Carl Francis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Everton Francis | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1980–1984 | Birmingham City | 5 | (0) |
| 1983–1984 | → Hereford United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1984–19xx | Enfield | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Carlos Everton "Carl" Francis (born 21 August 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City and Hereford United,[1] and in the Alliance Premier League for Enfield.[2]
Francis was born in West Ham, London. He joined Birmingham City as an apprentice in June 1979, and turned professional the following year.[3] A pacy winger, Francis made his debut in the First Division on the opening day of the 1982–83 season, in the starting eleven for a 3–0 defeat at Manchester United.[4] He was the first black player to appear for the club.[3] He made one more start and three substitute appearances that season, but his inconsistency restricted his first-team football. In December 1983 he joined Fourth Division club Hereford United on a month's loan,[3] where he played five league games.[1] Francis was released in 1984,[3] and he went on to play three games without scoring in the Alliance Premier League for Enfield in the 1984–85 season.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Birmingham City : 1946/47–2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 231, 235. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ Matthews, p. 218.
External links
- Photo and career stats at sporting-heroes.net