Career
In his autobiography, George Best said he was a Wolves fan and that Broadbent was the player he most admired. The pair became friends in later life. Alex Ferguson also stated that, during his youth, Broadbent had been his favourite player.
Broadbent started his career with Brentford but was signed by Wolves, one of the top sides in the English league at the time, in 1951.
He played his last Football League game in 1970 for Stockport County. In April 2007, it was reported that Broadbent, now in his 74th year, was suffering from Alzheimer"s disease, which had become evident in his mid sixties, and was living in a care home near Wolverhampton.
On 1 October 2013 he died, aged 80, having suffered from Alzheimer"s for some 15 years. with Wolverhampton Wanderers.