Steve Guinan

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Steve Guinan
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Anthony Guinan
Date of birth	December 24, 1975 (age 31)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85m)
Nickname	Stevie G
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Hereford United (on loan from Cheltenham Town)
Number	24
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993-1999 1995 1997 1998 1998-1999 1999 1999 1999-2000 2000-2002 2002 2002-2004 2004- 2007	Nottingham Forest Darlington (loan) Burnley (loan) Crewe Alexandra (loan) Halifax Town (loan) Plymouth Argyle (loan) Scunthorpe United (loan) Cambridge United Plymouth Argyle Shrewsbury Town Hereford United Cheltenham Town Hereford United (loan)	7 (0) 3 (1) 6 (0) 3 (0) 12 (2) 11 (7) 3 (1) 6 (0) 30 (3) 5 (0) 74 (38) 92 (13) 10 (6)
National team
2003-2004	England National Game XI	4 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Steve Guinan (born 24 December 1975 in Birmingham) is an English footballer who current plays for Cheltenham Town, and since 25 January 2007, has been on loan at Hereford United.

Steve started his career as a trainee at Nottingham Forest and, despite showing great promise, only appeared in seven first team matches in a near seven year spell at the City Ground. He was loaned out to a succession of teams, with varying degrees of success, with his spell at Plymouth Argyle a highlight as he scored seven goals in eleven league matches. He eventually signed for Cambridge United three days after his 24th birthday. However three months later he was sacked, after throwing food at an offical club dinner, and went back to Home Park where he spent two seasons. After falling out of favour in mid 2001, Steve ended up training with Exeter but was unable to sign for them due to a transfer embargo.

In the latter half of the 2001-02 season he signed for Shrewsbury Town and the following season, he joined then Conference side Hereford United. He enjoyed two successful seasons at Edgar Street and was top goalscorer on both occasions, scoring three hat-tricks. Notably he was named Player of the Round after scoring three against Harrow Borough in the FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round. Hereford were title contenders all season and, despite missing several games through injury, Steve scored 29 goals from 40 appearances (in all competitions). Unfortunately the team faltered in the play-offs, with Steve missing the first leg through injury.

In May 2004 he was snapped up by Cheltenham Town. In his second season with the club he notably scored the winning goal in the League Two play-off final. This season he has made 23 appearances and scored 1 goal, in all competitions. On 17 January he was placed on the transfer list. On 25 January he returned to Hereford United on a month's loan.

Steve has since enjoyed a successful return to Edgar Street, scoring twice in his first match against Notts County. He then went on to score a hat-trick in Hereford's 4-1 win away at Lincoln City. He was also voted Player of the Month for February.

[edit] See also

• Hereford United Player Statistics 2006-07

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