Tag: Hirst

George Hirst: Stoke City sign Ipswich Town striker on three-year deal
20 August 2026 Off

George Hirst: Stoke City sign Ipswich Town striker on three-year deal

By Total Football News

Stoke City have signed striker George Hirst from Ipswich Town for an undisclosed fee on a deal until at least the end of the 2028-29 season.

Scotland international Hirst, 27, has been with the Tractor Boys for the last three seasons, winning two promotions, and scored 23 times in 102 games after joining from Leicester City.

Eleven of his 21 league goals came last season, helping Ipswich seal automatic promotion

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Ipswich Town 3-0 Swansea City: Mehmeti, Azon and Hirst goals boost top-two hopes
2 March 2026 Off

Ipswich Town 3-0 Swansea City: Mehmeti, Azon and Hirst goals boost top-two hopes

By Total Football News

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna:

“A good performance. I thought the boys went at it with a lot of humility, recognised exactly what the opponent was and what we needed to do.

“That meant first half a really aggressive high press, man to man. We put together some really good moves through the pitch ourselves and got the goals.

“Second half we needed to stay humble, defend, limit them and know

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Ipswich Town: George Hirst wants Town to challenge for title
30 January 2026 Off

Ipswich Town: George Hirst wants Town to challenge for title

By Total Football News

Ipswich forward George Hirst says the Tractor Boys have it within themselves to prove they are the best team in the Championship this season.

Town are third with 18 games remaining, eight points behind long-time leaders Coventry and five adrift of second-placed Middlesbrough, but with a game in hand on both.

After going winless in their opening four games following relegation from the Premier League last season, Town clicked into

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Coventry City analysis: Should George Hirst have been sent off?
8 December 2025 Off

Coventry City analysis: Should George Hirst have been sent off?

By Total Football News

There was a footnote of controversy to Coventry City’s second league defeat this season, and it surrounded whether Ipswich goalscorer George Hirst should have even been on the pitch when he scored their second in Saturday’s 3-0 win.

Hirst was on a yellow card already when he was adjudged to be offside en route to goal, 35 minutes in.

He still attempted the shot a couple of seconds later, despite

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Ipswich Town striker George Hirst signs new four-year deal
4 July 2025 Off

Ipswich Town striker George Hirst signs new four-year deal

By Total Football News

Ipswich Town striker George Hirst has signed a new four-year deal at the club.

Hirst, 26, has made 81 appearances and scored 19 goals since he joined on loan from Leicester City in January 2023, before making the move permanent six months later.

He played a part in the club’s back-to-back promotions from League One to the Premier League, and made his international debut for Scotland in March.

“I’ve enjoyed

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