Alan Durban

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Alan Durban was a Welsh international football player and a Football manager between the 1970s and 1990s.

Durban played for Derby County and gained 27 caps for Wales between 1966 and 1972

He began his managerial career at Shrewsbury Town in February 1974 managing them until 1978 when he joined Stoke City. In three years at Stoke, Durban won 53 out of 143 games, and in 1981 he became manager of Sunderland managing them until 1984 but failing to win anything. He joined Cardiff City soon after, and was in charge at Ninian Park for two years. However he took them to two successive relegations, from the (Old) Second Division to the Fourth.

Several years later, Durban returned to Sunderland to become Chief Scout under Peter Reid. He then briefly returned to Stoke as caretaker for five games in 1998.

He has two daughters, Cathy Burnside and Jane Davis and is now grandfather of six children.

Cardiff City F.C. – Managers

McDougall (1910–11) · Stewart (1911–33) · Wilson (1933–34) · Watts-Jones (1934–37) · Jennings (1937–39) · Spiers (1939–46) · McCandless (1946–47) · Spiers (1947–54) · Morris (1954–58) · Jones (1958–62) · Swindin (1962–64) · Scoular (1964–73) · Clayton (1973) · O'Farrell (1973–74) · Andrews (1974–78) · Morgan (1978–81) · Williams (1981–82) · Ashurst (1982–84) · Goodfellow and Mullen (1984) · Goodfellow (1984) · Durban (1984–86) · Mullen (1986) · Burrows (1986–89) · Ashurst (1989–91) · May (1991–94) · Yorath (1994–95) · May (1995) · Hibbitt (1995–96) · Neal (1996) · Hibbitt (1996) · Osman (1996–98) · Hibbitt (1998) · Burrows (1998–2000) · Ayre (2000) · Gould (2000) · Cork (2000–02) · Lawrence (2002–05) · Jones (2005–)

Stoke City F.C. – Managers

Slaney (1874–83) · Cox (1883–84) · Lockett (1884–90) · Bradshaw (1890–92) · Reeves (1892–95) · Rowley (1895–97) · Austerberry (1897–1908) · Barker (1908–14) · Hodge (1914–15) · Schofield (1915–19) · Shallcross (1919–23) · Rutherford (1923) · Mather (1923–35) · McGrory (1935–52) · Taylor (1952–60) · Waddington (1960–77) · Eastham (1977–78) · A'Court (1978) · Durban (1978–81) · Barker (1981–83) · Asprey (1984–85) · Mills (1985–89) · Lacey (1989) · Ball (1989–91) · Macari (1991–93) · Jordan (1993–94) · Macari (1994–97) · Bates (1997–98) · Kamara (1998) · Durban (1998) · Little (1998–99) · Megson (1999) · Thordarson (1999–2002) · Cotterill (2002) · Kevan (2002) · Pulis (2002–05) · Boskamp (2005–06) · Pulis (2006–)

Shrewsbury Town F.C. – Managers

Adams (1905–12) · Weston (1912–34) · Roscamp (1934–35) · Ramsay (1935–36) · Bousted (1936–40) · Knighton (1945) · Chapman (1949–50) · Crooks (1950–54) · W. Rowley (1955–57) · Potts (1957–58) · Spuhler (1958) · A. Rowley (1958–68) · Gregg (1968–72) · Evans (1972–74) · Durban (1974–78) · Barker (1978) · Turner (1978–84) · Bates (1984–87) · Brown (1987) · McNeill (1987–90) · Hartford (1990–91) · Bond (1991–93) · Davies (1993–97) · King (1997–99) · Bates (1999) · Ratcliffe (1999–2003) · Atkins (2003) · Quinn (2003–04) · Bates (2004) · Peters (2004–08) · McMahon (2008) · Simpson (2008–)

Sunderland A.F.C. – Managers

Watson (1888–96) · Campbell (1896–99) · Mackie (1899–1905) · Kyle (1905–28) · Cochrane (1928–39) · Murray (1939–57) · Brown (1957–64) · Hardwick (1964–65) · McColl (1965–68) · Brown (1968–72) · Elliott (1972) · Stokoe (1972–76) · MacFarlane (1976) · Adamson (1976–78) · Merrington (1978) · Elliott (1978–79) · Knighton (1979–81) · Docherty (1981) · Durban (1981–84) · Robson (1984) · Ashurst (1984–85) · McMenemy (1985–87) · Stokoe (1987) · Smith (1987–91) · Crosby (1991–93) · Butcher (1993) · Buxton (1993–95) · Reid (1995–2002) · Wilkinson (2002–03) · McCarthy (2003–06) · Ball (2006) · Keane (2006–08) · Sbragia (2008–09) · Bruce (2009–)