Frank Sinclair

Frank Sinclair
Frank Sinclair (2009)
Personnel
birthday	3rd December 1971
place of birth	London ,  England
position	Defender
Juniors
Years	station
1986-1990	Chelsea FC
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1990-1998	Chelsea FC	169 (7)
1991	→  West Bromwich Albion  (loan)	6 (1)
1998-2004	Leicester City	164 (3)
2004-2007	Burnley FC	92 (1)
2007	→  Huddersfield Town  (loan)	13 (0)
2007-2008	Huddersfield Town	29 (0)
2008-2009	Lincoln City	23 (0)
2009	→  Wycombe Wanderers  (loan)	9 (0)
2009-2010	→  Wrexham FC  (loan)	17 (0)
2010-2011	Wrexham FC	39 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1998-2001	Jamaica	28 (1)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
2013-2015	Colwyn Bay
2015	Brackley Town (interim)
2015-2016	Hednesford Town
2016	Hednesford Town
1 Only league games are given.

Frank Mohammed Sinclair (born December 3, 1971 in London ) is a former Jamaican football player . As a defender, he was best known as a long-time player at Chelsea FC and Leicester City . His greatest successes in 1997 were winning the FA Cup and the League Cup in 1998 and 2000 . In addition, he completed 28 international matches for Jamaica and, in addition to participating in the Gold Cup in 1998 and 2000, was a member of the squad for the 1998 World Cup in France .

Club career

Chelsea FC

Sinclair was trained in the youth of Chelsea and after promotion to the professional squad in the 1990/91 season, he made his first division debut in the late phase of the season against Luton Town . In the sportily meaningless game on April 6, 1991, coach Bobby Campbell took the opportunity to test some young talent after four defeats in a row and there was a risk of bankruptcy when Luton quickly took a 3-0 lead. Ultimately, the rejuvenated team equalized to 3: 3 and Sinclair, who was strong in two combat and persevering, showed a promising performance as a right foot on the left full-back position. He kept his place for the next three games, having to pay hardship against Nottingham Forest after a draw against Everton and a win against Norwich . Here his opponent Gary Crosby clearly revealed the remaining weakness and at 7-0, Sinclair was replaced at halftime and did not get a chance in the further course of the season. After another disappointment at 3-0 at the start of the new 1991/92 season against Oldham Athletic , Sinclair helped out on loan at West Bromwich Albion . There he gained some match practice, but was also involved in a (controversial) incident with a referee against Exeter City , after which he was suspended for nine games.

He returned to Chelsea in March 1992 to play against Norwich (1-0), played six more games that season and headed the 1: 3 against Aston Villa for his first goal for the "Blues". At the beginning of the first Premier League season in 1992/93 Sinclair had to pause due to an ankle injury and before his comeback against Manchester City (1-0), his rival Paul Elliott had injured his knee so badly that his career at Chelsea was de facto was over. Sinclair grew with the new task and after a total of 32 league appearances, he was voted the best player of the season within the club. The new coach Glenn Hoddle put Sinclair in the middle of the defense and although he knew how to do there, Chelsea's league results were mixed. In the FA Cup, however, they reached the final against Manchester United , which was unfortunate for Sinclair. Here he caused a (again controversial) penalty in a duel with Andrei Kantschelskis , which led to the 0-2, and a few minutes later he was mainly responsible for the 0-3 by Mark Hughes . Despite the 4-0 defeat, Chelsea took part in the European Cup Winners' Cup and Sinclair was used in every game with one exception on the way to the semi-finals. In the semi-final second leg against Real Zaragoza , he scored a goal for the 3-1 victory, which was not enough to advance. In the championship, Chelsea's performances were still problematic, with Sinclair's personal development with 35 appearances made positive. In Hoddles last season 1995/96 he had to struggle with form weaknesses after a good start, with low points during his suspension after a gross foul on Ryan Giggs and his substitution in the 3-0 defeat by Blackburn Rovers a week later. There was a long break before he briefly represented the injured Michael Duberry in February 1996 and only for two games.

In preparation for the 1996/97 season he was injured so badly that he was out for four months and only found his way back to the team at the turn of the year. From mid-January 1997 he was a regular again, showed himself to be technically improved under the new coach Ruud Gullit and he was also in the starting line-up in the FA Cup final . As a right defender, he rehabilitated himself for the negative experience from the cup final three years earlier, when he and his men defeated Middlesbrough FC 2-0 and Chelsea won their first major title after a 26-year drought. In the following English Supercup (Charity Shield) against Manchester United he was the first shooter in the final penalty shootout; he failed to Peter Schmeichel and the game was lost for Chelsea. Six days later he shot the opening goal against Coventry City (final score 2: 3) and his goal celebration with pulled up pants earned him a warning from the English Football Association. Three more weeks later, he was red carded for a headbutt on a Southampton FC player (4-2), causing him to lose his place for a short time. An injury from the league cup game against Ipswich Town worsened his perspective before he scored an important goal in the quarter-final second leg of the European Cup winners' competition against Betis Sevilla . Ten days later, Sinclair won the League Cup final with Chelsea against Middlesbrough FC (2-0). However, this was Sinclair's last for the "Blues" and due to an injury he missed the rest of the season games, including the final in the European Cup, in which Chelsea defeated VfB Stuttgart 1-0 in Stockholm . When the club strengthened their defense with Albert Ferrer and Marcel Desailly in the summer , Sinclair moved to league rivals Leicester City for a transfer fee of two million pounds .

Leicester City

The club record transfer from Leicester integrated well into the team, both in the center of defense and as an attacking full-back, and impressed with its speed and high physical presence. The problem with his physical style of play was the large number of warning cards, which ensured that he had to answer to the League Association's disciplinary committee in April 1999. He also made headlines when he was removed from the squad for disciplinary reasons for the final in the League Cup , which Leicester ultimately lost. The 1999/2000 season began with bad luck for Sinclair with two own goals in the first week against Arsenal (1: 2) and Chelsea (2: 2) at the last minute. As a late compensation, he won the League Cup in 2000 and after his absence the previous year he was in the starting line-up against Tranmere Rovers (2-1).

After a groin operation, Sinclair's 2000/01 season didn't begin until October 2000, when he replaced the injured Andy Impey on the right side. In the period that followed he did well, but a persistent calf injury interrupted a possible series of missions several times and during this time Leicester obviously suffered from his absence. In the 2001/02 season he showed consistently good performances again, although he underwent another (and spectacular long-range) own goal in the game against Middlesbrough and he was relegated from the Premier League at the end . The following year he was a key player on the way to direct promotion, although he was plagued with calf problems again in the final phase. An additional thigh injury in preparation for the 2003/04 season threw him back further and from then on he had to fight for his regular place. In addition to the sporting problems, which at the end had their low point with his second Leicester relegation , he also made negative talk outside of football, although the allegation of sexual harassment in a Spanish training camp was dropped again in May 2004. His expiring contract was subsequently not extended.

Last career stations

Frank Sinclair (2009)

The second division Burnley FC under coach Steve Cotterill secured Sinclair's services in late July 2004. This initially ensured a stable defense center together with John McGreal , before the young Gary Cahill temporarily replaced him and he moved to the right side. In addition to further injury breaks, his constant warnings were problematic, but due to his leadership qualities (and as the oldest player) he was given the role of team captain. In his third year his appearances as a right full-back seemed a bit wooden and his prime now seemed over. Burnley loaned him in February 2007 to the third division club Huddersfield Town , where he immediately fitted into the team and played 13 championship games. Huddersfield then took Sinclair under contract and there, too, he took over the captaincy. When no injuries prevented him, he was in the right-back position. However, he had to accept two red cards again and at the end of the 2007/08 season he was released from the new coach for a new club.

In July 2008, Sinclair found a new employer with the fourth division club Lincoln City . He completed 24 competitive games and was then loaned to league rivals Wycombe Wanderers in March 2009 (another Lincoln use would have automatically extended the contract). Outside of professional football, he let his active career end with clubs such as the fifth division club Wrexham FC .

National team

Sinclair was one of seven English-born professional footballers of Jamaican descent who decided to play for Jamaica in the run-up to the 1998 World Cup in France . First, Sinclair entered the Gold Cup in early February 1998 and finished fourth there. In the summer, the World Cup finals followed and Sinclair played all three group games, but after two defeats against Croatia (1: 3) and Argentina (0: 5) as well as a win against Japan (2: 1) they ended prematurely. He played a total of 28 international matches until 2003 and when he participated in the Gold Cup 2000 for the second time , he and his men were eliminated in the preliminary round.

Coaching activities

Sinclair started his first head coach in amateur football at the Welsh club Colwyn Bay , which played in the English sixth division. He stayed there for 23 months and resigned from his post in January 2015 during the 2014/15 season, which ended with the club's relegation. After a short follow-up employment for Brackley Town at the beginning of the 2015/16 season, he worked again in the sixth division for Hednesford Town . After only two and a half months and two wins from 13 games, they split again at the beginning of March 2016, but reversed this decision only 48 hours later. The final end in Hednesford followed six weeks later.

Title / Awards

• English Cup (1): 1997
• English League Cup (2): 1998 , 2000

Web links

• Frank Sinclair in the database of soccerbase.com (English)
• Coach statistics at soccerbase.com

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Frank SINCLAIR - Chelsea FC - Biography of his football career at Chelsea." (Sporting Heroes)
2. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 1999-2000 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1999, ISBN 1-85291-607-9 , pp. 275 .
3. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2000-2001 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2000, ISBN 1-85291-626-5 , pp. 292 .
4. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The 2001-2002 Official PFA Footballers Factfile . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2001, ISBN 0-946531-34-X , pp. 278 .
5. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2002/2003 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2002, ISBN 1-85291-648-6 , pp. 378 .
6. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2003, ISBN 1-85291-651-6 , pp. 391 .
7. ↑ "Leicester trio charges 'dropped'" (BBC Sport)
8. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2004/2005 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2004, ISBN 1-85291-660-5 , pp. 385 .
9. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 . Lennard Queen Anne Press, 2005, ISBN 1-85291-662-1 , pp. 373 f .
10. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2006-07 . Mainstream Publishing, 2006, ISBN 1-84596-111-0 , pp. 373 .
11. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007-08 . Mainstream Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3 , pp. 373 .
12. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008-09 . Mainstream Publishing, 2008, ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8 , pp. 327 .
13. ↑ Barry J. Hugman (Ed.): The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009-10 . Mainstream Publishing, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0 , pp. 324 f .
14. ↑ "Frank Sinclair resigns as Colwyn Bay manager" ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (North Wales Pioneer) 
15. ^ "Frank Sinclair: Hednesford Town sack ex-Chelsea defender as manager" (BBC Sport)
16. ^ "Frank Sinclair: Ex-Chelsea defender leaves Hednesford Town by mutual consent" (BBC Sport)