2007-01-16 08:26:59 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
Trevor Francis was the first one million pound footballer when he signed for Nottingham Forest from Birmingham City on February 1979.
2007-01-16 09:50:46 · answer #1 · answered by foongwk140804 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As others have said, it was Trevor Francis who moved from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest in a deal worht £1.18m in February 1979.
This was almost 4 years after the World's first £1m transfer when Guiseppe Savoldi moved from Bologna to Napoli for £1m in JUly 1975.
2007-01-16 09:22:23 · answer #2 · answered by steveflanuk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trevor Francis was bought by the late great Brian Clough from Birmingham for a million sterling. Lots of clubs would love to find a brit as good right now. £20,000,000 plus and worth every penny.
2007-01-20 07:33:28 · answer #3 · answered by Brian G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trevor Francis bought by Notts Forest and scored the winning Goal that won the Old European Cup for Forest
2007-01-19 05:49:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trevor Francis was the first Englishman to be brought for 1,000,000 pounds and it was Birmingham city that paid the money
2007-01-16 21:25:06 · answer #5 · answered by dottydog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trevor Francis
Birmingham to Notts Forest and brian Clough stuck him straight into the reserves
he scored the winning goal in a European Cup Final though
2007-01-16 09:09:45 · answer #6 · answered by bruce a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trevor Brooking
2007-01-16 08:34:05 · answer #7 · answered by David 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It was Trevor Francis
2007-01-16 09:05:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
.Trevor Francis..Later transfered for the same amounts to Man City and Sampdoria in italy
2007-01-16 11:16:06 · answer #9 · answered by fozzy_bear_61 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Richard Gough was the first to involve a Scottish club
2007-01-16 09:47:36 · answer #10 · answered by David R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋