Kurtis Guthrie

Kurtis Owen Guthrie (born 21 April 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Livingston.

He broke into the first-team in 2009, before transferring to Trinity in 2011.

He was beginning an electrician's apprenticeship before his professional football career took off.

After one season with Trinity, Accrington Stanley took Guthrie on a two-week trial, scoring against Premier League side Blackburn Rovers in his first pre-season friendly appearance for the club.

He won a bronze medal for Jersey at the 2011 Island Games, and later represented England C, scoring on his debut in March 2016.

His sister, Serena, represented England at netball.

After beginning his career on the island of Jersey for St. Clement and Trinity, Guthrie moved to England to sign for Accrington Stanley in 2011, making his professional debut the same year.

He signed a one-year contract with the League Two side with the option of a further year on 19 July 2011.

He made his professional debut on the opening day of the 2011–12 season in a 0–0 away draw at Northampton Town on 6 August.

In November 2011, Accrington manager John Coleman sent Guthrie out on loan to Conference Premier side Southport until January 2012 in order to get more match experience.

He scored his first goal in senior football on 3 December, as Southport recorded a 2–1 win over Alfreton Town at Haig Avenue.

He made five appearances for Southport, scoring one goal before returning to Accrington.

Guthrie played 16 games for Accrington in the 2011–12 season but was released by recently appointed manager Paul Cook in May 2012.

He spent time on loan at Southport and signed with Welling United in 2012, following a short spell at Bath City.

He helped Welling to win the Conference South title in 2012–13 and was sold on to Forest Green Rovers in May 2014.

Guthrie signed a short-term deal with Conference South side Bath City on 16 August 2012.

He made his club debut on 18 August as a substitute in their 1–1 away draw against Welling United, before scoring a hat-trick on his home debut at Twerton Park three days later in a 3–1 win over Maidenhead United.

Guthrie made 13 appearances in all competitions, scoring six goals before leaving the club after his short-term deal expired in October 2012.

Having previously been on trial with the club in the summer of 2012 following his release by Accrington, Welling United signed Guthrie after he left Bath City.

He scored his first goals for Welling on 13 April 2013, an 18-minute hat-trick against Weston-super-Mare at Park View Road.

He went on to tally eight goals in two seasons, amassing 61 appearances and helping the club to the Conference South title in his first season.

"'I think that spirit is what won us promotion. In terms of individual players, we probably didn’t have the best team in the division, but we had the best collective team unit. We knew one another’s strengths and weaknesses, and how best to work together.'"

Forest Green Rovers signed Guthrie for an undisclosed fee from Welling in May 2014.

He signed a two-year deal with Welling's Conference Premier rivals, moving from part-time back to full-time professional football.

He helped his side reach the Conference play-offs for the first time at the end of the 2014–15 season, appearing in the semi-final matches against Bristol Rovers where Forest Green bowed out 3–0 on aggregate.

He had scored eight goals in 42 appearances in his first season for Forest Green.

Manager Adrian Pennock had previously managed at Welling, as did Jamie Day, who would join the club as assistant manager in May 2015.

He made his debut at The New Lawn as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Chester on 12 August.

His first start came on 11 October as he played the full 90-minutes for Forest Green in a 1–1 draw with Gateshead.

He ended a 15-game scoring drought to score his first goal for the club in a 3–3 away draw against Torquay United on 15 November, before scoring his second of the match and the final goal of the game.

He played in the 2016 National League play-off final, and though Forest Green lost the match he returned to the English Football League after being signed by Colchester United.

He scored 13 goals in two seasons at Colchester.

Guthrie scored 12 goals and provided seven assists in 46 appearances in his second season with the club as they reached the 2016 National League play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 15 May 2016.

He played for 77-minutes of the final and provided the assist for Keanu Marsh-Brown's goal, though Forest Green lost 3–1 to Grimsby Town.

Rovers exercised an option to extend his contract into a third season, but accepted a transfer offer after the club's valuation was met.

Speaking in February 2017, Guthrie said that his career ultimately benefited from leaving the Crown Ground as "I started from scratch all over again [in non-League] and rebuilt myself".

He joined Stevenage in July 2018 and became the club's top-scorer during the 2018–19 season.

He joined Bradford City in January 2020 but found first-team opportunities limited and moved on to Port Vale on a short-term contract 12 months later.

He joined Indian I-League club RoundGlass Punjab in September 2021, before moving to Scottish side Livingston in August 2022.

Born in Peterborough, Guthrie grew up on the island of Jersey and began playing local football with St. Clement Sports Club from the age of eight.