Joe Broad

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Joe Broad
Personal information
Full name Joseph Reginald Broad [1]
Date of birth (1982-08-24) 24 August 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 A.F.C. St Austell
Youth career
000?–2000 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2003 Plymouth Argyle 12 (0)
2001 → Yeovil Town (loan) 4 (1)
2003–2004 Torquay United F.C. 14 (0)
2004–2006 Walsall 12 (0)
2005 → Redditch United (loan)
2005–2006 → Redditch United (loan)
2006–2014 Truro City 348 (32)
2015 – A.F.C. St Austell 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2016

Joseph Reginald Broad (born 24 August 1982 in Bristol) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for A.F.C. St Austell after leaving Southern League club Truro City.

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Career

Broad began his career as a trainee with Plymouth Argyle, turning professional in August 2000. He played pre-season games for Weymouth in 2001 and was linked with a loan move there, [2] but remained with Plymouth. He made an impressive league debut on 18 August 2001, as a substitute for Sean Evers in a goalless draw away to Hull City. First team chances were sparse at Home Park, so Broad was loaned to Conference side Yeovil Town in November 2001 to gain some additional experience. [3]

He returned after a month with Yeovil, and signed a 12-month extension to his Plymouth contract. [4] However, he struggled to establish himself and was allowed to join Torquay United on a free transfer in September 2003. [5] He was mainly used as a substitute by Torquay manager Leroy Rosenior and was released at the end of the season. [6]

He was linked with a move to Southern League Tiverton Town, [7] but in August 2004 he signed for Walsall. [8] He was given a two-year contract extension and Merson continued to speak highly of the midfielder. However, in September 2005, Broad joined Conference North side Redditch United on loan to gain more first team experience. [9] He returned to Walsall, but in November 2005 rejoined Redditch on loan until the end of the season. [10]

Paul Merson later decided that he was not part of his plans at Walsall and on 16 January 2006, Broad left to join Truro City helping the Cornish side to promotion to the Western League Division One in 2006, and promotion to the Premier Division a year later. He scored the club's third and final goal in the FA Vase final on 13 May 2007, [11] and captained the side to the Western League title the following season. [12] By 2013, he had played in over 300 matches for Truro in all competitions. [13] After suffering an injury near the end of the 2013–14 season, [14] he left the club in June 2014. [15]

Honours

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References

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  2. ↑ "Terras hoping to seal loan deals". NonLeagueDaily. 13 August 2001. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  3. ↑ "Pilgrims midfielder joins Yeovil". BBC Sport. 23 November 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  4. ↑ "Deal joy for Pilgrims". BBC Sport. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  5. ↑ "Gulls swoop for Broad". BBC Sport. 13 September 2003. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  6. ↑ "More Division 3 comings and goings". The Third Dimension. 12 May 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  7. ↑ "Broad to follow Wills to Tivvy?". NonLeagueDaily. 7 June 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  8. ↑ "Walsall sign up Broad". BBC Sport. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  9. ↑ "It's a Broad signing for Reds". NonLeagueDaily. 5 September 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  10. ↑ "Saddlers pair loaned to Redditch". BBC Sport. 20 October 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  11. ↑ "Truro storm back to life FA Vase". BBC Sport. 13 May 2007. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  12. ↑ "Another title success for Truro". NonLeagueDaily. 13 April 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
  13. ↑ "300 and counting for Joe". Truro City F.C. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  14. ↑ "Truro City midfielder Joe Broad set to miss the rest of the season". BBC Sport. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "End of an era as Truro City Vase hero leaves club". West Briton. 27 June 2014.
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