Peter Broadbent (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Frank Broadbent | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Elvington, Kent, England | ||
| Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
| Place of death | Himley, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1949–1950 | Dover Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1951 | Brentford | 16 | (2) |
| 1951–1965 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 452 | (127) |
| 1965–1966 | Shrewsbury Town | 69 | (7) |
| 1966–1969 | Aston Villa | 64 | (2) |
| 1969–1970 | Stockport County | 31 | (1) |
| 1970–1971 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 19 | (17) |
| Total | 651 | (156) | |
| International career | |||
| 1954 | England under-23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1956 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1958–1960 | England | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Frank Broadbent (15 May 1933 – 1 October 2013) was an English footballer. He won major domestic honours with Wolverhampton Wanderers, and played in the 1958 World Cup.
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Career
In his autobiography, George Best said he was a Wolves fan and that Broadbent was the player he most admired;[1] the pair became friends in later life.[2] Alex Ferguson also stated that, during his youth, Broadbent had been his favourite player.[3]
Broadbent started his career with Brentford but was signed by Wolves, one of the top sides in the English league at the time, in 1951. He would remain at the Black Country club for the next 14 years, scoring well over 100 goals and winning three league titles and an FA Cup, as well as being capped seven times at the highest level by England. He played his last Football League game in 1970 for Stockport County.
In April 2007, it was reported that Broadbent, now in his 74th year, was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which had become evident in his mid sixties, and was living in a care home near Wolverhampton.[4] On 1 October 2013 he died, aged 80, having suffered from Alzheimer's for some 15 years.[5]
Honours
- with Wolverhampton Wanderers
- First Division (3): 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59
- FA Cup (1): 1960
- FA Charity Shield (1): 1959
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Notes
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- 1933 births
- 2013 deaths
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- England B international footballers
- England under-23 international footballers
- The Football League players
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- People from Kent (before 1965)
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
- The Football League representative players
