James Frederick Frye (born 2 February 1956) is a Scottish former

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who played as a striker for several clubs in the

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Career

Frye began his professional career with

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but made no senior appearances and joined Queen of the South in 1975. Featuring only four times, Frye left after a season to join

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, where he became the club's highest season goalscorer in his two years there. A move to Premier Division side

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followed, but Frye dropped back to lower league football within a year, joining

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. Frye made over 130 league appearances for Ayr and went on to make nearly 100 for Clyde, where he scored nearly fifty goals. Single-season spells played out Frye's career in the late 1980s, with time at

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, and returns to Queen of the South and

. Frye went back briefly to Queen of the South in the early 1990s, playing once and serving as player-manager. Played 1 game for Campbeltown Pupils AFC and scored 32 goals becoming their top goal scorer. Frye's grandson, Finlay Rodger is also one of Scotland's hottest prospect footballers who plays for the Morton Reserve Team at the age of 18. Frye spent three years managing Annan Athletic in the mid-1990s and was assistant to Rowan Alexander at Gretna until 2004. He was appointed manager of Ardrossan Winton Rovers in June 2005, leading the club to the Ayrshire League title in 2010–11. In December 2011, Frye left Winton to become co-manager with former Ayr teammate Jimmy Lindsay at Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. It was announced in March 2013 that Frye would return to Winton as manager at the end of the season, but he resigned in April 2014. Frye's most recent managed Saltcoats Victoria from November 2014 until February 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Frye, Derek 1956 births Living people Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire Scottish men's footballers Scottish football managers Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Kilmarnock F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Stranraer F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Annan Athletic F.C. managers Queen of the South F.C. managers Scottish Football League managers Darvel F.C. players Ardrossan Winton Rovers F.C. players Men's association football forwards Tarff Rovers F.C. managers Ardrossan Winton Rovers F.C. managers Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. managers Saltcoats Victoria F.C. managers