Steve Guinan

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Steve Guinan
Personal information
Full name Stephen Anthony Guinan
Date of birth 24 December 1975 (1975-12-24) (age 36)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Kidderminster Harriers
Number 9
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1993–1999 Nottingham Forest 7 (0)
1995 → Greensboro Dynamo (loan) 12 (4)
1995 → Darlington (loan) 3 (1)
1997 → Burnley (loan) 6 (0)
1998 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 3 (0)
1998–1999 → Halifax Town (loan) 12 (2)
1999 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 11 (7)
1999 → Scunthorpe United (loan) 3 (1)
1999–2000 Cambridge United 6 (0)
2000–2002 Plymouth Argyle 30 (3)
2002 Shrewsbury Town 5 (0)
2002–2004 Hereford United 75 (39)
2004–2007 Cheltenham Town 92 (13)
2007 → Hereford United (loan) 16 (7)
2007–2009 Hereford United 71 (18)
2009–2011 Northampton Town 39 (5)
2010–2011 → Forest Green Rovers (loan) 18 (5)
2011– Kidderminster Harriers 26 (7)
National team
2004 England C 4 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:14, 22 February 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Stephen Anthony "Steve" Guinan (born 24 December 1975) is an English footballer who plays for Conference National club Kidderminster Harriers as a striker, having previously played for Nottingham Forest, Greensboro Dynamo, Darlington, Burnley, Crewe Alexandra, Halifax Town, Plymouth Argyle, Scunthorpe United, Cambridge United, Shrewsbury Town, Hereford United, Cheltenham Town, Northampton Town and Forest Green Rovers.

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[edit] Career

Steve was born in Birmingham and started his career as a trainee at Nottingham Forest. He signed his first professional contract in January 1993 but despite showing great promise, only appeared in seven first team matches, 4 in the Premier League, during a long spell at the City Ground. He was loaned out to a succession of clubs with varying degrees of success, he became a favourite at Plymouth Argyle in 1999 when he scored seven goals in eleven league matches.[1] He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game against Carlisle, in which the goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to keep Carlisle United in the Football League.[2] He scored on his debut for Scunthorpe United but his loan spell reportedly ended with manager Brian Laws relieving him of his tracksuit in the club car park after the player refused to stay on-loan for another month.[3]

He left Forest and signed for Cambridge United three days after his 24th birthday in December 1999. However three months later he left and returned to Plymouth in March 2000. However by August 2001 he had been frozen out at Home Park by manager Paul Sturrock, despite being contracted to the end of the season.[4] Steve ended up training with Exeter but was unable to sign for them due to a transfer embargo, and he signed for Shrewsbury Town in March 2002.[5]

Guinan joined Hereford United in the summer of 2002 and enjoyed two successful seasons with the Conference side where he was top goalscorer in both seasons. In his first season he became the first Hereford player to score a hat-trick at Edgar Street for six years, in a 4-0 win over Barnet[6] The following season saw him named Player of the Round after hitting a hat-trick in a 6-1 win over Harrow Borough in the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round.[7] Guinan, a Liverpool fan, was also invited to make the draw for the Fourth Round alongside Ian Rush.[8]

Guinan was an integral part of the side that finished one point behind Chester City in a record-breaking season, scoring 29 goals in 41 appearances.[9] After Hereford's defeat in the play-offs he was one of several players who signed for Football League clubs, joining Cheltenham Town.

Guinan scored 7 goals in 47 appearances in his first season at Whaddon Road as Cheltenham finished 14th in League Two. His most notable Cheltenham moment came in his second season when he scored the winner in the League Two play-off final against Grimsby Town. Picking up the ball on the corner of the penalty area he sent a curling left-footed cross towards Kayode Odejayi. However the cross evaded everyone and went into the bottom corner, sending Cheltenham into League One. Guinan later admitted that his goal was actually a cross and he had not meant to score.[10]

Guinan's third season at Cheltenham was less successful, scoring just one goal in the League Cup against Bristol City, and was transfer listed. He subsequently returned to Hereford United, now in League Two, on loan and scored twice in his first match against Notts County. He went on to net a hat-trick in a 4-1 away win at Lincoln City. He was also voted Hereford's Player of the Month for February.[11] Having scored 7 goals in 16 appearances he signed a two year deal on 12 June 2007, following his release from Cheltenham.

Guinan featured regularly in the first half of the 2007-08 season but a calf injury sustained at the turn of the year kept him out for three months. He returned for the run-in as Hereford gained promotion to League One with a match to spare.

He scored his 50th league goal for Hereford on 23 August 2008 against Bristol Rovers. He has now scored 101 goals in his career.

On 26 May 2009 it was announced that Guinan had signed for Northampton Town.[12]

On 26 November 2010 he signed on loan for Forest Green having played and scoring against them in an FA Cup first round tie for his parent club.[13] Guinan came off the bench the next day to make his Forest Green debut in a 2-2 draw with Rushden & Diamonds. He scored his first goal for Forest Green on the 8 January 2011, scoring the winner in a 1-0 victory over Fleetwood Town.[14] After making 10 starts and 8 sub appearances, scoring 5 times, Guinan was released by Forest Green at the end of the season.[15]

Following his release by Forest Green, Guinan signed for fellow Football Conference side, Kidderminster Harriers on the 27 May 2011.[16]

Guinan is an A licensed coach, has an honours degree in Sports Science, holds the League Managers Association's Certificate of Applied Management and is an FA Level 2 coach educator. He now works full-time at an elite sports university called Hartpury, as the Senior Football Academy Manager. In his first season in charge, Guinan won the England Colleges Premier League and National Cup Final, beating Gateshead 2-1 at Bramall Lane. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team and placed in charge of senior and junior football at Hartpury.[17]

[edit] International career

Guinan played four times for what was then known as the England National Game XI in June 2004. He was England's top scorer with 3 goals as they finished third in the Four Nations Tournament in Scotland.[18] He also featured in a friendly against the United States which was his final match for the team.

[edit] Career statistics

Club performance
Club Division Season League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest Premier League 1992–93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Division One 1993–94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Premier League 1994–95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Premier League 1995–96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Premier League 1996–97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Division One 1997–98 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Premier League 1998–99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Division One 1999–00 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Darlington Division Three 1995–96 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Burnley Division Two 1996–97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Crewe Alexandra Division One 1997–98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Halifax Town Division Three 1998–99 12 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2
Plymouth Argyle Division Three 1998–99 11 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7
Scunthorpe United Division Two 1999–00 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Cambridge United Division Two 1999–00 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Plymouth Argyle Division Three 1999–00 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Division Three 2000–01 22 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 27 1
Division Three 2001–02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shrewsbury Town Division Three 2001–02 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Hereford United Conference 2002–03 39 14 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 43 14
Conference 2003–04 36 25 2 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 41 29
Cheltenham Town League Two 2004–05 43 6 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 47 7
League Two 2005–06 30 7 6 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 41 10
League One 2006–07 19 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 23 1
Hereford United League Two 2006–07 16 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 7
League Two 2007–08 28 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 3
League One 2008–09 43 15 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 15
Northampton Town League Two 2009–10 28 4 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 33 6
Career totals 340 91 20 4 10 2 10 2 5 2 385 101
As of end of the 2009-10 season.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Promotions

[edit] References

  1. ^ Guinan may stay at Plymouth 4TheGame.com, 4 May 1999. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
  2. ^ Metcalf, Rupert (10 May 1999). "Carlisle raise a Glass to survival - Carlisle United 2 Plymouth Argyle 1". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-carlisle-raise-a-glass-to-survival--carlisle-united-----2--plymouth-argyle-----1-1092696.html. Retrieved 14 August 2009. 
  3. ^ Striker forced to strip Sky Sports, 3 November 1999. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
  4. ^ Guinan slams Argyle Sky Sports, 6 August 2001. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
  5. ^ Shrews land Guinan Sky Sports, 28 March 2002. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
  6. ^ Steve Guinan Hereford Times, August 2004. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
  7. ^ Guinan gears up for the Cup TheFA.com, 20 September 2003. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
  8. ^ Bulls ace handed draw honour Redditch Advertiser, 31 December 2003. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
  9. ^ Hereford hit by Guinan blow Hereford Times, 12 May 2004. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
  10. ^ Guinan's lucky strike gives Cheltenham final lift The Guardian, 29 May 2006. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
  11. ^ Guinan receives Player of the Month award Hereford United Official Website, 11 March 2007. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.
  12. ^ Cobblers sign Hereford's Guinan
  13. ^ Forest Green sign Guinan on loan
  14. ^ Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Fleetwood Town
  15. ^ "Hockaday offers contracts to 11". forestgreenroversfc.com. 10 May 2011. http://www.forestgreenroversfc.com/news/showItem.asp?id=1368. Retrieved 10 May 2011. 
  16. ^ "Kidderminster sign three". BBC Sport. 27 May 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/9498950.stm. Retrieved 27 May 2011. 
  17. ^ "Guinan takes reins at Hartpury football HQ". The Citizen. 17 September 2011. http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/Guinan-takes-reins-Hartpury-football-HQ/story-13350502-detail/story.html. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
  18. ^ England defeat Auld Enemy TheFA.com, 23 May 2004. Retrieved on 22 June 2008.

[edit] External links

Kidderminster Harriers F.C. – current squad
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