Matt Fry
English association football player in defence (born 1990)
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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.
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Fry playing for West Ham United in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Ronald Fry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1990[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) | |||
Career
Early career
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
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
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
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
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
Fry signed for Isthmian League South East Division club Herne Bay on 20 July 2018.[22]
Career statistics
- As of 26 September 2017
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 2009–10[5] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12[16] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gillingham (loan) | 2009–10[5] | League One | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2009–10[5] | League One | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11[12] | League One | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Bradford City | 2011–12[16] | League Two | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Dartford | 2013–14[23] | Conference Premier | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Concord Rangers | 2013–14[23] | Conference South | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Chelmsford City | 2014–15[23] | Conference South | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Eastleigh | 2014–15[23] | Conference Premier | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Concord Rangers | 2014–15[23] | Conference South | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Braintree Town | 2015–16[23] | National League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| York City | 2016–17[23] | National League | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| Career total | 146 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 169 | 3 | ||
- Appearances in Football League Trophy
- Appearances in National League play-offs
Honours
Concord Rangers
- Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs: 2013[18]
