Albert Purdy

Albert Purdy
Personal information
Full name	Albert Purdy
Date of birth	(1899-03-15)15 March 1899
Place of birth	Edmonton, England
Date of death	June 1991(1991-06-00) (aged 92)
Place of death	Wandsworth, England
Position	Wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1920–1921	Tottenham Hotspur
1921–1925	Charlton Athletic
1925–1928	Southend United
1928–1929	Brentford
	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]

Personal life

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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	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

References

^ ^a ^bJoyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 237. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ ^a ^bHaynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 129. ISBN 978-0955294914.
^"Player Profile". SUFCdb. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b"Frontline London". Archived from the original on 8 December 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
^"Players M – Q". CAFC Facts & Stats. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^Harris, Clive; Whippy, Julian (22 September 2008). The Greater Game: Sporting Icons Who Fell in the Great War. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-78383-144-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d"Season Stats 1921/1922 – 1925/1926". CAFC Facts & Stats. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 370. ISBN 0951526200.

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[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 237. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[Timeless-2] Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 129. ISBN 978-0955294914.

[3] "Player Profile". SUFCdb. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[frontlinelondon-4] "Frontline London". Archived from the original on 8 December 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2019.

[5] "Players M – Q". CAFC Facts & Stats. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[6] Harris, Clive; Whippy, Julian (22 September 2008). The Greater Game: Sporting Icons Who Fell in the Great War. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-78383-144-9.

[:0-7] "Season Stats 1921/1922 – 1925/1926". CAFC Facts & Stats. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[8] White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 370. ISBN 0951526200.

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Personal information
Full name	Albert Purdy^[1]
Date of birth	(1899-03-15)15 March 1899
Place of birth	Edmonton, England
Date of death	June 1991(1991-06-00) (aged 92)^[1]
Place of death	Wandsworth, England
Position	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