ˌɔn ɪlˈɛvən ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn, bɹˈuːmz mˌeɪd hɪz tɹˈænmɪɹ deɪbjˈuː ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə lˈiːɡ kˈʌp ɐɡˈɛnst hɪz fˈɔːɹmɚ klˈʌb ɡɹˈɪmsbi tˈaʊn wˌɛɹ hiː hɐdbɪn ˌɔn lˈoʊn bˈæk tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, bɹˈuːmz ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð hɪz nˈuː tˈiːmeɪts bˈiːt hɪz fˈɔːɹmɚ klˈʌb fˈoːɹ zˈiəɹoʊ, ænd bˈʊkt ɐ plˈeɪs ɪnðə sˈɛkənd ɹˈaʊnd ʌvðə lˈiːɡ kˈʌp.
On 11 August 2009, Broomes made his Tranmere debut in the first round of the League Cup against his former club Grimsby Town where he had been on loan back 2001, Broomes along with his new teammates beat his former club 4–0, and booked a place in the second round of the League Cup.