Ryan Kirby

Ryan Kirby

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-09-06) 6 September 1974
Place of birth	Chingford, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right back, Centre half
Youth career
	Brimsdown Rovers
	Arsenal
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1994	Arsenal	0	(0)
1994–1996	Doncaster Rovers	78	(0)
1996	Preston North End	0	(0)
1996	Crewe Alexandra	0	(0)
1996	Wigan Athletic	6	(0)
1996	Northampton Town	1	(0)
1996–2001	Stevenage Borough	61	(5)
2001	→ Aldershot Town (loan)
2001–2002	Aldershot Town
2002–2004	Harlow Town
2004–2006	Thurrock
2006–2008	Harlow Town
2009	AFC Hornchurch
2009–2010	Boreham Wood
2010–2012	Harlow Town
2012–2014	Grays Athletic	60	(1)
Managerial career
2006–2008	Harlow Town (player-manager)
2013–2014	Grays Athletic (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Ryan Kirby (born 6 September 1974) is an English former professional footballer who was last player-manager of Grays Athletic.

Playing career

Kirby, who played as a right back and centre half, began his career with the youth team of Brimsdown Rovers alongside David Beckham, and later played for Arsenal, Doncaster Rovers, Preston North End, Crewe Alexandra, Wigan Athletic, Northampton Town, Stevenage Borough, Aldershot Town and Harlow Town.

He moved from Harlow Town to Thurrock in August 2004. Kirby then returned to Harlow Town, where he was player-manager between November 2006 and December 2008. During 2009 he played for AFC Hornchurch and Boreham Wood. He left Harlow Town in June 2012 to join Grays Athletic.

In his first season at Grays Athletic, they were crowned champions of the Isthmian League Division One North. He later became player-manager, before leaving at the end of the 2013–14 season. Kirby made a total of 74 appearances in all competitions scoring once, over two seasons.