Peter Broadbent (footballer)

Peter Broadbent

Personal information
Full name	Peter Frank Broadbent
Date of birth	15 May 1933 (1933-05-15)
Place of birth	Elvington, Kent, England
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1949–1950	Dover Athletic
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)
National team
1954	England Under 23	1	(0)
1956	England B	1	(0)
1958–1960	England	7	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Peter Frank Broadbent (born 15 May 1933) is a former England international footballer. He won major domestic honours with Wolverhampton Wanderers, and appeared in the 1958 World Cup.

Biography

Broadbent began his professional career at Brentford in 1950, but spent less than a year with the club before joining Wolverhampton Wanderers in February 1951 for £10,000.

The midfielder remained with Wolves until 1965, making 497 appearances in total and scoring 145 goals. During this time, he won three league championships (1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59) and one FA Cup (1960) with the club. He scored the club's first ever goal in European competition when he netted against Schalke in a European Cup tie in November 1958.

He represented England seven times, scoring twice (a double against Wales), after making his debut in the 1958 World Cup against the USSR.

He finally left Molineux in January 1965 to join Shrewsbury Town for a short spell, before moving to Aston Villa where he played for three years. After a season with Stockport County, he ended his playing career with non-league Bromsgrove Rovers in 1971 before running a babywear business in Halesowen.

In his autobiography, George Best said he was a Wolves fan and that Broadbent was the player he most admired.

Honours

Wolverhampton Wanderers

• First Division
  • Champions: 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59
  • Runners-up: 1954–55, 1959–60

• FA Cup
  • Winners: 1960

• FA Charity Shield
  • Winners: 1959
  • Shared: 1954, 1960

References

• Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3. 

External links

• Official Wolves profile