.jpg) Talbot in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Ernest Talbot[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1953[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ipswich,[1] England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1968–1971 | Ipswich Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1979 | Ipswich Town | 177 | (25) |
| 1971 | → Toronto Metros (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1972 | → Toronto Metros (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1979–1985 | Arsenal | 254 | (40) |
| 1985–1986 | Watford | 48 | (8) |
| 1986–1988 | Stoke City | 54 | (5) |
| 1988–1990 | West Bromwich Albion | 74 | (5) |
| 1990–1991 | Fulham | 5 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Aldershot | 11 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Sudbury Town | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 621 | (89) | |
| International career | |||
| 1976 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1977–1980 | England | 6 | (0) |
| 1978–1980 | England B | 8 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1988–1991 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| 1991 | Aldershot | ||
| 1993–1996 | Hibernians | ||
| 1997–2004 | Rushden & Diamonds | ||
| 2004–2005 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| 2005–2006 | Oxford United | ||
| 2006–2008 | Marsaxlokk | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Ernest Talbot (born 21 July 1953) is an English former football player and manager. He was capped six times for the England national team.
Talbot played in midfield for Ipswich Town, Arsenal, Watford, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Fulham and Aldershot of the Football League, for non-league club Sudbury Town,[3] and for the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League. He then went into management with West Bromwich Albion, Aldershot, Rushden & Diamonds, Oldham Athletic, Oxford United, and two Maltese clubs, Hibernians and Marsaxlokk.
Between 1984 and 1988, Talbot was chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association.[4]
- ^ a b c "Brian Talbot". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 348. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Brian Talbot". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ Harding, John. "The Brian Talbot Years: 1984–88". Professional Footballers' Association. Archived from the original on 4 January 2004.