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and other international greats, and the only Detroit player ever to be selected to the NASL first XI. Francis planned to return to the Silverdome in 1980 in an exhibition match between Nottingham Forest and the Express, but Francis was injured and the match was canceled. Finally, Francis returned to
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After 1979, though, Trevor Francis would not return to the NASL. Widely recognized as one of the finest forwards to play in the NASL, Francis notched 36 goals with 18 assists in just 33 regular-season matchesβ€”which placed him one spot ahead of
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to claim the championship.) Neither of Detroit's indoor soccer teams did much at the box office: The Express drew 3,937 fans per match at the Silverdome, while the Lightning could only manage 3,520 a game at
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on the all time NASL scoring list, despite playing 23 fewer games. (Francis also had three goals and three assists in five playoff games.) He was a first team all-star selection in 1978 and 1979 alongside
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and Adam Oates added 10 goals each, while Bradford finished with 16 assists. Wearing the number 10 shirt, David Bradford scored 14 goals and had 38 assists in his three years with the Express.
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added nine goals and 11 assists. But the Express struggled to a 14–16 season and a third-place finish. They were then swept out of the playoffs 2–0 in the first round by the
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in front of 5,598 at the Silverdome on February 15. (Their last games under the Express name came the following week, when they played a three-game money-raising tour in
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also appeared for the Express during a tour of Europe in September 1978. Best played two games in Austria with the Express before the team headed to Switzerland.
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The Detroit Express franchise was purchased and retained by local businessman Sonny Van Arnem, who started a new version of the Express in the second division
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called "Bagpipes", Ted wears an old Detroit Express shirt when trying to complain to his neighbors about their bagpiping.
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produced only a 7–11 record, and they missed the playoffs; the Express' last NASL contest was a 7-5 win over the
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Without Francis, the Express slipped to a 14–18 mark, missing the playoffs by a single point (130-129 to the
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was signed to replace Trevor Francis at the forward spot and he led the team with 11 goals and 11 assists.
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in the first round of the playoffs. In the second round, the Express split a pair of games with
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added nine goals each. On July 12, Francis scored five times as the Express slaughtered the
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The team was not able to find a home in another league and disbanded for good in 1984.
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played their last season in 1968. The club made a splash by signing England forward
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Back in England, Francis made history as the first player in the UK to command a
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Mac also wears a Detroit Express shirt in the Season 5 (2009) episode "
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The Express were Detroit's first professional soccer team since the
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who was also the managing director and chairman of the English club
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disbanded in 1973, and the city's first NASL entry since the
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This article is about the original Detroit Express of the
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also decided to place a franchise in the Motor City: the
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The Express headed indoors that winter to play in the
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