 Birmingham beat Carlisle United 1-0 at Wembley to secure a season double, with Francis finally breaking his Wembley duck after previously enduring four successive defeats with Stockport.Francis also played a major part in Birmingham's eventual promotion that season, scoring 8 times in the promotion run-in, (bringing his season tally to 21) including the first goal in a vital 2-0 home victory against second placed Brentford (only one team secured automatic promotion from the league that season).Francis also played for Birmingham for a further two seasons in the 1st Division, although his time at St Andrews was disrupted by injury.