Albert Purcell

For the politician Albert Purcell, see A. A. Purcell.

Albert Purcell
Personal information
Full name	Albert Purcell^[1]
Date of birth	(1913-07-03)3 July 1913^[1]
Place of birth	Burslem, England^[1]
Date of death	2001 (aged 87–88)
Playing position	Left-winger
Youth career
	Kidsgrove Liverpool Road
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1935	Port Vale	4	(0)
Total		4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Albert Purcell (3 July 1913 – 2001) was an English footballer who played four games as a left-winger for Port Vale in the mid-1930s.

Playing career

Purcell played for Kidsgrove Liverpool Road, before joining Football League Second Division side Port Vale as an amateur in November 1933.^[1] He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat at Old Trafford to Manchester United on 14 April 1934, and also played at The Old Recreation Ground in a 4–0 home over Plymouth Argyle seven days later.^[1] After recovering from a serious nose injury in 1934, he played two games in the 1934–35 season, before being released in the summer.^[1]

Sourced from Albert Purcell profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1933–34	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1934–35	Second Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0

1 2 3 4 5 6 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 242. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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