Russell Harry Fry (born 4 December 1985) is an retiredEnglish

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who played as a

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. He spent the majority of his career with

North Ferriby United North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. F ...

Club career

Born in

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, Fry came through

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. He made his

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debut as an 81st minute substitute for

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in a 3–1 defeat at

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in the

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first round Northern section on 22 October 2002. He signed his first professional contract with Hull on 16 December. His league debut against

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in the final game of the 2004–05 season lasted only 32 minutes until he had to leave the pitch with an injury. He signed a new two-year contract with Hull in August 2005. Fry joined

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side

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on a one-month

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on 24 August 2006. This loan ended on 25 September Halifax allowed him to return to Hull, having made four appearances for the club. He joined

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side Hinckley United on loan in October 2006 and he finished the loan with nine appearances and one goal. Fry was released by Hull in May 2007 and after trialling with newly-

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club

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during the summer he signed non-contract terms with Halifax on 9 August. He was an unused substitute in their first two games of the season before signing for Conference North club

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on non-contract terms later in August. Russell Fry 1

After being an unused substitute for Boston he opted to a move to

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team

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on non-contract terms, in pursuit of a permanent deal, on 15 September. He eventually signed a permanent contract at the club on 27 September. He joined

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team

on loan in November 2007. He made a scoring debut after netting the winning goal in the 45th minute of a 1–0 victory over

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on 24 November. He returned to York after the loan concluded in January 2008, having made 11 appearances and scored 3 goals for Ferriby. His first start for York came playing as a wingback in a 2–0 victory at

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in the

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on 3 February. This was followed by a second successive start in a 3–3 draw after

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with

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in the

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fifth round Northern section on 6 February, which York lost 3–2 in a

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, although he was substituted in the 52nd minute. Fry was released by York with immediate effect on 15 February 2008 allowing him to join North Ferriby permanently. He was nominated as a candidate for the Player of the Round award for the

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for his performance against

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, but eventually missed out to Justin Marsden of

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. North Ferriby were promoted to The Conference North League at the end of the 2012–13 season and narrowly missed out on a second successive promotion at the end of 2013–14 season. Fry received a special achievement award with North Ferriby after reaching 300 appearances during the 2013–14 season. Fry was part of the 2015 squad that took North Ferriby Utd to Wembley for the FA Trophy Final against Wrexham, in which North Ferriby won 5–4 on penalties to lift the Trophy in front of nearly 15,000 spectators.

International career

Fry was named in the Wales national under-15 team for a game against Northern Ireland in November 2000. He later played for the under-16s before representing England at

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level, making his debut as a half-time substitute in a 4–0 defeat to Russia in a friendly on 16 August 2005.

Career statistics

Honours

North Ferriby United *

: 2014–15

References

External links

Russell Fry profile
at the official

North Ferriby United A.F.C. North Ferriby United Association Football Club was a semi-professional football club in North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the time of their demise they were members of the Northern Premier League and played at Grange Lane. ...

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