[5] Sometime later, Newport were facing financial problems and Berry was approached by Lou Macari at Swindon Town and subsequently sold for £15,000.
[12] He moved to Kettering Town, where he scored six goals from 89 appearances in all competitions, was club captain and then player-manager, following the dismissal of Gary Johnson.
Following the decision by the Board to once again reduce the playing budget, Berry announced his resignation before rejoining Stevenage as a player for the following season.
[13] He spent time working for Brian Talbot at Rushden & Diamonds, as both player and coach,[14] and, coming out of retirement following two operations on his Achilles tendon, at Bedford Town.
In August 2005, at the age of 42, Berry joined Cogenhoe United as a player and helped them in their historic FA Cup run, in which they narrowly failed to reach the fourth qualifying round.