Burnley Football Club is deeply saddened to hear of the loss of former player John Talbut at the age of 79.
John, who was spotted whilst playing for Durham Schoolboys, joined the Clarets in the summer of 1957 and regularly feature for the ‘A’ and ‘B’ team during the 1957/1958 season.
The following season, he broke into the Reserve team and made his first team debut on Boxing Day, 1958, when deputising for the injured Tommy Cummings in the game against Leicester City at Filbert Street.
John continued to feature for the Reserves at centre-half and eventually replaced Tommy Cummings in August 1962.