Steve Talboys

Steve Talboys

Personal information
Full name	Steven John Talboys
Date of birth	(1966-09-18)18 September 1966
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death	31 July 2019(2019-07-31) (aged 52)
Place of death	Spain
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Forest Green Rovers
	Mangotsfield United
	Bath City
	Trowbridge Town
1987–1992	Gloucester City	227	(65)
1992–1996	Wimbledon	26	(1)
1996–1998	Watford	7	(0)
1998–1999	Aldershot Town[1]	14	(2)
	Kingstonian
	Sutton United
	Paulton Rovers
	Boreham Wood
	Carshalton Athletic
	Hampton & Richmond Borough
2000	Gloucester City	1	(0)
	Staines Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven John Talboys (18 September 1966 – 31 July 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He notably played in the Premier League for Wimbledon and in the Football League for Watford, prior to this period he had an extensive career in non-league football and would return to semi-professional football after leaving Watford in 1998. Notable non-league sides include Forest Green Rovers, Bath City, Gloucester City, Aldershot Town, Sutton United and Boreham Wood.

Playing career

He was born in Bristol, England and played for a large number of clubs, mostly in non-league, but played 26 times in the FA Premier League for Wimbledon during the 1990s, and then made a small number of appearances in the third tier of English football for Watford.

He also played semi-professionally for Forest Green Rovers, Mangotsfield United, Bath City, Trowbridge Town, Aldershot Town, Gloucester City, Kingstonian, Sutton United, Paulton Rovers, Boreham Wood, Carshalton Athletic, Hampton & Richmond Borough and Staines Town.

Personal life

Talboys worked as a development executive for Aon Sports.^[2]

Death

Talboys died by an heart attack on 31 July 2019, aged 52, in Spain.^[3]

References

1. "Aldershot Town players 1998/99". Archived from the original on 22 February 2008.
2. "Where Are They Now? | Footballers | Steve Talboys".
3. Iles, Robert (1 August 2019). "Tributes paid to Gloucester City legend and former Wimbledon and Watford midfielder Steve Talboys". Gloucestershire Live.

External links

• Steve Talboys at Soccerbase
• Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database (subscription required)
• Steve Talboys (Gloucester) statistics