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TOM PURRINGTON
Born: 24 October 2000
Came from: Trainee Went to: Released
First game: 13 November 2018 Last game: 13 November 2018
Appearances: 1 (0/1) Goals: 0
Younger brother of former Pilgrim Ben Purrington and nephew of England rugby international and World Cup winner Richard Hill, Tom was first spotted when playing for West Exe Youth Under-9s at only eight years of age. He then joined Argyle's centre of excellence in Exeter before quickly progressing into the club's academy at the age of nine, where, for the next eight years, he followed in his brother's footsteps.
Purrington made his first team debut in the final year of his apprenticeship, as an 81st minute substitute in the Pilgrims' 2-0 defeat at Newport County in November 2018. He was a regular member of Argyle’ Central League and Premier League Cup sides that season, which led to him earning a professional contract in June 2019.
Along with fellow midfielder Cameron Sangster, Purrington signed a loan deal with Dorchester Town two months later, where he played in the Southern League South Division (tier 7) until the coronavirus pandemic halted the game in March 2020, having made 20 appearances and scoring three times. He was released by Argyle at the end of that curtailed season.
In September 2020, he signed for National League Bromley after impressing on trial, but made only two appearances for the club.
In June 2021, Purrington returned to Dorchester Town to add a further 39 appearances and four goals to his tally. A year later he moved to fellow Southern League Premier Division South club Tiverton Town for the 2022-23 season, and for 2023-24 he returned to the city to sign for Plymouth Parkway.
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I'm very grateful to many who have helped write GoS-DB's player pen-pictures, and to Dave Rowntree, the PAFC Media Team and Colin Parsons for their help with photos. Thanks also to staff at the National Football Museum, the Scottish Football Museum and ScotlandsPeople for their valuable assistance.
The following publications have been particularly valuable in the research of pen-pictures: Plymouth Argyle, A Complete Record 1903-1989 (Brian Knight, ISBN 0-907969-40-2); Plymouth Argyle, 101 Golden Greats (Andy Riddle, ISBN 1-874287-47-3); Football League Players' Records 1888-1939 (Michael Joyce, ISBN 1-899468-67-6); Football League Players' Records 1946-1988 (Barry Hugman, ISBN 1-85443-020-3) and Plymouth Argyle Football Club Handbooks.
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