Herbert Broomfield Explained

Herbert Broomfield
Birth Date:1875[1]
Birth Place:Audlem, Cheshire, England[2]
Death Date:1939 (aged 64)[3]
Death Place:Cheshire, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:Northwich Wednesday
Years2:?–1902
Years3:1902–1907
Caps3:28
Goals3:0
Years4:1907–1908
Caps4:9
Goals4:0
Years5:1908–1910
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Years6:1910–?
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:41
Totalgoals:0

Herbert Broomfield (bapt. 14 February 1875 – 1939) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Audlem, Cheshire, he played for Northwich Wednesday, Northwich Victoria, Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City and Manchester United.

Broomfield was secretary of the football Players' Union in 1909, during the threatened strike.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, 1538–1909
  2. News: Bolton Goalkeeper Transferred . 2 February 2024 . Leicester Daily Post . 27 April 1907 . 6. subscription.
  3. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  4. News: The Players Union – Resignation of Mr. Herbert Broomfield . 2 February 2024 . Manchester Evening News . 10 December 1909 . 4. subscription.