| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Paul Fry | ||
| Date of birth | (1960-01-05) 5 January 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Bournemouth, England | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974-1976 | Weymouth | 12 | (0) |
| 1977–1983 | Crystal Palace | 40 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Gillingham | 49 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Torquay United | 30 | (0) |
| Fisher Athletic | |||
| 1992 | Salisbury City | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Paul Fry (born 5 January 1960)1 is an English former professional football goalkeeper. Born in Bournemouth, he began his career at Weymouth as an amateur1 and in January 1977 signed for Crystal Palace.1 Fry was initially understudy to firstly, John Burridge and then Paul Barron but in the second half of the 1982–83 season, became first-choice goalkeeper after Barron left the club.2 In July 1983, however, he was transferred to Gillingham1 and later went on to play for Torquay United.3
After that, he moved into non-league football, playing for Cheltenham Town, Fisher Athletic and Yeovil Town in the Football Conference. In April 1991, he scored with a wind assisted drop kick for Yeovil in a 7–2 win in a league game against Slough Town.. He joined Salisbury City in the summer of 1992.4
References
References
- Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 324. ISBN 0907969542.
- Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. pp. 248–59. ISBN 0907969542.
- Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 125–6. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- Thear, David; Walker, Richard; Waterhouse, Peter; Wood, Peter (2007). The Whites - Salisbury City F.C. the first 60 years 1947-2007. Citywhite Publishing. p. 197. ISBN 9780955417009.
External links
External links
- David Fry at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database