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Durban City is a former South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

n association football club based in the city of Durban

Durban

Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...

. 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

National Football League (South Africa)

The National Football League was the first professional association football league in South Africa. It was established in 1959, and was accompanied by a NFL Division II and NFL Division III in 1961 . The league was competitive during the apartheid era, and only white players were allowed to...

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

National Premier Soccer League (South Africa)

The National Premier Soccer League was the title of a South African association football league, between 1971 and 1995. During those years, the league however had three completely different organisations. In 1971-77 it was only for Black South African teams...

, which later changed its name to the National Soccer League

National Soccer League (South Africa)

The National Soccer League was a South African association football league established in 1985, as a response to boardroom disagreements in the new topflight non-racial league NPSL...

from 1979 to 1988.

The club was sold on the 27 July 1988 mid-way through the season to a group of local businessmen from the KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal

KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....

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.

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

Phoenix Club

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

South African Football Association

The South African Football Association or SAFA is the governing body of football in South Africa.-History:The South African Football Association was founded on 8 December, 1991, the culmination of a long unity process that was to rid the sport in South Africa of all its past racial division.Four...

and will be active in the 2009 season albeit in the amateur leagues from juniors to seniors.

Notable players

Colin Addison

Colin Addison is an English former professional footballer and manager.Addison has managed a wide variety of clubs in the UK, as well as in countries such as Spain, South Africa, Kuwait and Qatar. Notably he was the player-manager of Hereford United during their famous 1971-72 FA Cup run, which...

(M) (1974-1975) Willie Allan (M) (1962; 1965-1966) Peta Bala'c (GK) (1974-1977) Brian Barratt (D) (1959-1962; 1963-1967) George Barratt (M) (1959-1967) (South African Player of the Year 1962) Ian Bender (F) (1978) Keith Blackburn (M) (1962; 1964-1966) Danny Blanchflower

Danny Blanchflower

Robert Dennis "Danny" Blanchflower was a former Northern Ireland international footballer and football manager, and journalist who captained Tottenham Hotspur F.C. during its double-winning season of 1961. He was ranked as the greatest player in Spurs history by The Times in 2009...

(M) (1963; 1965) 3 apps in 1965 John Bond

John Bond

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(D) (1965; 1969) 9 apps in 1965 Bobby Braithwaite (M) (1967-1968) 36 apps, 3 goals Johnny Byrne

Johnny Byrne (footballer)

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(F) (1969-1973) 23 goals Bobby 'Red' Campbell (M) (1966-1967; 1968) 37 apps. Bobby Chalmers (F) (1962–1966) 114 apps, 106 goals (South African Player of the Year 1964; only player in NFL history to surpass 300 goals) Mick Channon

Mick Channon

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(F) (guest, 1983) Lawrence Chelin (M) (1981-1985) Tony Coleman

Tony Coleman

Anthony "Tony" Coleman is an English former footballer who made 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Tranmere Rovers, Preston North End, Doncaster Rovers, Manchester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Blackpool, Southport and Stockport County...

(M) (1972-1973) Ray Crawford

Ray Crawford (footballer)

Raymond Crawford is a former English international footballer, who played as a striker in a career that saw him score over 300 goals at club level.-Club:...

(F) (1971) 6 apps, 1 goal Trevor Dawkins

Trevor Dawkins

Trevor Dawkins is a retired English professional football defender. He spent seven seasons in the Football League, five in South Africa, and seven in the United States, most in indoor leagues. Following his retirement in 1985, he coached for fourteen years in the U.S. indoor leagues...

(D) (1975-1976) Brummie de Leur (D) (1970-1978) Marty Deetlijfs (F) (1959-1961) Ken Denysschen (D) (1959-1967) (South African Player of the Year 1963) Willie Donaldson (D) (1962-1966) Jimmy Dunne

Jimmy Dunne (footballer born 1947)

James Christopher "Jimmy" Dunne is an Irish former professional footballer. He played as a central defender or midfielder....

(D) (1974-1975) Peter Enders (D) (1972) Greg Farrell

Greg Farrell

Gregory James Philip "Greg" Farrell is a former Scottish professional footballer.Beginning his career at Birmingham City, Farrell found his chances limited and George Swindin signed him for a moderate fee to play for Cardiff City in March 1964...

(M) (1970-1971) Joe Fascione

Joe Fascione

Joe Fascione is a retired Scottish footballer.A right sided winger, Fascione started out with Scottish junior side Kirkintilloch Rob Roy, before being signed for Londoners Chelsea by Tommy Docherty in September 1962...

(M) (1969-1971) Ian Filby

Ian Filby

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(F) (1976-1978) Malcolm Filby Dave Forsyth (D) (1967-1973) John Fraser (M) (1964-1966; 1967; 1971; 1972-1974) Laszlo Gergely

Vasile Gergely

László Vasile Gergely is a Romanian former football player.-Career:Gergely played for CSM Baia Mare , Viitorul Bucharest , Dinamo Bucharest in Romania and Hertha BSC Germany, and Durban City in South AfricaHe played a total of 145 games in Divizia A, scoring seven goals and 35 games in Bundesliga...

(M) (1972–1973) Wolfgang Geyer (M) (1972) Jerry Gibson (M) (1967) 11 apps, 2 goals

South Africa Nino Gomes (1976)

South Africa Richard Gomes (F) (1968; 1969-1972; 1976) Jimmy Goodfellow

Jimmy Goodfellow

James "Jimmy" Goodfellow is a former English professional footballer and manager.-Playing career:Attending Hendon Boarding School as a youngster, Goodfellow signed for Newcastle United, despite being a Sunderland fan, but was released by the club at the age of 17 without making an appearance...

(M) (1970; 1971) Wally Gould

Wally Gould

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(M) (1976-1977) Les Green

Les Green

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(GK) (1971-1974)

Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar

Bruce Grobbelaar

Bruce David Grobbelaar is a former football goalkeeper and manager.He played for a number of clubs in a career which spanned for more than 20 years at professional level, most notably Liverpool during their dominant period in the 1980s and early 1990s.-Early years:In his teenage years, Grobbelaar...

(GK) (1978) Johnny Haynes

Johnny Haynes

John Norman "Johnny" Haynes was an English footballer, best known for his 18 years at Fulham. He played a club-record 658 games and scored 158 goals for the club between 1952 and 1970...

(M) (1970-1972; 1973) (Foreign Player of the Year 1972) Jim Herriot

Jim Herriot

James "Jim" Herriot is a former Scottish international footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for clubs in both Scotland and England.-Career:...

(GK) (1971) 4 apps. Billy Higgins

Billy Higgins (footballer)

Billy Higgins is a Scottish former footballer, who played for Hearts. He emigrated to South Africa in 1967 to play for Durban City.- External links :*, Neil Brown*, London Hearts Supporters' Club...

(M) (1967-1968) 42 apps, 3 goals Haydn Hough (GK) (1968-1969) 6 apps. Billy Hughes (M) (1963) Gordon Igesund

Gordon Igesund

Gordon Igesund is a former South African football player and coach who became manager of Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows in 2010.-Playing career:...

(F) Morrie Jacobson (D) (1959) David Jenkins

David Jenkins (footballer)

David John Jenkins was an English professional footballer born in Bristol on 2 September 1946, he signed his first professional contract for Arsenal in October 1963 and made his League debut in Arsenal's 0-0 draw at home to West Ham in November 1967. He scored 9 goals in 25 appearances and played...

(M) (1975) Bobby Keetch

Bobby Keetch

Bobby J Keetch was a footballer with QPR.He signed for QPR in 1966 from Fulham. Bobby was a defender and played 52 league games for QPR before joining Durban City in 1969. After three seasons in Durban, he retired in 1971....

(D) (1969-1971) Joe Kirkup

Joe Kirkup

Joe Kirkup is a retired English footballer who played as a full-back.-Playing career:Kirkup played Junior football with West Ham United, and was a member of the FA Youth Cup Final team of 1956-57 alongside John Lyall and John Smith...

(D) (1974-1976) Rodney Kitchin (D) (1978) Peter Laraman

Peter Laraman

Peter Kenneth Laraman , is an English footballer who played as a inside forward in the Football League.-External links:*...

(F) (1962-1964) Danny Le Roux (M) (1959–1961; 1967-1968) Sandy McLaughlan

Sandy McLaughlan

Sandy McLaughlan is a Scottish former football goalkeeper, who played for Kilmarnock and Sunderland.- External links :*, Neil Brown...

(GK) (1973) John McLaughlin

John McLaughlin (footballer born 1936)

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(M) (1966) 4 apps, 2 goals Jimmy McQuade (M) (1968) 3 apps.

Tony Macedo

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(GK) (1969-1971) (Foreign Player of the Year 1970) Ronnie Mann (F) (1970-c1974) (Footballer of the Year 1971) Alec Milne

Alec Milne

Alexander Soutar "Alec" Milne is a Scottish former professional footballer.-Career:Milne began his career at Arbroath before moving to Cardiff City in 1957. By the end of his first season at the club he had established himself in the side...

(M) (1971-1973; 1974-1975) Tommy Moffatt (GK) (1961) Alan Mullery

Alan Mullery

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(M) (1976) Alex Munro

Alex Munro (footballer born 1944)

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(D) (1971–1974) Chris Neal

Chris Neal

Christopher Michael "Chris" Neal is an English footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Shrewsbury Town.-Career:...

(F) (1964-1965) Bernd Patzke

Bernd Patzke

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(D) (1972)

Jimmy Pearson (F) (1967) Brian Peterson

Brian Peterson

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(M) (1969) Pat Price (D) (1968; 1978) Neill Roberts

Neill Roberts

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(F) (1978) Malcolm Rufus (M) (1960-1961) John Rugg (D) (1962; 1964-1966) Peter Russell

Peter Russell (footballer)

Peter William Russell is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre half. He played in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Notts County.-Career:...

(D) (1961-1964) George Ryder (GK) (1961-1964) Les Salton (F) (1959-1961) (South African Player of the Year 1961) Jackie Scott

Jackie Scott

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(M) (1967) 2 apps. Jim Scott (F) (1966-1967; 1968-1971) 135 apps, 127 goals Jackie Sinclair

Jackie Sinclair

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(M) (1976-1977) Alan Skirton

Alan Skirton

Alan Frederick Graham Skirton is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Skirton started out as a player with West Twerton Youth Club in his home city of Bath before joining Bristol City as an amateur. However, they did not retain him and he then joined hometown club Bath City in the Southern...

(M) (1972) Derek Smethurst

Derek Smethurst

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(F) (1967-1968) 37 apps, 23 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

Gary Sprake

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(GK) (guest, 1973) Gordon Stewart (GK) (1959) (an inside-forward; made 1 app. as an emergency goalie) Roy Tennant (D) (1962-1964; 1966) Brian Tocknell (D) (1961) Mark Tovey (D) (1978-1983) Alan Varner (M) (1961-1966) Wally Warren (F) (1959-1961) John Watson (F) (c1977) Alan Watt (GK) (1979; 1981-1983)

Harry Weir (M) (1963-1964; 1966-1970) Vernon Wentzel (F) (1962; 1965–1966) Alan Whittle

Alan Whittle

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(F) (guest, 1973) Len Wilkinson (GK) (1978) Lionel Williams (D) (1959-1965; 1966) Moffatt Zuma (M) (1978-1981)

Notable Guest Players

Mick Channon

Michael Roger "Mick" Channon is a sportsman who enjoyed a career as a striker with Southampton and England in the 1970s and later became a hugely successful racehorse trainer.-Southampton:...

(1983) Danny Blanchflower

Danny Blanchflower

(1964–1965) Morrie Jacobson (1959) Sir Stanley Matthews (1966; 1971) Alan Mullery

Alan Mullery

(1976) Gary Sprake

Gary Sprake

Gareth Sprake is a Welsh former professional footballer. A goalkeeper, he played for Leeds United and Birmingham City and also won 37 caps for Wales....

(1973) Alan Whittle

Alan Whittle

(1973)

Notable Coaches

Colin Addison

Clive Barker

Clive Barker (soccer)

Clive William Barker is a South African football coach. He guided the South African national team to their only African Nations Cup title in 1996.-Player:...

Alf Boyd Budgie Byrne Joe Kirkup

Joe Kirkup

Dave Sexton

David "Dave" Sexton OBE is an English former football manager and player.-Playing career:Son of former professional boxer Archie Sexton, he started his playing career with West Ham United in 1948. Playing mainly at inside-forward, he would finish his career with time at Luton Town, Leyton Orient,...

(Guest) Bill Williams Butch Webster

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
African Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations, also referred to as the African Cup of Nations or African Nations Cup, officially CAN , is the main international association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football , and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been...

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
Clive Barker (soccer)
Clive William Barker is a South African football coach. He guided the South African national team to their only African Nations Cup title in 1996.-Player:...

Budgie Byrne Bobby Chalmers

City were the first South African team to pay an English team a transfer fee when they bought George Luke
George Luke
George Luke was an English footballer who played as a left-winger for Newcastle United, Hartlepools United and Darlington in the 1950s and early 1960s....

from Chelsea FC in August 1968

Danny Le Roux was the first African player to play for Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

way back in the 1957/58 season making five appearances

External links

Durban City Football Club Official Website

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