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Playing career

A midfielder, Talbot began his footballing career as an apprentice with Ipswich Town in 1968, turning professional in 1972; in the meantime he had spent two seasons on loan with Canadian club Toronto Metros. He made 227 appearances for Ipswich, and won the 1978 FA Cup with the club. In the 1978 FA Cup semi-final against West Bromwich Albion, Talbot scored the first goal eight minutes into the tilt. He was injured on the play when he collided head-to-head with Albion's skipper, John Wile. Wile played with a bandaged head for the remainder of the contest while Talbot was removed on a stretcher. In January 1979, Talbot moved to Arsenal for a fee of £450,000. In association football a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Ipswich Town Football Club is the professional football club of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The Toronto Metros were a soccer team based out of Toronto that played in the NASL. They played from 1971 to 1974. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club formed by workers from Salters Spring Works in West Bromwich, West Midlands in 1878. ... John Wile was an English footballer and manager. ... For the song by The Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ...

Talbot immediately became a first-team player at Arsenal. He played for the Gunners in the FA Cup final of that year, scoring a goal in a thrilling 3-2 victory over Manchester United; Talbot thus achieved the rare distinction of winning the FA Cup with two different teams in consecutive seasons. The following year he set a club record, as an ever-present in Arsenal's marathon 1979-80 season, when he played a total of 70 matches in a single season (the club reached the finals of both the FA Cup and the Cup Winners' Cup, but lost them both). Manchester United Football Club are a world-famous English football club, based at the Old Trafford stadium in Trafford, Greater Manchester, and are one of the most popular sports clubs in the world with over 50 million supporters worldwide. ... The 1979-80 season was the 100th season of competitive football (soccer) in England. ... The Cup Winners Cup was a football club competition between the winners of the European domestic cup competitions. ...

Talbot's impressive stamina and fitness meant he played nearly every Arsenal first-team game for the next five seasons, missing fewer than half a dozen League games. In all, the strong and sturdy midfielder played 327 first-team matches for the Gunners, scoring 49 goals. He also played for England, five times while at Ipswich and once as an Arsenal player. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in...

After leaving Arsenal in June 1985 he went on to play for Watford, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion, Fulham and Aldershot. From 1984 to 1988 Talbot was also chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Watford Football Club are an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. ... Stoke City Football Club (known as Stoke Football Club until 1925) is a football club from Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club that plays in the Football League Championship. ... Fulham Football Club (FFC) are an English football team based in Fulham, London. ... Aldershot Football Club were, as of February 2006, the last English league club to go out of business during a season. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Professional Footballers Association is the association for professional footballers in the United Kingdom. ...

Managerial career

Talbot first tasted football management with West Bromwich Albion, where he served as player-manager from November 1988 to January 1991. His departure from West Brom coincided with the famous 4-2 FA Cup defeat at the hands of Woking. He then managed Aldershot (February–November 1991) and subsequently Maltese club Hibernians, where his team won the island's Premier League in 1993 and 1994. Woking F.C. are an association football club that are based in Woking, Surrey, England formed in 1889. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hibernians FC is a Maltese football club, playing in the town of Paola. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Talbot returned to English club football as part of the coaching staff of Rushden and Diamonds, then in the Football Conference, in 1997. After a spell as head coach he was appointed club manager before the start of the 1999-2000 season. At the end of the 2000-01 season Rushden secured promotion to the Football League under his management. The team reached the Third Division playoffs in 2002 but lost in the final. In their second season in the League they secured the 2003 Division Three Championship, but were relegated the following season, Talbot having left the club in March 2004 after seven years to take over at Oldham Athletic. Rushden and Diamonds are an English professional football club who play in the Conference National. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1999-2000 season was the 120th season of competitive football in England. ... The 2000-2001 season was the 121st season of competitive football in England. ... The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ... From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest division in the overall English football league system. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rochdale Road stand Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane, Oldham. ...

Talbot succeeded in keeping Oldham in the Football League Second Division in 2004, but resigned in March 2005. In May 2005 he signed a two-year contract as manager of Oxford United before the final game of the 2004-05 season. However, after an unsuccessful stint in charge, Talbot was sacked in March 2006, leaving the club 22nd in League Two and destined to lose their League status at the end of the season. From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oxford United F.C. are an English football team who are playing in the Conference National for the 2006-07 season. ... The 2004-2005 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England. ...

In April 2006 Talbot was offered, and later accepted, a contract to manage Marsaxlokk F.C., a Maltese Premiership team. Marsaxlokk is a traditional fishing village located in the south-eastern part of Malta. ...

References

• 'Brian Talbot's managerial career' www.soccerbase.com
• Harding, John, 'The Brian Talbot Years: 1984-88' The Official Website of the Professional Footballers' Association
• Rushden & Diamonds Club History Rushden & Diamonds Official Website
• 'Talbot Takes Over' Oxford United Official Website
• 'Talbot dismissed as Oxford boss' BBC Sport story