Player Profile

Signed on loan from Blackburn Rovers in early 1997, Broomes benefitted from his spell at Swindon - and after being drafted into the England U-21 set-up, he played in a 0-0 draw against Switzerland, in a match played at the County Ground. In addition to impressing in his central defensive role, Broomes scored a screamer for the Town in a good 3-1 home win against Birmingham City, and after his loan spell ended, Broomes began to break into the Blackburn first team, until Graeme Souness took over as manager. Once again, Broomes found himself out on loan, and eventually he left Ewood Park permanently.

Playing Record

Senior

Career details

Club	Details
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn	1992 (trainee) November 28th, 1994 (signed professional contract); released (December 12th, 2001)
Swindon Town Swindon	January 22nd, 1997 (loan); expired (March 21st, 1997)
Queens Park Rangers Q.P.R.	October 25th, 2000 (loan); expired
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town	September 7th, 2001 (loan); expired
Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday	December 13th, 2001 (unattached); released (2004/5)
Burnley Burnley	July 2002 (trial)
Preston North End Preston North End	August 9th, 2002 (unattached); transferred out (August 5th, 2005)
Stoke City Stoke City	August 5th, 2005 (transferred in, exchange exchange deal with Lewis Neal); released (2007/8)
Blackpool Blackpool	July 3rd, 2008 (unattached); released (rptd June 9th, 2009)
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra	January 26th, 2009 (loan); recalled from loan (March 6th, 2009)
Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra	March 13th, 2009 (loan); expired (May 2nd, 2009)
Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers	August 8th, 2009 (non-contract) September 1st, 2009 (permanent contract); released (2010/1)
Stockport County Stockport County	July 2011 (trial)
Clitheroe Clitheroe	rptd August 29th, 2011 (unattached)
Altrincham Altrincham	rptd January 9th, 2012 ; released (2011/2)