Brian Purcell

{{short description|Welsh footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Brian Purcell

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| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|11|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Swansea, Wales

| death_date = {{death date and age|1969|1|20|1938|11|23|df=y}}

| death_place = Hereford, England

| height =

| position = Centre Half

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1959

| youthclubs1 = Waun Wen

| years1 = 1959–1968

| clubs1 = Swansea City

| caps1 = 165 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1968–1969

| clubs2 = Hereford United

| caps2 = | goals2 =

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Brian Purcell (23 November 1938 – 20 January 1969) was a Welsh professional footballer who played for Swansea City between 1959 and 1968, making 165 league appearances.{{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/swansea/swansea.html|title=SWANSEA CITY : 1946/47 – 2007/08|accessdate=9 April 2009|publisher=Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database}} Purcell also played for Waun Wen and Hereford United. Purcell died in a car-crash on 20 January 1969, alongside Roy Evans.{{cite web|url=http://cards.littleoak.com.au/rip_notices/rip_1970.html|title=Death notices – Rest in Peace – 1960s and 1970s|accessdate=9 April 2009|publisher=Nigel's Webspace – Galleries of English Football Cards 1965/66 – 1979/80}}