History of football in England in 1978 and the UEFA Cup in 1981. They also came second in the league in 1981 and 1982. During this period transfer fees began to rise rapidly as more money entered the game; Trevor Francis became Britain's first million-pound footballer in February 1979 when he signed for Nottingham Forest, whose full-back Viv Anderson had just become England's first black international player, a landmark which reflected the growing number of non-white players in the English game. In October 1981, Bryan Robson became England's first £1.5million footballer with his transfer from West Bromwich Albion to Manchester United. However, hooliganism continued to
Thomas Pound with soldiers who had deserted from the local garrison. Returning to sea, Pound and his men then attacked the sloop "Good Speed" off Cape Cod and the brigantine "Merrimack" among other ships in the New England area. An armed sloop, "Mary", was soon sent out by the Massachusetts governor against Pound and his crew. On 4 October, "Mary" discovered and engaged Pound's vessel anchored off Naushon Island. In heavy fighting Pound suffered gunshot wounds and "Mary"s captain, Samuel Pease, was killed. Outnumbered and outgunned, Pound and his crew surrendered and were taken back to Boston for trial. On January 13,