Ian Purdie

Ian Purdie
Personal information
Full name	Ian Purdie
Date of birth	7 March 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Larkhall Thistle
Senior career*
Years	Team
1971–1975	Aberdeen
1975–1977	Dundee
1977–1978	Motherwell
1978–1979	Wigan Athletic
1979–1980	Portsmouth
	Canberra Arrows
International career
1974	Scotland U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Purdie (born 7 March 1953 in Bellshill) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a winger.

He started his professional career at Aberdeen before moving on to Dundee and then Motherwell.

Following a disagreement with his manager at Motherwell,^[2] Purdie moved to Wigan Athletic, and was the club's first signing after being elected into the Football League. He made his debut in the club's first ever Football League game against Hereford United, and in October 1978, he became the scorer of Wigan's first successful penalty in the Football League against Northampton Town.^[3]

Purdie signed for Portsmouth in October 1979 for a fee of £20,000, but made just five appearances for the club. However, he did score the crucial 2nd goal when Portsmouth beat Northampton 2-0 on 3 May 1980 to secure promotion to Division 3. He moved to Australia in 1981 to play for Canberra Arrows.

References

^ "Ian Purdie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^ Cherry, D. B. (1979). The League: At Last. D.B.C. Enterprises. p. 112.
^ "Latics A–Z". Ye Olde Tree and Crown. Retrieved 11 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

Ian Purdie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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[hugman-1] "Ian Purdie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

[2] Cherry, D. B. (1979). The League: At Last. D.B.C. Enterprises. p. 112.

[3] "Latics A–Z". Ye Olde Tree and Crown. Retrieved 11 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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