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) | ||
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]
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]
He died at Gardenvale, Victoria on 26 November 1922. [12] [18] [19]
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) | ||
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]
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]
He died at Gardenvale, Victoria on 26 November 1922. [12] [18] [19]