Career
He spent much of his career with, for whom he played in the Premier League. In 2008, he found new fame through repeated references to "Fraser Digby"s washbag" on Danny Baker"s 6–0–6 programme on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 5 Live. Digby was a Manchester United apprentice, making his League debut whilst on loan at Oldham Athletic in 1985, joining on a free transfer in December 1986 after two loan spells.
Digby, who represented England schools, youth and under-21s, did not leave Swindon until 1998.
In late 1992, he returned to Manchester United on loan as cover for Peter Schmeichel and was selected as a substitute on several occasions but never came onto the pitch. In August 1998, Digby signed for Crystal Palace, before moving on to Queens Park Rangers in 2001.
He was released by QPR due to money shortages after which he played a handful of games for non-league Purfleet. He joined Kidderminster Harriers in 2003 on a game-by-game basis (non-contractual), while at the same time rejoining former club Swindon and taking on the two roles of commercial manager and goalkeeping coach under Andy King.
The game was against Bognor Regis Town and finished 4–3 to Bognor, with Cirencester coming back from 3–0 down to 3–3 to make a thrilling finish.
Digby played for a Manchester United legends team touring Ireland. His last appearance was in a friendly match against Moyola Park in July 2008. When Digby retired from professional football, he spoke out against the methods for earning coaching badges for goalkeepers: The problem is that to obtain full goalkeeping coaching qualifications, you have to go through all the stuff for outfield players and I don"t really want to do that.
Digby has recently been the subject of many adaptations of popular songs, with lyrics written after a story from an anonymous correspondent to Danny Baker"s radio show.
lieutenant emerged that during a tour of "s football ground, someone had come across Digby"s washbag in the changing room and taken a tortoiseshell comb as a memento, thus coining the phrase "Fraser Digby"s Washbag". Baker saw that there was "music" in these words and latched onto lieutenant
The piece, entitled "Fraser Digby"s Washbag", became a regular feature of Baker"s Tuesday night slot on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 5 Live"s 6–0–6 programme for 29 weeks to the final episode on 26 May 2009, during which listeners sent in their own lyrics based on the story, which Baker would sing over karaoke versions of popular songs. In December 2008, Digby surprised Baker live on air, by appearing at the British Broadcasting Corporation studios to join the show and sang a "Fraser Digby"s Washbag" song himself.