 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Froggatt akaberekerwa muLincoln, Lincolnshire. Murairidzi wechikwata chevechiduku Dave Richardson akatora mutambi wechikoro Froggatt kubva kukirabhu yake yekare yeLeicester. Froggatt akatanga basa rake Aston Villa somudzidzi, asati atendeuka nyanzvi uye kuita kutanga kwake kwechikwata muna 1991. Akanyatsozvisimbisa mumwaka wekutanga wePremier League wa1992-93 sezvo akaita mitambo makumi maviri nemasere, achihwina chibodzwa chake chekutanga achirwisa Crystal Palace mukuita uku, achibatsira kirabhu kupedzisa semumhanyi. Villa yakakunda League Cup muna 1994 uye kunyange zvazvo Froggatt akanga asiri rutivi rweboka rokupedzisiraakatamba mu semi-final first leg vachipesana neTranmere Rovers. Akakundawo kuzivikanwa kubva kuEngland U21s, achiwana makapu maviri mumwaka uno. 