Harry Purdy (footballer, born 1867)
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| Harry Purdy | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Robert Purdy | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1867 | ||
| Place of birth | Learmonth, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 26 November 1922 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Gardenvale, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | South Ballarat | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1885 | South Ballarat | 13 (0) | |
| 1886-1890, 1892–1896 | South Melbourne (VFA) | 124 (0) | |
| 1897–1901 | South Melbourne (VFL) | 72 (16) | |
| Total | 209 (16) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Henry Robert Purdy (28 August 1867 – 26 November 1922) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of William Frederick Purdy (1834-1918),[2][3] and Hannah Purdy (1835-1931), née Coates,[4] Henry Robert Purdy was born at Learmonth, Victoria on 28 August 1867.[5]
He married Louisa Hannah Seeley (1870–1937), at South Melbourne, on 27 February 1895.[6][7] Their son, Henry Frederick Burnett Purdy (1898-1978), also known as "Harry", played nine games for South Melbourne in the 1910s.[8]
Football
Originally from the South Ballarat Football Club,[9][10] he moved to Melbourne in 1886.[11][12][13][14]
The knee injury that he sustained in a charity game, against Fitzroy, on 20 September 1890, meant that he was unable to play in the 1891 season.[15][16][17]
Purdy later played for Brighton in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA), including in the club's 1902 grand final loss to Collegians.[18]
Death
He died at Gardenvale, Victoria on 26 November 1922.[12][19][20]
