David Fry

David Fry
Personal information
Full name David Paul Fry
Date of birth (1960-01-05) 5 January 1960
Place of birth Bournemouth, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974-1976 Weymouth 12 (0)
1977–1983 Crystal Palace 40 (0)
1983–1985 Gillingham 49 (0)
1985–1986 Torquay United 30 (0)
Fisher Athletic
1992 Salisbury City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Paul Fry (born 5 January 1960) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. Born in Bournemouth, he began his career at Weymouth as an amateur and in January 1977 signed for Crystal Palace. Fry was initially understudy to firstly, John Burridge and then Paul Barron but in the second half of the 1982–83 season, became first-choice goalkeeper after Barron left the club. In July 1983, however, he was transferred to Gillingham and later went on to play for Torquay United.

After that, he moved into non-league football, playing for Cheltenham Town, Fisher Athletic and Yeovil Town in the Football Conference. In April 1991, he scored with a wind assisted drop kick for Yeovil in a 7–2 win in a league game against Slough Town.. He joined Salisbury City in the summer of 1992.