Peter John Andrew Frain (born 18 March 1965) is an English former professional

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who played as a striker in

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for

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. After retiring as a player he took up

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, most recently as manager of

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Premier Division side Bolehall Swifts.

Playing career

Frain spent five years with

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, during which time he played four times for the England under-18 team. He played twice in the Third Division of

while on loan to

, but never appeared for his owning club. He went on to play in the Faroe Islands and in English non-League football.

Management career

After retiring as a player Frain became a

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, first with Knowle, and then in joint charge of

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alongside Paul Busst until the pair left the club in September 2009. The next month Frain was appointed manager of

Premier Division club Highgate United. In his second season with the club they finished third, going one place better in 2007–08 and earning promotion to the

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. Frain left the club in late 2008 for work-related reasons, but returned only two weeks later. After a mid-table finish preceded a poor start to the 2009–10 season, Frain was sacked in September 2009. In January 2010, Frain returned to the Midland Combination as manager of Premier Division side Bolehall Swifts. After helping the club to an 18th-place finish in the

Premier Division, Frain was replaced as manager in July 2010.

Personal life

In 2008, Frain was working as a logistics manager. He is the brother of former

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and

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References

1965 births Living people Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English men's footballers Men's association football forwards West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players English football managers Alvechurch F.C. managers Knowle F.C. managers Highgate United F.C. managers Bolehall Swifts F.C. managers {{England-footy-forward-1960s-stub