Gary Broadbent
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Broady | |||||
| Born | 31 October 1976 Barrow-in-Furness, England |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Fullback, Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1994–97 | Widnes Vikings | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 1997–2002 | Salford City Reds | |||||
| 2003–08 | Whitehaven | |||||
| 2009–11 | Barrow Raiders | 78 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 42 |
| Total | 138 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 66 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1998 | Emerging England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org loverugbyleague.com | ||||||
Gary Broadbent (born 31 October 1976 in Barrow-in-Furness) is an English rugby league footballer of the 1990s, 2000s, and '10s, playing at representative level for England, and at club level for Widnes Vikings, Salford City Reds in the European Super League, and Whitehaven, and Barrow Raiders in National League One, as a Fullback, Centre, or Stand-off/Five-eighth.[1] 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).
Club career
Gary Broadbent left Widnes Vikings for 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).[2] 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.[3] He finished his career with hometown club Barrow Raiders, playing his last game in September 2011 against Toulouse Olympique.[4]
International honours
Gary Broadbent won a cap for Emerging England while at Salford in 1998 in a 15–12 win against Wales.[5]
References
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External links
- Barrow Raiders profile
- Statistics at loverugbyleague.com
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv
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