Trevor Francis

With a career that spanned three decades football speaker and former striker Trevor Francis has been heralded as one of the greatest English players of his era. Retiring in the mid-1990s to move into football management and working as a sports speaker, Francis remains in the public eye and continues to garner much respect and admiration from fans. Trevor now works as a pundit and after dinner speaker across the UK.

Known for spending eight years with Birmingham City, and going on to play for a further five British clubs, Trevor Francis had quite a prolific career. He spent time with American team Detroit Express as well as several years with Italian team Sampdoria and a season playing in Australia for Wollongong City. The sheer scope and variety of Trevor’s career have provided him with a wealth of anecdotes to share about the footballing world. As a football speaker, he is often called upon to comment on affairs within international football as well as providing punditry for both British and International Games.

Retiring in 1994 Trevor Francis spent a further ten years as a football manager working for three of his old teams, Birmingham City, Sheffield Wednesday and QPR. Succeeding as a manager, Trevor was awarded the Premier League Manager of the Month in December 1993. In 2003 however, Trevor finally took a step away from the beautiful game and moved into the media to work as a sports speaker and pundit for a number of high profile broadcasters.

Now working as a football speaker, pundit, and commentator for Al Jazeera Sports and Sky Sports, Trevor has released an autobiography. Telling the tale of his prolific career which saw him win two European Cups, achieve 52 England caps and was a manager in three Cup Finals, the autobiography provides the insider knowledge of the glory days. As the first ever player to be paid one million pounds, Trevor has had a record-breaking career, that is outlined in his book and further detailed in his speeches.

Trevor Francis is a much sought after guest for corporate functions and after dinner speaker events, his stories and insights providing plenty of entertainment for any audience interested in football.