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.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frank Henry Broome[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1915-06-11)11 June 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Berkhamsted, England | ||
Date of death | 10 September 1994(1994-09-10) (aged 79)[1] | ||
Place of death | Exeter, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1932–1933 | Boxmoor United | ||
1933–1934 | Berkhamsted Town | (53) | |
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) |
1954–1955 | Shelbourne | ? | (0) |
National team | |||
1938–1949 | England | 7 | (3) |
Teams managed | |||
1955–1958 | Notts County (assistant) | ||
1957 | Notts County (caretaker) | ||
1958–1960 | Exeter City | ||
1960 | Southend United | ||
1961–1962 | Bankstown | ||
1962–1967 | Corinthian | ||
1967 | Melita Eagles | ||
1967–1969 | Exeter City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Having helped win promotion for Villa in the previous season,[3] the 1937–38 pre-season Jubilee Fund matches saw Villa pitched against local rivals West Bromwich Albion. The derby match ended in a 1–1 draw with Broome scoring for Villa and Harry Jones grabbing one for the Baggies.[4]
Broome 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,[1] making his League of Ireland debut on 27 February. The nearest he came to scoring was when he had a penalty saved at Glenmalure Park on 27 March in the FAI Cup.
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, Southend United and in Australia.[1][5]
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