Clyde Purnell
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Clyde Honeysett Purnell (14 May 1877 – 14 August 1934) was an English
amateur football (soccer)
player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
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He was a member of the English team
, which won the gold medal in the Olympic football tournament in 1908.
One year later he won the FA Amateur Cup
with Clapton F.C.
In the final against Eston United his team won 6-0 and Purnell scored once.
He died on Folkestone Racecourse
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
amateur football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...
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He was a member of the English team
England national amateur football team
The England national amateur football team was the amateur representative team for England at football. It was formed in 1906, due to the growth of the professional game which meant that amateur players could no longer easily find places in the main England national team.-First match and unbeaten...
, which won the gold medal in the Olympic football tournament in 1908.
One year later he won the FA Amateur Cup
FA Amateur Cup
The FA Amateur Cup was an English football competition for amateur clubs. It commenced in 1893 and ended in 1974 when The Football Association abolished official amateur status.-History:...
with Clapton F.C.
Clapton F.C.
Clapton F.C. is an English association football club, who play in Forest Gate, in the London Borough of Newham, England.Founded by W.R. Davis at a meeting in his father's house at 11 Queensdown Road, Clapton in August 0f 1877. Downs F.C. started playing on Hackney Downs. They changed their name a...
In the final against Eston United his team won 6-0 and Purnell scored once.
He died on Folkestone Racecourse
Folkestone Racecourse
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