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Line 59: Frail began his career with [[Archie Knox]]'s [[Dundee F.C.\|Dundee]] in 1985, gradually developing into a first-team player by the end of the decade. He helped the [[Dens Park]] side to victory in the inaugural [[Scottish Challenge Cup]] in [[1990–91 in Scottish football\|1990–91]], however his progress was hindered by a serious [[knee]] [[anterior cruciate ligament\|ligament]] injury, causing him to miss almost an entire season.<ref name="rivals">{{cite news\|url=http://tranmererovers.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=930&p=2&stid=8377097\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051115080202/http://tranmererovers.rivals.net/default.asp?sid=930&p=2&stid=8377097\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 November 2005\|title=Where are they now? Stephen Frail\|publisher=RoversRearGuard\|access-date=6 April 2007}},</ref> Frail joined Hearts in a £130,000 deal in March 1994 and his form during the [[1994–95 in Scottish football\|1994–95]] season as a right wingback led to media speculation of a call-up to the [[Scotland national football team\|Scotland national side]]. ~~Injury~~He was named in the [[PFA Scotland Team of the Year\|SPFA Team of the Year]] for 1994.<ref>{{ cite web \| url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003741/19950113/061/0061 \| title = WELL BUFFED \| newspaper = The Scotsman \| date = 13 January 1995 \| access-date = 5 May 2023 \| url-access=subscription \| via = British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> Injuries continued to hinder him though and in an away match at [[Dundee United F.C.\|Dundee United]] on 21 March 1995 he suffered similar knee ligament damage to that he sustained while with Dundee. He missed the entire [[1995–96 in Scottish football\|1995–96]] season and upon his return to fitness found his previous role in the team taken by [[Gary Locke (Scottish footballer)\|Gary Locke]]. Unable to maintain a permanent position in the team he filled-in as a defensive midfielder when required as well as deputising for Locke but left [[Edinburgh]] for [[Merseyside]] when [[Tranmere Rovers F.C.\|Tranmere Rovers]] paid £90,000 for his services in January 1998.

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