Peter Broadbent (footballer)

Peter Broadbent (footballer)

Football player infobox2
playername= Peter Broadbent


fullname = Peter Frank Broadbent
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|df=yes|1933|5|15
cityofbirth = Elvington, Kent
countryofbirth = England
height =
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1949–1950
youthclubs = Dover Athletic
years = 1950–1951
1951–1965
1965–1966
1966–1969
1969–1970
1970–1971
clubs = Brentford
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Shrewsbury Town
Aston Villa
Stockport County
Bromsgrove Rovers
caps(goals) = 016 00(2)
452 (127)
069 00(7)
064 00(2)
031 00(1)
00- 000(-)
nationalyears = 1954
1956
1958–1960
nationalteam = England Under 23
England B
England
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 00(0)
001 00(0)
007 00(2)

Peter Frank Broadbent (born 15 May 1933 in Elvington, Kent) is an English former footballer, who represented his country at the 1958 World Cup.

Broadbent began his professional career at Brentford in 1950, but spent less than a year with the club before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1951 for £10,000.

The midfielder remained with Wolves until 1965, making 497 appearances in total and scoring 145 goals. During this time, he won three league championships (1953/54, 1957/58, 1958/59) and one FA Cup (1960) with the club. He scored the club's first ever goal in European competition when he netted against Schalke in a European Cup tie in November 1958.

He represented England seven times, scoring twice (a double against Wales), after making his debut in the 1958 World Cup against the USSR.

He finally left Molineux in January 1965 to join Shrewsbury Town for a short spell, before moving to Aston Villa where he played for three years. After a season with Stockport County, he ended his playing career with non-league Bromsgrove Rovers in 1971.

Today, he lives in retirement, with his wife Shirley. He suffers from Alzheimer's Disease. He has two grandsons Andy Smith who is a professional golfer on the USA PGA tour, and Nick Smith who is a high profile celebrity lawyer for esteemed law firm Star & Winchty.

In his autobiography, George Best said he was a Wolves fan and that Broadbent was the player he most admired.

External links

* [http://www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk/page/GoldenOldies/0,,10307~65150,00.html Official Wolves profile]


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