Jonathan Neil Guthrie (born 29 July 1992) is an English professional

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who plays as a defender for

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. He began his career with

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and has also played for

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, that competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' because of ...

, Leek Town,

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands County, England. Historic counties of England, Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east ...

and

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Club career

Guthrie was born in

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, Wiltshire. He started his career with

, progressing through the youth system before playing for the first-team in the

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from the age of 16.

Crewe Alexandra

In September 2011, he joined

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side

on a 10-week trial. In February 2012, he signed his first professional contract with Crewe, on an 18-month deal. In March 2012, he joined

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side Leek Town on loan, where he made a total of 8 appearances. He made his professional debut for Crewe on 23 October 2012, in a 2–1 win over

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, coming on as a late substitute for Michael West. He scored his first professional goal on 27 February 2016, against

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. The following month, he signed a new contract at Crewe through to the summer of 2017 and in August 2016 was offered a new contract beyond 2017. In March 2017, he was sidelined with a

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problem. On 9 May 2017, Crewe said Guthrie's contract offer remained open but manager

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gave a 22 May deadline for a decision, otherwise the offer would be "ripped up". On 23 May it was confirmed that Guthrie would be leaving the club.

Walsall

On 22 June 2017, Guthrie agreed to join

side

on a two-year contract. He scored his first goal for the club on 10 February 2018, in a 2–2 draw with

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. He made 52 appearances during his first season with the club, scoring once. Guthrie continued to be a regular in the first team, making 49 appearances in all competitions during the 2018–19 season, including scoring a brace in a 2–3 loss to

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on 12 March 2019. He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season.

Livingston

On 12 August 2019, Guthrie joined

of the

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on a two-year deal with an option of a third.

Northampton Town

on 24 June 2021 it was announced Guthrie had joined

on a two year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Northampton Town *

promotion:

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Individual *

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: League Two 2021–22 * League Two Team of the Season: 2021–22

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Guthrie, Jon 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Devizes English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Pewsey Vale F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Leek Town F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Wessex Football League players Footballers from Wiltshire