James John Purdie (24 May 1918 – 29 February 1988) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Millwall, Aldershot and Southport as a goalkeeper.[1][2][3] He also played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock and Airdrieonians.[4][5]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James John Purdie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Berwick-upon-Tweed, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 February 1988 (aged 69)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Margate, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1940 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | ||
| 1945–1946 | Airdrieonians | ||
| 1946–1948 | Millwall | 50 | (0) |
| 1948–1949 | Kilmarnock | 10 | (0) |
| 1949 | Southport | 6 | (0) |
| 1949–1950 | Tonbridge | 43 | (0) |
| 1950– | Aldershot | 16 | (0) |
| Chelmsford City | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 1946–47[6] | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 1947–48[7] | Second Division | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 51 | 0 | ||||
| Kilmarnock | 1948–49[4] | Scottish Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Southport | 1948–49[2] | Third Division North | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Tonbridge | 1949–50[8] | Southern League | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11[d] | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
| 1950–51[9] | Southern League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 57 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 110 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 129 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup
- ^ Appearance in Liverpool Senior Cup
- ^ 5 appearances in Kent Senior Cup, 4 appearances in Southern League Cup, 2 appearances in Kent Senior Shield
References
edit- ^ a b c "Jock Purdie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Player Details". Port Online. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ a b "Kilmarnock Player John Purdie Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Scottish League appearance records – PQ". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Millwall Season 46/47 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Millwall Season 47/48 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Up There Cazaly! – 1949–50" (PDF). tonbridgeangels.co.uk. p. 11. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Up There Cazaly! – 1950–51" (PDF). tonbridgeangels.co.uk. p. 10. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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