G. Hirst · career
George David Eric Hirst
Center Forward · Ipswich · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Hirst is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2023/24
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 186 appearances, 40 goals and 14 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Ipswich — Season rating 39, 11 goals and 3 assists in 42 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 36 points at Portsmouth. Form is on a climb — up 9 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Championship) and kept playing — 26 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Ipswich | 42 | 11 | 3 | 59 | 39 |
| 2024/25 | Ipswich | 26 | 3 | 1 | 70 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Ipswich | 26 | 7 | 6 | 68 | 30 |
| 2022/23 | IpswichLoan | 21 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 16 |
| 2022/23 | Leicester City U21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | BlackburnLoan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | PortsmouthLoan | 40 | 13 | 3 | 51 | 36 |
| 2020/21 | RotherhamLoan | 31 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Leicester City U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Leicester City U21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Leicester City U23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Leicester | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | OH Leuven | 22 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England U20 | 2019/20 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 2 | 2 |
| England U19 | 2018/19 | UEFA U19 Championship | 7 | 1 |
| England U18 | 2017/18 | Tournoi Maurice Revello | 5 | 4 |
| England U17 | 2016/17 | UEFA U17 Championship | 4 | 1 |
Honours
Tournoi Maurice Revello×2Championship×2League One×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Scotland | 4 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
44 played4 injured4 not in squad· 2222 min, 11g 3a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC BW Linz | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A Aberdeen | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Auxerre | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | Championship | A Birmingham | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.2 | |
| Aug 12 | League Cup | A Bromley | 1-1 | Played | 21 | 5.5 | ||
| Aug 17 | Championship | H Southampton | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 23 | Championship | A Preston | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Aug 30 | Championship | H Derby | 2-2 | Played | 68 | 6.3 | ||
| Sep 12 | Championship | H Sheffield Utd | 5-0 | Played | 71 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Sep 27 | Championship | H Portsmouth | 2-1 | Played | 73 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Sep 30 | Championship | A Bristol City | 1-1 | Played | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 5 | Championship | H Norwich | 3-1 | Played | 74 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 17 | Championship | A Middlesbrough | 1-2 | Played | 67 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 21 | Championship | H Charlton | 0-3 | Played | 28 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 25 | Championship | H West Brom | 1-0 | Played | 76 | 5.6 | ||
| Nov 1 | Championship | A QPR | 4-1 | Played | 73 | 2 | 8.3 | |
| Nov 4 | Championship | H Watford | 1-1 | Played | 64 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 8 | Championship | A Swansea | 4-1 | Played | 71 | 6.2 | ||
| Nov 22 | Championship | H Wrexham | 0-0 | Played | 25 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 25 | Championship | A Hull City | 2-0 | Played | 67 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 28 | Championship | A Oxford United | 1-2 | Played | 71 | 6.0 | ||
| Dec 2 | Championship | A Blackburn | 1-1 | Played | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | Championship | H Coventry | 3-0 | Played | 71 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Dec 10 | Championship | H Stoke City | 1-0 | Yellow Cards | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Championship | A Leicester | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Dec 20 | Championship | H Sheffield Wednesday | 3-1 | Played | 9 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 26 | Championship | A Millwall | 0-0 | Injury | — | |||
| Dec 29 | Championship | A Coventry | 2-0 | Injury | — | |||
| Jan 1 | Championship | H Oxford United | 2-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | H Blackpool | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Championship | H Blackburn | 3-0 | Played | 68 | 5.6 | ||
| Jan 20 | Championship | H Bristol City | 2-0 | Played | 18 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 24 | Championship | A Sheffield Utd | 1-3 | Played | 57 | 6.5 | ||
| Jan 31 | Championship | H Preston | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 7 | Championship | A Derby | 2-1 | Played | 14 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 13 | FA Cup | A Wrexham | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Feb 21 | Championship | A Wrexham | 3-5 | Played | 14 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 24 | Championship | A Watford | 2-0 | Played | 16 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Feb 28 | Championship | H Swansea | 3-0 | Played | 21 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Mar 3 | Championship | H Hull City | 1-0 | Played | 78 | 6.6 | ||
| Mar 7 | Championship | H Leicester | 1-1 | Played | 21 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 10 | Championship | A Stoke City | 3-3 | Played | 21 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Mar 14 | Championship | A Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Played | 66 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 21 | Championship | H Millwall | 1-1 | Played | 18 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 6 | Championship | H Birmingham | 2-1 | Played | 75 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| Apr 11 | Championship | A Norwich | 2-0 | Played | 61 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Apr 14 | Championship | A Portsmouth | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 19 | Championship | H Middlesbrough | 2-2 | Played | 9 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 22 | Championship | A Charlton | 2-1 | Played | 12 | 6.2 | ||
| Apr 25 | Championship | A West Brom | 0-0 | Played | 15 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 28 | Championship | A Southampton | 2-2 | Played | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| May 2 | Championship | H QPR | 3-0 | Played | 70 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 |