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]
| 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) |
| Total | 245 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
Source:[5]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1896–97 | First Division | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1897–98 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Southampton | 1898–99 | Southern League | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1899–1900 | Southern League | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Stoke | 1900–01 | First Division | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| Glossop North End | 1901–02 | Second Division | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Career total | 133 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 149 | 0 | ||
Southampton