Trevor FRANCIS

Nottingham Forest

Trevor Francis - Nottingham Forest - League Appearances for Forest.

Photo/Foto: George Herringshaw

Date: 01 January 1980

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    • POSITION
      Forward
    • DATE OF BIRTH
      Monday, 19 April 1954
    • PLACE OF BIRTH
      Plymouth, England. Died 24th July 2023 aged 69.
  • INTERNATIONAL
  • England
  • CLUBS
  • Birmingham City
    • Club Career Dates
      1970-1979
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 5th September 1970 in a 2-0 defeat at Cardiff City (Aged: 16)
    • Club Career
      278 League apps (+2 as sub), 119 goals
  • Nottingham Forest
    • Club Career Dates
      1979-1981
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 24th February 1979 as a sub in a 2-0 win at home to Bristol City (Aged: 24)
    • Club Career
      69 League apps (+1 as sub), 28 goals
  • Queens Park Rangers
    • Club Career Dates
      1988-1991
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 26th March 1988 as a sub in a 1-0 win a Portsmouth (Aged: 33)
    • Club Career
      30 League apps (+2 as sub), 12 goals
  • Glasgow Rangers
    • Club Career Dates
      1987-1988
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 12th September 1987 in a 4-0 win at Dunfermline Athletic (Aged: 33)
    • Club Career
      8 League apps (+10 as sub)
  • Sheffield Wednesday
    • Club Career Dates
      1990-1994
    • League Debut
      Saturday, 3rd February 1990 as a sub in a 1-1 draw at home to Millwall (Aged: 35)
    • Club Career
      29 League apps (+47 as sub), 5 goals
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Trevor FRANCIS - Nottingham Forest - League Appearances for Forest.

Trevor Francis playing for Nottingham Forest at The City Ground

early in 1980.



Birmingham City:   1970-1971     Played   22     Scored   15   goals   (Division 2)
     1971-1972     Played   39     Scored   12   goals   (Division 2)
     1972-1973     Played   31     Scored    6   goals   (Division 1)
     1973-1974     Played   37     Scored    6   goals   (Division 1)
     1974-1975     Played   23     Scored   13   goals   (Division 1)
     1975-1976     Played   35     Scored   17   goals   (Division 1)
     1976-1977     Played   42     Scored   21   goals   (Division 1)
     1977-1978     Played   42     Scored   25   goals   (Division 1)
     1978-1979     Played     9     Scored     3   goals   (Division 1)
 
Transferred in February 1979 (the first British £1 million player)
 
Nottmingham
  1978-1979     Played   20     Scored     6   goals   (Division 1)
Forest:   1979-1980     Played   30     Scored   14   goals   (Division 1)
     1980-1981     Played   18     Scored     6   goals   (Division 1)
     1981-1982     Played     2     Scored     2   goals   (Division 1)

 

Trevor Francis transferred to Manchester City in September 1981.

 

1979 European Cup Final.


Nottingham Forest (1) v (0) Malmö FF. (Trevor Francis 45+1 min). Olympiastadion,

Munich, Germany. 30th May 1979.  Attendance: 68,000.

Nottingham Forest:

1. Peter Shilton (GK), 2. Viv Anderson, 5. Larry Lloyd, 6. Kenny Burns, 3. Frank Clark,

7. Trevor Francis, 4. John McGovern (c), 8. Ian Bowyer, 11. John Robertson,

9. Garry Birtles, 10.Tony Woodcock.

Malmo FF

1. Jan Möller (GK), 2. Roland Andersson, 4. Kent Jönsson, 5. Magnus Andersson,

3. Ingemar Erlandsson,  8. Robert Prytz,  6. Staffan Tapper (c) (14. Claes Malmberg 34 min),

7. Anders Ljungberg, 11. Jan-Olov Kindvall, 10. Tore Cervin,

9. Tommy Hansson (13. Tommy Andersson 82 min).

 

In the 1st. round Forest beat the defending Champions Liverpool. 2-0 at home, 0-0 away.

And then beat AEK Athens (2nd rd), Zurich Grasshoppers (Quarter-final) and F.C. Köln

in the semi-finals (3-3 home and 1-0 away). Tony Woodcock would soon join Cologne

1979–1982 1. FC Köln 81 games (28 goals) and 1986–1988 1. FC Köln 49 games (11 goals)