Tom Purrington (born 24 October 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tiverton Town.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tom Purrington[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 21)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Exeter, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tiverton 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) |
| 2021–2022 | Dorchester Town | 39 | (2) |
| 2022– | Tiverton Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:52, 19 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
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]
In June 2021, Purrington returned to Dorchester Town, having spent time with the club having spent time with the club on loan two years prior.[9] In June 2022, Purrington moved to fellow Southern League Premier Division South club Tiverton Town.[10]
Purrington is the younger brother of Charlton Athletic defender Ben Purrington. The pair are nephews of former England rugby union player Richard Hill.[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | ||||||||||||
| 2018–19[11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[12] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Dorchester Town (loan) | 2019–20[13] | Southern League Premier Division South | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Bromley | 2020–21[14] | National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dorchester Town | 2021–22 | Southern League Premier Division South | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| Career total | 60 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 5 | ||