Jon Guthrie

Jonathan Neil Guthrie (born 29 July 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish Premiership side Livingston. He began his career with Pewsey Vale and has also played for Crewe Alexandra, Leek Town (on loan) and Walsall.

Jon Guthrie
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Neil Guthrie[1]
Date of birth (1992-07-29) 29 July 1992
Place of birth Devizes, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Livingston
Number 27
Youth career
2001–2008 Pewsey Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Pewsey Vale
2012–2017 Crewe Alexandra 122 (1)
2012 → Leek Town (loan) 8 (0)
2017–2019 Walsall 88 (3)
2019– Livingston 28 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:51, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Guthrie was born in Devizes, Wiltshire. He started his career with Pewsey Vale, progressing through the youth system before playing for the first-team in the Wessex League from the age of 16.[2]

Crewe Alexandra

In September 2011, he joined League Two side Crewe Alexandra on a 10-week trial.[3] In February 2012, he signed his first professional contract with Crewe, on an 18-month deal.[4] In March 2012, he joined Northern Premier League side Leek Town on loan, where he made a total of 8 appearances.[5]

He made his professional debut for Crewe on 23 October 2012, in a 2–1 win over Swindon Town in League One, coming on as a late substitute for Michael West. He scored his first professional goal on 27 February 2016, against Barnsley.[6] The following month, he signed a new contract at Crewe through to the summer of 2017[7] and in August 2016 was offered a new contract beyond 2017.[8] In March 2017, he was sidelined with a hernia problem.[9]

On 9 May 2017, Crewe said Guthrie's contract offer remained open[10] but manager David Artell gave a 22 May deadline for a decision, otherwise the offer would be "ripped up".[11] On 23 May it was confirmed that Guthrie would be leaving the club.[12]

Walsall

On 22 June 2017, Guthrie agreed to join League One side Walsall on a two-year contract.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 10 February 2018, in a 2–2 draw with Blackpool at Bloomfield Road. He made 52 appearances during his first season with the club, scoring once.[14]

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 Portsmouth on 12 March 2019.[15] He was released by Walsall at the end of the 2018–19 season.[16]

Livingston

On 12 August 2019, Guthrie joined Livingston of the Scottish Premiership on a two-year deal with an option of a third.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra 2012–13[18] League One 2000000020
2013–14[19] League One 230200000250
2014–15[20] League One 25020201[lower-alpha 1]0300
2015–16[21] League One 39110101[lower-alpha 1]0421
2016–17[22] League Two 33020102[lower-alpha 2]0380
Total 12217040401371
Walsall 2017–18[14] League One 46110104[lower-alpha 2]0521
2018–19[15] League One 42240201[lower-alpha 2]0492
Total 8835030501013
Livingston 2019–20[23] Scottish Premiership 286202000326
Career total 23810140909027010
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. "From Waitrose to Wembley, the rise of Jon Guthrie ahead of 100th game". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  3. "Vale defender on trial". Wessex League. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  4. "Crewe Alex: Davis swoops to sign Vale star". This Is Staffordshire. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. "Player Archive". Pitchero. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  6. "Crewe Alexanda 1-2 Barnsley". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 February 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  7. "Guthrie Extension To Contract". Crewealex.net. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  8. "Jon Guthrie: Crewe Alexandra defender rewarded with contract offer". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  9. "Injury blow for Crewe as Guthrie set for surgery (1 March 2017)". Signal Radio. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  10. Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2017, CreweAlex.net. Retrieved: 9 May 2017.
  11. Morse, Peter (10 May 2017). "Crewe Alex: "I'll rip deals up if players miss deadline" - David Artell". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  12. Morse, Peter (23 May 2017). "Crewe Alex: David Artell reveals futures of Jon Guthrie and Oliver Turton". Crewe Chronicle. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  13. "Jon Guthrie: Walsall sign Crewe Alexandra defender on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  14. "Games played by Jon Guthrie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  15. "Games played by Jon Guthrie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  16. "Walsall: New Saddlers boss releases 11 players following relegation to League Two". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  17. "Welcome Jon Guthrie". livingstonfc.co.uk. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  18. "Games played by Jon Guthrie in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  19. "Games played by Jon Guthrie in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  20. "Games played by Jon Guthrie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  21. "Games played by Jon Guthrie in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  22. "Games played by Jon Guthrie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  23. "Games played by Jon Guthrie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
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