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

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. He notably played in the

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for

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and in the

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Watford Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...

, 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

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, Gloucester City,

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Sutton United Sutton United Football Club is a professional football club in Sutton, South London, England, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They play home games at Gander Green Lane in Sutton about 11 miles sout ...

and

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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

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for

during the 1990s, and then made a small number of appearances in the third tier of English football for

. He also played semi-professionally for

, Mangotsfield United,

, Trowbridge Town,

, Gloucester City,

Kingstonian Kingstonian Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London which currently plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was founded in 1885 by YMC ...

Paulton Rovers Paulton Rovers Football Club is an English football club based at the First 4 Pools Stadium on Winterfield Road in the growing village of Paulton near Bristol. They were established in 1881 and currently play in the Southern Football League Div ...

Carshalton Athletic Carshalton Athletic Football Club is an English football club based in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton. They currently play in the and are based at the War Memorial Sports Ground. The club also field a women's team playing in the Lo ...

, Hampton & Richmond Borough and

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Personal life

Talboys worked as a development executive for Aon Sports.

Death

Talboys died on 31 July 2019, aged 52, in Spain.

References

External links

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1966 births 2019 deaths English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Premier League players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Mangotsfield United F.C. players Bath City F.C. players Trowbridge Town F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Wimbledon F.C. players Watford F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Paulton Rovers F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Staines Town F.C. players Footballers from Bristol {{england-footy-midfielder-1960s-stub