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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Frank Broadbent[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Elvington, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 October 2013 (aged 80)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Himley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1948–1950 | Dover | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1951 | Brentford | 16 | (2) |
| 1951–1965 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 452 | (127) |
| 1965–1966 | Shrewsbury Town | 69 | (7) |
| 1966–1969 | Aston Villa | 64 | (2) |
| 1969–1970 | Stockport County | 31 | (1) |
| 1970–1971 | Bromsgrove Rovers | 19 | (17) |
| Total | 651 | (156) | |
| International career | |||
| 1954 | England U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1956 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| 1958 | Football League XI | 1 | (1) |
| 1958–1960 | England | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Frank Broadbent (15 May 1933 – 1 October 2013) was an English footballer. He won major domestic honours with Wolverhampton Wanderers and played in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.
In his autobiography, George Best said he was a Wolves fan and that Broadbent was the player he most admired;[2] the pair became friends in later life.[3] Alex Ferguson also stated that, during his youth, Broadbent had been his favourite player.[4]
Broadbent started his career with non-league Dover FC until he was signed by Brentford. He only spent a short time there before he was snapped up by Wolves, one of the top sides in the English league at the time, in February 1951 for a £10,000 fee.[5] He would remain at the Black Country club for the next 14 years, scoring well over 100 goals and winning three league titles and an FA Cup,[6] as well as being capped seven times at the highest level by England.[7] He played his last Football League game in April 1970 for Stockport County.[8]
Broadbent attended school in Deal.[5] After his retirement from football, he ran a babywear shop in Halesowen with his wife Shirley.[5] They later settled in Codsall.[5] In April 2007, it was reported that Broadbent, now in his 74th year, was suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which had become evident in his mid-60s and was living in a care home near Wolverhampton.[9] On 1 October 2013 he died, aged 80, having suffered from Alzheimer's for some 15 years.[10]
