 Frampton playing forAFC Wimbledon in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew James Kerr Frampton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-09-03)3 September 1979 (age 46)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wimbledon, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1998 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Crystal Palace | 29 | (0) |
| 2002–2007 | Brentford | 138 | (5) |
| 2007–2011 | Millwall | 88 | (4) |
| 2010 | →Leyton Orient (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | →Swindon Town (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Gillingham | 58 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | (4) |
| Total | 372 | (13) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Andrew James Kerr Frampton (born 3 September 1979) is an English former professionalfootballer who played as acentral defender.
Frampton joined the youth academy ofCrystal Palace at the age of 11, progressing through the ranks before making his senior league debut for the club on 3 April 1999 at the age of 19 years, 213 days. He spent four seasons with the Football League First Division side before joiningBrentford on a free transfer in October 2002. He would go on to make 138 league appearances for "The Bees" in a five-year spell with the club.
Frampton was born inWimbledon, London and brought up in nearbyPurley before being scouted and signed at the age of 11 by the youth Academy ofFootball League First Division sideCrystal Palace whilst he was playing for the Croydon Schools FA.[2] He was later educated atLancing College.[3] He proved himself to be a gifted athlete and was chosen to represent the school in the 1996–97 Boodle & DunthorneIndependent Schools Football Association Cup Final, which eventually saw his side triumph 2–1 overBolton School.[4]
Frampton progressed through the youth system at Crystal Palace before breaking into the first team and making hisFootball League debut at the age of 19 on 3 April 1999 in a 1–0 win overNorwich City atCarrow Road.[5] He went on to make five more appearances for the club during the1998–99 season, with the club ultimately finishing 14th in the league.[5] During the1999–2000 season he made 10 league appearances, including a 4–0 win overPortsmouth on 2 October 1999, with the club once again ending the season having achieved a mid–table league ranking of 15th.[6] The 21-year–old defender made another ten league appearances in the2000–2001 season.[7] Crystal Palace struggled throughout the season however and only preventedrelegation to theSecond Division on the final day, beatingStockport County 1–0 on 6 May 2001.[8] Frampton found his first-team opportunities limited during the2001–02, playing just two matches in April 2002, as he proved unable to compete withCraig Harrison as first choice left-back.[9] The defender made two appearances for Crystal Palace during the2002–03 season, however, having failed to cement his place in the first-team, Frampton subsequently joined Football League Second Division clubBrentford on a free transfer on 28 October 2002.[10]
Frampton made his debut for the Bees in a 0–0 draw withPlymouth Argyle on 29 October 2002, coming on as a 71st minutesubstitute forJamie Fullarton.[11] He would go on to make a further 14 league appearances for the Bees in the 2002–03 season, including a 5–0 win overBlackpool on 2 November 2002.[11] He was appointed Brentford's vice–captain for the 2006–07 season and signed a new three-year contract in September 2006.[12][13]
On 27 June 2007, Frampton joinedMillwall for an undisclosed fee.[14] His Millwall career began slowly, with a number of defensive mistakes drawing criticism from the Millwall faithful in his first season.[15] But he won over the Millwall supporters with a series of strong, gutsy displays, culminating in him winning the supporters' player of the year award for the 2008–09 season.[16] Frampton left Millwall in the summer of 2011 after spending much of the season on loan at Swindon Town.
He joinedGillingham in July 2011 and he was soon appointed the new team captain replacingBarry Fuller.[17][18] He made his debut for Gillingham in the 1–0 win overCheltenham Town on 6 August helping produce a clean sheet in his first game.
On 28 June 2013, Frampton joinedFootball League Two sideAFC Wimbledon on a two–year deal after turning down the offer of a one-year contract extension with Gillingham.[19]
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