Frank Mohammed Sinclair (born 3 December 1971) is an English-born
Jamaican former professional
football
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player and manager and current coach at
Doncaster Rovers.
He made 756 league and cup appearances in a 25-year playing career, scoring 27 goals. A
defender, he began his career at
Chelsea, turning professional in May 1990 and then making his debut in the
Football League
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in April 1991. He played on loan at
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pl ...
between December 1991 and March 1992. He established himself in the first-team back at Chelsea during the 1992–93
Premier League
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campaign and went on to be named as the club's Player of the Year for 1993. He played on the losing side in the
1994 FA Cup final, before picking up a winners medal after Chelsea beat
Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the ...
2–0 in the
1997 final. Chelsea also won the
League Cup
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by beating Middlesbrough 2–0 in the final the following year, and Sinclair scored the opening goal in extra-time. Chelsea also won the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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in 1998, though Sinclair was ruled out of
the final
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
due to injury.
He was sold on to
Leicester City
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The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
in August 1998 for a fee of £2 million. He won his second League Cup final in
2000
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, as Leicester defeated
Tranmere Rovers
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2–1. He spent a total of six seasons at Leicester, five of which were spent in the Premier League, the exception being the 2002–03
First Division promotion campaign. He joined
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
club
Burnley
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on a free transfer in June 2004 and served as club captain from January 2005 to summer 2006. He joined
League One
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side
Huddersfield Town
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on an emergency loan in February 2007, which became a permanent transfer in the summer. He dropped into
League Two to join
Lincoln City in July 2008, who loaned him out to
Wycombe Wanderers
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in March 2009; he helped Wycombe to win promotion out of League Two at the end of the 2008–09 season. He then spent the next two seasons in the
Conference
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Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main p ...
with
Wrexham
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, before playing for
Hendon
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in November 2011 and
Colwyn Bay
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in January 2012.
Born in England, he was called up to represent
Jamaica
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at the
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and Oakla ...
, and played five games as the team finished in fourth-place after losing to
Brazil
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in the third-place play-off match. He also played all three of his country's games at the
1998 FIFA World Cup
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. He went on to feature twice in the
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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and ended his international career in October 2003 after a total of 28 caps.
Sinclair was appointed as player-manager at Colwyn Bay in February 2013 and was named as Conference North Manager of the Month in April and December 2013. He went on to serve
Brackley Town as caretaker-manager in October 2015 and served as
Hednesford Town
Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park.
History
The club was established in 1880 as a merger of the Red & Whites and Hill Top. manager from December 2015 to April 2016. He later spent time as a coach at
Stoke City
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,
Radcliffe,
Port Vale
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and Doncaster Rovers. He is the father of fellow professional footballer
Tyrese Sinclair.
He was appointed assistant manager at Doncaster Rovers on 30th December 2021.
Club career
Chelsea
Sinclair was born in the
London Borough of Lambeth
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and grew up in
Clapham
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History
Early history ...
.
He attended
Pimlico School in
Westminster
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The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, B ...
and was offered trials at
Chelsea,
Arsenal
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and
Wimbledon whilst he represented the West London district team.
He later joined Chelsea as an eleven-year-old, stating that supporting the club was a major influence in his decision making.
He progressed through the youth age groups, going on to sign as an apprentice in April 1988, before turning professional in May 1990.
In April 1991, after a run of four consecutive defeats, Chelsea manager
Bobby Campbell decided to blood some youngsters at
Luton Town.
Sinclair was chosen out of position at left-back, but impressed on his debut as Chelsea fought back from 3–0 down to draw the match 3–3 despite having ten men for the whole of the second-half.
He kept his place in the side for the next three fixtures at left-back but was subbed off at half-time in a 7–0 away defeat to
Nottingham Forest and then rested for the remainder of the
1990–91
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season.
He made his first appearance of the
1991–92 campaign in Chelsea's first away game, a disappointing 3–0 defeat to
Oldham Athletic
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The history of Oldham Athletic be ...
at
Boundary Park
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Bound ...
.
After this performance he was dropped from the side and failed to make a matchday squad under manager
Ian Porterfield
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. In December 1991 he was sent on a short loan spell at
Third Division side
West Bromwich Albion
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to gain some more experience.
He impressed on his Albion debut, which came in a 1–1 draw away at
Bradford City
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system and are currently managed by Mark Hughes.
Th ...
on 14 December.
In only his second appearance for the club, he was sent off for violent conduct in the draw with
Exeter City when he was involved in a clash of heads with
referee
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Paul Alcock.
Despite video evidence showing that the "butting" was accidental he was still found guilty by
The Football Association
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and received a nine match ban and a £600 fine. He remained at
The Hawthorns and went on to make a total of six appearances for the "Baggies", scoring once before returning to Chelsea in March 1992.
He made his comeback for Chelsea in a 1–0 victory over
Norwich City in March and made a further six appearances that season, scoring his first Chelsea goal with a header in the 3–1 defeat to
Aston Villa
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in April.
An ankle injury kept Sinclair out of the side at the beginning of the
1992–93
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season.
He returned to the first team in September in a televised match against
Manchester City
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that Chelsea won 1–0. However, Sinclair's mentor,
Paul Elliott, suffered a career ending injury in the match.
Despite this setback Sinclair managed to make a total of thirty-nine appearances in all competitions, primarily at left-back, as Chelsea finished in mid-table.
His impressive performances earned him the Chelsea Player of the Year award in 1993.
Glenn Hoddle
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He played as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur, Monaco, Chelsea an ...
was appointed as manager for the
1993–94 season, replacing
David Webb, and preferred using a sweeper system which saw Sinclair convert into a central defender.
He excelled in this position, however, the team's performances were poor and the side were involved in a relegation battle for the most of the campaign.
Despite their poor league form Chelsea made it to the
1994 FA Cup Final against
Manchester United
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at
Wembley Stadium
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, their first major cup final since
1972.
Chelsea could not prevent United from claiming the league and cup double in a 4–0 defeat, with Sinclair conceding the penalty for a foul on
Andrei Kanchelskis in the second-half, which was scored by
Eric Cantona
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to make it 2–0. Despite the defeat Chelsea qualified for the next seasons
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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as runners-up, their first European campaign in over twenty years.
Sinclair scored on the opening day of the
1994–95 season with a composed finish in a 2–0 win over Norwich City at
Stamford Bridge.
He scored four minutes into his debut in European football with a header in a 4–2 win over
Czech side
Viktoria Žižkov in the Cup Winners' Cup.
He played in all but one of the European matches as Chelsea reached the semi-finals, where they were knocked out by
Real Zaragoza
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4–3 on aggregate.
Chelsea again had a disappointing league campaign, finishing in 11th-position, but Sinclair went on to have his best return for the "Blues" with 47 appearances in all competitions, also chipping in with further goals against
Queens Park Rangers
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and Wimbledon.
However he featured just 15 times in the
1995–96 campaign.
He also found first-team appearances limited under player-manager
Ruud Gullit during the
1996–97 season. However he made six appearances in the
FA Cup
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and was one of three centre-backs – the others being
Frank Leboeuf
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and
Steve Clarke – to start in the
1997 final as they beat
Middlesbrough
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Until the early 1800s, the ...
2–0 to lift the trophy. The
following season, Sinclair played in the
1997 FA Charity Shield as Chelsea lost on penalties to Manchester United after he missed the opening penalty. On 9 August, he hit the headlines after celebrating a goal against
Coventry City
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by dropping his pants; he later explained he did this in tribute to his newborn daughter.
He went on to score for Chelsea in the
League Cup final, again over Middlesbrough, in a 2–0 win. His first team chances were starting to become limited though, as new manager
Gianluca Vialli
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built a new team, which consisted mostly of
continental stars including centre-backs Frank Leboeuf and
Marcel Desailly, whilst
John Terry
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was coming through the youth-team.
He missed the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final victory over
VfB Stuttgart
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due to a calf injury, though did make five appearances in the competition. Due to the injuries and competition for places the League Cup final against Middlesbrough actually proved to be his final appearance for the club.
Leicester City
Sinclair was sold on to
Leicester City
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The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National ...
in August 1998, for a fee of £2 million. During his time at
Filbert Street
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Sinclair developed an unfortunate reputation for scoring
own goal
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s. This was caused initially by two own goals in consecutive weekends in 1999. The first was a great leap at
Highbury
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to give Arsenal a 2–1 win. He managed to refrain from putting through his own net against
Coventry City
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the following Wednesday, but then scored another at home to former club Chelsea, where he beat
Tore André Flo
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He was capped 76 times, scoring 23 goals for Norway, and represented his country in 1998 FIFA Worl ...
to the ball to smash it into his own net and lose Leicester their one-goal lead. The importance of these goals was accentuated by the fact that both came in the last minute of the match, and both caused Leicester to drop points, although it wasn't enough to prevent him from remaining a first-team regular.
He scored two goals in 39 appearances throughout the
1998–99 season, helping
Martin O'Neill
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Starting his career in Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his play ...
's "Foxes" to a 10th-place finish. Six of his appearances came in the League Cup, though he was not in the matchday squad for
the final
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, a 1–0 defeat to
Tottenham Hotspur
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. He appeared 44 times in the
1999–2000 campaign and this time was part of the team that played in the
League Cup final, and collected his second winners medal in the competition as Leicester triumphed 2–1 over
Tranmere Rovers
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thanks to a brace from centre-back partner
Matt Elliott.
However he was limited to 19 appearances by manager
Peter Taylor during the
2000–01 season. He was then fined two weeks wages by Leicester in September 2001 for his part in an incident at a
Heathrow
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hotel. Sinclair, along with four Chelsea players, had gone on a five-hour
drinking binge
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Binge drinking i ...
and had stripped off, swore and vomited in front of American
tourist
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s just hours after the
September 11 attacks
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which killed nearly 3,000 people in America. He did though go on to re-establish himself in the starting eleven under new manager
Dave Bassett
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. On 2 March 2002, Sinclair scored the most bizarre of his own goals. After 3 minutes into a game at Middlesbrough, he coolly slotted the ball past keeper
Ian Walker in a seemingly laid-back situation in what proved to be the game's only goal. He held the
Premier League records for most own goals, until his record was overtaken by
Richard Dunne.
Leicester finished the
2001–02 season in last-place and were relegated out of the
Premier League
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. They then made an immediate return to the top-flight in
2002–03, crowning their maiden season at the
Walkers Stadium
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with a second-place finish in the
First Division, Sinclair featuring in 37 games. In March 2004, Sinclair and his Leicester City teammates,
Paul Dickov
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and
Keith Gillespie
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He began his career at Manchester United after winning the FA Youth Cu ...
were arrested in Spain over sexual assault charges, while on a training holiday. The charges were later dropped. Leicester released Sinclair following the club's relegation at the end of the
2003–04 season.
Burnley
In June 2004, Sinclair joined
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
side
Burnley
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on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 7 August in the opening match of the
2004–05 season against
Sheffield United
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. He struck up an impressive partnership at the centre of the defence with fellow new recruit
John McGreal at the start of the season, starting in the majority of games.
On 24 December, Sinclair signed a new two-year contract extension until June 2007, with "Clarets" manager
Steve Cotterill
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Cotterill had a nine-year career as a footballer playing for Burton Albion, Wimbledon, ...
stating that "he has been an integral part of our defence". In January 2005, he was appointed as captain following the departure of
Robbie Blake
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He began hi ...
to
Birmingham City
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.
On 5 February, he was sent off in the local derby defeat to
Leeds United
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after receiving two bookings. His first goal for the club came from a header on 12 March, in a 2–1 win over
Rotherham United
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at
Turf Moor
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. Towards the end of the season he received plaudits for his impressive partnership with young loan signing
Gary Cahill
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Cahill began his career playing for the AFC Dronfield youth system in Derbyshire. In 2000, he joined the Aston Villa Academy an ...
and made a total of 42 appearances in his first season with the club as the side finished in mid-table.
He remained a regular during the
2005–06 season but more often than not he was asked to play out at right-back rather than his preferred central position, even playing when not fully fit due to the side's injury problems.
On 1 November, he was on the receiving end of alleged racism in a 2–1 win over
Millwall
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, with opposing player
Ben May being sent-off in the tunnel at half-time for words said to Sinclair.
However, both players later denied that the incident happened.
He made a total of 40 appearances in all competitions as Burnley finished in 17th-place.
At the start of the
2006–07 season, with Sinclair's first team place no longer assured, Steve Cotterill handed over the captaincy to new signing
Wayne Thomas.
He played invariably at the start of the season and usually played in the right-back position.
On 18 November, he was sent-off in the 3–0 away defeat to West Bromwich Albion for two bookings in what was his hundredth appearance for the club. Whilst suspended and injured he lost his place in the side and struggled to regain it.
His final game for the Burnley came on 23 January in a 1–0 home defeat to
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
.
He made a total of 102 appearances for Burnley, scoring only once.
Huddersfield Town
![Frank Sinclair](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Frank_Sinclair.jpg)
On 8 February 2007, Sinclair moved to
Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. Th ...
on an emergency loan deal. On 24 March, he was sent off against
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...
in a match which finished 0–0. Upon his return to Burnley, he was released on a free transfer and went on to sign a one-year contract at Huddersfield Town on 14 May.
He cited manager
Andy Ritchie as a reason for staying on: "he's been successful in League One before", he told the club's media team. On 6 October, he received his second red card of his short career at the
Galpharm Stadium, in Town's 4–0 drubbing at
Walsall
Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield.
Walsall is th ...
. He received his third sending off during Town's 4–1 defeat at
Southend United on 5 December. Huddersfield released Sinclair at the end of his contract in May 2008.
Lincoln City
Sinclair signed a one-year contract with
League Two side
Lincoln City on 1 July 2008, reuniting with manager
Peter Jackson
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who originally brought him to Huddersfield Town. Jackson hailed Sinclair's "determination, his personality and his will to win", and said that both
Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...
and Brighton & Hove Albion were interested in signing the player. On 26 March 2009, Sinclair made the surprise move to
Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their home ...
on loan from Lincoln City; former Leicester manager Peter Taylor was in charge at
Adams Park
Adams Park is an association football stadium in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. Built in 1990, it is the home ground of the local Wycombe Wanderers in League One. It was also leased from 2002 to 2014 to the rugby union club London W ...
. His presence helped the "Chairboys" to achieve promotion from League Two. He left
Sincil Bank
Sincil Bank Stadium, known for sponsorship reasons as LNER Stadium, is a football stadium in Lincoln, England which has been the home of Lincoln City since 1895. Previously, Lincoln City had played at the nearby John O'Gaunts ground since th ...
after being released in May 2009.
Non-league
Both Wycombe and
Bury had expressed interest in signing Sinclair for the
2009–10 season, but he eventually signed a one-year deal with
Conference Premier
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club
Wrexham
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. On 9 March 2010, he was sent off after breaking the leg of
Tom Kearney in a 1–1 draw with
Altrincham
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, though said the challenge didn't warrant a red card. He was sent off again 21 days later, and also scored an own goal and gave away a penalty in a 2–2 draw at
AFC Wimbledon
AFC Wimbledon is an English professional football club, based in Merton, London, that plays in the EFL League Two, after being relegated from the EFL League One following the 2021–22 season. The club's home stadium is Plough Lane.
The ...
. He played a major role for the "Red Dragons" in the
2010–11
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season, he played in the play-off semi-final against
Luton Town, where Wrexham lost 3–0 in the first leg and 2–1 in the second (5–1 on aggregate). He left the
Racecourse Ground
The Racecourse Ground ( cy, Y Cae Ras) is a football stadium in Wrexham, Wales. It is the home of Wrexham A.F.C.
It is the world's oldest international football stadium that still hosts international matches, having hosted Wales' first home i ...
in July 2011 after failing to agree a new contract on reduced terms with manager
Dean Saunders
Dean Nicholas Saunders (born 21 June 1964) is a Welsh football manager and former professional footballer.
As a player, he was a striker in a career which lasted from 1982 until 2001. He played for Liverpool and Aston Villa in the 1990s, and s ...
.
Sinclair signed for
Hendon
Hendon is an urban area in the Borough of Barnet, North-West London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Gre ...
of the
Isthmian League
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Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...
Premier Division on 11 November 2011, as a favour to
Junior Lewis
Carl Junior Lewis (born 9 October 1973) is a former footballer who was most recently assistant head coach at Barnet. During his playing career he played as a midfielder. He is currently assistant manager at National League South side Welling Un ...
. On 6 January 2012, he joined up with
Conference North
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side
Colwyn Bay
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. He made his debut the next day and scored an injury-time winning goal as the "Seagulls" beat Altrincham 4–3. He was appointed player-manager at
Llanelian Road
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on 11 February 2013.
International career
Sinclair was eligible to represent
England
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through birth and also qualified for
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispa ...
through his parents who were born in the country.
Following on from his impressive form for Chelsea in the
1994–95 season, he was called up by
Terry Venables
Terence Frederick Venables (born 6 January 1943), often referred to as El Tel, is an English former football player and manager, and an author. During the 1960s and '70s, he played for various clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Queen ...
to the England squad for the
Umbro Cup
The Umbro Cup was a friendly international football competition, which took place in June 1995 in England. The trophy was sponsored by the sports brand Umbro, the manufacturers of England's kit.
Host nation England, Sweden, Japan and world ch ...
final match against
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
in June 1995.
However, he failed to make an appearance and this proved to be his only call-up to the side.
Despite wanting to represent England at international level, an opportunity to represent Jamaica arose early in November 1997 following their qualification to the
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup was the 16th FIFA World Cup, the football world championship for men's national teams. The finals tournament was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. The country was chosen as the host nation by FIFA for t ...
.
Manager
René Simões had called up a number of English-born players such as
Deon Burton
Deon John Burton (born 25 October 1976) is a football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker and who is the current Under-23's Manager of EFL Championship club West Bromwich Albion. His numerous clubs in English footba ...
,
Robbie Earle
Robert Fitzgerald Earle MBE (born 27 January 1965) is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.
A former youth playe ...
,
Paul Hall, and
Fitzroy Simpson in the qualification matches and wanted Sinclair to join the group.
Sinclair stated, "I was playing the best football of my career and was still not involved with England. Jamaica came up and I thought an opportunity like that might never happen again so I took it."
He was called up to the squad for the
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF).
The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and Oakla ...
held in February, making his debut in the opening group stage match against Brazil, which finished in a 0–0 draw at the
Miami Orange Bowl
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. He played in the remaining two group stage games as Jamaica qualified for the knockout stage with wins over
Guatemala
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and
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
.
Jamaica were knocked out in the semi-finals due to a 1–0
golden goal
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defeat to
Mexico
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, and finished in fourth place overall as they lost to Brazil in the third-place play-off match.
Sinclair made a total of five appearances in the tournament.
Sinclair was included in the Jamaica squad at the 1998 FIFA World Cup held in France, making history as they became the first English-speaking Caribbean country to qualify for a World Cup.
He started in all three group matches against
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,
Argentina
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and
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
.
Jamaica lost the opening two games but claimed their first ever points at a World Cup with the 2–1 victory over Japan in
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
, but were still eliminated finishing third in the group.
Over the next couple of years Sinclair represented the side in a number of friendly matches and was included in the squad for the
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and the 15th overall CONCACAF tournament. It was held in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego ...
.
He played in the two group stage matches, a 1–0 defeat to
Colombia
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and 2–0 defeat to
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
as Jamaica were knocked out at the first stage.
In July 2000, the newly appointed Jamaica technical director of football, Clovis de Oliveria, decided to axe the five based British-based players, including Sinclair, from the upcoming
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers for "disciplinary reasons".
However, Sinclair was later re-instated into the side and appeared in four qualifying matches in June and September 2001, but Jamaica failed to qualify for the World Cup after only winning two of their ten matches.
It was two years before he made another appearance for the side and in August 2003 Sinclair stated that his appearance in the summer friendly against
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
would be "more than likely" his last appearance for Jamaica.
He wanted to give the younger players a chance of breaking into the team and wished to focus on his club career with Leicester City, stating that the transatlantic travel could affect his form.
In September 2003, he reversed his decision and was included in the squad for the friendly against
Australia
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played at the
Madejski Stadium
The Madejski Stadium (currently known as the Select Car Leasing Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a Association football, football stadium in Reading, Berkshire, Reading. It is the home of Reading F.C., Reading Football Club, who play in the E ...
in
Reading, Berkshire
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.
The friendly against Brazil in
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
in October 2003 proved to be his final appearance for Jamaica, with Sinclair earning a total of twenty-eight caps.
Managerial career
Colwyn Bay
After being appointed player-manager, Sinclair helped save Colwyn Bay from relegation and was named as Conference North Manager of the Month for April 2013 after overseeing six successive victories.
He credited his success to new signings Shelton Payne and Jamie Ellison, as well as veteran midfielder
Fraser McLachlan. He signed a new one-year contract in the summer. In July he convinced veteran striker
Ade Akinbiyi
Adeola Oluwatoyin Akinbiyi (born 10 October 1974) is a football coach and former professional footballer.
As a player he was a forward who notably played in the Premier League for Norwich City, Leicester City and Sheffield United, as well as ...
to join the club. Sinclair was again named as Manager of the Month after winning all five matches in December 2013.
He was named as the bookies favourite for the vacant Wrexham management post in February 2014. Sinclair led Colwyn Bay to a 12th-place finish in the
2013–14 season, the highest finish in the club's history. On 5 January 2015, he resigned as manager of Colwyn Bay, a day after a 5–0 defeat to
Boston United
Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...
which left the club 11 points outside the play-off places. He went on to work as a youth-team coach at
Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system.
The history of Oldham Athletic be ...
.
Brackley Town
He featured "intermittently" for struggling Conference North side
Brackley Town in the
2014–15 season. After the resignation of
Jon Brady, Sinclair was appointed as the club's caretaker-manager on 8 September 2015, until
Kevin Wilkin
Kevin Wilkin (born 1 October 1967) is an English manager and former professional footballer. He is the manager of AFC Telford United.
Playing career
Born in Cambridge but raised in the Cambridgeshire village of Milton, Wilkin started his career ...
was appointed 12 days and three draws later.
Hednesford Town
On 15 December 2015, Sinclair was appointed manager of Conference North club
Hednesford Town
Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park.
History
The club was established in 1880 as a merger of the Red & Whites and Hill Top. . On 2 March 2016, he resigned with the "Pitmen" bottom of the division having won only two of his 13 league matches in charge. However he was reinstated just two days later after chairman Steve Price persuaded him to reconsider his resignation. Town lost just two of their first six games of his second spell in charge, but Sinclair left the club permanently on 15 April, just days after stating his intention to stay on at
Keys Park
Keys Park, which is currently known as The PRG Roofing and Construction ground, is the home of the Hednesford Town Football Club, and is situated on Keys Park Road in the town of Hednesford, Staffordshire. The club previously played at the Cros ...
for the following season.
Coaching spells
Sinclair began working as
Stoke City
Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
's
under-23 assistant manager in December 2016. He joined
Radcliffe as assistant to manager
Jon Macken in September 2017. He began coaching at
Port Vale
Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley of ...
in March 2020, following an invite from assistant manager
Dave Kevan
David John Kevan (born 31 August 1968) is a Scottish football coach and former player.
A midfielder, he made his debut in the English Football League for Notts County in February 1986. He spent the next four years at the club, also enjoying a b ...
. He was appointed as the club's head of coaching development five months later, saying that "I see a key part of my role as bridging the gap between the younger players and the first team". Interim manager
Danny Pugh
Daniel Adam Pugh (born 19 October 1982) is an English professional football coach and former player.
A versatile player, he could play in midfield or at left-back. He began his career with Manchester United, and made a handful of first team ...
had to start self-isolation after testing positive for
COVID-19
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on 18 January 2021, leaving Sinclair,
Billy Paynter
William Paul Paynter (born 13 July 1984) is an English former professional association football, footballer and coach who is now head first team coach at club Runcorn Linnets F.C., Runcorn Linnets. In a 17-year professional career in the English ...
and
Anthony Griffith to take over first-team duties in his absence. The team lost both games in Pugh's absence, much to Sinclair's frustration. Sinclair left
Vale Park
Vale Park is a football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It has been the home ground of Port Vale F.C. since 1950.
The ground has seen its capacity go up and down, its peak being 42,000 in 1954 against Blackpool, although a club record 49, ...
at the end of the
2020–21
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season. He joined
Doncaster Rovers as an academy coach in October 2021.
Personal life
Sinclair has a son,
Tyrese
Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American actor and singer. He released his self-titled debut album in 1998, which featured the single " Sweet Lady", peaking at number twelve on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His second ...
(born 2001). Tyrese previously played in the youth team of
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...
but was released from the club in 2017.
Tyrese turned professional with Mansfield Town in July 2019.
In September 2005, Sinclair, then living in
Lostock, Bolton
Lostock is a residential district of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, west of Bolton town centre and northwest of Manchester.[drink driving
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In the United States, alcohol is i ...]
at
Bolton
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Magistrates' Court. He was banned from driving for three years and given a £2,000 fine.
Career statistics
Club
International
Managerial
Honours
As a player
Chelsea
*
FA Cup
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:
1996–97;
runner-up:
1993–94
*
League Cup
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:
1997–98;
runner-up:
1998–99
*
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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:
1997–98
*
FA Charity Shield runner-up:
1997
Leicester City
*League Cup:
1999–2000
*
Football League First Division
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second-place promotion:
2002–03
Wycombe Wanderers
*
Football League Two
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third-place promotion:
2008–09
Individual
*
Chelsea Player of the Year
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: 1992–93
As a manager
Colwyn Bay
*
Conference North
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Manager of the Month: April 2013, December 2013
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinclair, Frank
1971 births
Living people
Footballers from Lambeth
Footballers from Clapham
English sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Black British sportspeople
English footballers
Jamaican footballers
Jamaica international footballers
Association football defenders
Chelsea F.C. players
West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
Leicester City F.C. players
Burnley F.C. players
Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Lincoln City F.C. players
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
Wrexham A.F.C. players
Hendon F.C. players
Colwyn Bay F.C. players
Brackley Town F.C. players
Colwyn Bay F.C. managers
Premier League players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Isthmian League players
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
1998 FIFA World Cup players
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
English football managers
Brackley Town F.C. managers
Hednesford Town F.C. managers
National League (English football) managers
Association football coaches
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. non-playing staff
Stoke City F.C. non-playing staff
Port Vale F.C. non-playing staff
Doncaster Rovers F.C. non-playing staff
FA Cup Final players