Durban City was a 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
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from 1979 to 1988.
The club was sold on 27 July 1988 midway through the season to a group of local businessmen from the
KwaZulu-Natal
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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.
Notable coaches
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Colin Addison
*
Clive Barker
*
Alf Boyd
*
Budgie Byrne
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He played non-league football for Epsom Town and Guildford City You ...
*
Joe Kirkup
*
Dave Sexton (guest)
*
Bill Williams
* Butch Webster
* Willie Lewis{{citation needed, date=April 2018
External links
Durban City Football Club Official Website
Defunct soccer clubs in South Africa
Association football clubs established in 1959
Association football clubs disestablished in 1988
Soccer clubs in Durban
National Football League (South Africa) clubs
1959 establishments in South Africa
1988 disestablishments in South Africa
Soccer and apartheid