David Paul Fry (born 5 January 1960) is an English former professional

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. Born in

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, he began his career at Weymouth as an amateur and in January 1977 signed for

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. Fry was initially understudy to firstly,

John Burridge John Burridge (born 3 December 1951), nicknamed Budgie, is an English former goalkeeper. In his senior career he played for 29 clubs, 18 of them in the Football League, in a career that lasted nearly 30 years. Overall, Burridge played 768 lea ...

and then

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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

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. After that, he moved into

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, playing for

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, Fisher Athletic and Yeovil Town in the

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. 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.

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* 1960 births Living people English men's footballers Gillingham F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Fisher Athletic F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players Footballers from Bournemouth English Football League players Men's association football goalkeepers {{England-footy-goalkeeper-1960s-stub