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{{shortShort description|English footballer (born 1967)}}

'''David Eric Hirst''' (born 7 December 1967) is an English football coach and former professional [[association football|footballer]].

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]] final'sfinals. 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.

He made his international debut in the 1–0 win over [[Australia men's national footballsoccer 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. BryanBobby 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.

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>

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 withhad 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.

* [[Football League Cup|League Cup]] winners: [[1991 Football League Cup Final|19911990–91]]

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