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Lewis Brett Guy (born 22 August 1985) is an English
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who plays as a
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. He last played for Annan Athletic. His most notable feat being a europa league game for Newcastle


Club career


Newcastle

Guy started his career at
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and appeared for them once in the
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.


Doncaster

Guy joined
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on loan during the 2004–05 season. Having impressed during his brief loan spell, scoring three goals in nine appearances, Guy signed a permanent deal with Dave Penney's side prior to the start of the 2005–06 season Despite only scoring three goals in 31 league appearances throughout the 2005–06 season, Guy's pace and dribbling ability made him a handful for any defence, which helped him form an effective striking partnership with
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during the first half of the season. The 2007–08 season seemed to bring a change to Guy's play, as he started to weigh in with vital goals and impressive performances, finishing the season with 8 goals in all competitions, his best in a season to date. Despite scoring the winning goal in the opening game of the 2008–09 season against
Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...
and the opening goal in the following match against
Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
, he struggled to continue his positive start to the season and failed to score another goal for Doncaster. In early 2009, Guy spent a month's loan spell at
Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...
, but he struggled to make an impact at Victoria Park, and was sent back to Doncaster after he picked up an injury.


Oldham Athletic

In 2010, he joined
Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...
on loan, initially for a month, which was later extended until the end of the season. He made 12 appearances for the club, scoring 3 goals, his first for any team in any competition in over two years.


Milton Keynes Dons

On 19 May 2010 Guy joined
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outfit
Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons Football Club (), usually abbreviated to MK Dons, is a professional association football club based in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third tier of the English football league system. The ...
on a free transfer, following his release by Doncaster. He signed a two-year contract. On 9 August 2011, it was announced that Guy had joined
Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and th ...
on a month-long loan deal. Guy returned to his parent club following Oxford's 2–2 draw with Burton Albion on 10 September 2011, having scored once in six appearances for the U's. He returned to Oxford for a second one-month loan on 24 November.


St Mirren

On 6 January 2012, Guy was released from his contract with the MK Dons and during January had a trial with
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club St Mirren; on 24 March 2012, he had signed a pre-contract agreement with the club, linking up again with
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, who coached Guy at
Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
. Guy scored his first goal for St Mirren in a 2–2 draw with Inverness Caley Thistle on 4 August 2012. Guy Scored his second goal for the club in a Scottish league cup match at home against Ayr United which finished 5–1 to St Mirren. Guy was on the score sheet again for the Buddies when Hearts travelled to Paisley. His goal meant that St Mirren were 3rd in the table after the first six matches of the season. Guy was released from his contract by mutual consent on 5 July 2013.


Carlisle United

After a long pre-season trial,
Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...
signed Guy on 25 July on a one-year contract. He scored his first goal in a
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victory over
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...
on 7 August. He was released at the end of the season.


Gateshead

On 1 July 2014, Guy signed a one-year deal with
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outfit
Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern England. It is on the River Tyne's southern bank, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle to which it is joined by seven bridges. The town contains the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Millennium Bridge, Sage ...
. He made his debut on 9 August 2014, scoring the opening goal in a 3–1 victory over
Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...
. On 21 January 2015, Guy left the Tynesiders by mutual agreement.


Barrow

After his release by Gateshead, Guy joined Barrow until the end of the season. He was released at the end of the season.


Chorley

Guy turned down a move to
Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, England. The town was historically in Cumberland. At the 2011 census it had a population of 25,207. Loca ...
in favour of
Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth came pr ...
, whom he signed for on 1 August 2015.


Annan Athletic

On 1 February 2016, Guy signed for
Scottish League Two The Scottish League Two, known as cinch League Two for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish League Two was ...
side Annan Athletic. He has retired from professional football.


References


External links


Lewis Guy profile
at mkdons.com * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guy, Lewis 1985 births Living people People from Penrith, Cumbria English footballers Men's association football forwards Newcastle United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Milton Keynes Dons F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Gateshead F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Chorley F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players St Mirren F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Annan Athletic F.C. players Footballers from Cumbria