Les Talbot Explained

Les Talbot
Fullname:Frank Leslie Talbot
Birth Date:3 August 1910
Birth Place:Hednesford, England
Death Place:Alkmaar, Netherlands
Height:5 ft 11 in[1]
Position:Inside forward
Years1:?–1930
Clubs1:Hednesford Town
Years2:1930–1936
Clubs2:Blackburn Rovers
Caps2:90
Goals2:20
Years3:1936–1939
Clubs3:Cardiff City
Caps3:94
Goals3:21
Years4:1939–1947
Clubs4:Walsall
Caps4:18
Goals4:4
Manageryears1:1947–1960
Managerclubs1:RC Heemstede
Manageryears2:1960–1961
Managerclubs2:Zandvoortmeeuwen
Manageryears3:1961–1962
Managerclubs3:Be Quick 1887
Manageryears4:1962–1966
Managerclubs4:DWS
Manageryears5:1966–1967
Managerclubs5:Heracles Almelo
Manageryears6:1967–1968
Managerclubs6:AZ Alkmaar
Manageryears7:1968–1969
Managerclubs7:DWS
Manageryears8:1970
Managerclubs8:RC Heemstede (interim)
Manageryears9:1970–1972
Managerclubs9:EVV Eindhoven

Frank Leslie Talbot (3 August 1910 – 5 December 1983) was an English professional football player and manager who played as an Inside forward.

Career

Born in Hednesford, Staffordshire, Talbot began his career playing non-league football for his hometown side Hednesford Town before signing for Blackburn Rovers in 1930. Several years later he secured a first team place in the side, but was sold to Cardiff City in 1936 as part of a two player deal which saw Albert Pinxton also travel to Ninian Park. At the time of his signing the club had been in decline over the five previous seasons, but Talbot was part of the side that managed to improve the club's fortunes. In 1939 he was sold to Walsall, but the outbreak of World War II meant he only played one season for the club, the 1946–47 season, before retiring. During the war he also guested for Bath City.[2] Following his retirement he remained active in football as a coach, including working in the Netherlands from 1947 to the early 1970s. In 1953 and 1964 he became with respectively Racing Club Heemstede (RCH)[3] and DWS champion of the Netherlands.

Death

Talbot died in December 1983 at a hospital in Alkmaar, Netherlands.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cardiff City. More lively in attack . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xi . Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Hayes, Dean . The Who's Who of Cardiff City . Breedon Books . 2006 . 181–182 . Derby . 1-85983-462-0.
  3. http://www.rch-voetbal.nl/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1192&Itemid=37
  4. Voetbalberichten, Leeuwarder Courant, 6 December 1983.