1972–73 A&BC Footballers — Trevor Francis #191 — Birmingham City — Orange/Red Back
1972–73
Trevor Francis is still a teenager on this A&BC card, with the reverse recording the rapid breakthrough that made him one of English football’s most talked-about young players. Seen with the benefit of hindsight, it sits remarkably close to the beginning of the career that would later produce Britain’s first £1 million transfer.
Read the catalogue note →- Season
- 1972–73
- Set
- A&BC Footballers — Orange/Red Backs, Series 2
- Subject
- Trevor Francis
- Club shown
- Birmingham City
- Card number
- 191
- Grading
- Moderate age/edge wear with upper-edge softening; no numeric grade.
- Condition
- Moderate age/edge wear with upper-edge softening; no numeric grade.
- Completeness
- Complete as supplied.
Catalogue note
Trevor Francis is still a teenager on this A&BC card, with the reverse recording the rapid breakthrough that made him one of English football’s most talked-about young players. Seen with the benefit of hindsight, it sits remarkably close to the beginning of the career that would later produce Britain’s first £1 million transfer.
Archive significance: Teenage Trevor Francis A&BC card documenting his 1970–72 emergence; early playing-era documentary value supports Gold.
Historical context: Reverse records Francis's teenage breakthrough and promotion-season contribution before the later £1 million transfer milestone.
Research caution: A&BC Orange/Red Series 2 #191 corroborated.
Why this object matters
The teenage Francis A&BC issue preserves contemporary breakthrough information in a distinct commercial format. Its outstanding importance is proportionate, while the more specific transfer prediction remains the differentiator of the Barratt card.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Historical context
Reverse records Francis's teenage breakthrough and promotion-season contribution before the later £1 million transfer milestone.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.7 / 10.
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