Tom Purdie

Thomas Haig Purdie (1854 – 27 December 1929) was a Scottish football fullback who played for Heart of Midlothian.

Purdie played for Hearts between 1874 and 1881[2] and made 61 appearances for the club.

[3] He was one of the founders of Heart of Midlothian.

He was also the first ever captain of Hearts.

[4][5] Tom Purdie died in a nursing home in Davidson's Mains, Edinburgh on 27 December 1929.