Tom Purrington

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Tom Purrington
Personal information
Full name Tom Purrington[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Exeter, England[2]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Taunton Town
Youth career
2010–2018 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Plymouth Argyle 0 (0)
2019–2020Dorchester Town (loan) 20 (3)
2020–2021 Bromley 3 (0)
2021–2022 Dorchester Town 39 (2)
2022–2023 Tiverton Town 37 (4)
2023–2024 Plymouth Parkway 42 (3)
2024– Taunton Town 55 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:02, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

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

Career

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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 8 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] Following one season, he joined Plymouth Parkway.[11]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

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As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Plymouth Argyle
2018–19[12] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20[13] 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 2 0 3 0
Dorchester Town 2021–22 Southern League Premier Division South 39 2 1 0 1[b] 0 41 2
Tiverton Town 2022–23 Southern League Premier Division South 37 4 2 0 1[b] 0 40 4
Plymouth Parkway 2023–24 Southern League Premier Division South 42 3 2 0 1[b] 0 45 4
Taunton Town 2024–25 Southern League Premier Division South 45 5 4 1 1[b] 0 47 6
Career total 181 16 6 1 0 0 0 0 195 19
  1. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

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