Peter Frain is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker in the Football League

The Football League

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 for Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town F.C.

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. After retiring as a player he took up management, most recently as manager of Midland Football Combination

Midland Football Combination

The Midland Football Combination is an English football league covering parts of the West Midlands. It comprises five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One and Two and two Reserves Divisions...

 Premier Division side Bolehall Swifts

Bolehall Swifts F.C.

Bolehall Swifts Football Club are a football club based in Tamworth suburb of Bolehall, Staffordshire, England. They were established in 1953 and joined the Midland Combination in 1980, currently playing in that league's Premier Division, having spent two years in the Midland Football Alliance in...

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Playing career

Frain spent five years with West Bromwich Albion

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

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, during which time he played four times for the England under-18

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 team. He played twice in the Third Division

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 of the Football League

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 while on loan to Mansfield Town

Mansfield Town F.C.

Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...

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

Non-league football

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Management career

After retiring as a player Frain became a manager, first with Knowle

Knowle F.C.

Knowle F.C. is an English football club based in Knowle, West Midlands. The club are currently members of Division One of the Midland Combination and groundshare at Studley's Beehive ground.-History:...

, and then in joint charge of Alvechurch

Alvechurch F.C.

Alvechurch Football Club is English association football club based in Alvechurch, near Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance. They are affiliated with the Worcestershire County Football Association.-History:...

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

Midland Football Combination

The Midland Football Combination is an English football league covering parts of the West Midlands. It comprises five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One and Two and two Reserves Divisions...

 Premier Division club Highgate United

Highgate United F.C.

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. In his second season with the club they finished third, going one place better in 2007–08 and earning promotion to the Midland Football Alliance

Midland Football Alliance

The Midland Football Alliance is an English association football league for semi-professional teams. It covers Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and also southern parts of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire...

. 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

Bolehall Swifts F.C.

Bolehall Swifts Football Club are a football club based in Tamworth suburb of Bolehall, Staffordshire, England. They were established in 1953 and joined the Midland Combination in 1980, currently playing in that league's Premier Division, having spent two years in the Midland Football Alliance in...

. After helping the club to an 18th place finish in the Midland Football Combination

Midland Football Combination

The Midland Football Combination is an English football league covering parts of the West Midlands. It comprises five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One and Two and two Reserves Divisions...

 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 Birmingham City

Birmingham City F.C.

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 and Northampton Town

Northampton Town F.C.

Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...

 footballer John Frain

John Frain

John William Frain is a former English professional footballer who played for Birmingham City and Northampton Town. He played in all four divisions of the Football League, making nearly 500 league appearances for his two clubs....

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