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Albert Purdy
Personal details
Born (1899-03-15)15 March 1899
Edmonton, England
Died June 1991 (1991-07) (aged 92)[1]
Wandsworth, England

Albert Purdy (15 March 1899 – June 1991) was an English professional football wing half who appeared 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] After his retirement as a player, Purdy became the head groundsman at Fulham and lived in the Craven Cottage.[2]

Personal life[]

Purdy served in the 1st Surrey Rifles during the First World War and saw action at High Wood on the Somme.[4]

Career statistics[]

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southend United Total 43 1 3 0 46 1
Brentford 1928–29[5] Third Division South 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 44 1 3 0 47 1

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 237. ISBN 190589161X. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 129. ISBN 978-0955294914. 
  3. "SUFCdb | Player Profile". http://www.sufcdb.co.uk/profile.php?p=109. Retrieved 8 January 2018. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Frontline London". https://web.archive.org/web/20061208001219/http://frontlinelondon.com/addicks.htm. 
  5. White, Eric, ed (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 370. ISBN 0951526200. 
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