Trevor Francis
Appearance
Francis in Amsterdam in 1980 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Trevor John Francis | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Plymouth, England | ||
Date of death | 24 July 2023 | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Marbella, Spain | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1969–1970 | Birmingham City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1979 | Birmingham City | 280 | (118) |
1978 | → Detroit Express (loan) | 19 | (22) |
1979–1981 | Nottingham Forest | 70 | (28) |
1979 | → Detroit Express (loan) | 14 | (14) |
1981–1982 | Manchester City | 26 | (12) |
1982–1986 | Sampdoria | 67 | (17) |
1986–1987 | Atalanta | 21 | (1) |
1987–1988 | Rangers | 18 | (0) |
1988–1990 | Queens Park Rangers | 32 | (12) |
1988 | → Wollongong City (loan) | 3 | (2) |
1990–1994 | Sheffield Wednesday | 76 | (5) |
Total | 626 | (231) | |
National team | |||
1977–1986 | England[2] | 52 | (12) |
Teams managed | |||
1988–1989 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
1991–1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
1996–2001 | Birmingham City | ||
2001–2003 | Crystal Palace | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Trevor Francis (19 April 1954 – 24 July 2023) is a former football player. He has played for England national team. Francis died of a heart attack at his home near Marbella, Spain, on 24 July 2023. He was 69.[3][4]
Career statistics
[change | change source]Club
[change | change source]Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Birmingham City | 1970–71[5] | Second Division | 22 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 15 | ||
1971–72[5] | 39 | 12 | 6[c] | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 48 | 15 | |||
1972–73[5] | First Division | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 8 | |||
1973–74[5] | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3[e] | 1 | 47 | 9 | |||
1974–75[5] | 23 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 1 | 28 | 14 | |||
1975–76[5] | 35 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 18 | ||||
1976–77[5] | 42 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 21 | ||||
1977–78[5] | 42 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 2 | 48 | 29 | |||
1978–79[5] | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||||
Total | 280 | 118 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 4 | — | 10 | 5 | 329 | 133 | |||
Detroit Express (loan) | 1978[6] | NASL | 19 | 22 | — | — | — | 3[g] | 3 | 22 | 25 | |||
Nottingham Forest | 1978–79[5] | First Division | 20 | 6 | — | — | 1[h] | 1 | — | 21 | 7 | |||
1979–80[5] | 30 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[i] | 3 | — | 44 | 17 | |||
1980–81[5] | 18 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1[j] | 0 | 1[k] | 0 | 26 | 11 | ||||
1981–82[5] | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||||
Total | 70 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 37 | ||
Detroit Express (loan) | 1979[6] | NASL | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 2[g] | 0 | 16 | 14 | |||
Manchester City | 1981–82[5] | First Division | 26 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 14 | ||
Sampdoria | 1982–83[7] | Serie A | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 19 | 8 | |||
1983–84[7] | 15 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | |||||
1984–85[7] | 24 | 6 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | 35 | 15 | |||||
1985–86[7] | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 3[l] | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
Total | 67 | 17 | 34 | 13 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 104 | 30 | ||||
Atalanta | 1986–87[8] | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
Rangers | 1987–88[9] | Scottish Premier Division | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
Queens Park Rangers | 1987–88[5] | First Division | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
1988–89[5] | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | 1[m] | 0 | 26 | 10 | |||
1989–90[5] | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 5 | ||||
Total | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 42 | 15 | |||
Wollongong City (loan) | 1988[10] | National Soccer League | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
Sheffield Wednesday | 1989–90[5] | First Division | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
1990–91[5] | Second Division | 38 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1[n] | 0 | 48 | 6 | ||
1991–92[5] | First Division | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
1992–93[5] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[o] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
1993–94[5] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 76 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 9 | ||
Career total | 626 | 231 | 79 | 29 | 44 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 783 | 282 |
- ↑ Includes FA Cup, Coppa Italia, Scottish Cup
- ↑ Includes Football League Cup, Scottish League Cup
- ↑ Includes 1971–72 third-place play-off, which was not played until August 1972
- ↑ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Appearances in Texaco Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Anglo-Scottish Cup
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Appearances in NASL play-offs
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Appearance(s) in European Cup
- ↑ Four appearances three goals in European Cup, two appearances in European Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in European Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Intercontinental Cup
- ↑ Appearances in European Cup-Winners' Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Centenary Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in Full Members' Cup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Cup
International
[change | change source]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
England | 1977 | 7 | 1 |
1978 | 5 | 1 | |
1979 | 5 | 2 | |
1980 | 1 | 1 | |
1981 | 5 | 0 | |
1982 | 10 | 5 | |
1983 | 8 | 2 | |
1984 | 4 | 0 | |
1985 | 6 | 0 | |
1986 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 52 | 12 |
- Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Francis goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 30 March 1977 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 2–0 | 5–0 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | [12] | |
2 | 24 May 1978 | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly | [13] | ||
3 | 17 October 1979 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 5–1 | UEFA Euro 1980 qualification | [14] | |
4 | 3–1 | ||||||
5 | 26 March 1980 | Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [15] | |
6 | 27 April 1982 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1981–82 British Home Championship | [16] | |
7 | 20 June 1982 | Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao, Spain | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup Group stage | [17] | |
8 | 25 June 1982 | 1–0 | 1–0 | [18] | |||
9 | 22 September 1982 | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen, Denmark | 1–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 1984 qualification | [19] | |
10 | 2–1 | ||||||
11 | 27 April 1983 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 1–0 | 2–0 | [20] | ||
12 | 19 June 1983 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [21] |
Managerial statistics
[change | change source]Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Queens Park Rangers | 14 December 1988 | 27 November 1989 | 48 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 31.3 |
Sheffield Wednesday | 17 June 1991 | 20 May 1995 | 216 | 89 | 68 | 59 | 41.2 |
Birmingham City | 10 May 1996 | 15 October 2001 | 290 | 139 | 70 | 81 | 47.9 |
Crystal Palace | 30 November 2001 | 18 April 2003 | 78 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 35.9 |
Total | 632 | 271 | 177 | 184 | 42.9 |
Honours
[change | change source]Player
[change | change source]Birmingham City
- Football League Second Division runner-up: 1971–72[23]
Detroit Express
Nottingham Forest
- European Cup: 1978–79,[24] 1979–80[24]
- European Super Cup: 1979[25]
- Football League Cup: runner-up 1979–80[23]
Sampdoria
Rangers
Sheffield Wednesday
Individual
- PFA First Division Team of the Year: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1981–82[27]
- Coppa Italia top scorer: 1984–85 (9 goals)[28]
Manager
[change | change source]Sheffield Wednesday
Birmingham City
Individual
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Trevor Francis: Profile". worldfootball.net. Heim:Spiel Medien. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (11 February 2006). "Trevor John Francis – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ Dicken, Alex (24 July 2023). "Birmingham City legend Trevor Francis dies aged 69". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Britain's first £1m football player Trevor Francis dies at the age of 69". ITV News. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 "Player search: Francis, TJ (Trevor)". English National Football Archive (ENFA). Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Top international stars in the NASL, 1967–1984: Part 1: Player biographies, A–H". American Soccer History Archives. David Litterer. 29 January 2005. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Trevor Francis". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "T. Francis". BeSoccer.com. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "Rangers: Games involving Francis, Trevor in season 1987/1988". Fitbastats. Bobby Sinnet & Thomas Jamieson. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ↑ "Aussie Footballers: Foster to Fyfe". OzFootball. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Trevor Francis". Englandstats. Davey Naylor. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ↑ Saunders, Donald (31 March 1977). "England score five but it may not be enough". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Willars, Ian (25 May 1978). "England turn on the magic". The Birmingham Post. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Forest pair's firepower routs Irish". Evening Post. Nottingham. 18 October 1979. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Lowe, Denis (27 March 1980). "Woodcock, Francis smooth England's victory path". The Daily Telegraph. London. p. 34 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Hilton, Nick (28 April 1982). "England looking good for Spain". Daily Post. Wrexham. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Hart, Michael (21 June 1982). "Greenwood: now for the real thing". The Standard. London. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Meek, David (26 June 1982). "Sad England are offside—and off key". Manchester Evening News. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Harris, Bob (23 September 1982). "England left with taste of Danish blues". The Journal. Newcastle. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Burton, Maurice (28 April 1983). "Operation for hero of England victory". Lincolnshire Echo. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Socceroos draw 1–1, with a little help". The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 June 1983. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Manager search: Francis, TJ (Trevor)". English National Football Archive (ENFA). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 "Happy birthday TF!". Birmingham City FC. 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Burnton, Simon (5 February 2019). "'A magical figure': Trevor Francis on being the first £1m player, 40 years on". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ↑ "1979: Burns' night for Forest". UEFA. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ "Coppa Italia winner Trevor Francis previews this week's Roma–Napoli clash". Sky Sports. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ↑ "Trevor Francis". England Football Online. Chris Goodwin & Glen Isherwood. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ↑ "Morto Trevor Francis, con la Sampdoria vinse una Coppa Italia" [Trevor Francis, who won a Coppa Italia with Sampdoria, has died]. Genova24 (in Italian). 24 July 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 "FA Cup: Trevor Francis believes Sheffield Wednesday have a great chance of success in the FA Cup". Sky Sports. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ↑ "Manager profile: Trevor Francis". Premier League. Retrieved 14 September 2018.