John William Frain was born on 8 October 1968 and is an English former professional footballer who played for Birmingham City and Northampton Town.
11 Facts About John Frain
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John Frain played in all four divisions of the Football League, making nearly 500 league appearances for his two clubs.
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John Frain joined Birmingham City from school, made his debut in the First Division in April 1986 aged 17, and signed full professional forms in October of that year.
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John Frain was originally a left back, but good passing ability and a lack of pace saw him moved into midfield, towards the end of his Birmingham career returning to left-back.
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John Frain was the club's free kick and penalty specialist.
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John Frain was the club's Player of the Year for 1994.
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John Frain made 336 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 28 goals.
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In January 1997 Frain joined Northampton Town on loan, writing himself into the club's history by scoring a stoppage-time winner from a free kick in that season's Third Division play-off final.
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John Frain's free-transfer move to the club was made permanent at the end of that season.
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John Frain made 248 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 8 goals.
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John Frain combined his football duties with working as a mortgage underwriter.