Drew Talbot

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Drew Talbot
Personal information
Full name	Andrew Talbot
Date of birth	July 19, 1986 (1986-07-19) (age 21)
Place of birth	Barnsley, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Luton Town
Number	30
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2007 2007 2007–	Sheffield Wednesday → Scunthorpe United (loan) Luton Town	29 (4) 03 (1) 39 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:44, 5 March 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Drew Talbot (born July 19, 1986 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire) is an English footballer currently playing for Luton Town. He made his debut for Luton on the 27 January 2007 against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup.

Originally on the books of Barnsley F.C. he drifted out of football after injury but came back with Sheffield Wednesday's academy in 2003–04. Often coming off the substitutes bench he scored goals in Wednesday's 2004–05 promotion season including one at Cardiff in the Football League One play off final.

The following season proved a disappointment for Drew as a back injury ruled him out. After his impressive first full season at Hillsborough, he was not to play again until September 2006, where he made a substitute appearance against Derby County in a 2–1 home defeat. During the January 2007 transfer window, Talbot signed a loan-contract with League One promotion-chasers Scunthorpe United, the former club of his current manager, Brian Laws. However, he was then transferred to Luton for a fee of £250,000.

Talbot scored his first goal for Luton on his home league debut against Sheffield Wednesday on the 20 February 2007 as well as forcing former team-mate Tommy Spurr to score an own goal. Despite a decent goal return he was unable to stop Luton avoiding relegation.

After an epic performance against Liverpool he was labelled the "Ginger Maradona". Plymouth Argyle reportedly bid for Talbot and his strike partner Calvin Andrew. Talbot himself turned down a move to Italian side Brescia on deadline day.

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Club Performance

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Luton Town	2006-07	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2
Scunthorpe	2006-07	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Sheffield Wednesday	2006-07	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2005-06	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2004-05	24	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	5
Total		33	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	8

[edit] External links

• Drew Talbot career stats at Soccerbase

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