Albert Henry Broadbent (20 August 1934 – 23 October 2006) was an English footballer who played on the left wing. He scored 99 goals from 485 appearances in

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Career

Born in

Dudley Dudley ( , ) is a market town in the West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically part of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. In the ...

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, Broadbent commenced his career with Dudley Town before joining Notts County in March 1952. After 11 goals in 31 games, and playing a part in the club's run to the

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quarter-finals, he linked up with

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an off ...

in July 1955, a fee of £6,000 securing his services. His first season for the club saw him record 12 goals as Wednesday secured the

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title. On Christmas Eve 1957 he moved on to join Rotherham United and then on to Doncaster Rovers. In November 1961 he joined Lincoln City before returning to Doncaster Rovers in exchange for Bobby Rooney. Spells at Bradford Park Avenue and Hartlepools United ended his League career after 485 games and 99 goals. Broadbent died in

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, where he had lived since joining Sheffield Wednesday. His death was marked by a minute's silence before Doncaster Rovers' 0–0 home draw with Leyton Orient on 4 November 2006.

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Sheffield Wednesday playing record
{{DEFAULTSORT:Broadbent, Albert English men's footballers Men's association football wingers English Football League players Dudley Town F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players 1934 births 2006 deaths Footballers from Dudley 20th-century English sportsmen