Kyle Perry

Kyle Blain Perry (born 5 March 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Kettering Town.

Kyle Perry
Personal information
Full name Kyle Blain Perry[1]
Date of birth (1986-03-05) 5 March 1986[1]
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Kettering Town
Youth career
2002–2005 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 AFC Telford United 60 (30)
2005 → Moor Green (loan)
2005 → Sutton Coldfield Town (loan)
2006 Hednesford Town 1 (0)
2006–2007 Willenhall Town
2007–2008 Chasetown 11 (6)
2008–2009 Port Vale 31 (0)
2009 → Northwich Victoria (loan) 7 (2)
2009–2010 Mansfield Town 40 (9)
2010–2011 Tamworth 40 (17)
2011–2012 Lincoln City 24 (3)
2012 → AFC Telford United (loan) 19 (1)
2012–2013 Nuneaton Town 12 (0)
2012 → Hereford United (loan) 8 (0)
2013 → Tamworth (loan) 12 (0)
2013–2015 Altrincham 80 (18)
2015–2016 Hednesford Town 28 (7)
2016 Worcester City 8 (1)
2016–2017 Stafford Rangers
2017 Barwell 7 (4)
2017–2018 Stourbridge
2018 Stafford Rangers
2018–2019 Coalville Town                         16 (4)
2019 Bromsgrove Sporting             6 (3)
2019–2020 Alvechurch 13 (3)
2020 Stratford Town 4 (2)
2020 Redditch United 0 (0)
2020– Kettering Town 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 October 2019

Failing to make the first team at Walsall, he dropped into non-league circles with AFC Telford United, Sutton Coldfield Town, Hednesford Town, and Willenhall Town, before impressing when non-league Chasetown knocked Port Vale out of the FA Cup. Failing to score for the Vale, he dropped down into the Conference National with Mansfield Town in June 2009. The following year he moved on to Tamworth, before signing with Lincoln in summer 2011. He re-joined his former club AFC Telford United on loan in January 2012, before signing with Nuneaton Town seven months later. He was loaned out to Hereford United in October 2012. He joined Tamworth on loan in February 2013. He joined Altrincham in May 2013, and helped the club to win promotion out of the Conference North via the play-offs in 2014. He later played for Hednesford Town, Worcester City, Stafford Rangers, Barwell, Stourbridge, Coalville Town, Bromsgrove Sporting, Alvechurch, Stratford Town, Redditch United and Kettering Town.

Playing career

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands,[1] Perry joined the Centre of Excellence at Walsall as an eleven-year-old and developed through the club's youth structure to be one of seven players, including Matty Fryatt, to sign a three-year scholarship for the club in March 2002; the scholarship commencing at the start to the 2002–03 season.[3] He later said he did not enjoy his time at the Bescot Stadium as he was picked on by the older youth-team players.[4] In the third and final year of his scholarship, Perry joined up with then Northern Premier League First Division side AFC Telford United on a temporary basis, scoring twice on his debut: a 2–0 victory at Gresley Rovers on 14 September 2004[5] the goals being scored against his cousin Dale Belford.[6] He continued with Telford for the remainder of the season, whilst continuing to play for Walsall's reserve team, an issue that concerned Telford's then manager Bernard McNally.[7] Having scored 23 goals for the Bucks as they secured promotion, Perry agreed to join the club permanently in July 2005.[8]

In October 2005, he joined Sutton Coldfield Town on loan,[9] debuting in the club's Southern League Western Division 2–0 home victory over Taunton Town on 22 October 2005.[10] A week later his scored his first goal for the club in their 2–2 draw with Ashford Town.[11] His final game for the club saw his score the consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat at Thame United on 5 November 2011[12] before he returned to AFC Telford United.[13] He later had a brief spell on loan at Moor Green.[4] Despite his tally of 32 goals in 68 games he was released in July 2006.[14] This was despite the fact that the 20 year old's goal tally had actually made him the top scorer in the young club's history, his record standing until 1 December 2008 when Lee Moore bagged his 33rd.[15]

He joined Northern Premier League newcomers Hednesford Town in the summer of 2006, but only played one game for the "Pitmen" – the opening day defeat against Marine before being released by manager Phil Starbuck.[4] He then moved to Southern League Division One Midlands side Willenhall Town on £70-a-week, where he formed a potent partnership with Matthew Barnes-Homer.[4] Perry went on to score 26 goals for the "Reds" and was selected in the Southern Football Division One Midlands Team of the year, but was not selected to play in the play-off final defeat to Bromsgrove Rovers.[4] After a prolific season at Noose Lane, he joined Chasetown in the summer of 2007. Another excellent return in front of goal saw him play in Chasetown's 1–0 FA Cup victory over Port Vale in December 2007. In doing this he helped Chasetown become the lowest ever ranked club to reach as far as the third round proper of the FA Cup.[16]

Perry playing for Port Vale.

He signed for Port Vale along with Chasetown teammate Chris Slater on 11 January 2008 for a nominal fee and gave up his day job as a graphic designer.[17] He made his debut for Port Vale as a 57th-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Swansea City in January 2008.[18] Perry later thanked Vale boss Lee Sinnott for saving his career.[19]

In December 2008, after not making an appearance for Vale in three months, Perry made it clear his intentions were to earn a spot in the first team and brushed off rumours that he would follow Chris Slater back into non-league football.[20] However, by February 2009, he was informed that he would not be offered a new contract in the summer.[21]

On 6 March 2009, he joined Northwich Victoria on a one-month loan.[22][23] This move was extended to a two-month loan as Perry hit two goals in four games for the club.[24] After three further games the popular striker was recalled by Vale manager Dean Glover after the club's strike force were hit with injuries.[25][26] After speaking to several clubs, Perry signed for Mansfield Town on 24 June 2009 on a two-year contract.[27][28]

In his first three appearances for Mansfield he scored twice against Crawley Town and once against Salisbury City,[29][30] though also scored an own goal in the 4–1 defeat to Luton Town.[31] By the end of the campaign he had netted ten goals in all competitions.

In July 2010, whilst in a middle of a two-year deal with the "Stags", Perry left the club by mutual consent to join Conference National rivals Tamworth.[32] There he bagged seventeen goals in forty games in his first and only season at the club. In July 2011, he rejected deals with Tamworth,[33] to sign a two-year contract at fellow Conference club Lincoln City, who had lost their Football League status earlier in the year.[34] On 5 January 2012, Perry re-joined his former team AFC Telford on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[35] He scored just once in 19 appearances, ironically against Lincoln at Sincil Bank.[36] In the fixture at New Bucks Head, before his loan spell, he scored twice in a 2–1 win for Lincoln.[37] He was told he was free to leave Lincoln,[38] and did so at the end of the season.

He signed with Nuneaton Town in July 2012, having been impressed by manager Kevin Wilkin.[39] He joined Martin Foyle's Hereford United on a one-month loan in October 2012.[40] Despite not starting a game for the "Bulls", his loan spell was extended into a second month.[41] He failed to find the net in nine league and cup games at Edgar Street, though seven of his appearances were as a substitute. He returned to former club Tamworth on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season in February 2013; "Lambs" manager Dale Belford signed him due to injuries to Peter Till and Scott Barrow.[42] He played 12 games each for both Nuneaton and Tamworth without scoring a goal in the 2012–13 season, as both clubs attained mid-table finishes.

Perry signed with Altrincham in May 2013, re-joining his former Vale manager Lee Sinnott. He scored 12 goals in 38 league games in the 2013–14 season, helping "Alty" to secure a place in the play-offs, and Perry played in the final as the club secured promotion with a 2–1 extra-time victory over Guiseley.[43] He scored eight goals in 47 appearances in the 2014–15 campaign, before being released in the summer.

Perry joined Hednesford Town of the Conference North in May 2015.[44] In March 2016, he switched to league rivals Worcester City after what he described as an "ugly experience" at relegated Hednesford, and scored one goal and provided two assists during his eight games to keep Worcester out of the relegation zone at the end of the 2015–16 season.[45]

He joined Stafford Rangers in August 2016, having been released by Worcester earlier in the summer.[46] Perry was the club's top-scorer as Rangers finished 13th in the Northern Premier League Premier Division at the end of the 2016–17 season. However he found first-team football at Marston Road hard to come by early in the 2017–18 season, and switched to divisional rivals Barwell in August 2017.[47] He moved on to Stourbridge, also of the Northern Premier League Premier Division, the following month.[48] He returned to Stafford Rangers in February 2018.[49] The club posted a 14th-place finish at the end of the 2017–18 season.

On 15 November 2018, Perry signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Coalville Town.[50] He left the club on 18 March 2019.[51] On 25 June 2019, Perry joined Bromsgrove Sporting.[52] He switched to Alvechurch in September 2019 as part of manager Darren Byfield's revamp of the "Church".[53] He switched to league rivals Stratford Town in February 2020.[54] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2019–20 season was formally abandoned on 26 March, with all results from the season being expunged.[55]

On 17 June 2020, Perry signed with Redditch United.[56] However he left the club in September 2020 without ever playing a first-team game for the "Reds".[57] He joined National League North club Kettering Town two months later.[58]

International career

Perry was called up to England C in November 2009.[59]

Personal life
Perry in July 2010.

Perry's cousin is former Tamworth goalkeeper, Dale Belford.[60] His brother, Todd, also played non-league football and the pair were teammates at some clubs.[61] He has a son and is separated from the child's mother.[62] He sings in a wedding band called Function Band Live and previously was in a band called StubbleMelt.[62]

Career statistics
Season Club Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Telford United2004–05[63]Northern Premier League First Division31210000003121
2005–06[63]Northern Premier League Premier Division299000000299
Total 60300000006030
Hednesford Town2006–07[63]Northern Premier League Premier Division1000000010
Chasetown2007–08[63]Southern League Division One Midlands1161010000217
Port Vale2007–08[64]League One160000000160
2008–09[65]League Two15000101[lower-alpha 1]0170
Total 310001010330
Northwich Victoria (loan)2008–09[65]Conference National7200000072
Mansfield Town2009–10[63][66]Conference National40932001[lower-alpha 2]04411
Tamworth2010–11[67]Conference National40172000004217
Lincoln City2011–12[68]Conference National243000000243
AFC Telford United (loan)2011–12[68]Conference National191000000191
Nuneaton Town2012–13[69]Conference National120000000120
Hereford United (loan)2012–13[69]Conference National8010000090
Tamworth (loan)2012–13[69]Conference National120000000120
Altrincham2013–14[70]Conference North38120000624414
2014–15[71]Conference Premier42622003[lower-alpha 2]0478
Total 80182200929122
Hednesford Town2015–16[71]National League North287000000287
Worcester City2015–16[71]National League North8100000081
2016–17[71]National League North0000000000
Total 8100000081
Coalville Town2018–19[63]Southern League Premier Central164000020184
Bromsgrove Sporting2019–20[63]Southern League Premier Central6310000073
Alvechurch2019–20[63]Southern League Premier Central13300003[lower-alpha 3]1164
Stratford Town2019–20[63]Southern League Premier Central4200000042
Redditch United2020–21[63]Southern League Premier Central0000000000
Kettering Town2020–21[71]National League North0000000000
Career total 42010219510163456114
  1. Appearance in the EFL Trophy.
  2. Appearance/s in the FA Trophy.
  3. 1 appearance in the Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in the Birmingham Senior Cup and 1 appearance in the FA Trophy.

Honours

Individual

Altrincham

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