B. Purrington · career
Ben Purrington
Center Back · Bristol Rovers · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Purrington is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2022/235 clubs
The record covers 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 5 clubs, including a move abroad — 134 appearances with 9 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Cambridge United — Season rating 25, 0 goals and 1 assist in 34 games. Form is on a climb — up 17 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Premiership) and kept playing — 11 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Bristol Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 25 |
| 2025/26 | Cambridge United | 34 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Exeter City | 21 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 |
| 2023/24 | Exeter City | 12 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | Ross County | 12 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | Ross County | 11 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 9 |
| 2021/22 | Charlton | 27 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 24 |
| 2020/21 | Charlton | 28 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 23 |
| 2019/20 | Charlton | 31 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Charlton | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | AFC WimbledonLoan | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Rotherham | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Rotherham | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Plymouth | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Plymouth | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Plymouth | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Plymouth | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Cup | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played9 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Cambridge United — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7 | Friendlies Clubs | A Weston-super-Mare | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 11 | Friendlies Clubs | A Salisbury | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 14 | Friendlies Clubs | H Leicester | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | H Portsmouth | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Forest Green | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Peterborough | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League Two | A York | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League Two | H Newport County | 5-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 25 | EFL Trophy | H Chelsea U21 | 2-2 | Not in squad | — |