Full name Leslie Fridge 1985–1987 Chelsea Current team Nairn County F.C. Years Team Height 1.83 m | Playing position Role Football player Name Les Fridge Position Goalkeeper | |
Date of birth (1968-08-27) 27 August 1968 (age 47) | ||
Place of birth Inverness, Scotland | ||
Leslie Francis "Les" Fridge (born 27 August 1968 in Inverness), is a former Scottish football goalkeeper. He is currently manager at Nairn County.
Career
A product of the Scottish Highland Football League, Fridge began his senior career with his home town club, Inverness Thistle FC of the Scottish Highland Football League, and as a 16-year-old played for Inverness Thistle, in goal, in the early 1980s' against Celtic in a Scottish Cup tie at Celtic Park and let in six goals. He transferred early in his senior career, as a youth to Chelsea. He made one appearance for the Chelsea first team where he let in 5 goals at home to Watford and ultimately failed to make the grade, and returned to Scotland. He spent 6 years with St Mirren, before having spells with Clyde, Raith Rovers and Dundalk in Ireland.
After much travelling Fridge soon returned home to sign for Inverness Caledonian Thistle. He spent four years with Caley but struggled to be regular choice at the Caledonian Stadium with the likes of Jim Calder and Nicky Walker to contend with. In 2002, he signed for near neighbours Ross County.
Fridge retired in 2003, and in 2004 was appointed Manager of nearby Nairn County FC of the Highland Football League. He was also briefly a coach for Caley Thistle's youth teams.