Midfielder Albert Broadbent played for eight league clubs in his career and had made over 450 appearances before arriving at Pools in 1967. Being a non-driver, most of his clubs had been a short distance from his Yorkshire home and his time at Pools ended when he put in a transfer request after growing sick of the time spent commuting. He played ten times in the 1967/68 promotion season and scored 3 league goals for the club, bringing his career total to a round 100.