Alan Durban

Alan Durban
Personal information
Full name William Alan Durban[1]
Date of birth (1941-07-07) 7 July 1941 (age 83)[1]
Place of birth Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales[1]
Position(s) Inside-forward / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1963 Cardiff City 52 (9)
1963–1973 Derby County 346 (93)
1973–1978 Shrewsbury Town 156 (33)
Total 554 (135)
International career
1966–1972 Wales 27 (2)
Managerial career
1974–1978 Shrewsbury Town
1978–1981 Stoke City
1981–1984 Sunderland
1984 Willington
1984–1986 Cardiff City
1998 Stoke City (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Alan Durban (born 7 July 1941) is a Welsh former international footballer and manager, whose career was at its peak between the 1970s and 1990s. He played in the Football League for Cardiff City, Derby County and was player-manager of Shrewsbury Town. He managed Stoke City (two spells), Sunderland and Cardiff City.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.