Danny Bergara spotted Francis whilst he was playing a reserve match and immediately wanted to sign him.
He did make a return to County in 2000, but it was short-lived as after just four appearances he broke his leg in a match versus Manchester City.
[4] Francis appeared back at Edgeley Park on 18 July 2014 as one of 30 Stockport County legends to play in Mike Flynn's testimonial match.
[citation needed] In January 1995, Francis was signed for £800,000 by Barry Fry for his hometown club Birmingham City, and enjoyed a successful period, scoring 21 times in 94 appearances.
He also opened the scoring with a 25-yard rocket in the Semi-Final 1st Leg at St Andrews against another Premier League side, Leeds Utd.
Stacey plays netball for England and West Coast Fever in Perth, Western Australia as a defender.