Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jason Christopher Talbot | ||
Date of birth | 30 September 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Irlam, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Playing position | Left Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Dunfermline Athletic | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2003 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2005 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2004 | → Derby County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2004 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Mansfield Town | 6 | (0) |
2006 | → Port Vale (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Port Vale | 47 | (0) |
2008–2015 | Livingston | 178 | (4) |
2015– | Dunfermline Athletic | 65 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:47, 1 May 2017 (UTC). |
Jason Christopher Talbot (born 30 September 1985) is an English professional footballer, who plays as a left back for Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish League Championship.
He started his senior career with Bolton Wanderers in 2003, after loans to Derby County and Mansfield Town he joined Mansfield permanently in 2005. The next year he signed with Port Vale following a loan period. After two years at Vale he tried his luck in Scotland, signing with Livingston. He helped the club to the Third Division and Second Division titles in successive seasons. He signed with Dunfermline Athletic in June 2015, and helped the club to win the League One title in 2015–16.
Talbot started off as a trainee at Bolton Wanderers in 2003. In September 2004 he joined George Burley's Derby County on loan, playing two Championship games before returning to the Reebok Stadium early the next month. In November 2004 he joined Mansfield Town on a one-month loan. He joined the "Stags" on a permanent basis in June 2005, having never made a first team appearance for Bolton Sam Allardyce allowed Talbot to leave for free. He made seven appearances for the struggling League Two club within the first two months of the 2005–06 season, but soon fell out of contention.