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Trevor Francis

Forward, born 1954, 10 clubs, 3 loans, Classic era

Trevor Francis played for 10 clubs in his senior career, starting at Birmingham City in 1970. His longest spell was at Birmingham City: 8 seasons, 1970–1978. He went out on loan 3 times, to Detroit Express, Wollongong Wolves. He returned to Birmingham City and Nottingham Forest and Queens Park Rangers after time away. His last club was Sheffield Wednesday, where he played until 1994.

  1. Birmingham City1970–78Birmingham City, 1970–78
    Detroit Express1978loan from BIRDetroit Express, 1978, on loan from Birmingham City
    Birmingham City1978–79backBirmingham City, 1978–79, back after loan
    Nottingham Forest1979Nottingham Forest, 1979
  2. Detroit Express1979loan from NFODetroit Express, 1979, on loan from Nottingham Forest
    Nottingham Forest1979–81backNottingham Forest, 1979–81, back after loan
    Manchester City1981–82Manchester City, 1981–82
    Sampdoria1982–86Sampdoria, 1982–86
  3. Atalanta1986–87Atalanta, 1986–87
    Rangers1987–88Rangers, 1987–88
    Queens Park Rangers1988Queens Park Rangers, 1988
    Wollongong Wolves1988loan from QPRWollongong Wolves, 1988, on loan from Queens Park Rangers
  4. Queens Park Rangers1988–90backQueens Park Rangers, 1988–90, back after loan
    Sheffield Wednesday1990–94Sheffield Wednesday, 1990–94

Trevor Francis’s clubs

YearsClub
1970–1978Birmingham City
1978Detroit ExpressLoan from Birmingham City
1978–1979Birmingham CityReturned
1979Nottingham Forest
1979Detroit ExpressLoan from Nottingham Forest
1979–1981Nottingham ForestReturned
1981–1982Manchester City
1982–1986Sampdoria
1986–1987Atalanta
1987–1988Rangers
1988Queens Park Rangers
1988Wollongong WolvesLoan from Queens Park Rangers
1988–1990Queens Park RangersReturned
1990–1994Sheffield Wednesday

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What clubs did Trevor Francis play for?
Trevor Francis played for 10 clubs in his senior career: Birmingham City, Detroit Express, Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Sampdoria, Atalanta, Rangers, Queens Park Rangers, Wollongong Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday.
What was Trevor Francis's last club?
Trevor Francis's last club was Sheffield Wednesday (1990–1994).
What was Trevor Francis's first club?
Trevor Francis started his senior career at Birmingham City in 1970.

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