External links
- David Fry at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Paul Fry | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Bournemouth, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Weymouth | |||
| 1977–1983 | Crystal Palace | 40 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Gillingham | 49 | (0) |
| 1985–1986 | Torquay United | 30 | (0) |
| Fisher Athletic | |||
| Total | 119 | (0) | |
| *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 amateur [1] 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 Gillingham [1] 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.[ citation needed ]
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