| Phil Purnell | |
| Fullname: | Phillip Purnell |
| Birth Date: | 16 September 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Bristol, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Clubs1: | Forest Green Rovers |
| Clubs2: | Frome Town |
| Years3: | ????–1985 |
| Clubs3: | Mangotsfield United |
| Years4: | 1985–1993 |
| Clubs4: | Bristol Rovers |
| Caps4: | 153 |
| Goals4: | 22 |
| Years5: | 1991–1992 |
| Clubs5: | → Swansea City (loan) |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
Phil Purnell (born 16 September 1964) is a former professional association footballer who spent the majority of his career with Bristol Rovers. Before turning professional in 1985, Purnell played for West Country non-league sides Forest Green Rovers, Frome Town and Mangotsfield United, until signing for Bristol Rovers in September 1985. He went on to make 153 league appearances for The Pirates in a -year spell at the club, scoring twenty-two goals. He was loaned to Swansea City for a month in December 1991, where he played five league games and scored once.
Purnell's playing career ended when he suffered a broken leg in April 1993. He was awarded a testimonial match in the summer of 1994, when Bristol Rovers faced a Queens Park Rangers side managed by former Rovers manager Gerry Francis, and featuring a number of former Bristol Rovers players.
After retiring from playing, he worked in insurance, and also continued in football on a part-time basis as assistant manager of Yate Town, where his former Rovers teammate Ian Alexander was manager, and also at Winterbourne United.