Francis Green (footballer)


Francis James Green is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He last played for Basford United.

Career

Born in Nottingham, Notts, Green began his career at Ilkeston Town under the management of Keith Alexander, before going to Peterborough United. He made over 100 appearances for the Posh and scored a total of 14 goals, before linking up with his former Ilkeston boss, Alexander, at Lincoln City in 2003. He left Lincoln in 2006 to join Boston United, after a loan spell in Spring 2007, at Boston the club suffered a double relegation in 2007 from League Two to the Conference North. Green then left York Street in June 2007 to join Macclesfield Town on a two-year contract, where he again linked up with Alexander for the third time.
In July 2009, Green joined Conference National side Kettering Town, only to join Oxford United on loan in November 2009. This move was then made permanent in January 2010, though he was released shortly after the club secured promotion to the Football League in May of the same year.
In November 2011 he joined Hucknall Town on loan, with a view to making the transfer permanent when the transfer window opened in January 2012.
However, in January, he instead joined Eastwood Town instead.
At the end of March, with Eastwood facing financial problems, he opted to join Ilkeston on non-contract terms.
In June 2012, Green joined Spalding United and would score twice on his debut, a 4–2 home United Counties League Premier Division victory over A.F.C. Kempston Rovers on 18 August, but in early November was released from his contract. He moved on to join Hucknall Town but marked his debut by fracturing his fibula in the club's 5-0 Northern Premier League Division One South home defeat to Kidsgrove Athletic on 17 November 2012. Returning to fitness, Green joined Corby Town on 25 January 2013 and, having come on as a substitute, made a goalscoring debut for the club in their 6-1 Conference North defeat at Harrogate Town four days later.
On 28 October 2013, Basford United announced that Green had signed for the club.