Robert James 'Rob' Purdie (born 28 September 1982) is an English footballer who currently plays for Oldham Athletic.
Purdie is a versatile player who plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, but he can also play in the left back position, in central midfield or in the 'hole' as a striker. He has also been known to play in defence on several occasions when the need arose.
He began his career at Leicester City where he played for the U19 and res...
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Robert James 'Rob' Purdie (born 28 September 1982) is an English footballer who currently plays for Oldham Athletic.
Purdie is a versatile player who plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, but he can also play in the left back position, in central midfield or in the 'hole' as a striker. He has also been known to play in defence on several occasions when the need arose.
He began his career at Leicester City where he played for the U19 and reserve teams, but not for the first team. In his final season he played several matches for Hereford United's reserves before signing for them in July 2002. In his first season at Hereford most of his appearances were as a substitute, but as the season progressed he started matches more regularly. He started the 2003–04. playing alongside Steve Guinan up front, a partnership that saw the team top the Conference in the first part of the season. He moved back into midfield for the latter part of that season, finishing with 9 goals from 41...
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