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Encyclopedia > Alec Talbot

Alec Talbot (Born 13 July 1902 at Cannock, Staffs, Died 13 August 1975 at Stourbridge) was a centre-half for Aston Villa during the 1920s and 1930s. 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Map sources for Cannock at grid reference SJ9810 Cannock is a town in Staffordshire, just north of the West Midlands conurbation. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the Midlands of England. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. ... Aston Villa Football Club play at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ...


Talbot signed as a professional for Villa in April 1923, immediately after completing a 10-hour shift down the mines at the colliery in Cannock. Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the mining of coal. ...


He broke into the Villa side in 1924-25, making the position his own from 1928-29 until 1934-35. Talbot assumed the role of club captain on the retirement of Villa great Billy Walker. In all he made 263 appearances, scoring 7 goals for the club. Aston Villas all-time record goalscorer in 1924-25 season Billy Walker (29 October 1897 - 28 November 1964) was a prominent English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. ...


Talbot left Villa for Bradford in June 1935, staying there until the outbreak of World War II. The larger City of Bradford Metropolitan District includes other settlements in the surrounding area. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...


After the war Talbot started his own dairy business in Stourbridge.



 
 

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