He later went on to feature for AFC Bournemouth and Leeds United before finishing his career with non-league side Slough Town in 2009.
In 2011, he joined the coaching staff at Sutton United and also agreed to make a return to the playing side of the game.
In November 1992, Telfer and then Luton teammate Darren Salton were involved in a head on car crash in Bedfordshire.
Selected by Craig Brown he played in Scotland's 2–0 friendly defeat against France on 29 March 2000 at Hampden Park.
In October 2001, shortly after Coventry's relegation from the Premiership, Telfer joined Southampton, who had appointed Strachan as manager just over a month earlier.
At Southampton, Telfer was converted from midfielder to right-back, and was a member of the side that reached the 2003 FA Cup Final.
Most notably in injury time against Huddersfield Town after Leeds conceded a goal, where Telfer's lack of pace was badly exposed.
Gary McAllister was sacked in December, and new manager Simon Grayson left Telfer out of all of his first team squads during his first month at the club.