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West Ham Trainee
Purches signs for West Ham as a trainee but fails to make an appearance during two years at the club. -
Signs for AFC Bournemouth
Purches signs for the Cherries for the first time. He would go on to play over 200 times for the club over seven years. -
Play off glory
Purches helps the Cherries win the old Division 3 play-off final, in an emphatic 5-2 win over Lincoln City. -
Signs for Leyton Orient
Purches signs for London club Orient on a free transfer. He only missed three games in his time at the Cherries. -
Signs for the Cherries (again!)
Purches says it feels like coming home when he resigns for the Reds. -
Semi-final heartache
He helped the Cherries to the play-off semi-final in his first season back at Dean Court, and signed a new two-and-a-half year contract after some impressive performances. -
Double leg break
Purches suffers from a double leg break in a league game against Rochdale and is sidelined for the rest of the season. -
Testimonial events begin
The first event in the defender's testimonial league will be a reunion dinner of the 2003 play-off final squad.
