Jimmy Durrant
Personal information
Full name Arthur Francis Durrant
Date of birth 1878
Place of birth Luton, England
Date of death 1927 (aged 48–49)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Luton Stanley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1897–1904 Luton Town 140 (27)
1904–1909 Leicester Fosse 140 (23)
1909–1913 Leyton
1913–1914 Luton Town 15 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Arthur Francis Durrant (1878–1927), known as Jimmy Durrant, was an English footballer best known as a player for Luton Town and Leicester Fosse.

Career

Durrant joined Luton Town in 1897 from local club Luton Stanley. He stayed with the club throughout their three-year spell in the Football League, and spent four further seasons with Luton Town in the Southern League before signing for Leicester Fosse in 1904.[1]

After five years with Leicester, Durrant joined non-League Leyton, where he stayed for four seasons before rejoining Luton. He played a full season at the club, before retiring early in the 1914–15 season. [1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Collings, Timothy (1985). The Luton Town Story 1885-1985. Luton Town F.C. pp. 310–313, 318. ISBN 0-951067-90-7.
  2. Joyce, Mike. "Jimmy Durrant". Since 1888. Retrieved 30 June 2009. (registration & fee required)
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