 Pursell in a Port Vale squad photo in 1919 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Pursell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Campbeltown, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 14 August 1968 (aged 74)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Campbeltown Academicals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1914 | Queens Park | 26 | (0) |
| 1914–1919 | Rangers | 128 | (1) |
| 1919–1924 | Port Vale | 169 | (0) |
| 1924–1926 | Wigan Borough | 35 | (0) |
| Congleton Town | |||
| Total | 358 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1914 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Congleton Town | |||
| Dordrecht | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Pursell (1 July 1894 – 14 August 1968) was a Scottish footballer. A defender, he won one cap for Scotland in 1914. He was the younger brother of Robert Russell Pursell and the father of Robert Wilson Pursell.
He began his senior career at Queens Park before joining Rangers in 1914. He helped the club to the league title in 1917–18 and 1918–19 before he signed with English club Port Vale for a £2,500 fee in August 1919. He spent five years with the Vale before joining Wigan Borough for two years. He later became player-manager at non-League side Congleton Town and then manager at Dutch club Dordrecht.