Editing Trevor Francis (section)

===Detroit Express===
Francis negotiated a loan from Birmingham in 1978 to play for the [[Detroit Express]] in the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]] (NASL),<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-evening-mail-tf-to-detroit/128910140/ |title=Francis signs on with Hill |first=Ray |last=Matts |newspaper=Evening Mail |location=Birmingham |date=13 April 1978 |page=60 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> where he scored 22 goals in 19 league matches and was named in the NASL first XI alongside [[Franz Beckenbauer]] and [[Giorgio Chinaglia]] before returning home to the [[Midlands]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-1978-nasl-all-stars/128912173/ |title=Express' Trevor on NASL all-stars |newspaper=Detroit Free Press |date=20 August 1978 |page=2E |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>