The striker has been featured on the Cult Heroes segment on BT Sport show 'Fletch and Sav' where he revealed what went on before and during the Owls' 2-0 win over Manchester City, 25 years ago.
And to say today's finely-toned footballing athletes would be gobsmacked, is an understatement.
Picking up the story, Hirst revealed: "Big Ron Atkinson was the manager and he made us come down for breakfast at seven in the morning. In the middle of each table was a nice bottle of pink champagne with glasses all around.
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"So I had probably six or seven or maybe eight glasses that morning. In the first half I managed to scrape a goal that put us 1-0 in front and I was feeling a little bit weary by this time.
"In the second half unfortunately our goalkeeper Kevin Pressman had to be carried off with a cruciate knee ligament injury . I decided to say 'Gaffer, I'll go in goal' to which I managed to keep a clean sheet with a broken finger by the end of the game and we went on to win the game."