England Players - Peter Broadbent (original) (raw)

Peter Broadbent	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 appearances, 2 goals P 7 W 1 D 4 L 2 F 9: A 11 43% successful 1958-61 captain: noneminutes played: 630
Timeline
	Peter Frank Broadbent
Birth	15 May 1933 in Adelaide Road, Elvington, Kent [registered in Eastry, June 1933]. Second son to John and Elizabeth.Attended Elvington Village and Deal County Modern schools.
Marriage	to Shirley A. Nicholl [registered in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, March 1956]. Two children, Deborah and Gary
Death	1 October 2013 in Wolverhampton, aged 80 years 139 days.
Funeral	9 October 2013 at St. Peter's Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton, buried in Busbury Cemetery.
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com
Biographies	Peter Broadbent: A Biography - Steve Gordos (Breedon Books Publishing Co. Ltd., Derby, 2007), (reprinted by Derby Books Publishing Ltd. Co, Derby, January 2012)
	x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).
Club Career
Club(s)	Played his early career representing Deal and Sandwich Boys Schools, with Kent County Schools and also for the Dover FC. He, alongside his Dover manager, George Poyser, both joined Brentford AFC, towards the end of the 1949-50 season. Poyser joined as chief scout, while Broadbent joined as an amateur, turning professional in May 1950. He made sixteen appearances, scoring twice, before Wolverhampton Wanderers FC signed him in February 1951 for £9000, a substantial fee for a seventeen year-old. He left after nearly fourteen years service, in which he scored 125 goals in 452 league appearances. Broadbent joined Shrewsbury Town FC in January 1965 for £8000, making 69 league appearances, scoring seven times. Aston Villa FC signed Broadbent in October 1966 for £7500 for another 64 league appearances and two goals**. Joined Stockport County FC in October 1969,** making a final 31 league outings and one last goal**. Bromsgrove Rovers FC in November 1970,** where he scored seventeen goals in eighteen West Midlands (regional) League appearances**. He retired from playing in November 1971.**
Club honours	Football League Champions 1953-54, 1957-58, 1958-59, runners-up 1954-55, 1959-60; FA Charity Shield shared 1954, 1960, winners 1959, runners-up 1958; FA Cup winners 1959-60;
Individual honours	Football League (two appearances)
Distinctions	Broadbent scored Wolverhampton Wanderers' first ever goal in an European competition tie, against Schalke in November 1958.
Height/Weight	5' 9½", 11st. 6lbs [1959].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of two who became the 771st players (772) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Inside-right
First match	No. 325, 17 June 1958, USSR 1 England 0, a World Cup Finals play-off match at Nya Ullevi Stadion, Heden, Göteborg, Sweden, aged 25 years 33 days.
Last match	No. 338, 9 April 1960 , Scotland 1 England 1, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 26 years 330 days.
Major tournaments	World Cup Finals 1958;British Championship 1958-59, 1959-60;
Team honours	British Championship shared 1958-59, 1959-60;
Individual honours	England B (one appearance, 1956), England U23 (one appearance, 1954), England Schoolboy (trials 1948)
Distinctions	None
Beyond England
Became a proprietor of a childrenswear shop in Halesowen. Reported as suffering from Alzheimer's Disease in November 2002 in Codsall, Wolverhampton, he had been diagnosed five years earlier. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.46/47.

The Numbers
parties	Apps	comp. apps	unused/ reserve	minutes		goals ave.min	comp. goals	captain
10	7	5	two	630	2	315 min	2	none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

Venue Record

| Venue | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | | ----------- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ------- | ------ | --------- | --------- | -------- | ------- | | Home | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1.667 | 1.333 | 66.7 | +1 | | Away | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1.333 | 2.00 | 33.3 | -1 | | Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | -1 |

Competition Record

| Competition | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | | ------------------------ | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----- | ----- | -------- | -------- | -------- | ------- | | WCP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | =0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | =0 | | WCF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | -1 | | World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | -1 | | British Championship | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1.75 | 0.50 | 62.5 | +1 | | Friendly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 25.0 | -1 |

Tournament Record

| World Cup Final Tournaments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --------------------------- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----- | ----- | -------- | -------- | -------- | ------- | | Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | | WCF 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | -1 | | WCF All | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | -1 |

| British Championship Competition | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------ | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----- | ----- | -------- | --------- | -------- | ------- | | Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | | BC 1958-59 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2.00 | 1.667 | 66.7 | +1 | | BC 1959-60 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | =0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 50.0 | =0 | | BC All | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1.75 | 0.50 | 62.5 | +1 |

| All Competition | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | --------------- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----- | ----- | -------- | -------- | -------- | ------- | | Type | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | FTS | CS | FAv | AAv | Pts% | W/L | | WC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | -1 | | BC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1.75 | 0.50 | 62.5 | +1 |

| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | =0 | 1 | 1 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 50.0 | =0 | | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ----- | ----- | -------- | -------- | -------- | ------- |

Match History

| Age 20 under 23 one appearance - Italy January 1954. Age 22 B one appearance - Scotland February 1956. | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |

| apps | match | pic | match details | comp | res. | rundown | shirt | | -------- | --------- | ------- | ----------------- | -------- | -------- | ----------- | --------- |

| Age 24 | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | -------------- | | 319 | 7 May 1958 - England 2 Portugal 1, Empire Stadium, Wembley | Fr | HW | party member | | 320 | 11 May 1958 - Yugoslavia 5 England 0, Stadion JNA, Beograd | tour | AL | reserve |

| Age 25 | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | --------- | | 32 1 | 18 May 1958 - USSR 1 England 1, Lenin Stadium, Moskva | tour | AD | reserve |

| | WCF | inside right 18x | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- | | | 322 | 8 June 1958 - USSR 2 England 2, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg | ND | party member | | | 323 | 11 June 1958 - Brazil 0 England 0, Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg | ND | | | | 324 | 15 June 1958 - Austria 2 England 2, Ryavallen Stadion, Borås | ND | | | | 1 | 325 | 17 June 1958 - USSR 1 England 0 Nya Ullevi Stadion, Göteborg | NL | |

| 2 | 326 | 4 October 1958 - Northern Ireland 3 England 3 Windsor Park, Belfast | BC | AD | | 8 | | - | --------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 328 | 26 November 1958 - England 2 Wales 2 Villa Park, Birmingham | BC | HD | 33 72 header | 8 | | 4 | 329 | 11 April 1959 - England 1 Scotland 0 Empire Stadium, Wembley | BC | HW | | 8 | | 5 | 330 | 6 May 1959 - England 2 Italy 2 Empire Stadium, Wembley | Fr | HD | | 8 | | 6 | 331 | 13 May 1959 - Brazil 2 England 0 Estádio Municipal, Rio de Janeiro | tour | AL | | 8 |

| Age 26 | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---- | -------------- | | ----- | | 332 | 17 May 1959 - Peru 4 England 1, Estadio Nacional Coloso de José Díaz , Lima | | AL | party member | | | | 333 | 24 May 1959 - Mexico 2 England 1, Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Ciudad de México | AL | | | | | | 334 | 28 May 1959 - United States 1 England 8, Wrigley Field, Los Angeles | AW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 338 | 9 April 1960 - Scotland 1 England 1 Hampden Park, Glasgow | BC | AD | | 8 | | | | | | | | |

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| Age 27 | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----- | ---- | -------------- | | 343 | 19 October 1960 - Luxembourg 0 England 9, Stade Municipal, Stad Lëtzebuerg | WCP | AW | party member | | | | | | | | Peter Broadbent was a member of the Lilleshall get-together on 12-14 December 1960 and at an Anfield get-together on 6-8 February 1961. | | | | | | | | | | |