Frank Broome (11 June 1915 – 10 September 1994) was an English professional

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and

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. He played for

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during his professional career and won seven caps as an

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striker, scoring three times, including once against

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on his debut in 1938. Having helped win promotion for Villa in the previous season, the 1937–38 pre-season Jubilee Fund matches saw Villa pitched against local rivals West Bromwich Albion. The

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ended in a 1–1 draw with Broome scoring for Villa and Harry Jones grabbing one for the Baggies. 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

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during wartime, playing and scoring in the 1942 War Cup Final. In 1955 Broome signed for Shelbourne, making his

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debut on 27 February. The nearest he came to scoring was when he had a penalty saved at

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on 27 March in the

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. Approaching 40 years of age and coupled with the expense of weekly flights to

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he ended up only playing 6 games for Shels. After retiring from playing, he went on to manage both

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and in

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1915 births 1994 deaths English footballers England international footballers English Football League players Berkhamsted Town F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Watford F.C. wartime guest players Derby County F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players English football managers Exeter City F.C. managers Southend United F.C. managers League of Ireland players English expatriate football managers Expatriate soccer managers in Australia Parramatta FC managers English expatriate sportspeople in Australia Association football forwards Association football outside forwards People from Berkhamsted Footballers from Hertfordshire {{England-footy-manager-stub