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Marlon Charles Broomes (born 28 November 1977) is an English former professional
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who played as a
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from 1994 to 2012. He also played as a
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(leading to his nickname of "Broomes, the sweeper"), although he could play at
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as well. He began his career in 1994 with
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club
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...
, he was part of the squad that went on to win the title in the 1994–95 season but didn't play a match all season. Whilst with Rovers he spent time on loan with
Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...
,
Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...
and
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...
. In September 2001 he notably scored the equaliser in Grimsby's 2–1 victory over
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in the League Cup third round. He later went on to join
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 ...
permanently before moving on to
Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...
,
Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, the cl ...
,
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,
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...
and
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they ...
. He dropped out of the professional game at the end of the 2010–11 season where he signed for
Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for to ...
. His stay with the club was brief and he moved back up the leagues by joining
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side
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. He left Alty at the conclusion of the 2011–12 season. In 1997 whilst a Blackburn player, Broomes was capped twice each by the
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and
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sides.


Club career


Blackburn Rovers

Broomes started his career as a trainee at
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...
. He was signed up by then Rovers manager
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on 1 August 1994, but at first he could not break into a strong first team at
Ewood Park Ewood Park () is a Association football, football stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, and the home of Blackburn Rovers F.C., founding members of the English Football League, Football League and Premier League, who have played there since ...
. On 22 January 1997 he was loaned out to
Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...
where he made twelve appearances and scored once against
Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...
in a two-month loan spell. In the 1997–98 season new Rovers manager
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gave the defender five appearances in the first team. In the following two years he made twenty-six appearances. In the 2000–01 season, he was loaned out again, this time to
Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...
in October 2000 where he made five appearances in a one-month loan spell. After falling out of favour under new manager
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, on 7 September 2001 he was loaned out to
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...
for three months, where he played eighteen times and scored in a 2–1 away win over holders
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in the League Cup. He had scored his first goal for Grimsby in the previous round against Sheffield United. He then returned to Blackburn and following their promotion back to the Premier League in the 2001–02 season, Broomes was released on a free transfer on 12 December 2001.


Sheffield Wednesday

Broomes signed for
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, who at the time were in the
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, on 13 December 2001. At Wednesday he made 18 league appearances, scoring one goal, but was released at the end of the 2001–02 season.


Preston North End

Broomes then spent most of the pre-season at
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club
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. However, on 7 August 2002 he signed for
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rivals and fellow Championship club,
Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...
. Manager Craig Brown was impressed with Broomes and signed him on a three-year contract. He played sixty-nine league games for the club in a three-year spell.


Stoke City

In August 2005, he signed a three-year contract with fellow Championship club,
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in a swap deal which involved
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moving from Stoke to Preston. Broomes played in 42 games, mainly at full-back, not his natural position, and scored twice as the club finished in 13th place in the 2005–06 season. He ruptured his
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prior to the start of the 2006–07 season and spent the entire season on the sidelines as a result. He played his first game for over twelve months on 10 August 2007 in a 1–0 friendly win against Alsager Town. However, he made no appearances in the 2007–08 season and following the club's promotion to the
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, he was released by the club at the end of the season.


Blackpool

On 4 June 2008, Broomes agreed to join
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club
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. He joined them officially on 1 July on a twelve-month contract with an option for a further year. However, after making just one late substitute appearance for ''the Seasiders'' in September, he joined
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club
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...
on 26 January 2009, on loan for one month. He made his debut the following day in a 4–2 defeat to
Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...
at
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. On 23 February the loan deal was extended by a further month. However, on 6 March, after playing eight games for ''the Alex'', Broomes was recalled by Blackpool, because of injuries, and the following day was an unused substitute in ''the Seasiders'' 2–0 victory over
Norwich City Norwich City Football Club is a professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was founded in 1902. Since 1935, Norwich have played their h ...
at
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. He was also an unused substitute, three days later as Blackpool drew 2–2 with
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at
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. On 13 March, he returned to Crewe on loan until 2 May and, the following day played in their 1–0 win over
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at the
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.


Tranmere Rovers

On 9 June 2009, Blackpool confirmed that Broomes had not been offered a new deal and that he was being released. On 8 August 2009, it was confirmed that Broomes had joined Tranmere Rovers on a non-contract basis. On 11 August 2009, Broomes made his Tranmere debut in the first round of the League Cup against his former club Grimsby Town where he had been on loan back 2001, Broomes along with his new teammates beat his former club 4–0, and booked a place in the second round of the League Cup. Broomes signed a permanent contract with Tranmere on 1 September 2009; a deal that will run until June 2010. Broomes scored his first goal for Tranmere in a 2–1 win over
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on 6 March 2010. After an impressive second half of the season under Les Parry, Marlon Broomes was offered a new one-year deal at
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.


Clitheroe

At the end of the 2010–11 season he was not offered a new contract by the club. He joined
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side
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on trial during pre-season but was not offered a contract by manager
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. On 29 August 2011, Broomes signed for
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club
Clitheroe Clitheroe () is a town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Ribble Valley, Borough of Ribble Valley, Lancashire, England; it is located north-west of Manchester. It is near the Forest of Bowland and is often used as a base for to ...
.


Altrincham

He signed for Altrincham on 9 January 2012, making his debut against Hinckley United. He went off injured just before the half hour mark. He made his full debut on 18 February against Blyth Spartans and scored in a 2–1 win. He was released by the club at the end of the season having scored one goal in his nine first-team appearances.


International career

Broomes played for the England under-19s. He was called up into the England-under-21 setup in the 1997–98 season. He played
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for the Under 21s. He took part in the
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, playing two games as the England Under-20 team got to the quarter-finals of the tournament.


Personal life

Broomes is now a football consultant for Murdock Sports Group. His son Ethan Broomes who is also a Centre Half has signed as a scholar at Nottingham Forest Football Club.


Career statistics

Source: :A.  The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the
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,
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.


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