Durban City F.C.

For the 2009 revived club, see Durban City F.C. (2009).

Durban City Football Club

Nickname(s)

Banana Boys, Golden Boys

Founded

May 1959

Dissolved

29 July 1988

Ground

New Kingsmead, Durban

Owner

Norman Elliott

Home colours

Durban City is a former South African association football club based in the city of Durban. Formed in 1959 by Norman Elliott, the club was dissolved in 1988.

History

Durban City FC played in the newly formed whites only National Football League from 1959 to 1977, the team then moved over to the Federation Professional League for the 1978 season. The team moved again to the National Premier Soccer League, which later changed its name to the National Soccer League from 1979 to 1988.

The club was sold on 27 July 1988 mid-way through the season to a group of local businessmen from the KwaZulu-Natal area. The new owners kept the famous blue and white hoops but immediately changed the name to Natal United. The team got relegated at the end of that season and disbanded.

In the 1986-1987 season the club courted controversy by becoming the first South African football club to have a mascot. 'Barry' was a kudu with enlarged eyes and glasses and was sponsored by a local opticians.

Honours

1959 - National Football League Winners
1960 - Champion of Champions Trophy Winners
1960 - Castle Cup Winners
1961 - National Football League Winners
1961 - Champion of Champions Trophy Winners
1961 - UTC Bowl Winners
1962 - Champion of Champions Winners
1962 - Castle Cup Winners
1963 - Champion Of Champions Winners
1964 - Castle Cup Winners
1965 - UTC Bowl Winners
1967 - UTC Bowl Winners
1968 - UTC Bowl Winners
1968 - Castle Cup Winners
1970 - National Football League Winners
1970 - Life Bowl Winners
1971 - Champion Of Champions Winners
1972 - National Football League Winners
1972 - Coca Cola Shield Winners
1978 - Federation Professional League Winners
1982 - National Professional Soccer League
1983 - National Professional Soccer League

Durban Club

For The Durban Club Durban City F.C., see Durban City F.C. (2009).

In late 2008 Durban businessman and former youth player Glen Adams started talking about the revival of the former glamour club. The club was registered in 2009 with the South African Football Association and will be active in the 2009 season albeit in the amateur leagues from juniors to seniors.

Notable players

Colin Addison (M) (1974-1975)
Willie Allan (M) (1962; 1965-1966) 42 apps, 15 goals (2nd spell)
Peta Bala'c (GK) (1974-1977)
Brian Barratt (D) (1959-1967) 199 apps, 22 goals
George Barratt (M) (1959-1967) 155 apps, 98 goals (South African Player of the Year 1962)
Ian Bender (F) (1978)
Keith Blackburn (M) (1962; 1964-1966) 77 apps, 18 goals
Danny Blanchflower (M) (1963; 1965) 3 apps in 1965
John Bond (D) (1965; 1969) 9 apps in 1965
Bobby Braithwaite (M) (1967-1968) 36 apps, 3 goals
Johnny Byrne (F) (1969-1973) 69 apps, 22 goals
Bobby 'Red' Campbell (M) (1966-1967; 1968) 38 apps.
Bobby Chalmers (F) (1962–1966) 123 apps, 106 goals (South African Player of the Year 1964; only player in NFL history to surpass 300 goals)
Mick Channon (F) (guest, 1983)
Lawrence Chelin (M) (1981-1985)
Tony Coleman (M) (1972-1973)
Ray Crawford (F) (1971) 6 apps, 1 goal
Trevor Dawkins (D) (1975-1976)
Brummie de Leur (D) (1970-1978)
Marty Deetlijfs (F) (1959-1961)
Ken Denysschen (D) (1959-1967) 222 apps. (South African Player of the Year 1963)
Willie Donaldson (D) (1964-1966) 66 apps, 5 goals
Jimmy Dunne (D) (1974-1975) 3 apps.
Peter Enders (D) (1972-1973)
Greg Farrell (M) (1970-1971)
Joe Fascione (M) (1970-1972) 60 apps, 4 goals
Ian Filby (F) (1976-1978)
Malcolm Filby
Dave Forsyth (D) (1967-1973)
John Fraser (M) (1964-1966; 1971; 1972-1974)
Wolfgang Gayer (M) (1972)
Laszlo Gergely (M) (1972)
Jerry Gibson (M) (1967) 11 apps, 2 goals
Nino Gomes (1976)
Richard Gomes (F) (1968; 1969; 1971-1972; 1976)
Jimmy Goodfellow (M) (1970; 1971) 5 apps in 1971
Wally Gould (M) (1976-1977)
Les Green (GK) (1971-1974)
Bruce Grobbelaar (GK) (1977-1978)
Johnny Haynes (M) (1970-1972; 1973) (Foreign Player of the Year 1972)
Jim Herriot (GK) (1971) 4 apps.
Billy Higgins (M) (1967-1969) 59 apps, 8 goals
Haydn Hough (GK) (1968-1969) 24 apps.
Billy Hughes (M) (1963) 10 apps, 1 goal
Gordon Igesund (F)
Morrie Jacobson (D) (1959) 1 app.
David Jenkins (M) (1975)
Bobby Keetch (D) (1969-1971) 62 apps, 1 goal
Joe Kirkup (D) (1974-1976)
Rodney Kitchin (D) (1978)
Peter Laraman (F) (1962-1963; 1964) 45 apps, 22 goals
Danny Le Roux (M) (1959–1961; 1967-1968) 76 apps, 58 goals
Sandy McLaughlan (GK) (1973)
John McLaughlin (M) (1966) 4 apps, 2 goals
Jimmy McQuade (M) (1968) 3 apps.
Tony Macedo (GK) (1969-1971) 35 apps. (Foreign Player of the Year 1970)
Ronnie Mann (F) (1970-1973) (Footballer of the Year 1971)
Alec Milne (M) (1971-1973; 1974-1975)
Tommy Moffatt (GK) (1961)
Alan Mullery (M) (1976)
Alex Munro (D) (1971–1974)
Colin Neal (F) (1964-1965) 20 apps, 17 goals
Bernd Patzke (D) (1972)
Jimmy Pearson (F) (1967) 22 apps, 3 goals
Brian Peterson (M) (1969) 21 apps, 2 goals
Pat Price (D) (1968; 1978)
Neill Roberts (F) (1978)
Malcolm Rufus (M) (1960-1961)
John Rugg (D) (1962; 1964-1966) 88 apps, 1 goal
Peter Russell (D) (1963) 20 apps, 13 goals
George Ryder (GK) (1961-1964) 120 apps.
Les Salton (F) (1959-1961) 72 apps, 109 goals (South African Player of the Year 1961)
Jackie Scott (M) (1967) 3 apps.
Jim Scott (F) (1966-1967; 1968-1971) 134 apps, 129 goals
Jackie Sinclair (M) (1976-1977)
Alan Skirton (M) (1972)
Derek Smethurst (F) (1967-1968) 37 apps, 14 goals (Footballer of the Year 1968)
Rocco Smith (GK) (1969) 1 app. (South African Player of the Year 1959)
Tony Smith (D) (1973-1974)
Hans-Jürgen Sperlich (M) (1973)
Gary Sprake (GK) (guest, 1973)
Gordon Stewart (GK) (1959) (an inside-forward; made 1 app. as an emergency goalie)
Roy Tennant (D) (1962-1964; 1966) 62 apps, 4 goals
Brian Tocknell (D) (1961)
Mark Tovey (D) (1978-1983)
Alan Varner (M) (1961-1965) 50 lge goals
Wally Warren (F) (1959-1961)
John Watson (F) (1977)
Alan Watt (GK) (1979; 1981-1983)
Harry Weir (M) (1962-1964; 1966-1973) 97 apps, 19 goals
Vernon Wentzel (F) (1962; 1965–1966) 76 apps, 46 goals
Alan Whittle (F) (guest, 1973)
Len Wilkinson (GK) (1978)
Lionel Williams (D) (1959-1965; 1966) 156 apps, 9 goals
Moffatt Zuma (M) (1978-1981)

Notable Guest Players

Mick Channon (1983)
Danny Blanchflower (1964–1965)
Morrie Jacobson (1959)
Sir Stanley Matthews (1966; 1971)
Alan Mullery (1976)
Gary Sprake (1973)
Alan Whittle (1973)

Notable Coaches

Notable Games

May 1961 New Kingamead Stadium : Durban City 0 vs 2 Leicester City
14 July 1963 New Kingsmead Stadium :Durban City 1 vs 2 C A Cerro(Uruguay)

Trivia

City were the first team to win a professional league in South Africa in 1959
First and only team to win league titles in three different associations NFL, FPL, NPSL
Although defunct in 1988 Durban City still played a part in South Africa’s victory in the African Cup of Nations in 1996. Former City player and coach Clive Barker was head coach and former player Neil Tovey captained the South Africans.
In 2007 CAF Honored 50 South Africans as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations amongst them there were five players and coaches associated to City
Les Salton
Malcolm Rufus
Clive Barker
Budgie Byrne
Bobby Chalmers

City were the first South African team to pay an English team a transfer fee when they bought George Luke from Chelsea FC in August 1968

Danny Le Roux was the first African player to play for Arsenal way back in the 1957/58 season making five appearances

External links

https://sites.google.com/site/durbancityfootballschool/ Durban City Football Club Official Website]

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