| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Billy Purcell | |
| Irish: | Liam Puirséil |
| County: | Kilkenny |
| Province: | Leinster |
| Club: | Fenians |
| Clcounty: | 0 |
| Counties: | Kilkenny |
| Icposition: | Left corner-forward |
| Icyears: | 1982–1983 |
| Icapps(Points): | 2 (0-00) |
| Icprovince: | 2 |
| Icallireland: | 2 |
| Nhl: | 2 |
| Icupdate: | 13:48, 28 June 2014 |
| Birth Place: | Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Death Place: | Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Birth Date: | 30 August 1961 |
| Death Date: | 14 August 2019 (aged 57) |
William Purcell (30 August 1961 – 14 August 2019) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior teams.[1]
Born in Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Purcell first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1982 championship. Purcell enjoyed a brief inter-county career, winning one Leinster medal on the field of play.[2] He also won two All-Ireland medals as a non-playing substitute.
At club level Purcell played with Fenians.