Personal information | |||
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Full name | Albert Purdy [1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 March 1899 | ||
Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
Date of death | June 1991[1] | (aged 92)||
Place of death | Wandsworth, England | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1920–1921 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
1921–1925 | Charlton Athletic | 99 | (0) |
1925–1928 | Southend United | 43 | (1) |
1928–1929 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
Dartford | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Albert Purdy (15 March 1899 – June 1991) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Charlton Athletic, Southend United and Brentford. [2] [3] While a player with Charlton Athletic, he doubled as the club's groundsman. [4] [5] After his retirement as a player, Purdy became the head groundsman at Fulham and lived in the Craven Cottage. [2]
Purdy served as a private in the 1st Surrey Rifles during the First World War and saw action at High Wood on the Somme. [4] [6]
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlton Athletic | 1921–22 [7] | Third Division South | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
1922–23 [7] | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
1923–24 [7] | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
1924–25 [7] | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
Total | 99 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 110 | 0 | ||
Southend United | Total | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
Brentford | 1928–29 [8] | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 44 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 1 |