Gary Talbot

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Gary Talbot
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-12-15)15 December 1937
Place of birth Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Date of death 22 December 2019(2019-12-22) (aged 82)
Position(s)
Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–67 Chester 111 (61)
1967–68 Crewe Alexandra 37 (20)
1968–69 Chester 43 (22)
1969–19?? Drumcondra
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Talbot (15 December 1937 – 22 December 2019)

Football League goalscorer, and Crewe Alexandra. He also worked as a photographer
.

Playing career

Talbot was signed by new Chester manager

Newport County, scoring in a 3–0 victory. He then netted twice as Chester drew 2–2 at Barrow
and he was comfortably the club's top scorer with 23 league goals to his name by the end of the season.

The

Football League Cup, with Talbot and fellow forwards Jimmy Humes, Mike Metcalf, Elfed Morris and Hugh Ryden all netting at least 20 goals. Talbot bagged 35 of them (28 in the league), including a hat-trick in two minutes and 57 seconds in the closing stages of an FA Cup 5-0 derby win over Crewe.[3]

Injuries limited Talbot's appearances and goal tally over the next two seasons, and he was allowed to switch to

Division Four
leading scorer.

Talbot then opted to retire from professional football, with his final game being a 2–0 win over

Frank Wrightson) with 83 goals, and it was not until September 1992 that Stuart Rimmer would pass the total.[5]

Talbot then had a spell playing for Irish side Drumcondra.[6] He worked for many years as a photographer in the Chester where he had a photographic studio, From there he travelled the World photographing world leaders such as The President of Kenya, Presidents of Sierra Leone, The Gambia and Malaysia. He also Photographed members of The Royal Family including Princes Diana. , singers and Film Stars. His Photographic work was Internationally renowned. He is survived by his wife and two children .[7]

Honours

with Crewe Alexandra

References

  1. ^ "Chester FC legend Gary Talbot has died after losing lung cancer battle". 22 December 2019.
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  3. ^ "Hayter keeps feet on ground". BBC Sport. 25 February 2004. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
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  7. ^ Murray, Scott (20 December 2000). "Knowledge Unlimited". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 September 2009.


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