Fraser Franks
Franks captaining England C in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fraser George Franks[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 November 1990||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Stevenage | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2007 | Chelsea | ||
2007–2009 | Brentford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Basingstoke Town (loan) | 13 | (2) |
2010–2012 | AFC Wimbledon | 28 | (2) |
2011 | → Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2012 | → Newport County (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Welling United | 60 | (4) |
2014–2015 | Luton Town | 30 | (0) |
2015– | Stevenage | 80 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | England C | 5 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:21, 5 August 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:09, 18 February 2017 (UTC) |
Fraser George Franks (born 22 November 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Stevenage.
Career
Brentford
Born in Hammersmith, Greater London,[1] Franks began his career in the youth system at Chelsea, but was released as a 16-year-old.[3] He then joined Brentford as an apprentice in 2007,[4] and was named as a substitute against Swansea City in a League Cup fixture on 12 August 2008.[5] Franks was again an unused substitute for a 2–1 FA Cup defeat away to Barrow on 28 November.[6] He signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2009,[7] though remained as an unused substitute for the majority of 2009–10 and failed to make an appearance.[8]
In September 2009, after struggling to feature for Brentford, Franks joined Conference South club Basingstoke Town on an initial one-month loan, which was later extended until January 2010.[9] He debuted on 19 September in a 2–1 victory away to Braintree Town and scored his first goal on 24 October in a 2–1 victory at home to Weymouth.[10] Franks' second goal came on 14 November in a 3–2 defeat away to Maidenhead United and completed the loan spell with two goals from 18 appearances.[10] He was not offered a new contract by Brentford and was released by the club in May 2010.[11]
AFC Wimbledon
On 29 July 2010, Franks signed a one-year contract with Conference Premier club AFC Wimbledon.[12] He debuted as an 81st-minute substitute in a 2–1 victory away to Kettering Town on 4 September and scored his first goals in a 3–0 victory at home to Cambridge United on 29 September.[13] Franks went on to make 28 appearances in 2010–11,[13] though he suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury in a 2–1 defeat away to Grimsby Town on 5 March 2011.[14] He required an operation that ruled him out of action for six months, causing him to miss the 2011 Conference Premier play-off Final victory over Luton Town,[15] and the beginning of AFC Wimbledon's first season in the Football League.[14] Despite this, Franks had made enough appearances to trigger a one-year extension clause in his contract, keeping him at the club until the end of 2011–12.[16]
In September 2011, Franks returned from injury and was loaned to Conference Premier club Hayes & Yeading United to gain match fitness.[17] He debuted on 24 September in a 3–2 defeat at home to Gateshead, finishing the loan spell with seven appearances, but turned down the offer to extend the loan for a further month.[13][18] Franks made his return to the AFC Wimbledon starting lineup away to Swindon Town on 8 November in a Football League Trophy tie, the match finishing 1–1 after extra time.[19] He scored the team's only penalty in the 3–1 penalty shoot-out defeat.[19] On 22 March 2012, Franks joined Conference Premier club Newport County on a one-month loan to play regular first-team football.[20] He made his debut and only appearance for the club two days later in a 2–0 defeat away to Lincoln City.[13] The remainder of his loan spell was hampered by injury.[21] After making only five appearances for AFC Wimbledon in 2011–12,[22] Franks was released by the club in May 2012.[23]
Welling United
On 19 June 2012, Franks signed for Conference South club Welling United.[24][25] After signing, Welling manager Jamie Day claimed Franks had turned down offers from higher leagues to be guaranteed regular first-team football.[24] He debuted on the opening day of 2012–13 in a 1–1 draw at home to Bath City and scored his first goal in the following match, a 3–2 victory over Chelmsford City.[26] Franks finished the season with 43 appearances and four goals,[26] as Welling won the Conference South title and therefore promotion into the Conference Premier.[27] He was named in the Conference South Team of the Year and signed a new one-year contract shortly afterwards.[28][29] Franks made his first appearance of 2013–14 on the opening day of the season in a 2–1 defeat away to Wrexham and went on to make 29 appearances for Welling.[13]
Luton Town
On 17 January 2014, Franks signed for Conference Premier leaders Luton Town for an undisclosed fee after the club activated a release clause in his contract.[30] Due to bad weather postponing the club's matches throughout much of the rest of January, Franks did not make his debut until 11 February against Macclesfield Town, which finished as a 2–1 victory and was named as man of the match by The Luton News.[31] He made 18 appearances for Luton in the second half of 2013–14,[26] as the club won the Conference Premier title and therefore promotion into League Two.[32] Franks made his first appearance of 2014–15 on 12 August 2014 in a 2–1 defeat at home to Swindon Town in the League Cup first round.[33] He struggled to force his way into the first-team, making just 17 appearances,[33] as Luton finished eighth in League Two,[34] having missed an opportunity to make an impression in the first-team in the absence of first-choice central defenders Luke Wilkinson and Steve McNulty through suspension.[35] After the end of the season, Franks was transfer-listed by manager John Still,[36] before his contract was cancelled a year early by mutual consent on 15 July 2015.[37]
Stevenage
On 17 July 2015, Franks signed for Luton's near-neighbours Stevenage.[38] He debuted on the opening day of 2015–16 in a 2–0 defeat at home to Notts County and scored his first goal in a 2–0 victory at home to Hartlepool United on 22 August.[39] Franks finished the season with 42 appearances and three goals,[39] as Stevenage finished 18th in League Two.[40] He was named Season Ticket Holders Player of the Year, BoroChat Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year at the club's end-of-season presentation night.[41]
International career
In June 2013, Franks was selected for the England national C team and won his first cap in a 6–1 victory over Bermuda.[42] On 19 November 2013, Franks scored his first international goal in a 2–2 draw with Czech Republic U21, a match in which he also captained the team for the first time.[43] Franks went on to earn five caps for the England C team, captaining the side four times, before becoming ineligible due to Luton Town's promotion to the Football League.
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 August 2017
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 2008–09[44] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009–10[45] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Basingstoke Town (loan) | 2009–10[10] | Conference South | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
AFC Wimbledon | 2010–11[13] | Conference Premier | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2011–12[22] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
Hayes & Yeading United (loan) | 2011–12[13] | Conference Premier | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Newport County (loan) | 2011–12[13] | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Welling United | 2012–13[26] | Conference South | 34 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 4 | |
2013–14[13] | Conference Premier | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 72 | 4 | |||
Luton Town | 2013–14[26] | Conference Premier | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
2014–15[33] | League Two | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
Stevenage | 2015–16[39] | League Two | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 42 | 3 |
2016–17[46] | League Two | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 46 | 4 | |
2017–18[47] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 80 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 90 | 7 | ||
Career total | 219 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 256 | 15 |
- ↑ Two appearances in Hampshire Senior Cup, one in FA Trophy
- 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy
- 1 2 Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in Bedfordshire Senior Cup
- ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
Honours
Club
AFC Wimbledon
- Conference Premier play-offs: 2010–11[15]
Welling United
Luton Town
Individual
- Conference South Team of the Year: 2012–13[28]
- Stevenage Player of the Year: 2015–16[41]
References
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- ↑ "Fraser Franks". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ Jones, Simon (26 April 2013). "Welling United interview: Fraser Franks, Ross Lafayette and Kiernan Hughes-Mason talk to Sportsmail". Daily Mail. London. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Case study: Fraser Franks" (PDF). League Football Education. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Swansea 2–0 Brentford". Sky Sports. 12 August 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Barrow 2–1 Brentford". Sky Sports. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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- ↑ Murtagh, Jacob (18 September 2009). "Brentford FC defender goes out on loan". Get West London. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Fraser Franks appearances: 2009/10 appearances". Basingstoke Town F.C. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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- ↑ Murtagh, Jacob (29 July 2010). "AFC Wimbledon snap up trio". Surrey Herald. Guildford. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
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- ↑ "Newport County sign defender Fraser Franks on loan". BBC Sport. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Newport County's top loan stars and the worst flops of the last 10 years". South Wales Argus. Newport. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Games played by Fraser Franks in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ Murtagh, Jacob (9 May 2012). "Brown lifts the lid on Dons cull". Get West London. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Fraser Franks now has a chance to kick-start his career, says Welling United boss Jamie Day". Kentish Football. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
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- 1 2 Doig, Mark (9 June 2013). "Six Kent players in Team of the Year". Kent Sports News. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
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- ↑ Panting, Matthew (17 January 2014). "Former AFC Wimbledon and Brentford defender Fraser Franks leaves Welling United to join Skrill Premier title favourites Luton Town". Kent Online. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ Wood, Mark (11 February 2014). "Lethal Gray sends Hatters six points clear". Luton Today. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Luton Town win Conference Premier and Football League spot". BBC Sport. 15 April 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Fraser Franks in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Luton Town 2014–2015: Table: Final table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ Cunliffe, James (25 February 2015). "Luton Town: Luke Wilkinson poised to return to line-up after stand in defenders miss chance to impress". Bedfordshire on Sunday. Bedford. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (8 May 2015). "Franks expecting to leave Kenilworth Road this summer". Luton Today. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (15 July 2015). "Franks leaves Luton". Luton Today. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Fraser Franks: Former Luton Town defender joins Stevenage". BBC Sport. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Fraser Franks in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Stevenage 2015–2016: Table: Final table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- 1 2 Scott, Alan (30 April 2016). "Stevenage news: Humble Fraser Franks shocked that Tonge didn't win his player of year awards". Hertfordshire Mercury. Hertford. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (5 June 2013). "Gray skippers England C to huge win in Bermuda". Luton Today. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ Simmonds, Mike (20 November 2013). "Hatters duo help England C to Czech Republic draw". Luton Today. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Fraser Franks in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Fraser Franks in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Fraser Franks in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Fraser Franks in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
External links
- Fraser Franks profile at the Stevenage F.C. website
- Fraser Franks at Soccerbase