday were promoted back to the First Division at the first attempt, including a 4-goal haul against [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] (a 5–1 win) on 1 September 1990. This form led to him being called up for the England B international against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], in which he scored both England goals in a 2–1 win. He was subsequently called into the full England squad for the tour of [[Australasia]].
He made his international debut in the 1–0 win over [[Australia national football team|Australia]], but was replaced at half-time. He was named as a substitute in the next game against [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]]. He came on at half-time and within three minutes of the restart he scored his first (and only) England goal. With [[Gary Lineker]] injured, he lined up with [[Alan Shearer]] against [[France national football team|France]] at Wembley. Bryan Robson said that, "It's not a question of who will replace Lineker, but who will partner David Hirst".{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} It became Hirst's third and final England match. Although he was selected for more England squads, injuries kept him out of the team.▼
[[Manchester United]] boss [[Alex Ferguson]] tried six times to tempt Owls boss [[Trevor Francis]] to sell Hirst, but without success.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}} Two of these occasions were in 1992. First, after a shortage of goals in the second half of the [[1991–92 in English football|1991–92 season]] had cost United the championship, Ferguson attempted to sign Hirst during the close season, but the offer was refused. In November 1992, with United's title challenge flagging once again due to a shortage of goals, Ferguson offered the Owls £3million for Hirst, but the offer was rejected and United signed [[Eric Cantona]] instead.
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However, his injury problems returned in the [[1998–99 in English football|1998–99 season]] and he played just twice – these games were the last of his career. He retired from playing on 26 January 2000, at the age of 32, after being advised to do so by medical experts.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
=== Style of play ===▼
▲He made his international debut in the 1–0 win over [[Australia men's national
Hirst was often considered a rare breed of 'total striker'<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/David-Hirst-article4457.html |title=David Hirst – Archive – MirrorFootball.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023102753/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/David-Hirst-article4457.html |archive-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> and was blessed with pace, height, heading, strength, dribbling, creativity and being in the right place at the right time. Although predominantly left footed, he had an excellent right foot too and scored some spectacular goals from range with both feet.▼
== Coaching career ==▼
In April 2013, Hirst was appointed as a coach in the Sheffield Wednesday academy set up.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hirst back on board|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2013/april/hirst-back-on-board/|publisher=Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|access-date=26 July 2017|date=23 April 2013}}</ref> He also held a similar position with [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Where is David Hirst now? |url=https://www.premierleagueheroes.com/david-hirst/ |website=premierleagueheroes.com |date=19 June 2015 |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref>▼
==Personal life==
He is the father of professional footballer [[George Hirst (footballer)|George Hirst]].
He has worked as a corporate hospitality host for Sheffield Wednesday during recent seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=David Hirst |url=https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/HIRST+David+/4232 |website=Where are they now? |access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref>
▲Hirst was often considered a rare breed of 'total striker'<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/David-Hirst-article4457.html |title=David Hirst – Archive – MirrorFootball.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023102753/http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/David-Hirst-article4457.html |archive-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> and
Hirst previously held the record for the fastest recorded shot, hitting the bar at 114 mph against Arsenal at [[Highbury]] in September 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/04/MitreCupFinalBall.htm |title=TheFA.com – Win a Cup Final ball |date=19 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206013956/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2004/04/MitreCupFinalBall.htm |archive-date=2008-12-06 |url-status=dead |access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
▲== Coaching career ==
:''Score and result list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Hirst goal.''
▲In April 2013, Hirst was appointed as a coach in the Sheffield Wednesday academy set up.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hirst back on board|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2013/april/hirst-back-on-board/|publisher=Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|access-date=26 July 2017|date=23 April 2013}}</ref>
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▲==International goal==
▲{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|No.
| 1. || 8 June 1991 || [[Athletic Park, Wellington]] || {{fb|NZL}} || '''2'''–0 || 2–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]▼
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
▲| style="text-align:center"|1
|}
==Honours==
'''Sheffield Wednesday'''
* [[Football League Cup|League Cup]]
'''Individual'''
*[[PFA Team of the Year]]: [[1990–91 Football League#Second Division|1990–91 Second Division]]<ref>{{cite book |last=Lynch |title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes |page=148}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Englandstats}}
{{1990–91 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year}}
{{Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Player of the Year}}
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