| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Pursell | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Campbeltown, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 August 1968 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Campbeltown Academicals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Queens Park | |||
| 1914–1919 | Rangers | 128 | (0) |
| 1919–1924 | Port Vale | 169 | (0) |
| Wigan Borough | |||
| Congleton Town | |||
| National team | |||
| 1914 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Congleton Town | |||
| Dordrecht | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Peter Pursell (1 July 1894 – 14 August 1968) was a Scottish international footballer. He was the younger brother of Robert Russell Pursell and the father of Robert Wilson Pursell.
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Pursell played for Campbeltown Academicals, Queens Park and Rangers before joining Port Vale for a £2,500 fee in August 1919. When Vale were elected to the Football League 2 months later, the club had to fork out an extra £500 to Rangers for the services of Pursell and Willie Aitken.
Pursell played 183 matches (161 in the league) for Vale and helped the team win 3 trophies. However he received an injury at the start of the 1923–24 season and despite recovering in December, he was given a free transfer to Wigan Borough at the end of the campaign.[1]
Pursell received his sole Scottish cap on 28 February 1914, in a British International Championship match against Wales.[2]
After leaving Wigan Borough, Pursell became player-manager of Congleton Town and also managed Dutch club Dordrecht.