Trevor Francis was recognised as the first £1,000,000 player but the actual fee of the transfer was £999,999. Actually £1 short of the million pound mark. But Francis is still known as the 1 million pound playerTrevor francis. Birmingham to Nottingham forest 1 Million
Trevor Francis, transferred from Birmingham to Nottingham Forest in 1979.
Don Nottingham, nicknamed 'The Human Bowling Ball', played seven seasons for the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins between 1971-1977. Click on the 'Don Nottingham Career Stats' link below to see his career statistics.
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The first football player to make a million dollars a year was Joe Namath. In 1969, Namath signed a three-year contract with the New York Jets that paid him a total of $3 million, making him the highest-paid player in football at the time.
Trevor Francis moved from Birmingham to Nottingham Forest for £1.18 million in 1979.
Sol campbell was the first british player in 2001 to earn 100k a week.
He was the first million pound player in England
Trevor Francis - was first 1 million pound transfer in 1978.. Not So!! Giuseppe Savoldi had been the world's first £1m player when he moved from Bologna to Napoli for £1.2m in 1975
Trevor Francis was transferred from Birmingham city to Nottingham Forest in February 1979 for £999,999 as Brian Clough joked he didn't want the pressure of being the first million pound player to affect him. The true figure was over £1.1M including taxes.
The current goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest is Brice Samba. He joined the club in 2019 and has been a key player in the team since then.
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Trevor Francis was recognised as the first £1,000,000 player but the actual fee of the transfer was £999,999. Actually £1 short of the million pound mark. But Francis is still known as the 1 million pound playerTrevor francis. Birmingham to Nottingham forest 1 Million
When referring to Nottingham Forest, there was a Dutch player by the name of Wesley Verhoek.
Trevor Francis, transferred from Birmingham to Nottingham Forest in 1979.
Martin O'Neill won the European Cup twice as a player with Nottingham Forest, in 1979 and 1980.
Brian Clough Derby County & Nottingham Forest