Ben Purkiss

Date of birth01 April 1984
Place of birthSheffield
NationalityEnglish
Weight82 kg
Height1.85 m
PositionDefender

Ben Purkiss joined Oxford United in July 2010 with a two-year contract.

He joined Hereford United in January 2012 with a contract to June 2012.

His contract at Walsall was extended to June 2014 in June 2013 and to June 2015 in May 2014.

He joined Port Vale in July 2015 with a two-year contract.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Sheffield United 01 Jul 2001 31 Aug 2003
Gainsborough Trinity 31 Aug 2003 30 Jun 2007
York City 01 Jul 2007 30 Jun 2010
Oxford United 01 Jul 2010 24 Jan 2012
Darlington 05 Aug 2011 05 Nov 2011 L
Hereford United 24 Jan 2012 30 Jun 2012
Walsall 06 Aug 2012 30 Jun 2015
Port Vale 01 Jul 2015 30 Jun 2017
Swindon Town 01 Jul 2017 30 Jun 2018

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2003-04 Gainsborough Trinity FA Cup 1
2006-07 Gainsborough Trinity FA Cup 1
2009-10 York City FA Cup 1
1
2010-11 Oxford United FA Cup 1
2010-11 Oxford United Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2010-11 Oxford United League Cup 1
2010-11 Oxford United League Two 19
4
1
2011-12 Hereford United League Two 15
2
1
2012-13 Walsall FA Cup 1
1
2012-13 Walsall League Cup 2
2012-13 Walsall League One 25
2
2
2013-14 Walsall FA Cup 1
1
2013-14 Walsall League One 10
4
2
1
2014-15 Walsall FA Cup 2
2014-15 Walsall Johnstones Paint Trophy 4
1
1
2014-15 Walsall League One 31
1
3
2015-16 Port Vale FA Cup 2
2015-16 Port Vale Johnstones Paint Trophy 2
2015-16 Port Vale League Cup 2
2015-16 Port Vale League One 39
4
2016-17 Port Vale FA Cup 1
2016-17 Port Vale Football League Trophy 2
2016-17 Port Vale League Cup 1
2016-17 Port Vale League One 32
1
2017-18 Swindon Town FA Cup 2
2017-18 Swindon Town Football League Trophy 1
2017-18 Swindon Town League Cup 1
2017-18 Swindon Town League Two 38
3
3


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
05 Aug 2017 Carlisle United v Swindon Town W 1-2 League Two
08 Aug 2017 Norwich City v Swindon Town L 3-2 League Cup 1st round
12 Aug 2017 Swindon Town v Exeter City D 1-1 League Two
15 Aug 2017 Swindon Town v West Ham United L 2-3 Football League Trophy Group C – South
19 Aug 2017 Morecambe v Swindon Town W 0-1 League Two
26 Aug 2017 Swindon Town v Crawley Town L 0-3 League Two
02 Sep 2017 Swindon Town v Barnet L 1-4 League Two
09 Sep 2017 Luton Town v Swindon Town W 0-3 League Two
12 Sep 2017 Notts County v Swindon Town L 1-0 League Two
16 Sep 2017 Swindon Town v Stevenage W 3-2 League Two
22 Sep 2017 Forest Green Rovers v Swindon Town W 0-2 League Two
26 Sep 2017 Swindon Town v Coventry City L 1-2 League Two
30 Sep 2017 Swindon Town v Cambridge United W 2-0 League Two
07 Oct 2017 Cheltenham Town v Swindon Town L 2-1 League Two
14 Oct 2017 Mansfield Town v Swindon Town W 1-3 League Two
17 Oct 2017 Swindon Town v Lincoln City L 0-1 League Two
21 Oct 2017 Swindon Town v Wycombe Wanderers W 1-0 League Two
28 Oct 2017 Port Vale v Swindon Town W 0-3 League Two
05 Nov 2017 Dartford v Swindon Town W 1-5 FA Cup 1st round
11 Nov 2017 Swindon Town v Chesterfield D 2-2 League Two
18 Nov 2017 Yeovil Town v Swindon Town W 1-2 League Two
21 Nov 2017 Grimsby Town v Swindon Town L 3-2 League Two
25 Nov 2017 Swindon Town v Newport County L 0-1 League Two
02 Dec 2017 Stevenage v Swindon Town L 5-2 FA Cup 2nd round
15 Dec 2017 Swindon Town v Colchester United L 2-3 League Two
23 Dec 2017 Crewe Alexandra v Swindon Town W 0-3 League Two
26 Dec 2017 Swindon Town v Luton Town L 0-5 League Two
30 Dec 2017 Swindon Town v Notts County W 1-0 League Two
01 Jan 2018 Barnet v Swindon Town W 1-2 League Two
13 Jan 2018 Swindon Town v Forest Green Rovers W 1-0 League Two
30 Jan 2018 Stevenage v Swindon Town W 0-1 League Two
03 Feb 2018 Lincoln City v Swindon Town D 2-2 League Two
06 Feb 2018 Accrington Stanley v Swindon Town L 2-1 League Two
10 Feb 2018 Swindon Town v Mansfield Town W 1-0 League Two
13 Feb 2018 Wycombe Wanderers v Swindon Town L 3-2 League Two
17 Feb 2018 Swindon Town v Port Vale W 3-2 League Two
24 Feb 2018 Chesterfield v Swindon Town L 2-1 League Two
10 Mar 2018 Swindon Town v Cheltenham Town L 0-3 League Two
17 Mar 2018 Cambridge United v Swindon Town W 1-3 League Two
24 Mar 2018 Exeter City v Swindon Town L 3-1 League Two
30 Mar 2018 Swindon Town v Morecambe D 1-1 League Two
02 Apr 2018 Crawley Town v Swindon Town D 1-1 League Two
07 Apr 2018 Swindon Town v Carlisle United D 0-0 League Two
10 Apr 2018 Swindon Town v Yeovil Town D 2-2 League Two
14 Apr 2018 Newport County v Swindon Town L 2-1 League Two


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.