Tom Purrington

Tom Purrington (born 24 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dorchester Town.[3]

Tom Purrington
Personal information
Full name Tom Purrington[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000[2]
Place of birth Exeter, England[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Club information
Current team
 Dorchester Town
Youth career
2010–2018 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Plymouth Argyle 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Dorchester Town (loan) 20 (3)
2020–2021 Bromley 1 (0)
2021– Dorchester Town 27 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:28, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Career

Purrington made his professional debut on 13 November 2018 in an EFL Trophy match between Argyle and EFL League Two side Newport County, where he came on as an 81st-minute substitute, replacing Stuart O'Keefe.[4] Newport won the game 2–0.[5][6]

On 30 August 2019 Purrington, alongside fellow midfielder Cameron Sangster, joined Dorchester Town of the Southern League Premier South on loan until January 2020.[7]

On 8th September 2020, it was announced that Purrington had signed for Bromley after impressing on trial. [8]

Personal life

Purrington is the younger brother of Charlton Athletic defender Ben Purrington. The pair are nephews of former England rugby union player Richard Hill.[2]

Career statistics
As of match played 9 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle
2018–19[9] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2019–20[10] League Two 0000000000
Plymouth Argyle total 0000001010
Dorchester Town (loan) 2019–20[11] Southern League Premier Division South 20300—00203
Bromley
2020–21[12] National League 1000—0010
Bromley total 1000000010
Career total 213000010223
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Purrington" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Tom Purrington - Midfielder". Plymouth Argyle. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "1st Team squad".
  4. "Newport v Argyle - the Line-Up". Plymouth Argyle FC. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. "Professional Football is Difficult". Plymouth Argyle FC. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  6. "Newport 2 Argyle 0 - REPORT". Plymouth Argyle FC. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  7. Tregunna, Paul (30 August 2019). "Young Pilgrims Join Magpies:Sangster and Purrington Loaned Out to Dorchester Town". PAFC.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  8. FC, Bromley (8 September 2020). "Purrington is here to stay!". Bromley FC. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. "Games played by Tom Purrington in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  10. "Games played by Tom Purrington in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  11. "Games played by Tom Purrington in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  12. "Games played by Tom Purrington in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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