Frank Sinclair

Football player infobox
playername = Frank Sinclair


fullname = Frank Mohammed Sinclair
height = height|ft=5|in=9
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|12|3
cityofbirth = Lambeth
countryofbirth = England
currentclub = Lincoln City
clubnumber = 6
position = Defender
youthyears = 1988–1990
youthclubs = Chelsea
years = 1990–1998
1991
1998–2004
2004–2007
2007
2007–2008
2008–
clubs = Chelsea
→ West Bromwich Albion (loan)
Leicester City
Burnley
→ Huddersfield Town (loan)
Huddersfield Town
Lincoln City
caps(goals) = 169 (7)
006 (1)
164 (3)
092 (1)
013 (0)
029 (0)
000 (0)
nationalyears = 1998–2001
nationalteam = Jamaica
nationalcaps(goals) = 028 (1)
pcupdate = 12:11, 6 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 12:11, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

Frank Mohammed Sinclair (born December 3, 1971 in Lambeth, London) is an English-born Jamaican footballer, who currently plays for Football League Two side Lincoln City.

Club career

Chelsea

Sinclair started his club career with Chelsea, joining as an apprentice in April 1988 and turning professional in May 1990.cite book | last = Matthews | first = Tony | title = The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion | publisher = Breedon Books | date = 2005 | pages = pp. 214–215 | isbn = 1-85983-474-4] He had a short loan spell at West Bromwich Albion in the middle of the 1991–92 season. He impressed on his Albion debut, which came in a 1–1 draw away at Bradford City on 14 December, 1991, but was sent off in his second match for the club two weeks later in another 1–1, this time at Exeter City. Sinclair was an FA Cup winner with Chelsea as they beat Middlesbrough 2–0 in the 1997 final. The following season, Sinclair scored for Chelsea in the League Cup Final, again over Middlesbrough, in a 2-0 win.

Leicester City

He moved on to Leicester City in August 1998, for a fee of £2,000,000. He was part of the team that won the 2000 League Cup, beating Tranmere Rovers 2–1 at Wembley. During his time with Leicester, Sinclair developed an unfortunate reputation for scoring own goals. [cite news
last=Armitage
first=Clive
title =It's Frank the plank as own goal sincs 'em
url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20020303/ai_n12836184
publisher = Sunday Mirror
date = 2002-03-03
accessdate = 2007-08-26] This was caused initially by two own goals in consecutive weekends in 1999. The first was a great leap at Highbury to give Arsenal a 2-1 win. He managed to refrain from putting through his own net against Coventry the following Wednesday, but then scored another at home to former club Chelsea, where he beat Tore André Flo to the ball to smash it into his own net and lose Leicester their one goal lead. The importance of these goals was accentuated by the fact that both came in the last minute of the match, and both caused Leicester to drop points.

Sinclair was fined two weeks wages by Leicester in September 2001 for his part in an incident at a Heathrow hotel. Sinclair, along with four Chelsea players, had gone on a five-hour drinking binge and had stripped off, swore and vomited in front of American tourists. [cite news
title = Hotel shame costs Sinclair
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1560848.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2001-09-24
accessdate = 2007-08-26]

In 2002, Sinclair scored the most bizarre of his own goals. After 3 minutes into a game at Middlesbrough, he slotted the ball past keeper Ian Walker in a seemingly laid-back situation. [cite news
last=Edgar
first=Bill
title = Hilarity and tragedy: curse of the own goal
url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,27-2273127,00.html
publisher = Times online
date = 2006-07-17
accessdate = 2007-08-26] This resulted in a 1-0 defeat for Leicester. This own goal against Middlesbrough was not to be his last for the club. [cite news
title = You can almost taste it...
url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/sport/clubs/lcfc/2003/03/18/match_report_away_burnley.shtml
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2003-03-19
accessdate = 2007-08-26] In March 2004, Sinclair and his Leicester City teammates, Paul Dickov and Keith Gillespie were arrested in Spain over sexual assault charges, while on a training holiday. [cite news
title =Sex charges for Leicester three
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicestershire/3536777.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-03-06
accessdate = 2007-08-26] The charges were later dropped. [cite news
title =Leicester trio charges 'dropped'
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3732707.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-05-21
accessdate = 2007-08-26] Leicester released Sinclair at the end of the 2003–2004 season.

Burnley

In June 2004, Sinclair signed for Burnley on a free transfer. [cite news
title = Sinclair joins Clarets
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/burnley/3919183.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-07-23
accessdate = 2007-08-26] He became an astute Bosman ruling transfer signing for the Clarets, and made numerous appearances across the defence, impressing throughout both the 2004–05 and 2005–06 campaigns. This culminated in his appointment as club captain, a role he seemed to relish but of which he was relieved for the 2006–07 season in favour of Wayne Thomas. He scored his first Burnley goal in a 2-1 home win against Rotherham United on 12 March, 2005.

Huddersfield Town

On February 8, 2007, he moved to Huddersfield Town on an emergency loan deal. On March 24, he was sent off against Brighton & Hove Albion in a match which finished 0-0. Upon his return to Burnley, he was released on a free transfer. Sinclair signed a one year contract at Huddersfield Town on 14 May.cite news
title = Huddersfield net veteran Sinclair
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/huddersfield_town/6655191.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-05-14
accessdate = 2007-05-14] He cited manager Andy Ritchie as a reason for staying on: "he's been successful in League One before", he told HTAFC.com. On October 6, 2007, he received his second red card of his short career at the Galpharm Stadium, in Town's 4-0 drubbing at the hands of Walsall at the Bescot Stadium. He received his third during Town's 4-1 defeat by Southend United at Roots Hall on December 5, 2007. Huddersfield released Sinclair at the end of his contract in May 2008. [cite news
last = Thompson
first = Dougie
title = Stan Ternent clears out Town players
url = http://www.examiner.co.uk/huddersfield-town-fc/huddersfield-town-news/2008/05/06/stan-ternent-clears-out-town-players-86081-20873818/
publisher = Huddersfield Daily Examiner
date = 2008-05-06
accessdate = 2008-05-10]

Lincoln City

Sinclair signed a one year contract for Football League Two side Lincoln City on 1 July 2008, reuniting with manager Peter Jackson who originally brought him to Huddersfield Town. [cite news
title = Lincoln sign Sinclair and Burch
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/7482971.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2008-07-01
accessdate = 2008-07-03] Jackson hailed Sinclair's "determination, his personality and his will to win", and said that both Wycombe Wanderers and Brighton & Hove Albion had been interested in signing the player. [cite news
title = Jackson hails arrival of Sinclair
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/7485193.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2008-07-02
accessdate = 2008-07-03]

International career

Sinclair was one of a group of English-born players who were selected for the Jamaican national team in the run-up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He then played in the tournament and has appeared 28 times for his adopted country.

Honours

;Chelsea
*Winner
**FA Cup: 1997
**League Cup: 1998

;Leicester City
*Winner

**League Cup: 2000

Notes

External links

*soccerbase|id=7315|name=Frank Sinclair
* [http://www.reggaeboyzsc.com/playerprofile.aspx?id=12&squad=Former-Player Profile on The Official Reggae Boyz Supporterz Club website]
* [http://www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk/defend3.shtml Unofficial Frank Sinclair Profile] at [http://www.theimp.lincolnfans.co.uk The Forgotten Imp]

Persondata
NAME=Sinclair, Frank
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Sinclair, Frank Mohammed
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=December 3, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH=Lambeth, London, England
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=