Drew Talbot
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1986)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Drew Talbot
| image = Talbot, Drew.jpg
| caption = Talbot in 2010
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Barnsley, England
| height = {{convert|1.78|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/drew-talbot/ |title=Drew Talbot |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=12 April 2020}}
| position = Full back, midfielder, striker
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004
| youthclubs1 = Sheffield Wednesday
| years1 = 2004–2007
| years2 = 2007
| years3 = 2007–2009
| years4 = 2009
| years5 = 2009–2016
| years6 = 2015
| years7 = 2016–2017
| years8 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = Sheffield Wednesday
| clubs2 = → Scunthorpe United (loan)
| clubs3 = Luton Town
| clubs4 = → Chesterfield (loan)
| clubs5 = Chesterfield
| clubs6 = → Plymouth Argyle (loan)
| clubs7 = Portsmouth
| clubs8 = Chesterfield
| caps1 = 32
| goals1 = 4
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 1
| caps3 = 51
| goals3 = 3
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 2
| caps5 = 215
| goals5 = 13
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 0
| caps7 = 9
| goals7 = 0
| caps8 = 27
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 363
| totalgoals = 23
}}
Andrew Talbot (born 19 July 1986) is an English former professional footballer. A versatile player, Talbot predominantly played at right back or on the right wing. He occasionally played at left back and as a left winger, and could also be utilised as a striker.
Career
Born in Barnsley, Talbot started his career at Sheffield Wednesday, promoted through the academy in 2003–04. Often used as a substitute, he scored five goals in Wednesday's 2004–05 promotion season including one against Hartlepool in Cardiff in the Football League One play-off final.{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/4580603.stm
|title=Hartlepool 2–4 Sheff Wed (aet)
|publisher=BBC
|date=29 May 2005 |access-date=12 October 2012}}
The following season proved a disappointment for Talbot, as a back injury ruled him out for most of the year. After his impressive first full season at Hillsborough, he was not to play again until September 2006, where he made a substitute appearance against Derby County in a 2–1 home defeat. During the January 2007 transfer window, Talbot signed on loan to League One side Scunthorpe United, scoring one goal against Doncaster Rovers in three games.{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/6258659.stm
|title=Doncaster 2–2 Scunthorpe
|publisher=BBC
|date=20 January 2007 |access-date=21 September 2012}} However, his loan deal was cut short as he was instead transferred to Luton Town for a fee of £250,000.
He made his debut for Luton on 27 January 2007 against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup. Talbot scored his first goal for Luton on his home league debut against his old club Sheffield Wednesday on 20 February 2007, as well as forcing former teammate Tommy Spurr to score an own goal. Despite a decent goal return he was unable to stop Luton avoiding relegation.
After an epic performance against Liverpool he was labelled the "Ginger Maradona".{{cite web|title=Talbot doesn't fancy Italian job|url=http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/lut/Talbot-doesnt-fancy-Italian-job.3732712.jp|date=31 January 2008|publisher=Luton Today|access-date=3 September 2009}} Plymouth Argyle reportedly bid for Talbot and his strike partner Calvin Andrew. Talbot himself turned down a move to Italian side Brescia on transfer deadline day.
Talbot suffered a serious knee injury in March 2008 against Cheltenham Town. He returned to full training in November 2008, and made eleven appearances for Luton in the 2008–09 season, but scored no goals.
On 27 January 2009, he joined Chesterfield on loan until the end of the season,{{cite news |url=http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1534551,00.html |title=Talbot joins Spireites |date=29 January 2009 |publisher=Luton Town FC |access-date=2009-01-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301143036/http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10372~1534551%2C00.html |archive-date=1 March 2012 }} as one more league appearance for Luton would have resulted in a wage rise for Talbot.{{cite news| url=http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/Register.aspx?ReturnURL=http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/fc/Talbot-We-have-every-chance.4921523.jp&articlepage=1|title=Talbot: We have every chance of making the play-offs|date=29 January 2009|work=Derbyshire Times|access-date=2009-07-22}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}} His debut came the next day, in the starting line up for a 2–1 win against Exeter at Saltergate. Three days later, he scored against Notts Country to give Chesterfield victory. In total, Talbot played seventeen games in his loan spell, scoring twice.
On 29 July 2009, Talbot joined Chesterfield on a two-year contract after failing to agree to a new deal at Luton.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/8174300.stm
|title=Talbot agrees Spireites contract
|publisher=BBC Sport
|date=29 July 2009
|access-date=2009-07-29}}
In his first full season at the club he scored ten goals in all competitions, as Chesterfield narrowly missed out on a play-off position.
At Chesterfield, Talbot has been moved from the striker position and is preferred as a right back/right winger by manager John Sheridan. Having spent the first half of a disappointing season for the Spireites at right back, he moved forward again to the wing position after the loan signing of James Hurst, ending a 17 match run without a win and qualifying for the final of the Football League Trophy.
Talbot signed a new two-year contract in the summer of 2013.
Talbot missed the first half of the 2014–15 season after suffering a groin injury during the close season in 2014. He made his first appearance of the 2014–15 season on 27 January 2015, replacing Tendayi Darikwa in the 80th minute of Chesterfield's 3–0 home win over Crawley Town. On 30 January, in an attempt to regain match fitness, Talbot joined Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of the season, reuniting him with former Chesterfield manager John Sheridan. He made his debut the following day, playing 68 minutes of Plymouth's 3–2 defeat at Hartlepool United.
Talbot was recalled by Chesterfield on 16 March, having played nine games for Plymouth. The following day, he played the full 90 minutes of Chesterfield's 3–0 win over Gillingham.
On 22 May 2015, Talbot signed a one-year extension to his Chesterfield contract.{{cite web|url=http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/talbot-signs-new-contract-2467736.aspx|title=Talbot signs new contract|publisher=Chesterfield FC|date=22 May 2015|access-date=28 May 2015}}
On 12 May 2016, Talbot was released by the club after his contract expired.{{cite web|url=http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/trio-offered-new-contracts-3109975.aspx|title=Trio offered new contracts|publisher=Chesterfield FC|date=12 May 2016|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-date=20 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920092551/http://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/article/trio-offered-new-contracts-3109975.aspx|url-status=dead}}
On 22 June 2016, Talbot signed a two-year contract at Portsmouth. The move reunited him with former Chesterfield manager Paul Cook,{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36600700|title=Former Chesterfield full-back signs for Portsmouth|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 June 2016}} but he left the club by mutual agreement in December 2017.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42411754|title=Drew Talbot: Portsmouth defender leaves League One club by mutual consent|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 December 2017}}
Talbot agreed to re-sign for Chesterfield until the end of the season on 21 December 2017, in effect from 1 January 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/2017/december/20171221-talbot-rejoins-spireites/|title=Talbot Rejoins Spireites|date=21 December 2017|website=Chesterfield F.C. Official Website|access-date=21 December 2017|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051021/https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/2017/december/20171221-talbot-rejoins-spireites/|url-status=dead}}
Talbot was initially released by Chesterfield at the end of the 2017–18 season,{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44074524|title=Ian Evatt: Chesterfield release veteran defender after spell in caretaker charge|date=11 May 2018|access-date=11 May 2018|publisher=BBC Sport}} but on 15 June he returned to the club after agreeing a new one-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/2018/june/20180615-talbot-agrees-new-deal/|title=Talbot agrees new deal|date=15 June 2018|access-date=15 June 2018|publisher=Chesterfield FC}} Talbot was then released at the end of the 2018–19 season.{{Cite web|title=A dozen players set to leave|url=https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/20192/may/20190507-a-dozen-players-set-to-leave/|publisher=Chesterfield F.C.|date=7 May 2019|access-date=7 May 2019|archive-date=12 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712213450/https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/20192/may/20190507-a-dozen-players-set-to-leave/|url-status=dead}}
Talbot announced his retirement on 11 July 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/20192/july/20190711-drew-talbot/|title=Drew announces retirement|date=11 July 2019|publisher=Chesterfield FC}}
Career statistics
Honours
Sheffield Wednesday
Chesterfield
- Football League Two: 2010–11, 2013–14
- Football League Trophy: 2011–12;{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/chesterfield-vs-swindon-town/teams/257494 |title=Starting Lineups - Chesterfield vs Swindon |website=Sky Sports |date=25 March 2012 |access-date=9 March 2024}} runner-up: 2013–14{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26703740 |title=Chesterfield 1–3 Peterborough United |last=Woodcock |first=Ian |website=BBC Sport |date=30 March 2014 |access-date=12 March 2024}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
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Category:Footballers from Barnsley
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Barnsley F.C. players
Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Category:Luton Town F.C. players
Category:Chesterfield F.C. players
Category:Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
Category:Portsmouth F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
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Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Men's association football midfielders