Wayne Montague Purser (born 13 April 1980) is an English

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, most recently at

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, then in the

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. He began his career at Queens Park Rangers but failed to make an appearance for the club. He joined

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following his release in the summer of 2000, where he recorded one of the FA Cup's fastest ever hat-tricks against Havant & Waterlooville in a Fourth Qualifying Round Replay in 2001. The hat-trick was timed at just four minutes which saw the Bees through to the First round Proper. He then signed for Leyton Orient for £9,000 in March 2003, scoring a hat-trick on his debut. In August 2004 he joined ambitious

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for £15,000, but the club quickly ran into financial difficulties and, following 11 goals in 14 league games, he joined League One side Peterborough United on a free transfer. At the end of the season, however, new manager Mark Wright told Purser to find a new club. He rejoined Hill at Weymouth, but missed the majority of his first season with an eye injury. He joined Eastleigh on-loan for a month in September 2006 to regain match fitness, but he was released from his contract at Weymouth in January 2007 by mutual consent. He joined Cambridge later that day, but was released at the end of the season. He spent several months at

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before signing for

for the remainder of the season, although he only made one appearance there.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Purser, Wayne Living people 1980 births Footballers from Basildon English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Hornchurch F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Eastleigh F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players East Thurrock United F.C. players Wivenhoe Town F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players