David Hirst (Footballer) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. David Eric Hirst is an English former professional footballer, an exciting but injury prone striker who played for Sheffield Wednesday for much of his career. Born in Cudworth, near Barnsley and began his career with his local side, Barnsley. He turned professional in 1985, scoring nine goals from 28 Second Division games in the 1985-86 season. On 11 August 1986, he signed for Sheffield Wednesday. He was brought to Wednesday by then manager Howard Wilkinson, just before the start of the 1986-87 season. The fee was 250,000. The deal for "the Cudworth flyer" still sits in local folklore, with Hirst reputedly saying he wouldn't sign for the Owls "for a golden pig" but Barnsley's financial troubles saw the young striker sold.