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Subject: Trevor Francis: Ex-England player and Britain's first £1m footballer dies at 69

Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/23 at 9:19 am

Former England forward Trevor Francis has died aged 69 after suffering a heart attack in Spain.

In 1979 he became Britain's first £1m footballer on completing a transfer from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest.

He won two European Cups with Forest - in 1979, where he scored the winner against Malmo, and 1980.

Francis also won 52 England caps, scoring 12 goals before embarking on a managerial career

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66287307

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