Peter Durber
FullnamePeter Durber[1]
Birth date8 May 1873
Birth placeStoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Death date16 March 1963 (aged 89)
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
PositionFull back
Youthclubs 1Wood Lane
Clubs 1Audley Town
Years 21896–1898
Clubs 2Stoke
Caps 227
Goals 20
Years 31898–1900
Clubs 3Southampton
Caps 343
Goals 30
Years 41900–1901
Clubs 4Stoke
Caps 433
Goals 40
Years 51901–1902
Clubs 5Glossop North End
Caps 530
Goals 50
Years 61902–1906
Clubs 6Northampton Town
Caps 6112
Goals 60
Totalcaps245
Totalgoals0

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[5]
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

References

  1. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Giant Killers 1900
  3. ^ "Miner's FA Cup final medal up at auction". Stoke-on-Trent: The Sentinel. 5 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Historic FA CUP medal fetches £2,400". BBC. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
  5. ^