| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis James Green | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brackley Town | ||
| Number | TBC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | Ilkeston Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2003 | Peterborough United | 107 | (14) |
| 2003 | → Lincoln City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Lincoln City | 99 | (18) |
| 2005–2006 | → Boston United (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Boston United | 39 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Macclesfield Town | 65 | (14) |
| 2009-2010 | Kettering Town | 12 | (4) |
| 2010 | Oxford United | 8 | (1) |
| 2010– | Brackley Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2011- | → Hucknall Town (loan) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:16, 1 May 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Francis James Green (born 23 April 1980) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Brackley Town.
Born in Nottingham, Notts, Green began his career at Ilkeston Town under the management of Keith Alexander, before going to Peterborough United. He made over 100 appearances for the Posh and scored a total of 14 goals, before linking up with his former Ilkeston boss, Alexander, at Lincoln City in 2003. He left Lincoln in 2006 to join Boston United, after a loan spell in Spring 2007, at Boston the club suffered a double relegation in 2007 from League Two to the Conference North. Green then left York Street in June 2007 to join Macclesfield Town on a two-year contract, where he again linked up with Alexander for the third time.[1]
Green likes to play as a striker and has a lot of pace, which he can display best in the role of a right-sided attacking midfielder, however, can be equally as good on the left-side too. He frequently starts the season with a bang and then finishes with a whimper. One part of his game that makes Green noticeable too is his temperament and sometimes argumentative attitude. This was highlighted with a ridiculous sending off in Macclesfield's 4-2 win at Chesterfield in December 2008 which seemed to spell the end of Green's first team opportunities with Macclesfield.
In July 2009, Green joined Conference National side Kettering Town,[2] only to join Oxford United on loan in November 2009.[3] This move was then made permanent in January 2010, though he was released shortly after the club secured promotion to the Football League in May of the same year..
Francis joined Brackley Town during the close season of 2010/2011 and is currently studying a sports coaching degree.