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Matt Fry

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Matt Fry
Fry playing for West Ham United in 2009
Personal information
Full name Matthew Ronald Fry[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Longfield, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Position Defender
Youth career
Gravesend & Northfleet
–2009 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 West Ham United 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Gillingham (loan) 11 (0)
2010 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 25 (1)
2012 Bradford City 6 (0)
2013 Concord Rangers ? (?)
2013–2014 Dartford 15 (0)
2014 Concord Rangers 7 (0)
2014 Chelmsford City 1 (0)
2014 Eastleigh 3 (0)
2014–2015 Concord Rangers 30 (0)
2015–2016 Braintree Town 27 (0)
2016–2017 York City 21 (2)
2018 Herne Bay ? (?)
Total 146 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:45, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Matthew Ronald Fry (born 26 September 1990) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for West Ham United, Gillingham, Charlton Athletic, Bradford City, Concord Rangers, Dartford, Chelmsford City, Eastleigh Braintree Town, York City and Herne Bay.

Career

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Early career

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Fry was born in Longfield, Kent.[1] He is a product of Gravesend & Northfleet's youth team.[2] Aged eleven he joined West Ham United's youth team, and captained the under-18 team in the 2008–09 season, before signing his first professional contract in June 2009.[3]

He signed for League One club Gillingham on a one-month loan on 15 October 2009.[4] He made his debut on 17 October 2009, in a 2–0 away defeat against Milton Keynes Dons.[5] In November 2009, his loan with Gillingham was extended for a further month,[6] and in December extended again for another month.[7] Fry suffered a knee injury in Gillingham's away match against Exeter City on 28 December 2009, ruling him out of action for six weeks.[citation needed] On 7 January 2010, he returned to West Ham.[8]

On 25 March 2010, he signed for League One club Charlton Athletic until the end of the season,[9] but returned to West Ham without having played for Charlton due to a persisting knee problem suffered earlier in the year.[10] On 5 August 2010, Fry again joined Charlton on loan, this time until January 2011.[11] On 28 August 2010, Fry made his first appearance for Charlton and scored his first goal, in a 3–1 away defeat to Huddersfield Town.[12] On 22 March 2011, Fry returned to West Ham having made 32 appearances, scoring one goal, for Charlton.[13]

Fry had his contract cancelled by mutual consent with West Ham on 2 February 2012 allowing him to seek first-team football on a regular basis.[14]

Bradford City

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On 10 February 2012, Fry joined League Two club Bradford City on a free transfer.[15] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw at home to Port Vale on 14 February 2012, in which he played 79 minutes before being substituted.[16]

Concord Rangers

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After leaving Bradford, Fry played for Concord Rangers, helping them win promotion from the Isthmian League Premier Division to the Conference South in 2012–13 via the play-offs.[17] In May 2013, Fry played for Concord against Lowestoft Town in the play-off final at Crown Meadow, with Concord winning 2–1 to gain promotion.[18]

Dartford, Concord, Braintree

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In June 2013, Fry signed for Dartford,[17] but returned to Concord in March 2014 having made 15 appearances.[citation needed] In June 2015, he signed for Braintree Town.[19]

York City

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Fry signed for newly relegated National League club York City on 16 June 2016 on a two-year contract.[20] His contract with York was cancelled by mutual consent on 26 September 2017 to retire from full-time football on medical advice.[21]

Herne Bay

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Fry signed for Isthmian League South East Division club Herne Bay on 20 July 2018.[22]

Career statistics

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As of 26 September 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2009–10[5] Premier League 00—00—00
2010–11[12] Premier League 00———00
2011–12[16] Championship 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Gillingham (loan) 2009–10[5] League One 11020——130
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2009–10[5] League One 00———00
2010–11[12] League One 25140003[a]0321
Total 251400030321
Bradford City 2011–12[16] League Two 60———60
Dartford 2013–14[23] Conference Premier 15030—00180
Concord Rangers 2013–14[23] Conference South 70———70
Chelmsford City 2014–15[23] Conference South 10———10
Eastleigh 2014–15[23] Conference Premier 30———30
Concord Rangers 2014–15[23] Conference South 30030—3[b]0360
Braintree Town 2015–16[23] National League 27010—2[c]0300
York City 2016–17[23] National League 21210—1[b]0232
Career total 146314000901693
  1. ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in National League play-offs

Honours

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Concord Rangers

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ↑ "Ebbsfleet United Youth Teams". Ebbsfleet United F.C. 14 July 2009. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Fry signs up". West Ham United F.C. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Gillingham snap up Vernon and Fry". BBC Sport. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Matt Fry in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Fry extends loan deal". Gillingham F.C. 13 November 2009. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Fry agrees one month extension". Gillingham F.C. Retrieved 20 May 2010.[dead link]
  8. ↑ "Fry returns". West Ham United F.C. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "Charlton sign Nicky Forster, Matt Fry and Tony Warner". BBC Sport. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Fry feeling good". West Ham United F.C. 20 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Fry joins Addicks". West Ham United F.C. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Matt Fry in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Fry returns to Upton Park". Charlton Athletic F.C. 22 March 2011. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012.
  14. ↑ "Driver on the right road". West Ham United F.C. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Fry signs up". Bradford City A.F.C. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012.
  16. 1 2 3 "Games played by Matt Fry in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  17. 1 2 "Dartford sign former West Ham man Matt Fry". BBC Sport. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  18. 1 2 Bailey, Michael (7 May 2013). "Heartbreak again as Lowestoft Town lose out to Concord Rangers". Eastern Daily Press. Norwich. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  19. ↑ Lambert, Luke (22 June 2015). "Ex-Concord Rangers defender Matt Fry concedes Danny Cowley was a big factor in Braintree Town switch". The Echo. Basildon. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  20. ↑ Martini, Peter (16 June 2016). "York City sign ex-Braintree Town defender Matt Fry". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  21. ↑ Martini, Peter (26 September 2017). "York City defender Matt Fry's contract is cancelled". The Press. York. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  22. ↑ Fordham, Josh (20 July 2018). "Herne Bay add three central defenders to squad". KentOnline. KM Group. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "M. Fry: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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