# Peter Frain
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{{short description|English footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Peter Frain
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Peter John Andrew Frain[{{Hugman|6760|accessdate=22 July 2015}}]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|3|18|df=y}}[
| birth_place = [Birmingham](/source/Birmingham),][ England
| height =
| position = [Striker](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = | clubs1 = [West Bromwich Albion](/source/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.) | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1983–1984 | clubs2 = → [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.) (loan) | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1987 | clubs3 = [NSÍ (Faroe Islands)](/source/NS%C3%8D_Runav%C3%ADk) | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 1982 | nationalteam1 = [England U17](/source/England_national_under-17_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = | nationalteam2 = [England U18](/source/England_national_under-18_football_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 =
| manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = [Knowle](/source/Knowle_F.C.)
| manageryears2 = 2004–2005 | managerclubs2 = [Alvechurch](/source/Alvechurch_F.C.)
| manageryears3 = 2006–2008 | managerclubs3 = [Highgate United](/source/Highgate_United_F.C.)
| manageryears4 = 2008–2009 | managerclubs4 = [Highgate United](/source/Highgate_United_F.C.)
| manageryears5 = 2010 | managerclubs5 = [Bolehall Swifts](/source/Bolehall_Swifts_F.C.)
}}
'''Peter John Andrew Frain''' (born 18 March 1965) is an English former professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)) in [the Football League](/source/the_Football_League) for [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.).][{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/mansfield/mansfield.html |title=Mansfield Town : 1946/47–2007/08 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=21 October 2010}}] After retiring as a player he took up [management](/source/manager_(football)), most recently as manager of [Midland Football Combination](/source/Midland_Football_Combination) Premier Division side [Bolehall Swifts](/source/Bolehall_Swifts_F.C.).
==Playing career==
Frain spent five years with [West Bromwich Albion](/source/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C.), during which time he played four times for the [England under-18](/source/England_national_under-18_football_team) team. He played twice in the [Third Division](/source/Football_League_Third_Division) of [the Football League](/source/the_Football_League) while [on loan](/source/loan_(association_football)) to [Mansfield Town](/source/Mansfield_Town_F.C.), but never appeared for his owning club. He went on to play in the Faroe Islands and in English [non-League football](/source/non-League_football).[{{cite news |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+Peter+the+great+is+on+a+High+as+the+fortunes+are...-a0173598240 |title=Peter the great is on a High as the fortunes are transformed at Tythe Barn Lane |first=Nick |last=Pullen |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |format=reprint |publisher=The Free Library (Farlex) |date=19 January 2008 |accessdate=21 October 2010}}]
==Management career==
After retiring as a player Frain became a [manager](/source/manager_(football)), first with [Knowle](/source/Knowle_F.C.),[{{cite web |url=http://www.alvechurchfc.com/Club%20History.htm |title=Club History |publisher=Alvechurch F.C |accessdate=21 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707121518/http://www.alvechurchfc.com/Club%20History.htm |archive-date=7 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}][{{cite news |url=http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/archive/2005/09/14/Worcestershire+Archive/7808684.Boss_Frain_quits_troubled_Church/ |title=Boss Frain quits troubled Church |newspaper=Worcester News |date=9 September 2005 |accessdate=21 October 2010}}] The next month Frain was appointed manager of [Midland Football Combination](/source/Midland_Football_Combination) Premier Division club [Highgate United](/source/Highgate_United_F.C.).[{{cite news |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=30029 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001022322/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=30029 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=1 October 2012 |title=Highgate appoint Frain |work=NonLeague Daily |date=3 October 2005 |accessdate=21 October 2010}}] In his second season with the club they finished third,[{{cite news |url=https://www.fchd.info/HIGHGATU.HTM |title=Highgate United |work=Football Club History Database |publisher=Richard Rundle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629150614/http://www.fchd.info/HIGHGATU.HTM |archive-date=29 June 2008}}] Frain left the club in late 2008 for work-related reasons, but returned only two weeks later.[{{cite news |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/pete-frain-returns-to-highgate-united-71073 |title=Pete Frain returns to Highgate United |first=Nick |last=Pullen |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=16 October 2008 |accessdate=2 September 2020}}] After a mid-table finish preceded a poor start to the 2009–10 season, Frain was sacked in September 2009.[{{cite news |url=http://www.solihullnews.net/solihull-sport/solihull-football/2009/09/04/frain-sacked-for-backing-players-105074-24609655/ |title=Frain sacked for backing players |newspaper=Solihull News |date=4 September 2009 |accessdate=21 October 2010}}] In January 2010, Frain returned to the Midland Combination as manager of Premier Division side [Bolehall Swifts](/source/Bolehall_Swifts_F.C.).[{{cite news |url=http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/news/West-Brom-man-s-change-Bolehall-Swifts/article-1772174-detail/article.html |title=Former West Brom man in as it's all change at Bolehall Swifts |first=Matt |last=Panter |newspaper=Tamworth Herald |date=28 January 2010 |accessdate=21 October 2010}}] After helping the club to an 18th-place finish in the [Midland Football Combination](/source/Midland_Football_Combination) Premier Division, Frain was replaced as manager in July 2010.[{{cite news |url=http://www.thisistamworth.co.uk/news/Ambitious-new-Bolehall-boss-vows-win-swift-promotion/article-2390687-detail/article.html |title=Ambitious new Bolehall boss vows to win swift promotion |first=Matt |last=Panter |newspaper=Tamworth Herald |date=8 July 2010 |accessdate=21 October 2010}}]
==Personal life==
In 2008, Frain was working as a logistics manager.