Danny Guthrie

Danny Guthrie
Danny Guthrie v Ipswich.jpg
Guthrie playing for Newcastle United in 2010
Personal information
Full name Danny Sean Guthrie[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-18) 18 April 1987 (age 26)
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Reading
Number 20
Youth career
2000–2002 Manchester United
2002–2005 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005–2008 Liverpool 3 (0)
2007 → Southampton (loan) 10 (0)
2007–2008 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 25 (0)
2008–2012 Newcastle United 92 (7)
2012– Reading 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:35, 13 April 2013 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Danny Sean Guthrie (born 18 April 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Reading as a midfielder.

His displays in Liverpool's Academy side earned him a call-up to the England schoolboy side. He was a regular captain of the reserve squad.

Early life

Born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Guthrie attended Thomas Telford School from the age of 11 until he was 16 while he was also a part of the Manchester United youth academy. He was a member of a very successful football squad at his school, winning many County Cups and reaching the semi-finals in the English School's National Football Tournament. Guthrie then left Shropshire to live on Merseyside at the age of 16 to further his footballing career at Liverpool.

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Club career

Liverpool

His first appearance with the Liverpool senior team came in the summer 2006 pre-season friendly at Wrexham, where he played as a left midfielder. He made his competitive first-team debut after being named on the bench in a Football League Cup tie against Reading on 25 October 2006, coming on as a 62nd minute substitute for Mohamed Sissoko. A month later he made his Premier League debut, again as a substitute, against Portsmouth. He started his first match for Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League against Galatasaray on 5 December, which ended in a 3–2 away defeat for Liverpool.

Southampton (on loan)

On 2 March 2007 Guthrie signed for Southampton on an emergency loan deal until the end of the month[3][4] which was subsequently extended to the end of the season.

Bolton Wanderers (on loan)

Guthrie spent the 2007–08 season with Bolton Wanderers, who at the start of the season were managed by former Liverpool player and coach Sammy Lee.[5] Lee left the club by mutual consent in October, and there was speculation that Guthrie would not stay at Bolton for the rest of his loan spell, However, Gary Megson showed faith in Guthrie when he took over and he played intermittently. He scored on his Bolton debut against Fulham in the League Cup,[6] his first professional goal. He was also in the starting XI for the Bolton team that drew 2–2 with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena during the UEFA Cup. Megson further showed faith in Guthrie by starting him in the line up in Megson's second league match, a victory at home to Manchester United. Guthrie completed the season with 25 Premier League appearances before returning to Liverpool.

Newcastle United

Guthrie signed for Newcastle on 11 July 2008 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £2.5m, on a four year contract. His new manager, Kevin Keegan, compared him to former Newcastle favourites Rob Lee and Paul Bracewell.[7] Guthrie made his debut for Newcastle in a pre-season game against Hartlepool United, where he came on at half time and managed to score one goal and create another. He added to this on 6 August, by scoring against PSV Eindhoven at St. James' Park on his home debut. On 17 August, Guthrie made his competitive debut alongside fellow debutants Jonás Gutiérrez and Fabricio Coloccini in a 1–1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford. On 13 September Guthrie received a late red card being sent off in a home loss to Hull City, following a cynical hack at Craig Fagan, who was later revealed to have broken his leg.[8] He scored his first Premier League goal for Newcastle on 14 December as part of a 3–0 away win against Portsmouth. His second goal came on 26 December from the penalty spot as part of a 2–1 away loss to Wigan Athletic.

In the 2008–09 season, Guthrie featured regularly and formed a midfield partnership with Nicky Butt prolonged by an injury sustained by Joey Barton, the former Manchester City player having temporarily kept Guthrie out of the starting line-up following a return from suspension. For his performances during the season he gained praise from the media and fans alike, becoming a surprise favourite with the Toon Army as a result.[citation needed]

Guthrie became more of a regular in the 2009–10 season as Newcastle, relegated from the Premiership, began life in the Football League Championship. He scored three goals in three games, netting in the 4–3 League Cup win over Huddersfield Town, and then scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over Leicester City, then in the 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion. Guthrie scored two goals and was voted man of the match in a 6–1 win over Barnsley He had his best season with Newcastle in the Championship, scoring 5 goals from 43 games and having his team's highest number of assists (13).[9]

After promotion to the Premier League, Guthrie took part in Newcastle's pre-season fixtures, playing in the 2-2 draw with PSV on the left wing, and in central midfield alongside Joey Barton in a 2-1 defeat to Rangers. He missed the opening fixtures of the 2010–11 Premier League season against Manchester United, Aston Villa, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackpool with a knee injury . He returned to contention in October after making a string of reserve team games. He returned to play against Wigan Athletic in a 2-2 draw, playing on the right wing. He was dropped for the next game after an unimpressive display.[10]

Guthrie was an out of favour player with Newcastle after the signing of Cheick Tioté. The consistent form of Joey Barton and Kevin Nolan also kept the 24 year old on the bench throughout much of the season and he only registered 1 assist.

A knee injury suffered in pre-season kept Guthrie out of the first few months of the 2011–12 Premier League season and made his return in the 4-3 League Cup defeat to Blackburn Rovers, scoring a long range goal in the process. Due to an injury to Tioté, Guthrie started against Stoke City and Everton. On 21 January 2012 he scored a superb long range goal against Fulham at Craven Cottage to give Newcastle a 1–0 lead, in a game they would eventually go on to lose 5-2.[11]

He was released by Newcastle United on 1 June 2012.[12] Shortly thereafter, his £40,000 wedding was marred by violence, and police were twice called out to the stately home where it was hosted.[13]

Reading

On 29 June 2012, Guthrie signed a three-year contract at newly promoted Premier League club Reading on a free transfer.[14] He scored his first goal for Reading in only his second game, away at Chelsea, after Chelsea keeper Petr Cech spilled his free kick into the net.

In October 2012 it was reported by local and national newspapers that Guthrie and Reading manager Brian McDermott had fallen out after he was dropped from the team for the 3 - 3 draw with Fulham.[15] These claims were denied by both the player and manager.[16] Despite this Guthrie did not appear for Reading again until 22 December against Manchester City which McDermott stated was because of injury.[17]

On 11 December 2012 McDermott revealed that Guthrie had refused to travel with the team for the match away from home against Sunderland on that day. He cited reasons that his "head was not in the right place" to make the journey or play for the club in the match.[18] Following this, he was fined two weeks wages and the following day issued a full apology to his team-mates, fans and the football club as a whole for his behaviour stating that he "loved his time at the club" and would do everything in his power to regain a first team spot.[19] After the apology McDermott stated that he was happy to draw a line under the recent events and that Guthrie still had a future at the club.[20][21]

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Personal life

Guthrie lives with his wife Rebecca and daughter Sienna. They were married on 1 June 2012 at Allerton Castle, Yorkshire.[citation needed]

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Career statistics

As of 13 April 2013.[22]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2006–07 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 7 0
Southampton (loan) 2006–07 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 0
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2007–08 25 0 1 0 2 1 7 0 35 1
Total 25 0 1 0 2 1 7 0 35 1
Newcastle United 2008–09 24 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 27 2
2009–10 38 4 3 0 2 1 0 0 43 5
2010–11 14 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
2011–12 16 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 19 2
Total 92 7 6 0 6 2 0 0 104 9
Reading 2012–13 16 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 20 1
Total 16 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 20 1
Career Totals 146 8 10 0 12 3 10 0 178 11
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Honours

Newcastle United
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References

  1. ^ "England & Wales births 1837–2006". FindMyPast. Retrieved 27 October 2012. 
  2. ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 
  3. ^ Liverpool FC. "Midfielder set to leave on loan". Retrieved 2007-03-02. 
  4. ^ saintsfc.co.uk. "Saints sign Guthrie". Retrieved 2007-03-03. 
  5. ^ news.bbc.co.uk (3 July 2007). "Guthrie seals loan move to Bolton". BBC News. Retrieved 2007-06-21. 
  6. ^ "Fulham 1–2 Bolton (aet)". BBC. 26 September 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2009. 
  7. ^ nufc.co.uk. "Daniel Compared To Former Favourites". Retrieved 2008-07-18. 
  8. ^ Sky Sports. "Tigers increase Toon trauma". Retrieved 2008-09-13. 
  9. ^ "NUFC 2009-10 Season Assists Stats". nufc.co.uk. 2 May 2010. 
  10. ^ "Guthrie over Magpies injury worry". BBC News. 22 October 2010. 
  11. ^ "Fulham 5-2 Newcastle". BBC Sport. 21 January 2012. 
  12. ^ "Magpies Announce Retained List". Newcastle United. 2012-06-01. Retrieved 2012-06-01. 
  13. ^ "Battle of Allerton Castle". Daily Mail Online. 11 June 2012. 
  14. ^ "Danny Guthrie joining Royals". readingfc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2012. 
  15. ^ "Brian McDermott denies bust-up with Reading midfielder Danny Guthrie". The Independent. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 
  16. ^ "Ex-Toon midfielder Danny Guthrie denies bust-up". Reading Chronicle. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 
  17. ^ "Jem & Danny set for friendly". Reading FC. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 
  18. ^ "Brian on Guthrie". Reading FC. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 
  19. ^ "Guthrie tells Reading FC he's sorry and he loves the club". Get Reading. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 
  20. ^ "Update:Danny's apology". Reading FC. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 
  21. ^ "Reading rebel Danny Guthrie forgiven for refusing to play, says boss Brian McDermott". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 
  22. ^ Danny Guthrie career stats at Soccerbase
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