Gary Broadbent

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Gary Broadbent
Personal information
Born (1976-10-31) 31 October 1976 (age 47)
Barrow-in-Furness, England
Playing information
Position Fullback, Centre, Stand-off
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1994–97 Widnes Vikings 6060024
1997–02 Salford City Reds 131240096
2003–08 Whitehaven 101004
2009–11 Barrow Raiders 78101042
Total2794110166
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998 Emerging England 10000
2003 Cumbria 11004
Source: [1]

Gary Broadbent (born 31 October 1976), also known as "Broady", is an English former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.

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He played at representative level for England, and at club level for the Widnes Vikings and the Salford City Reds in the Super League and Whitehaven and the Barrow Raiders in National League One, as a fullback , centre or stand-off. [2]

Background

Broadbent was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England and raised on Walney Island.

Club career

Broadbent left the Widnes Vikings for the Salford City Reds in 1997 for a fee of £50,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £86,080 in 2013). [3]

He then joined Whitehaven in 2003. In 2008, he became the club record holder for most consecutive appearances, breaking the previous record set by David Fatialofa. He went on to make 83 appearances without missing a game for the club. [4]

He finished his career with hometown club Barrow, playing his last game in September 2011 against Toulouse Olympique. [5]

International honours

Gary Broadbent won a cap for Emerging England while at Salford in 1998 in a 15–12 victory over Wales. [6]

Personal life

Broadbent is employed by BNFL at Sellafield, and currently resides in Barrow-in-Furness with his wife, Emma and together they have two children, Sophie (born 1999) and Luke (born 2002).

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References

  1. "Gary Broadbent – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. "Broadbent puts retirement decision on hold". North West Evening Mail. 4 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  3. "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. "Club Records". Whitehaven RLFC. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  5. Newsum, Matt (14 September 2011). "Gary Broadbent bows out after 18 years of rugby league". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
  6. Irvine, Christopher (20 July 1998). "Elder statesmen negotiate England escape". The Times. London: News International Trading Limited. p. 32. ProQuest   317976921.