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Stephen Broad

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Stephen Broad
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-06-10) 10 June 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Epsom, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1994–1999 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Chelsea 0 (0)
1999–2000Hayes (loan) 3 (0)
2001Southend United (loan) 10 (0)
2001–2003 Southend United 47 (2)
2003–200? Kingstonian
2006 Corinthian-Casuals
2006 Sutton United
2006–200? Kingstonian
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Broad (born 10 June 1980) is an English footballer, who played as a defender in the Football League for Southend United. He has also played for non-League clubs, Hayes, Kingstonian, Corinthian-Casuals and Sutton United.

Football career

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As a youth, Broad played for Chelsea for five years rising through the youth ranks before captaining Chelsea's reserve side, which included John Terry.[1] He joined Conference National side, Hayes on loan in 1999. He then joined Southend United on loan in 2001.

He made his debut for Southend United in Third Division, in the 1–1 away draw against Chesterfield on 31 March 2001.[2] He joined Kingstonian in June 2003 alongside Mark Beard.[3][4]

Broad rejoined Kingstonian in October 2006,[4] after making a few appearances at Corinthian-Casuals and Sutton United during the 2006–07 season.[4]

After football

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Broad decided to give up full-time football in 2003,[3] and after working as a taxi driver in Essex now works supporting children with autism.[1][5] In 2016, he appeared as a contestant on Countdown, he also appeared as a contestant on Ken Bruce's BBC Radio 2 segment PopMaster in 2022.

References

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  1. ^ a b Chris Phillips (31 December 2008). "Broad is having a fare old time as a cabbie!". Echo. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Fixtures/Results: Chesterfield 1 - 1 Southend". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Two new K's". Non-League Daily. 25 June 2003. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ a b c "K's return for duo". Non-League Daily. 9 October 2006. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Chris Phillips (14 January 2009). "Chelsea tipped by Broad, but don't rule out the Shrimpers". Echo. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
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