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Peter Broadbent:
A Biography
Steve Gordos
Before Theo Walcott, was a little-known 17-year-old
ever transferred to one of England's top sides for
a big fee? Did anyone ever pass the ball with the
accuracy of David Beckham? Was there a player with
the trickery of Joe Cole? Did any midfielder score
as many goals as Frank Lampard?
If you are a Wolverhampton Wanderers fan of a certain
vintage, your answer to each of those questions would
be yes: Peter Broadbent.
For those were the qualities that emerged as the
unassuming youngster made the long journey from the
Kent coalfields to the football hot bed that was
the Black Country in the 1950s. There he went from
being the young apprentice in the team who made Wolves
champions of England for the first time to assuming
the mantle of schemer-in-chief as Stan Cullis's side
dominated domestic football.
Only Broadbent played in the four great floodlit
friendlies that captured the nation’s imagination:
Spartak, Honved, Dynamo and Real Madrid, three championship-winning
sides and the FA Cup-winning side of 1960.
He is still revered by older Wolves fans who remember
his sublime football skills with great affection
and their contribution to making his club the best
in the land.
Sadly, Broadbent now has Alzheimer’s disease
and the joy and memories he gave to many are lost
to him. Here, with the help of his wife Shirley,
former team-mates and fans, the author will tell
the story of the man who will always be Peter the
Great.
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