Marlon Broomes

Date of birth28 November 1977
Place of birthBirmingham
NationalityEnglish
Weight82 kg
Height1.83 m
PositionDefender/Centre back

Despite his obvious athleticism, Marlon failed to make much of an impact with Blackburn Rovers in 2000-01and in fact slipped down the pecking order of defenders during the campaign.

He made a handful of early season appearances for Rovers and then joined Queens Park Rangers on loan towards the end of October 2000.

He quickly became popular with the Loftus Road faithful with some fine performances and Rangers boss Gerry Francis tried to make the deal permanent, but was unable to agree terms and so Marlon returned to Ewood Park where he played no further part in the club's successful season.

He spent the start of the 2001-02 season on loan at Grimsby Town and finally left Blackburn when he signed for Sheffield Wednesday in December 2001 on a deal which lasted until the end of the season.

They did not offer him a long term contract and he was released in the summer.

He remained a central defender of considerable potential, he had trials at Blackpool and Burnley in the summer of 2002 but was snapped up by Preston North End in August 2002 as a replacement for Shaun Gregan who had left for West Bromwich Albion.

Marlon joined Stoke City in August 2005 with a three-year contract.

He joined Blackpool in July 2008 with a one-year contract.

After joining on a non-contract basis, Marlon agreed a one-season contract with Tranmere Rovers in September 2009 that was extended to June 2011 in June 2010.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Blackburn Rovers 28 Nov 1994 12 Dec 2001
Swindon Town 22 Jan 1997 21 Mar 1997 L
Queens Park Rangers 24 Oct 2000 29 Nov 2000 L
Grimsby Town 06 Sep 2001 10 Dec 2001 L
Sheffield Wednesday 12 Dec 2001 30 Jun 2002
Burnley 19 Jul 2002 09 Aug 2002
Preston North End 09 Aug 2002 02 Aug 2005
Stoke City 02 Aug 2005 30 Jun 2008
Blackpool 01 Jul 2008 30 Jun 2009
Crewe Alexandra 26 Jan 2009 06 Mar 2009 L
Crewe Alexandra 13 Mar 2009 31 May 2009 L
Tranmere Rovers 08 Aug 2009 30 Jun 2011
Clitheroe 01 Aug 2011 09 Jan 2012
Altrincham 09 Jan 2012

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1997-98 Blackburn Rovers League Cup 1
1997-98 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 2
2
1
1998-99 Blackburn Rovers FA Cup 4
1998-99 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 8
5
2
1
2000-01 Blackburn Rovers League Cup 2
2000-01 Blackburn Rovers League Division 1 1
2000-01 Queens Park Rangers League Division 1 5
3
2001-02 Grimsby Town League Cup 3
2
2001-02 Grimsby Town League Division 1 13
2
3
2001-02 Sheffield Wednesday FA Cup 1
2001-02 Sheffield Wednesday League Division 1 18
1
3
2002-03 Preston North End FA Cup 1
1
2002-03 Preston North End League Cup 3
2002-03 Preston North End League Division 1 21
7
2
2003-04 Preston North End FA Cup 1
2003-04 Preston North End League Division 1 30
4
2
2004-05 Preston North End League Championship 8
3
1
2004-05 Preston North End League Championship Play-Offs
2
2004-05 Preston North End League Cup 1
2005-06 Stoke City FA Cup 4
2005-06 Stoke City League Championship 36
1
2
7
1
2005-06 Stoke City League Cup 1
2008-09 Blackpool League Championship
1
2008-09 Crewe Alexandra League One 19
1
2009-10 Tranmere Rovers FA Cup 3
2009-10 Tranmere Rovers League Cup 1
2009-10 Tranmere Rovers League One 31
1
10
1
2010-11 Tranmere Rovers FA Cup 1
2010-11 Tranmere Rovers Johnstones Paint Trophy 1
2010-11 Tranmere Rovers League One 5
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
26 Aug 2002 Gillingham v Preston North End D 1-1 League Division 1
11 Sep 2002 Preston North End v Scunthorpe United W 2-1 League Cup 1st round
14 Sep 2002 Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday D 2-2 League Division 1
17 Sep 2002 Preston North End v Watford D 1-1 League Division 1
21 Sep 2002 Derby County v Preston North End W 0-2 League Division 1
24 Sep 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Preston North End L 4-0 League Division 1
28 Sep 2002 Preston North End v Norwich City L 1-2 League Division 1
01 Oct 2002 Macclesfield Town v Preston North End W 1-2 League Cup 2nd round
05 Oct 2002 Bradford City v Preston North End D 1-1 League Division 1
19 Oct 2002 Walsall v Preston North End D 3-3 League Division 1
26 Oct 2002 Preston North End v Reading W 1-0 League Division 1
29 Oct 2002 Portsmouth v Preston North End L 3-2 League Division 1
02 Nov 2002 Preston North End v Burnley W 3-1 League Division 1
05 Nov 2002 Birmingham City v Preston North End W 0-2 League Cup 3rd round
09 Nov 2002 Millwall v Preston North End L 2-1 League Division 1
16 Nov 2002 Grimsby Town v Preston North End D 3-3 League Division 1
26 Nov 2002 Preston North End v Leicester City W 2-0 League Division 1
07 Dec 2002 Preston North End v Wimbledon L 3-5 League Division 1
21 Dec 2002 Sheffield United v Preston North End L 1-0 League Division 1
26 Dec 2002 Preston North End v Rotherham United L 0-2 League Division 1
28 Dec 2002 Crystal Palace v Preston North End L 2-0 League Division 1
01 Jan 2003 Stoke City v Preston North End L 2-1 League Division 1
04 Jan 2003 Preston North End v Rochdale L 1-2 FA Cup 3rd round
18 Jan 2003 Ipswich Town v Preston North End L 3-0 League Division 1
01 Feb 2003 Preston North End v Gillingham W 3-0 League Division 1
01 Mar 2003 Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End W 0-1 League Division 1
04 Mar 2003 Watford v Preston North End W 0-1 League Division 1
08 Mar 2003 Preston North End v Derby County W 4-2 League Division 1
15 Mar 2003 Leicester City v Preston North End L 2-1 League Division 1
18 Mar 2003 Preston North End v Walsall W 5-0 League Division 1
22 Mar 2003 Preston North End v Portsmouth D 1-1 League Division 1
04 May 2003 Norwich City v Preston North End L 2-0 League Division 1
25 Aug 2003 West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End L 1-0 League Division 1
30 Aug 2003 Preston North End v Stoke City W 1-0 League Division 1
13 Sep 2003 Bradford City v Preston North End L 2-1 League Division 1
16 Sep 2003 Preston North End v Coventry City W 4-2 League Division 1
20 Sep 2003 Preston North End v Rotherham United W 4-1 League Division 1
27 Sep 2003 Walsall v Preston North End L 2-1 League Division 1
01 Oct 2003 Nottingham Forest v Preston North End W 0-1 League Division 1
04 Oct 2003 Preston North End v Wimbledon W 1-0 League Division 1
14 Oct 2003 Millwall v Preston North End W 0-1 League Division 1
18 Oct 2003 Reading v Preston North End L 3-2 League Division 1
21 Oct 2003 Crewe Alexandra v Preston North End L 2-1 League Division 1
25 Oct 2003 Preston North End v Ipswich Town D 1-1 League Division 1
04 Nov 2003 Preston North End v Watford W 2-1 League Division 1
22 Nov 2003 Preston North End v Norwich City D 0-0 League Division 1
29 Nov 2003 Sheffield United v Preston North End L 2-0 League Division 1
06 Dec 2003 Preston North End v Crystal Palace W 4-1 League Division 1
09 Dec 2003 Cardiff City v Preston North End D 2-2 League Division 1
13 Dec 2003 Gillingham v Preston North End W 0-1 League Division 1
20 Dec 2003 Preston North End v Burnley W 5-3 League Division 1
17 Jan 2004 Preston North End v Wigan Athletic L 2-4 League Division 1
24 Jan 2004 Swansea City v Preston North End L 2-1 FA Cup 4th round
07 Feb 2004 Preston North End v West Bromwich Albion W 3-0 League Division 1
14 Feb 2004 Watford v Preston North End L 2-0 League Division 1
27 Mar 2004 Rotherham United v Preston North End L 1-0 League Division 1
03 Apr 2004 Preston North End v Bradford City W 1-0 League Division 1
10 Apr 2004 Wimbledon v Preston North End D 3-3 League Division 1
12 Apr 2004 Preston North End v Nottingham Forest D 2-2 League Division 1
17 Apr 2004 Derby County v Preston North End L 5-1 League Division 1
24 Apr 2004 Preston North End v Cardiff City D 2-2 League Division 1
01 May 2004 Norwich City v Preston North End L 3-2 League Division 1
09 May 2004 Preston North End v Sheffield United D 3-3 League Division 1
14 Aug 2004 Gillingham v Preston North End L 2-1 League Championship
20 Aug 2004 Preston North End v Sheffield United L 0-1 League Championship
28 Aug 2004 Brighton and Hove Albion v Preston North End L 1-0 League Championship
30 Aug 2004 Preston North End v Rotherham United W 2-0 League Championship
02 Oct 2004 Leicester City v Preston North End D 1-1 League Championship
04 Oct 2004 Leicester City v Preston North End W 2-3 League Cup 2nd round
16 Oct 2004 Leeds United v Preston North End L 1-0 League Championship
19 Nov 2004 Cardiff City v Preston North End W 0-1 League Championship
27 Nov 2004 Preston North End v Derby County W 3-0 League Championship
05 Dec 2004 Wigan Athletic v Preston North End L 5-0 League Championship
26 Dec 2004 Stoke City v Preston North End D 0-0 League Championship
08 May 2005 Derby County v Preston North End L 3-1 League Championship
15 May 2005 Preston North End v Derby County W 2-0 League Championship Play-Offs Semi-final 1st leg
19 May 2005 Derby County v Preston North End D 0-0
Agg: 0-2
League Championship Play-Offs Semi-final 2nd leg


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1994-95 England UEFA Under-18
1
1
1995-96 England UEFA Under-18 2
1996-97 England UEFA Under-21 1
1996-97 England Under-21 1
1996-97 England World Youth Cup 2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
25 Apr 1995 England v Hungary L 0-2 UEFA Under-18 2nd round
16 Nov 1995 England v Latvia W 2-0 UEFA Under-18 Group 13
18 Nov 1995 England v Sweden W 6-2 UEFA U18 Group 13
01 Apr 1997 England v Switzerland D 0-0 Under-21
29 Apr 1997 England v Georgia D 0-0 UEFA Under-21 Group 2
18 Jun 1997 Ivory Coast v England W 1-2 World Youth Cup Group F
23 Jun 1997 Mexico v England W 0-1 World Youth Cup Group F


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.