Rob Purdie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert James Purdie | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hereford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Hereford United | 184 | (21) |
| 2007–2009 | Darlington | 79 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Oldham Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Hereford United (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Hereford United | 53 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Hereford United | 29 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Tamworth | 18 | (0) |
| 2015– | Hereford | 37 | (9) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | England C | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Tamworth (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:49, 8 September 2016 (UTC). |
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Robert James "Rob" Purdie (born 28 September 1982) is an English footballer who currently plays for Hereford, where he plays as a midfielder.
Purdie is a versatile utility player who plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, but he can also play in the full-back position, in midfield, or in the "hole" as a striker.
He began his career at Leicester City where he played for the U19 and reserve teams, but not for the first team. In his final season he played several matches for Hereford United's reserves before signing for them in July 2002. In his first season at Hereford most of his appearances were as a substitute, but as the season progressed he started matches more regularly. He started the 2003–04. playing alongside Steve Guinan up front, a partnership that saw the team top the Conference in the first part of the season. He moved back into midfield for the latter part of that season, finishing with 9 goals from 41 appearances. Unfortunately the team failed to progress in the play-offs despite finishing the season with 91 points and equalling the record for goals scored in a season.
The 2004–05 season was less successful as he was in and out of the side due to injuries, and Hereford again failed to gain promotion as they missed out in the play-offs. The 2005–06 season saw Purdie make more appearances than any other Hereford player, he missed only one match due to injury. His season finished with an eventful play-off final in his home city of Leicester. While Halifax Town were taking the lead he was off the field receiving treatment, after he got knocked in the face. This broke his front teeth, and the bleeding from this caused him to change his shirt 3 times during the match. In the second half he had a decent shout for a penalty which was not given, when he went down in the penalty area. Not that it mattered, as Hereford went on to win the match.
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