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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Former England striker Trevor Francis, the first £1m player, dies at age of 69

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Trevor Francis, British football’s first £1m player, has died at the age of 69.

The ex-Birmingham City striker, who scored Nottingham Forest’s winner in their 1979 European Cup final triumph, earned 52 England caps and later guided Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham to major finals as a manager.

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