Huddersfield Town Born in
Leeds, He first appeared in the Huddersfield first team, when he was called up to the bench for their home game against
Oldham Athletic on 20 October 2007, following
Andy Booth's back injury. He made his first team debut replacing
Joe Skarz as a substitute in Town's 3–0 defeat against
Tranmere Rovers at
Prenton Park on 26 October 2007. On 2 March 2008, Broadbent emulated teammate Joe Skarz's achievement of last season by winning the League One Apprentice Award at the
Football League Awards in
London. It was also his 18th birthday that day, giving him twice as much reasons to celebrate. Two weeks later, he made his first home appearance for Town at the
Galpharm Stadium in their 2–1 defeat by
Southend United. On 15 January 2009, new Town manager
Lee Clark sent Broadbent out on loan to
Conference National side
Rushden & Diamonds, where he was given the number 9 shirt by manager
Garry Hill. He made his debut in the 1–0 defeat for Rushden & Diamonds on 17 January. He returned to Huddersfield on 16 February. On 19 February 2009, he joined
Gateshead on an initial one-month loan, with a view to being extended until the end of the season. He made his debut that night in the 1–0 defeat by
Workington. His first goal came in the 2–1 defeat at
Redditch United on 21 March 2009. After returning from his loan spell, he was released. Broadbent was quickly signed by former loan side
Harrogate Town in time for the start of the 2009–2010 season but only made another 13 league appearances adding a solitary strike against
Hyde United to his total. Eventually with only a month of the campaign left he joined
Frickley Athletic on loan and then permanently following his release from The CNG Stadium at the end of the season. In August 2011, he signed for
Hyde, following manager Gary Lowe from
Curzon Ashton. He made his debut for Hyde in a 2–1 win over
Worcester City in August 2011. He went on to score his first goal for the club later that month as his side won 2–0 at
Gloucester City. He finished the season with seven goals in 37 games. Due to injury reasons he was sent to
Mossley in February 2013, where he played 16 times failing to score, before going back to Hyde. On his return to Hyde, he was called straight into the squad for the trip to
Alfreton Town, in which Broadbent came off the bench to score Hyde's only goal in a 5–1 defeat. He joined
Mossley on a permanent basis before the start of the 2013–14 season. He scored his first goal for the club, scoring in the last minute to earn his team a point in a 1–1 draw with
Clitheroe. ==References==