Hugh Landles Purse (2 October 1881 – 6 September 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Purse, originally from Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Brighton, was the younger brother of Melbourne's 1900 premiership player Jack Purse.

[1] Noted for his strong marking, Purse played many of his early games as a half forward.

[3] Purse returned to Brighton, as captain, in 1910, but came back to Melbourne for a final season in 1912 before retiring.

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1881 is a stub.