Albert Henry Broome (30 May 1900 – December 1989) was an English
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
. His regular position was as a
forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
*Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Smal ...
. He was born in
Unsworth
Unsworth is a settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Bury district, in Greater Manchester, England. The population of Unsworth Ward, as of the United Kingdom Census 2021, 2021 census is 11,034. The village sits approximately north of ...
,
Bury, Lancashire
Bury (, ) is a market town on the River Irwell in the Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England. which had a population of 81,101 in 2021 while the wider borough had a population of 193,846.
The town was originally part of the ...
. He played for
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...
and
Manchester United
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...
.
External links
MUFCInfo.com profile
1900 births
1989 deaths
English men's footballers
Manchester United F.C. players
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Footballers from Bury, Greater Manchester
Men's association football forwards
20th-century English sportsmen
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