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Barry Fry is one of the colourful characters of our wonderful game, a career in management that has seen Barry at Dunstable Town F.C., Bedford Town F.C., Maidstone United F.C., Southend United F.C., Barnet, Birmingham City and Peterborough United

Barry's management career began in 1974 at Dunstable Town, Followed by spells at Hillingdon Borough and hometown club Bedford Town, in 1979 Barry Fry became Barnet manager for the first of two management spells covering almost thirteen seasons. In his first spell, Barnet maintained a mid-table position in the Alliance League for six seasons before Fry left in December 1985 to manage Maidstone United. He returned to Barnet in August 1986 for a further seven seasons. Three times runners-up in the GM Vauxhall Conference, Fry achieved his first managerial success as Champions in 1990–91. Two years later he guided them towards the new Division Two (leaving two months before the end of the season to manage Southend)

Barry Fry moved to Southend United in 1993 with the club bottom of Division One.keeping them Southend up, he later in the year moved to Birmingham City. Though Birmingham were relegated in his first season, he won the Division Two championship in 1995 and also reached the finals of the Football League Trophy. During the 1995–96 season, Fry guided the Blues to the semi-finals of the League Cup but was sacked after their mid-season promotion hopes faded and the club finished 15th in Division One.

Just after leaving Birmingham, Barry became chairman-manager of Peterborough United. They were relegated to Division Three in his first season at the helm but they regained their Division Two status three years later. Peterborough is Barry's spiritual football home

Barry delivers a unique style, funny whilst serious, anactdotal and straight a must for gentlemans evenings and after dinner speaking