David Fry

David Fry
Personal information
Full name	David Paul Fry
Date of birth	5 January 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Bournemouth, England
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Weymouth
1977–1983	Crystal Palace
1983–1985	Gillingham
1985–1986	Torquay United
	Fisher Athletic
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Paul Fry (born 5 January 1960 in Bournemouth)^[1] is an English former professional football goalkeeper. 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 'keeper 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]}

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 324. ISBN 0907969542.
^ Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. 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.

External links

David Fry stats at Neil Brown stat site

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[ReferenceA-1] Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 324. ISBN 0907969542.

[2] Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. pp. 248–59. ISBN 0907969542.

[3] Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 125–6. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.

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