Drew Talbot

Drew Talbot

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Talbot
Date of birth	19 July 1986 (1986-07-19) (age 25)
Place of birth	Barnsley, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Right back Right midfielder Centre forward
Club information
Current club	Chesterfield
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2007	Sheffield Wednesday	29	(4)
2007	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	3	(1)
2007–2009	Luton Town	49	(3)
2009	→ Chesterfield (loan)	17	(2)
2009–	Chesterfield	68	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 3 April 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Drew Talbot (born 19 July 1986 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer currently playing as a right back/right midfield for Chesterfield.

Career

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 at Cardiff in the Football League One play-off final.

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 in three games. 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 team-mate 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".^[1]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.^[1]

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 2008-2009 season, but scored no goals.

On 27 January 2009, he joined Chesterfield on loan until the end of the season,^[2] as one more league appearance for Luton would have resulted in a wage rise for Talbot.^[3] 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.^[4] 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 Drew has been moved from the striker position and is preferred as a right back/right winger by manager John Sheridan.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Talbot doesn't fancy Italian job". Luton Today. 31 January 2008. http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/lut/Talbot-doesnt-fancy-Italian-job.3732712.jp. Retrieved 3 September 2009. 
2. ^ "Talbot joins Spireites". Luton Town FC. 2009-01-29. http://www.lutontown.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10372~1534551,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 
3. ^ "Talbot: We have every chance of making the play-offs". Derbyshire Times. 2009-01-29. http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/Register.aspx?ReturnURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.derbyshiretimes.co.uk%2Ffc%2FTalbot-We-have-every-chance.4921523.jp&articlepage=1. Retrieved 2009-07-22. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ "Talbot agrees Spireites contract". BBC Sport. 2009-07-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chesterfield/8174300.stm. Retrieved 2009-07-29. 

External links

• Drew Talbot career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Talbot, Drew
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	19 July 1986
Place of birth	Barnsley, England
Date of death
Place of death