Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Matthew Hirst [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 October 1997||
Place of birth | York, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | York City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2016 | York City | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Scarborough Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Pickering Town | 0 | (0) |
Total | 6 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Benjamin Matthew Hirst (born 21 October 1997) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Hirst started his career in York City's youth system, making his first-team debut in 2014. He had a loan spell with Northern Premier League Division One North club Scarborough Athletic in 2015, before being released by York in 2016. Hirst had a short with Pickering Town in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, before retiring from football to pursue his business interests in Commercial cleaning. & Domestic Cleaning - Oven & Carpets.
Born in York, North Yorkshire, [2] Hirst played for York & District Schoolboys and was named their Most Valuable Player at an end of season awards ceremony in June 2013. [3] He later joined York City's youth system and became a first-year scholar in the summer of 2014. [4] [5] He made his first-team debut aged 16 as a 73rd-minute substitute for Ryan Jarvis in a 1–1 away draw with Tranmere Rovers in the opening match of the 2014–15 season on 9 August 2014. [6] Having made five first-team appearances, he signed a professional contract with York in November 2014, tying him to the club until the summer of 2016. [7]
Hirst joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Scarborough Athletic on a one-month loan on 29 September 2015, with his chances at York limited. [8] [9] He made his debut that day, as a substitute in a 4–2 away defeat to Clitheroe. [9] He returned to York in November 2015, having made four appearances for Scarborough. [10] Hirst was released by York when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16. [11]
After a successful trial, Hirst joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division club Pickering Town in the summer of 2016. [12] [13] In August 2016, he retired from football after deciding to focus on his carpet cleaning business. [13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
York City | 2014–15 [6] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2015–16 [14] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Scarborough Athletic (loan) | 2015–16 [15] | NPL Division One North | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Pickering Town | 2016–17 [16] | NECL Premier Division | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Benjamin Matthew Hirst [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 21 October 1997||
Place of birth | York, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | York City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2016 | York City | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Scarborough Athletic (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Pickering Town | 0 | (0) |
Total | 6 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Benjamin Matthew Hirst (born 21 October 1997) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Hirst started his career in York City's youth system, making his first-team debut in 2014. He had a loan spell with Northern Premier League Division One North club Scarborough Athletic in 2015, before being released by York in 2016. Hirst had a short with Pickering Town in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, before retiring from football to pursue his business interests in Commercial cleaning. & Domestic Cleaning - Oven & Carpets.
Born in York, North Yorkshire, [2] Hirst played for York & District Schoolboys and was named their Most Valuable Player at an end of season awards ceremony in June 2013. [3] He later joined York City's youth system and became a first-year scholar in the summer of 2014. [4] [5] He made his first-team debut aged 16 as a 73rd-minute substitute for Ryan Jarvis in a 1–1 away draw with Tranmere Rovers in the opening match of the 2014–15 season on 9 August 2014. [6] Having made five first-team appearances, he signed a professional contract with York in November 2014, tying him to the club until the summer of 2016. [7]
Hirst joined Northern Premier League Division One North club Scarborough Athletic on a one-month loan on 29 September 2015, with his chances at York limited. [8] [9] He made his debut that day, as a substitute in a 4–2 away defeat to Clitheroe. [9] He returned to York in November 2015, having made four appearances for Scarborough. [10] Hirst was released by York when his contract expired at the end of 2015–16. [11]
After a successful trial, Hirst joined Northern Counties East League Premier Division club Pickering Town in the summer of 2016. [12] [13] In August 2016, he retired from football after deciding to focus on his carpet cleaning business. [13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
York City | 2014–15 [6] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2015–16 [14] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Scarborough Athletic (loan) | 2015–16 [15] | NPL Division One North | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Pickering Town | 2016–17 [16] | NECL Premier Division | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |