One year ago today, former West Brom and England forward Cyrille Regis MBE sadly passed away.
Regis was a pioneer for black footballers in the game when he played alongside Laurie Cunningham and Brendon Batson at The Hawthorns.
Regis scored 112 goals in 297 appearances for West Bromwich Albion and won the PFA Young Player of the Year Award in 1978/1979.
Regis joined Coventry City for £250,000 in 1984 and went on to score 62 goals in 274 appearances for the Sky Blues and was a crucial part of their FA Cup-winning side in 1987.
He won five caps for England and went onto play for Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wycombe Wanderers and Chester City before retiring from football in October 1996.
Regis was appointed an MBE in 2008, returned to West Brom as a coach before becoming a football agent.
This weekend, paying tribute to Regis, Albion’s iconic team from the late 1970s gathered at The Hawthorns for a half-time presentation.
Cyrille’s children Robert and Michelle collected Regis’s cap on his behalf, while Laurie Cunningham’s niece Rhodene came to collect the former winger’s cap.
Regis' career and achievements both on and off the field were celebrated at the 2018 PFA Awards, he was awarded the PFA Merit Award posthumously, which was collected by his family.
Cyrille was a pioneer and true legend of the game, he is sadly missed by all at the PFA.
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