Frye began his professional career with
Kilmarnock but made no senior appearances and joined
Queen of the South in 1975. Featuring only four times, Frye left after a season to join
Stranraer, where he became the club's highest season goalscorer in his two years there. A move to
Premier Division side
Dundee United followed, but Frye dropped back to lower league football within a year, joining
Ayr United. Frye made over 130 league appearances for Ayr and went on to make nearly 100 for
Clyde, where he scored nearly fifty goals. Single-season spells played out Frye's career in the late 1980s, with time at
Airdrieonians, and returns to
Queen of the South and
Stranraer. 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 managing
Annan Athletic in the mid-1990s and was assistant to
Rowan Alexander at
Gretna until 2004. He was appointed manager of
Ardrossan Winton Rovers in June 2005, leading the club to the
Ayrshire League title in 2010–11. In December 2011, Frye left Winton to become co-manager with former Ayr teammate
Jimmy Lindsay at
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. It was announced in March 2013 that Frye would return to Winton as manager at the end of the season, but he resigned in April 2014. Frye's most recent managed
Saltcoats Victoria from November 2014 until February 2017. ==References==