Trevor Francis broke barriers by becoming the first British player to be sold for £1m in 1979…. as the football world mourns his death at 69, here’s how the transfer record has evolved and risen over the years

Football is mourning the death of the first ever £1million player, Trevor Francis.

His move from Birmingham City to Nottingham Forest was monumental at the time and a pre-cursor to the exorbitant sums we see today.

So how has the transfer record in Britain evolved down the years and risen to the peaks we see today?

Trevor Francis, who died this week aged 69, was the first British £1million player

The nation ground to a halt with the railway workers and lorry drivers on strike, schools closed, inflation soared, the Government slumped in the polls and football gorged on a frenzy of spending.