Frank Broome

Frank Broome

Personal information
Full name	Frank Henry Broome
Date of birth	11 June 1915(1915-06-11)
Place of birth	Berkhamstead, England
Date of death	10 September 1994(1994-09-10) (aged 79)
Place of death	Bournemouth, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
-	Boxmoor United	?	(?)
-	Berkhamstead Town	?	(?)
1934-1946	Aston Villa	136	(78)
1946-1949	Derby County	112	(45)
1949-1952	Notts County	105	(35)
1953	Brentford	6	(1)
1953-1954	Crewe Alexandra	36	(16)
-	Shelbourne	?	(?)
National team
1938-1949	England	7	(3)
Teams managed
1958-1960	Exeter City
1960	Southend United
1967-1969	Exeter City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Frank Broome (11 June 1915 – 10 September 1994) was an English professional footballer and manager.

He played for Aston Villa during his professional career and won seven caps as an England striker, scoring three times, including once against Germany on his debut in 1938. He guested for Nottingham Forest during WW2, making 3 appearances (1 goal) in 1939-40, 1 appearance (4 goals) in 1940-41 and 10 appearances (4 goals) in 1941-42. He also guested for Wolves during wartime, playing and scoring in the 1942 War Cup Final.

In 1955 Broome signed for Shelbourne. Approaching 40 years of age and coupled with the expense of weekly flights to Dublin he ended up only playing 6 games for Shels.

After retiring from playing, he went on to manage both Exeter City and Southend United.

External links

• Frank Broome management career stats at Soccerbase
• Player profile at Aston Villa Players Database