John Talbut (20 October 1940 – 14 August 2020) was an English football defender. Talbut initially made his name with

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, where he came out of the club's youth system and established himself as a first-team regular, also appearing for the England under-23 team whilst at the club. In December 1966

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paid £30,000 to take Talbut to

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and he soon replaced veteran Stan Jones at the heart of Albion's defence. Talbut was a winner with the Baggies in the

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but also featured on the losing side in the

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. He never scored a league goal for the club but did find the net once against

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in the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1970.G, Willmore, ''The Hawthorns Encyclopedia'', 1996, p. 165 Although a strong presence in the air Talbut was at times found wanting on the ground and the arrival of John Wile in late 1970 left him surplus to requirements at the Albion. No longer able to gain a first team spot he left Albion in the 1971 close season to take up the position of player-manager with Belgian second division club KV Mechelen. Talbut died on 14 August 2020, at the age of 79, due to complications from dementia.

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