Jamie Guy

Jamie Leslie Guy (born 1 August 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.

He enjoyed a six-year career with Colchester United between 2004 and 2010, playing on loan for Tiptree United, Gravesend & Northfleet, Cambridge United, Oxford United, Dagenham & Redbridge, and Port Vale.

A former under-15 player at West Ham United, he joined the Colchester United youth team, turning professional at the club in 2004.

At the start of the 2004–05 season, Guy joined non-League Tiptree United on a one-month loan.

He came through the ranks at parent club Colchester to make his senior debut at Layer Road in a 1–0 defeat to Blackpool on 5 February 2005.

He replaced Sam Stockley on 82 minutes.

Three weeks later he played the last two minutes of a 2–0 defeat away at Hull City, this time coming on for Gareth Williams.

Starting the 2005–06 with a couple of late minute appearances, Guy joined Gravesend & Northfleet on loan for October.

Coming on for Kim Grant 65 minutes into a 2–2 draw with York City at Stonebridge Road, he played no further part of the club's Conference National campaign.

Back with Colchester, he got his first start in a Football League Trophy game at Milton Keynes Dons, though made way for Greg Halford on 70 minutes.

In February, he returned to the Conference, on loan with Cambridge United.

He bagged his first goal in a 1–0 defeat of Woking on 4 March and on 4 April scored a last minute winning goal at the Abbey Stadium against Exeter City.

He spent mid-March back at Layer Road, playing both legs of the League Trophy Southern final clash with eventual winners Swansea City.

He spent all of the 2006–07 season with Colchester, who by now were in the Championship.

He scored his first senior goal in the 2–1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion on 19 August, scoring seconds after coming on for Kemal Izzet.

Becoming something of a "super-sub", he also scored late goals against Coventry City and league leaders Cardiff City, with the Cardiff game a particular highlight as he came on with the game at 1–1 and he played a key part in winning a penalty as well as scoring the second goal himself.

Colchester ended the 2006–07 campaign in tenth-place, the best league finish in the club's history.

Overall his stats of 34 appearances that season betray the fact that he rarely played more than 20 minutes of each match.

In July, he signed an extended contract with the club.

The following season he was called on less frequently, making just 12 appearances.

In June 2007, Guy was forced to pay a £550 fine after pleading guilty to creating a disturbance in the Colchester town centre the previous month.

He also received a twelve-month ban for drink driving in July 2008 and a £100 fine for "play" fighting with a friend in a car park.

In need of regular football, the young striker joined Conference club Oxford United on a season-long loan deal from Colchester United in July 2008.

During the pre-season, Guy was in fine form, giving manager Darren Patterson cause for optimism.

Guy claimed the dressing room atmosphere was a key reason for the impressive summer run.

However, in a pre-season friendly with Portsmouth he suffered a hamstring injury, before being struck down by a minor ankle injury.

These injuries frustrated attempts to build a strike partnership with James Constable.

Following Patterson's departure in late November, Guy was unsure of his future at the Kassam Stadium.

A few days later he scored two goals in a game for the first time, in the FA Trophy game with Sudbury and was well fancied by caretaker manager Jim Smith.

However, with Chris Wilder's entrance came Guy's departure, as he was recalled to Layer Road at the end of the year.

After four games under new Colchester manager Paul Lambert, he joined League Two promotion hopefuls Dagenham & Redbridge, initially on a one-month loan.

He made his debut for the club the same evening as he signed, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 home defeat to Lincoln City on 3 March.

After scoring the only goal in a league match against Port Vale at Vale Park seven days later, the "Daggers" were keen to extend the deal to the end of the season, which Colchester duly obliged to.

In July 2009, he joined Port Vale on trial, in view of a loan move for the start of the 2009–10 season.

Guy was especially keen on a possible move, saying "Hopefully we can get something worked out and I can come in on loan and do a job for Port Vale."

Following a brief spell with Conference club Grays Athletic in 2010, he moved on to Braintree Town of the Conference South.

He won promotion in his first season with the club, but suffered a double open fractured leg in a match against Eastleigh.

He played on loan at Thurrock in 2011–12 to aid his recovery.

He later played for non-League sides Maldon & Tiptree, Needham Market, Heybridge Swifts, Bishop's Stortford, Witham Town, Billericay Town, Brentwood Town, VCD Athletic, Great Wakering Rovers, Stanway Rovers, Ware, Holland, Walthamstow, Debenham LC and Witham Town.

Guy grew up in the East End of London and studied at Eastbrook Comprehensive School – also the school of Tony Adams and Paul Konchesky.