Peter Durber

Peter Durber
Personal information
Full name Peter Durber
Date of birth 1873
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death "Not known"
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Defender
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)
1902–1908 Northampton Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Peter Durber was a professional footballer who played in the 1900 FA Cup final for Southampton, beating three First division clubs along the way.[1]

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Career

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. Durber was born in Stoke-on-Trent in 1873 and also played for Stoke during his career, and for Glossop North End in the Football League.

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.[2] The FA Cup Final medal was sold for £2,400.[3]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1896–97 17 0 2 0 19 0
1897–98 10 0 1 0 11 0
Southampton 1898–99 16 0 3 0 19 0
1899–1900 27 0 6 0 33 0
Stoke 1900–01 33 0 2 0 35 0
Glossop North End 1901–02 30 0 0 0 30 0
Career Total 133 0 14 0 147 0

Honours

Southampton

References