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My Take
Trevor Francis occupies a permanent footnote in football economics, and I mean that as the highest compliment. Becoming Britain's first one-million-pound player in 1979 made him a symbol of an entire era of inflation in the transfer market, but he was no mere price tag, he headed the winning goal in that year's European Cup final against Malmo. A Plymouth-born forward who played in England, the United States, Italy, Scotland and Australia, he earned his English Football Hall of Fame place honestly. His passing in 2023 closed a remarkable chapter. To me he remains the name you reach for first whenever the history of the transfer market is told.
Overview
Trevor John Francis (19 April 1954 – 24 July 2023) was an English footballer who played as a forward for a number of clubs in England, the United States, Italy, Scotland and Australia. In 1979 he became Britain's first £1 million player following his transfer from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest. He scored the winning goal for Forest in the 1979 European Cup final against Malmö.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Trevor Francis
- Name (Japanese)
- トレヴァー・フランシス
- Reading
- とれゔぁー・ふらんしす
- Born
- April 19, 1954 – July 24, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Horse
- Origin
- Plymouth, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- English Football Hall of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.