Peter Durber

Peter Durber (1873–1963) 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]

Peter Durber
Personal information
Full name Peter Durber[1]
Date of birth 1873
Place of birth Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 1963 (aged 90)[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Wood Lane
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Audley Town
1896–1898 Stoke 27 (0)
1898–1900 Southampton 43 (0)
1900–1901 Stoke 33 (0)
1901–1902 Glossop North End 30 (0)
1902–1906 Northampton Town 112 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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:[5]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1896–97 First Division 17020190
1897–98 First Division 10010110
Southampton 1898–99 Southern League 16030190
1899–1900 Southern League 27060330
Stoke 1900–01 First Division 33020350
Glossop North End 1901–02 Second Division 30020320
Career total 13301601490

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. Peter Durber at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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