Kevan Broadhurst (born 3 June 1959) is an English former professional

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and football manager. Broadhurst was born in

Dewsbury Dewsbury is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder, West Yorkshire, River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, ...

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. He played 173 games for

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in all competitions and had a three-game loan spell at

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located ...

before his playing career was cut short due to injury. His managerial career began in 1999 when he was

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following the departure of

Ian Atkins Ian Leslie Atkins (born 16 January 1957) is an English football manager, scout, and former player. Atkins amassed over 300 appearances for Shrewsbury Town, the club where he began his career. He also made appearances in the Football League for ...

from the club. He became full-time manager of Northampton in 2001 for sixteen months. In 2004 Broadhurst was appointed joint caretaker manager of

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with

Russell Osman Russell Charles Osman (born 14 February 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre back in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Leicester City, Southampton, Bristol City, Brighton & Hove Albion and Cardiff City. ...

, and when Ian Atkins joined the club as manager Broadhurst remained as his assistant. Broadhurst was given the manager's job at Walsall in 2006, but only held the position for 61 days, winning only one of his eleven games in charge. In 2012, Broadhurst was one of seven former players elected to Birmingham City's Hall of Fame.

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