Frank Broome

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]

This article is about the English footballer and manager. For the English pilot, see Frank Broome (pilot).

Frank Broome
Personal information
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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]

References
  1. "England Players – Frank Broome". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. englandfc.com. "Frank Broome statistics". Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2007.
  3. Association Football, 27 August 1938, The Times
  4. Saturday's Results, 22 August 1938, The Times
  5. "Broome Frank Image 1 Aston Villa 1939". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.


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