Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,653 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #300
Appearances:
264
Starts:
264
Goals:
7
Seasons:
12
Source: Football card Alec Talbot issued by Godfrey Phillips under the Footballers series, 1932-34.
Source: Football card Alec Talbot issued by Godfrey Phillips under the Footballers series, 1932-34.
Alec Talbot
Position
Centre Back
From
1923-24
To
1934-35
IMAGE CREDIT
Alec Talbot
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
264 |
1 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 33 | 10 |
Starts
264 |
1 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 21 | 33 | 10 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
Alexander Douglas Talbot
Birth Date
Sunday, 13 July 1902
Birth Place
Cannock, Staffordshire
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Hednesford Town
From
For
£100
On
April 1923
Previous Clubs
West Hill School |
West Cannock Colliery |
1918-19 Hednesford Primitives |
1919-23 Hednesford Town |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Bradford Park Avenue
For
Free
On
1935
Subsequent Clubs
Bradford Park Avenue |
Source: Football card Alec Talbot issued by Godfrey Phillips under the Footballers series, 1932-34.
Source: Football card Alec Talbot issued by Godfrey Phillips under the Footballers series, 1932-34.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1924-34 Aston Villa, £100, 264 | 7 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Billy Smith led Management Committee |
Jimmy McMullan |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 2 February 1924
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 2 February 1924
Swansea Town (a), FA Cup
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 10 November 1928
Final Appearance
Saturday, 29 December 1934
Birmingham (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 29 December 1934
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
13 August 1975, Aged 73
Alec Talbot
Player #300 for Aston Villa, Alexander Douglas Talbot, known as Alec Talbot and nicknamed Tiny, played as a centre back for the club.
Alec played for Villa between 1923-24 and 1934-35 making 264 appearances and scoring 7 goals across his 12 seasons with the club.
Alec was born in Cannock, just 16 miles from Villa Park on 13 July 1902 and he made his debut appearance for Villa on 2 February 1924 aged 21.
Villa had signed Alec from Hednesford Town in April 1923 having started his football career with Hednesford Primitives in 1918 before moving on to Hednesford Town in 1919.
Alec’s debut came in the FA Cup tie at Swansea Town in April 1924 during Villa’s FA Cup run to their eighth Final, however Alec played no further part in the campaign and his Football League debut didn’t come until the following season when he played at Bury in September 1924.
On the fringes of the first team over his first five seasons with Villa, Alec made just 37 appearances between 1923 and 1928 however thereafter he became a first team regular and virtual ever present between 1929 and 1932.
In total Alex accumulated 264 appearances and once in the first team chipped in with a goal or two each season to a total of 7 by the time he left the club aged 32.
Indeed Alec was a defender who was not afraid to link up with his forwards and was a member of the famed Villa midfield together with Jimmy Gibson and Joe Tate which became known as “Wind, Sleet and Rain”.
Alec played his last game for Villa on 29 December 1934 aged 32 before moving on to Bradford Park Avenue.
Alec had played under both the George Ramsay and Billy Smith led Management Committees and Villa’s first manager proper, Jimmy McMullan.
Alec passed away in Stourbridge on 13th March 1975 aged 73.