Full name Tom Purdie Playing position Date of birth 1854 Name Tom Purdie | Role Football player | |
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Date of death 27th December 1929 (aged 75) Died December 27, 1929, Edinburgh, United Kingdom | ||
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Tom Purdie (born c.1854, died 27 December 1929) is a former Scottish football fullback who played for Heart of Midlothian.
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Hearts
Purdie played for Hearts between 1874 and 1881 and made 61 appearances for the club.
He was one of the founders of Heart of Midlothian. He was also the first ever captain of Hearts.
Death
Tom Purdie died in a nursing home in Davidson's Mains, Edinburgh on 27 December 1929.
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