Lee Frecklington

Infobox Football biography
playername = Lee Frecklington


fullname = Lee Craig Frecklington
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|9|8
cityofbirth = Lincoln
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=5|in=11
currentclub = Lincoln City
clubnumber = 8
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 2002–2005
youthclubs = Lincoln City
years = 2003–
2003–2004
2005–2006
clubs = Lincoln City
→ Lincoln United (work experience)
→ Stamford (loan)
caps(goals) = 63 (10)
11 0(1)
nationalyears = 2006–2007
nationalteam = Republic of Ireland B
nationalcaps(goals) = 01 0(0)
pcupdate = 17:56, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
ntupdate =|

Lee Craig Frecklington (born September 8 1985 in Lincoln, England) is an English born professional footballer currently playing for Lincoln City.

His favoured position is in central midfield.

Club career

Frecklington made his way through Lincoln's Centre of Excellence being rewarded with a scholarship place in the summer of 2002 where he was guided by current Lincoln Head Coach, John Schofield. Frecklington's ability has long been noted and during his schooldays he undertook trials with both Norwich City and Leeds United.

He made rapid progress in Lincoln's youth set-up and in 2003/04, the second year of his scholarship, moved towards the first team first impressing against Manchester City in a friendly game and then making his debut in the LDV Vans Trophy against Telford United in October 2003. To further his development he joined Lincoln United on work experience in January 2004. His [http://www.comeonyouwhites.com/news/story.asp?aid=40 debut for United] , against Workington on 17 January, was memorable as it was abandoned due to injury to the referee! [http://www.comeonyouwhites.com/news/story.asp?aid=32 United were later fined] for failing to complete the fixture.

He continued his progression in the final season of his scholarship, making his Football League debut as a substitute in the game at Rochdale on 12 February 2005 and it was no surprise that he was handed a one year professional contract by then Manager, Keith Alexander.

In his first season as a professional, Frecklington did not initially make the first team squad and in September 2005 he was loaned to Stamford in the Southern League Division One East to gain further experience, remaining until Lincoln recalled him in December 2005. While at Stamford he played alongside his uncle David Frecklington who had been an apprentice at Lincoln City in the mid 1990s. Upon his return to Sincil Bank he became a regular presence on the substitutes bench and on 4 February 2006 stepped off the bench to score his first league goal in the game at Stockport. His reward was his first league start the following week at home to Torquay United. Always impressing, he made 18 league appearances in the second half of the season though only three of these were starts. In 2006/07, however, he featured heavily in a very pivotal role towards Lincoln's unsuccessful push for promotion to League One, already boasting a number of exceptional performances which have attracted interest from numerous Premiership and Championship clubs (including Cardiff City, Leeds United, Wigan Athletic and Sheffield United). Frecklington was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2006/07 season.cite news
title = Ronaldo secures PFA awards double
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6582201.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-04-22
accessdate = 2007-05-19]

International career

In November 2006, he was named in the Republic of Ireland (B) international squad for a friendly tie with Scotland. He was allowed to play for Ireland due to fact that his maternal grandparents were born there.

Honours

Lincoln City

* League Two
** Play-Off Semi-Finalists: 2005/06, 2006/07

Notes

External links

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* [http://www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk/mid1.shtml Unofficial Lee Frecklington Profile] at [http://www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk The Forgotten Imp]
* [http://www.comeonyouwhites.com/news/story.asp?aid=40 Report on Lincoln United debut]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/4276864.stm Loaned to Stamford, September 2005]
* [http://www.soccerfactsuk.co.uk/s2005/player_details.php?playerid=4996 Summary of Stamford games played]
* [http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/03/27/scouting_report_lee_frecklingt.html Guardian scouting report, March 2007]