Steve Talboys

{{Short description|English footballer (1966–2019)}}

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{{Use British English|date=May 2016}}

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| name = Steve Talboys

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| fullname = Steven John Talboys

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1966|09|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bristol, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|07|31|1966|09|18|df=y}}

| death_place = Spain

| height =

| position = Midfielder

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| clubs1 = Forest Green Rovers | clubs2 = Mangotsfield United | clubs3 = Bath City | clubs4 = Trowbridge Town | clubs5 = Gloucester City | clubs6 = Wimbledon | clubs7 = Watford | clubs8 = Aldershot Town{{cite web

|url = http://www.shotsweb.co.uk/past_seasons/people98_99.shtml

|title = Aldershot Town players 1998/99

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080222040926/http://www.shotsweb.co.uk/past_seasons/people98_99.shtml

|archive-date = 22 February 2008

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}} | clubs9 = Kingstonian | clubs10 = Sutton United | clubs11 = Paulton Rovers | clubs12 = Boreham Wood | clubs13 = Carshalton Athletic | clubs14 = Hampton & Richmond Borough | clubs15 = Gloucester City | clubs16 =Staines Town

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Steven John Talboys (18 September 1966 – 31 July 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He notably played in the Premier League for Wimbledon and in the Football League for Watford, prior to this period he had an extensive career in non-league football and would return to semi-professional football after leaving Watford in 1998. Notable non-league sides include Forest Green Rovers, Bath City, Gloucester City, Aldershot Town, Sutton United and Boreham Wood.

Playing career

He was born in Bristol, England and played for a large number of clubs, mostly in non-league, but played 26 times in the FA Premier League for Wimbledon during the 1990s, and then made a small number of appearances in the third tier of English football for Watford.

He also played semi-professionally for Forest Green Rovers, Mangotsfield United, Bath City, Trowbridge Town, Aldershot Town, Gloucester City, Kingstonian, Sutton United, Paulton Rovers, Boreham Wood, Carshalton Athletic, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Staines Town.

Personal life

Talboys worked as a development executive for Aon Sports.{{Cite web|url=https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/TALBOYS+Steve/4283|title=Where Are They Now? | Footballers | Steve Talboys}}

Death

Talboys died by a heart attack on 31 July 2019, aged 52, in Spain.{{cite web|last1=Iles|first1=Robert|title=Tributes paid to Gloucester City legend and former Wimbledon and Watford midfielder Steve Talboys|url=https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-talboys-tributes-wimbledon-football-3161272|website=Gloucestershire Live|date=1 August 2019}}

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