Jamie Leslie Guy (born 1 August 1987) is an English former professional

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who played as a forward. He played in the

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before dropping into non-League football following injury problems. He enjoyed a six-year career with

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between 2004 and 2010, playing on

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for Tiptree United, Gravesend & Northfleet,

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, Dagenham & Redbridge, and Port Vale. Following a brief spell with

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club

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in 2010, he moved on to Braintree Town of the

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. He won

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in his first season with the club but suffered a double open fractured leg in a match against

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. He played on loan at

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in 2011–12 to aid his recovery. He later played for

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sides Maldon & Tiptree,

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, Heybridge Swifts,

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, Witham Town, Billericay Town, Brentwood Town, VCD Athletic, Great Wakering Rovers, Stanway Rovers,

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, Debenham LC and Witham Town.

Career

Colchester United and first convictions

Guy was born in Barking. He joined the

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, turning professional at the club in 2004. At the start of the 2004–05 season, Guy joined

Tiptree United on a one-month

. He returned to parent club Colchester to make his senior debut at

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in a 1–0 defeat to

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on 5 February 2005 as an 82nd-minute substitute. Three weeks later he played the last two minutes of a 2–0 defeat away at Hull City. Starting the 2005–06 season, Guy joined Gravesend & Northfleet on loan for October; however, after making his debut as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw with

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at Stonebridge Road, he played no further part in the club's

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campaign. Back with Colchester, he got his first start in a

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game at Milton Keynes Dons. In February, he returned to the Conference on loan with

. He scored his first goal in a 1–0 defeat of

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on 4 March and on 4 April scored a last-minute winning goal at the Abbey Stadium against

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. 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 in the

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. He scored his first senior goal in the 2–1 defeat to

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on 19 August. Also, he scored late goals against Coventry City and league leaders

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. Colchester ended the 2006–07 campaign in tenth place, the best league finish in the club's history. In July, he signed an extended

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with the club. The following season he featured less frequently, making only 12 appearances. In June 2007, Guy was fined £550 after pleading guilty to creating a disturbance in the

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town centre the previous month. He also received a twelve-month ban for drink driving in July 2008 and a further £100 fine for fighting in a

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. In need of regular football, Guy joined Conference club

on a season-long loan deal from Colchester United in July 2008. During the pre-season, Guy was in good form, giving

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Darren Patterson cause for optimism. However, in a pre-season friendly with

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he suffered a

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injury, before also suffering 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

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. A few days later he scored two goals in a game for the first time, in the

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game with Sudbury and was praised by

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Jim Smith. However, upon Chris Wilder's entrance, Guy departed, 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

contenders Dagenham & Redbridge, initially on a one-month loan. He made his debut for the club on 3 March, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 home defeat to Lincoln City. After scoring the only goal in a league match against Port Vale at

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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, intending to earn a loan move for the start of the 2009–10 season. Guy was especially keen on this prospect, but the deal fell through after he tore

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in his

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, requiring surgery to correct the damage. In September 2009, Guy pled guilty to threatening behaviour and was given a £350 fine, with £200 costs and compensation, after

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his ex-girlfriend in an incident in a nightclub in which he "spat in her face and pulled her around by her hair, causing a clump of her hair to come out". Guy faced no disciplinary action from his club following this conviction, and the proposed loan deal went ahead the following month to run until January 2010. The deal was cut short in November, after five games.

Non-League

On 19 January 2010, he had his contract at Colchester ended by mutual consent, and signed for Conference National side

two days later. He was released at the end of the 2009–10 season, and subsequently signed for

club Braintree Town in July 2010. Braintree won promotion to the Conference National as champions of the Conference South. However, it was a season hampered by injury for Guy. During pre-season, Guy suffered another

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injury after he broke a bone in the joint. In February 2011, he suffered a traumatic injury in a collision with

goalkeeper Gareth Barfoot; Guy was left with a double open leg

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and broken

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and

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. Braintree Town and Colchester United organized a benefit match for Guy on 16 July 2011 at Cressing Road, as Guy continued his rehabilitation. He joined Conference South club

on a one-month loan in November 2011. Upon his return to Cressing Road he pledged to repay Braintree for standing by him during his recovery. Guy signed with

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side Maldon & Tiptree in August 2012. The club achieved a second-place finish in Division One North in 2012–13, but lost the play-off final to Thamesmead Town. He signed a two-year contract with league rivals

in summer 2013. He was transfer listed in December by manager Mark Morsley. In January 2014, he signed for Heybridge Swifts. He signed with

in the Conference South in June 2014, having rejected an approach from Witham Town. He went on to re-sign with Grays Athletic 15 August, having failed to make a competitive appearance for Bishop's Stortford. Guy left Grays in December 2014, having scored eight goals in 24 appearances in all competitions. He then joined Witham Town on 8 December, and Harlow Town in March 2015. In July 2015 Guy signed for Isthmian League side Billericay Town, Brentwood Town in August 2015, and Heybridge Swifts again in December 2015.

June 2016: further conviction for domestic abuse, continued career in non-league

In June 2016, he was given a suspended prison sentence after he pled guilty to assault by beating (common assault) and using violence to secure entry to a property after an attack on his then-girlfriend five months earlier. In August 2016 he joined VCD Athletic, and in January 2017 league rivals Great Wakering Rovers before returning to VCD Athletic in March 2017. Stanway Rovers signed Guy in June 2017. On 18 November 2017, he made his debut for

in the Isthmian League North Division. He was released the following month, as Craig Edwards took over the manager role of the club. He re-united with

joint-manager and former Stanway Rovers coach Jon Willis, as he made his debut for Eastern Counties League Division One club Holland in a 3–1 defeat at Framlingham Town on 6 January 2018. He also featured for Sunday league team Marquis in the Colchester & District Football League during the 2017–18 season. In June 2018, he joined

in the Essex Senior League. On 21 September 2018, he signed for Debenham LC of the Eastern Counties League Division One North. Guy then rejoined Witham Town in July 2019.

Career statistics

Honours

Braintree Town *

: 2010–11

References

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