Gary Talbot
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Talbot | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1937 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | ||
| Playing position | 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gary Talbot (born 15 December 1937, in Blackburn) was a professional footballer in the 1960s with Chester, where he set a record as the second highest Football League goalscorer, and Crewe Alexandra. He has also worked as a photographer.
Talbot was signed by new Chester manager Peter Hauser in September 1963 as a 25-year-old, after the press photographer was spotted playing in a charity match. Within days he made his Football League debut against 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 1964–65 season saw Chester score 141 goals in Division Four, FA Cup and 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.
Injuries limited Talbot’s appearances and goal tally over the next two seasons, and he was allowed to switch to Fourth Division rivals Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 1967. He netted 20 times in 37 league appearances before surprisingly returning to Chester in time for the 1968–69 campaign. Talbot once again broke the 20 goal barrier, with his tally of 22 leading him as the Division Four leading scorer.
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