Peter Durber Explained

Peter Durber
Fullname:Peter Durber
Birth Date:8 May 1873
Birth Place:Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Position:Full back
Youthclubs1:Wood Lane
Clubs1:Audley Town
Years2:1896–1898
Clubs2:Stoke
Caps2:27
Goals2:0
Years3:1898–1900
Clubs3:Southampton
Caps3:43
Goals3:0
Years4:1900–1901
Clubs4:Stoke
Caps4:33
Goals4:0
Years5:1901–1902
Clubs5:Glossop North End
Caps5:30
Goals5:0
Years6:1902–1906
Clubs6:Northampton Town
Caps6:112
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:245
Totalgoals:0

Peter Durber (8 May 1873 – 16 March 1963) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop North End and Stoke.[1] He played in the Southern League for Southampton with whom he played in the 1900 FA Cup Final, beating three First Division clubs along the way.[2]

Football career

Durber was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Audley Town before joining Stoke in 1896.[1] He played in two season under Horace Austerberry before leaving for Southampton in 1898.[1] Durber was a defender who was part of Southampton's 1899 Southern League Championship winning team, and a finalist in the 1900 F.A. Cup final when the Saints were beaten 4–0 by Bury at the Crystal Palace. In May 2010, it was announced that his 1900 FA Cup runners-up medal and 1899 Southern League championship medal were to be sold at auction.[3] The FA Cup Final medal was sold for £2,400.[4]

He returned to Stoke in August 1900 and played 35 times in the 1900–01 season. He them spent a season with Glossop North End before enjoying a six-year spell at Northampton Town.[1]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1896–97First Division17020190
1897–98First Division10010110
Southampton1898–99Southern League16030190
1899–1900Southern League27060330
Stoke1900–01First Division33020350
Glossop North End1901–02Second Division30020320
Career total13301601490

Honours

Southampton

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. http://www.freewebs.com/captainbeecher/1900.htm Giant Killers 1900
  3. News: Miner's FA Cup final medal up at auction. 5 May 2010. The Sentinel. 11 May 2010. Stoke-on-Trent.
  4. Web site: Historic FA CUP medal fetches £2,400 . BBC. 18 June 2010. 12 May 2010.