Brian Walter Broadhurst (24 November 1938 – 2006) was an English professional

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who played as a forward.

Career

Born in

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...

, Broadhurst made seven

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appearances for Chesterfield in season 1961–62, after signing from

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club

Hallam Hallam may refer to: Places * Hallam, Victoria, Australia ** Hallam railway station UK * Hallamshire, an area in South Yorkshire, England, UK ** Royal Hallamshire Hospital ** Sheffield Hallam (UK Parliament constituency) ** Sheffield Hallam Univer ...

. Daughter Joanne Broadhurst played football for

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, while Brian helped with coaching at her clubs

Doncaster Belles Doncaster Rovers Belles Ladies Football Club, previously Doncaster Belles, is an England, English women's association football, women's football club that currently plays in the , the fourth tier of women's football in England. The club's admi ...

and

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Appearances at Neil Brown's
1938 births 2006 deaths Men's association football forwards English men's footballers Chesterfield F.C. players Heanor Town F.C. players Hallam F.C. players Footballers from Sheffield English Football League players Loughborough United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers Belles L.F.C. managers Leamington F.C. players English football managers 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1930s-stub