Marlon Broomes

Blackburn Rovers

Broomes started his career as a trainee at Blackburn Rovers. He was signed up by then Rovers manager Kenny Dalglish on 1 August 1994, but at first he could not break into a strong first team at Ewood Park. On 22 January 1997 he was loaned out to Swindon Town where he made twelve appearances and scored once against Birmingham City in a two-month loan spell. In the 1997–98 season new Rovers manager Roy Hodgson gave the defender five appearances in the first team. In the following two years he made twenty-six appearances. In the 2000–01 season, he was loaned out again, this time to Queens Park Rangers in October 2000 where he made five appearances in a one-month loan spell. After falling out of favour under new manager Graeme Souness, on 7 September 2001 he was loaned out to Grimsby Town for three months, where he played eighteen times and scored in a 2–1 away win over holders Liverpool in the League Cup. He had scored his first goal for Grimsby in the previous round against Sheffield United. He then returned to Blackburn and following their promotion back to the Premier League in the 2001–02 season, Broomes was released on a free transfer on 12 December 2001.

Sheffield Wednesday

Broomes signed for Sheffield Wednesday, who at the time were in the First Division, on 13 December 2001. At Wednesday he made 18 league appearances, scoring one goal, but was released at the end of the 2001–02 season.

Preston North End

Broomes then spent…

Broomes played for the England under-19s. He was called up into the England-under-21 setup in the 1997–98 season. He played twice for the Under 21s. He took part in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, playing two games as the England Under-20 team got to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

Broomes is now a football consultant for Murdock Sports Group. His son Ethan Broomes who is also a Centre Half has signed as a scholar at Nottingham Forest Football Club.