Fred Durrant
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Harry Durrant | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Dover, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 March 2010 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Dover, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Folkestone | |||
| 1938–1946 | Brentford | 4 | (3) |
| → Aldershot (guest) | |||
| → Blackburn Rovers (guest) | |||
| 1946–1949 | Queens Park Rangers | 51 | (26) |
| 1949–1950 | Exeter City | 17 | (5) |
| 1950–1952 | Dover | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1950–1957 | Dover | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Frederick Harry "Fred" Durrant (19 June 1921 – 5 March 2010) was an English professional football forward and manager who played in the Football League, most notably for Queens Park Rangers. After dropping into non-league football in 1950, he played for and managed Kent League side Dover.
A centre forward, Durrant began his career at Southern League side Folkestone, before signing for Division One side Brentford on his 17th birthday in 1938. He failed to make a first team appearance before the outbreak of the Second World War the following year saw competitive football suspended. Durrant made wartime appearances for the Bees and guested for Aldershot and Blackburn Rovers. Following the end of the war, Durrant finally made his debut in the abridged 1945–46 season, scoring on his debut in a 2–2 FA Cup third round first leg draw with Tottenham Hotspur on 5 January 1946. He scored three further goals in the following rounds (until the Bees were knocked out in the sixth), finishing the season with four goals from six appearances. Durrant made his Football League debut in a Division One match versus Blackpool on 2 September 1946, scoring the opening goal in a 2–2 draw. He made the headlines in the following game against Wolverhampton Wanderers, leaving the pitch concussed during the first half, then returning for the second half and scoring two goals in a 2–1 win. After two further appearances, Durrant was surprisingly transferred by manager Harry Curtis. Durrant scored seven goals in only 10 games for the Bees.
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