| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Frederick Frye[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1956-02-02)2 February 1956 (age 69) | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Darvel | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1975 | Kilmarnock | 0 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | Queen of the South | 4 | (0) |
| 1976–1978 | Stranraer | 78 | (51) |
| 1978–1979 | Dundee United | 9 | (1) |
| 1979–1983 | Ayr United | 132 | (46) |
| 1983–1986 | Clyde | 97 | (48) |
| 1986–1987 | Airdrieonians | 21 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Queen of the South | 29 | (7) |
| 1988–1989 | Stranraer | 20 | (5) |
| Ardrossan Winton Rovers | |||
| 1992–1993 | Queen of the South | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 391 | (160) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Queen of the South | ||
| 1994–1997 | Annan Athletic | ||
| Tarff Rovers | |||
| 2005–2011 | Ardrossan Winton Rovers | ||
| 2011–2013 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (co-manager) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Ardrossan Winton Rovers | ||
| 2014–2017 | Saltcoats Victoria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Frederick Frye (born 2 February 1956) is a Scottish formerfootballer who played as astriker for several clubs in theScottish Football League.
Frye began his professional career withKilmarnock but made no senior appearances and joinedQueen of the South in 1975. Featuring only four times, Frye left after a season to joinStranraer, where he became the club's highest season goalscorer in his two years there.[2] A move toPremier Division sideDundee United followed, but Frye dropped back to lower league football within a year, joiningAyr United.
Frye made over 130 league appearances for Ayr and went on to make nearly 100 forClyde, where he scored nearly fifty goals. Single-season spells played out Frye's career in the late 1980s, with time atAirdrieonians, and returns toQueen of the South andStranraer. 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 managingAnnan Athletic in the mid-1990s and was assistant toRowan Alexander atGretna until 2004.[3] He was appointed manager ofArdrossan Winton Rovers in June 2005,[4] leading the club to theAyrshire League title in 2010–11.
In December 2011, Frye left Winton to become co-manager with former Ayr teammateJimmy Lindsay atKirkintilloch Rob Roy.[5] It was announced in March 2013 that Frye would return to Winton as manager at the end of the season,[6] but he resigned in April 2014.[7]
Frye's most recent managedSaltcoats Victoria from November 2014 until February 2017.[8][9]