Matt Fry

Matt Fry
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Ronald Fry[1]
Date of birth26 September 1990
Place of birthLongfield, England[2]
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Concord Rangers
Youth career
Gravesend & Northfleet
2001–2009West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009–2012West Ham United0(0)
2009–2010→ Gillingham (loan)11(0)
2010→ Charlton Athletic (loan)0(0)
2010–2011→ Charlton Athletic (loan)25(1)
2012Bradford City6(0)
2013Concord Rangers?(?)
2013–2014Dartford14(0)
2014Concord Rangers7(0)
2014Chelmsford City1(0)
2014Eastleigh3(0)
2014–Concord Rangers0(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:35, 16 August 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Matthew Ronald "Matt" Fry (born 26 September 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Concord Rangers. He has previously played for West Ham United, Gillingham, Charlton Athletic, Bradford City, Dartford, Chelmsford City and Eastleigh.

Career

Fry is a product of Gravesend & Northfleet's youth team.[3]

West Ham

At aged eleven he joined West Ham's youth team signing his first professional contract, for West Ham, in June 2009.[4] Fry had his contract cancelled by mutual consent with West Ham in January 2012 allowing him to seek first team football on a regular basis.[5]

Gillingham (Loan)

He signed for Gillingham on 15 October 2009, on a one-month loan.[6] He made his professional, Gillingham and Football League debut on 17 October 2009, in the 2–0 away defeat against Milton Keynes Dons.[7] In November his loan with Gillingham was extended for a further month,[8] and in December extended again for another month.[9] Fry suffered a knee injury in Gillingham's away game against Exeter City on 28 December 2009 ruling him out of action for six weeks. In January 2010 he returned to West Ham.[10]

Charlton Athletic (Loan)

On 25 March 2010 he signed for League One side Charlton Athletic until the end of the season but returned to West Ham without having played for Charlton due to a persisting knee problem suffered earlier in the year.[11] In August 2010 Fry again joined Charlton on loan, this time until January 2011.[12] 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.[13] In March 2011 Fry returned to West Ham having made 32 appearances scoring one goal, in all competitions, for Charlton Athletic.[14]

Bradford City

In February 2012, Fry joined Bradford City on a free transfer following the termination of his contract by mutual consent from West Ham in January.[15] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw at home to Port Vale on 14 February, in which he played 79 minutes before being substituted.[16]

Concord Rangers

After leaving Bradford City, Fry played for Concord Rangers helping them win promotion from the Isthmian League to the Conference South in season 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

In June 2013 Fry signed for Dartford.[17] but returned to Concord in March 2014 having made 15 appearances.

Career statistics

As of match played 26 April 2014.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 2009–10[19] Premier League 000000—00
2010–11[20] Premier League 000000—00
2011–12[21] Championship 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Gillingham (loan) 2009–10[19] League One 110200000130
Charlton Athletic (loan) 2009–10[19] League One 0000000000
2010–11[20] League One 25140003[lower-alpha 1]0321
Total 251400030321
Bradford City 2011–12[21] League Two 6000000060
Dartford 2013–14[22] Conference Premier 14030—00170
Concord Rangers 2013–14[22] Conference South 7000—0070
Career total 631900030751
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 437. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ↑ "Ebbsfleet United Youth Teams". Ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Fry signs up www.whufc.com
  5. ↑ "Driver on the right road.". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Gillingham snap up Vernon and Fry". BBC Sport. 15 October 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2009.
  7. ↑ "MK Dons 2–0 Gillingham". BBC News. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  8. ↑ "Fry Extends Loan Deal". Gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  9. ↑ "Fry agrees one month extension". Gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  10. ↑ "Fry returns". Whufc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  11. ↑ "Fry feeling good". Whufc.com. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
  12. ↑ "Fry joins Addicks". Whufc.com. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  13. ↑ "BBC Sport – Football – Huddersfield 3–1 Charlton". BBC News. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
  14. ↑ "Fry returns to Upton Park". cafctv.co.uk. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  15. ↑ "Fry signs up.". www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "Bradford 1–1 Port Vale" BBC Sport. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Dartford sign former West Ham man Matt Fry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  18. ↑ Bailey, Michael (7 May 2013). "Heartbreak again as Lowestoft Town lose out to Concord Rangers". www.edp24.co.uk. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 "Games played by Matt Fry in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Games played by Matt Fry in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 "Games played by Matt Fry in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 "Games played by Matt Fry in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

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