Trevor Francis suffers suspected heart attack Former England and Birmingham striker Trevor Francis is recovering in Birmingham Heartlands Hospital after a suspected heart attack. The 57-year-old was the first player in British football to be transferred for £1m when he joined Nottingham Forest from Birmingham in 1979. Trevor Francis factfile Birmingham City: 280 games, 119 goals Nottingham Forest: 70 games, 28 goals Manchester City: 26 games, 12 goals Sampdoria: 68 games, 17 goals Atalanta: 21 games, 1 goal Rangers: 18 games, 0 goals QPR: 32 games, 12 goals Sheffield Wednesday: 76 games, 5 goals Francis, who won two European Cups with Forest, returned to Birmingham as manager between 1996-2001. A Blues statement read: "We'd like to wish Trevor a speedy recovery." Francis, who won 52 England caps and scored 12 international goals, spent two years with Forest before joining Manchester City, and then had spells with Italian clubs Sampdoria and Atalanta. After a season with Rangers he joined Queens Park Rangers, where he soon became player-manager, and performed a simlar role at Sheffield Wednesday. Francis formally retired as a player in 1994, shortly before his 40th birthday, having played 632 games and scored 235 goals. He spent five years as manager of Birmingham, losing the 2001 League Cup final to Liverpool on penalties, and two years in charge of Crystal Palace, before returning to a successful media career.
My best wishes too. We didn't see Trevor at anything like his peak, but he was still a class act when he played for us, I did get a buzz at seeing him in a blue and white hooped shirt.
