Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Ronald Fry [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 26 September 1990||
Place of birth | Longfield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1] | ||
Position(s) | 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, correct 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Fry signed for Isthmian League South East Division club Herne Bay on 20 July 2018. [22]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Concord Rangers