Center Forward · Ipswich · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Hirst is operating at his career peak — the 2021/22 level is the level.
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 2021/22 at Portsmouth — Season rating 35, 13 goals and 3 assists in 40 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 35 points at Portsmouth. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (29 → 34).
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (Championship) and kept playing — 26 games that season.
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 42 | 2111 | 11 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Friendlies | 2 | 136 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| FA Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| League Cup | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 |
| 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 |