| Albert Purdy | |
| Fullname: | Albert Purdy |
| Birth Date: | 15 March 1899 |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton, England |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Wandsworth, England |
| Position: | Wing half |
| Years1: | 1920–1921 |
| Clubs1: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1921–1925 |
| Clubs2: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps2: | 99 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1925–1928 |
| Clubs3: | Southend United |
| Caps3: | 43 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1928–1929 |
| Clubs4: | Brentford |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | Dartford |
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.
Purdy served as a private in the 1st Surrey Rifles during the First World War and saw action at High Wood on the Somme.[6]
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Charlton Athletic | 1921–22[7] | Third Division South | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1922–23 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| 1923–24 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 1924–25 | 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 | |||