He played for Aston Villa during his professional career and won seven caps as an England striker, scoring three times, including once against Germany on his debut in 1938.
[4] In Jan and Feb 1934, Broome scored five goals in two consecutive matches, including against Aylesbury Utd in the Bucks Senior Cup, further enhancing his profile.
[5] In October 1934 Broome was selected to play for a team representing the Spartan League against a Tottenham Hotspur Combination 11 at Maidenhead.
A report of the match stated that although Broome was on the "small side, he has a fine turn of speed and can trick an opponent cleverly".
[11] Broome continued to excel in leading Villa's attack during the 1935–36 season including two goals in the home derby match against Birmingham City but it wasn't enough to prevent the club being relegated for first time in its history.
[13] In their second season in Division 2, Broome sometimes operated as a winger to make way for new signing James Clayon at centre forward.
[16] Goals continued for Broome in the new year including a 3–0 victory at home to Man Utd on 2 April which maintained their hopes of promotion.
[20] He then joined England for a post season Continental Tour with first match against Germany at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on 14 May 1938.
[21] The match was notable for the English team giving the Nazi salute during the opening formalities as instructed to do so by the FA.
Approaching 40 years of age and coupled with the expense of weekly flights to Dublin he ended up only playing 6 games for Shels.