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Kurtis Owen Guthrie (born 21 April 1993) is an English professional
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who plays as a
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for club Queen of the South. He won a bronze medal for
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at the
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. He later represented
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, scoring on his debut in March 2016. His sister, Serena, represented
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at
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. After beginning his career on the island of Jersey for St. Clement and
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, Guthrie moved to England to sign for
Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that compete in the , the fourth level of the English football league system. They have spent their entire history playing a ...
in 2011, making his professional debut the same year. He spent time on
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at
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and signed with
Welling United Welling United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The most prominent aspect of the club is its men's first team, who play in the , the seventh level of the E ...
in 2012, following a short spell at
Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Nicknamed the "R ...
. He helped Welling to win the
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title in 2012–13 and was sold on to
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in May 2014. He played in the
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. Though Forest Green lost the match, he returned to the
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after being signed by
Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...
. He scored 13 goals in two seasons at Colchester. He joined
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in July 2018 and became the club's top scorer during the 2018–19 season. He joined
Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...
in January 2020. He found first-team opportunities limited and moved on to
Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal ...
on a short-term
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12 months later. He joined the Indian
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club RoundGlass Punjab in September 2021 before moving to Scottish side
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in August 2022. He returned to the IPL with
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in September 2024 and signed with Jersey Bulls on his native island in February 2025. He signed with Scottish club Queen of the South in June 2025.


Club career


Early career

Born in
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, Guthrie grew up on the island of
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and began playing local football with St. Clement Sports Club from the age of eight. He broke into the first-team in 2009, before
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ring to
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in 2011. He was beginning an
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's apprenticeship before his professional football career took off.


Accrington Stanley

After one season with Trinity,
Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England, that compete in the , the fourth level of the English football league system. They have spent their entire history playing a ...
took Guthrie on a two-week trial, scoring against
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side
Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...
in his first pre-season friendly appearance for the club. He signed a one-year
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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
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on 6 August. In November 2011, Accrington
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John Coleman sent Guthrie out on
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to
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side
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until January 2012 to get more match experience. He scored his first goal in senior football on 3 December, as Southport recorded a 2–1 win over
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at
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. He made five appearances for Southport, scoring one goal before returning to Accrington. Guthrie played 16 games for Accrington in the 2011–12 season. He was released by recently appointed manager
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in May 2012. Speaking in February 2017, Guthrie said that his career ultimately benefited from leaving the
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as "I started from scratch all over again
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] and rebuilt myself".


Bath City

Guthrie signed a short-term deal with
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side
Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. Nicknamed the "R ...
on 16 August 2012. He made his club debut on 18 August as a substitute in their 1–1 away draw against
Welling United Welling United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The most prominent aspect of the club is its men's first team, who play in the , the seventh level of the E ...
, before scoring a
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on his home debut at
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three days later in a 3–1 win over
Maidenhead United Maidenhead United Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Affiliated to the Berks & Bucks FA, they are currently members of the . The club were established in October 1870 and have played at ...
. Guthrie made 13 appearances in all competitions, scoring six goals before leaving the club after his short-term deal expired in October 2012.


Welling United

Having previously been on trial with the club in the summer of 2012 following his release from 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
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at
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. He went on to tally eight goals in two seasons, amassing 61 appearances and helping the club to the
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title in his first season.


Forest Green Rovers

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. Formed in October 188 ...
signed Guthrie for an undisclosed fee from Welling in May 2014. He signed a two-year deal with Welling's
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rivals, moving from part-time back to full-time professional football. Manager
Adrian Pennock Adrian Barry Pennock (born 27 March 1971) is an English former footballer who played for Norwich City, Molde FK, AFC Bournemouth, Gillingham and Gravesend & Northfleet. He is the manager of Dartford. He spent two years as Welling United mana ...
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
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as a substitute in a 2–1 win against
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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
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. He ended a 15-game scoring drought to score his first goal for the club in a 3–3 away draw against
Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...
on 15 November, before scoring his second of the match and the final goal of the game. 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 Bristol Rovers FC is a men's professional football club in Bristol. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club is affiliated to Bristol Rovers W.F.C., whose team play in the FA Women's National Leag ...
where Forest Green bowed out 3–0 on aggregate. He had scored eight goals in 42 appearances in his first season for Forest Green. Guthrie scored 12 goals and provided seven assists in 46 appearances in his second season with the club as they reached the
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at
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on 15 May 2016. He played for 77-minutes of the final and provided the assist for
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's goal, though Forest Green lost 3–1 to
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...
. Rovers exercised an option to extend his contract into a third season, but accepted a transfer offer after the club's valuation was met.


Colchester United

Guthrie made a return to the
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in July 2016 when
Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its ea ...
signed him for an undisclosed fee. He agreed a two-year contract on 5 July and his signing was announced by Colchester on 6 July. Manager
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signed him as a support striker, though would soon see him as a "true No 9" as Guthrie developed at the club. He made his debut for the club on 6 August in Colchester's 1–1 draw with
Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...
at Victoria Park on the opening day of the 2016–17 season. He scored his first goal on 16 August in Colchester's 3–2 win over
Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...
at the
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. Guthrie scored his first professional hat-trick on 7 January in Colchester's 4–1 win at home to
Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...
, and was subsequently named in the EFL 'Team of the Week'. He was nominated for the ' PFA Fans' Player of the Month' award for January but finished third behind
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of
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and
Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third level of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...
's David Wheeler. He was ruled out for the remainder of the season in March 2017 after requiring surgery for an ankle injury picked up during Colchester's home game against Hartlepool United, having scored 12 goals in 36 games for the U's. Guthrie made a return to first-team action on 30 September 2017 as an injury-time substitute for
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in Colchester's 1–0 win at
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. Following another injury lay-off, Guthrie made his first league start of the 2017–18 season on 6 January, scoring Colchester's goal in their 4–1 defeat by
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. Ruled out with an ankle injury that required surgery and with his contract expiring at the end of the season, his deal with Colchester was terminated by mutual consent on 29 March 2018. His last appearance came in a 1–0 defeat at home to Yeovil Town on 17 March, a game in which he had an on-field confrontation with
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over taking a
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kick for the U's.


Stevenage

Guthrie joined League Two club Stevenage on 26 July 2018. He scored his first goals for Stevenage when he scored a hat-trick in an
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tie against Swansea City Under 21s on 28 August. His first league goal for "Boro" came on 6 October, in a 3–1 win over former club Colchester at
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; jeered from the start by supporters of his former club, he said that "it fuels me. I love it". On 17 November, he was
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for an "ugly challenge" on Adam Thompson in a 4–0 defeat at Bury. He received another
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on 1 January, after
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during a 1–0 win over Newport County. He was nominated for the EFL League Two Player of the Month for April, whilst
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was also nominated for Manager of the Month, after Guthrie scored seven goals and provided three assists in a run of four wins and a draw in five matches. He ended the 2018–19 campaign with 14 goals in 38 appearances, making him the club's top-scorer. Speaking in a post-match interview after scoring twice in a 3–2 defeat to
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on 14 September 2019, Guthrie backed
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to get the job permanently. However, the job instead went to
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, who dropped Guthrie from the first-team.


Bradford City

Guthrie joined
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for an undisclosed fee on 31 January 2020. He was signed by
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, who left the club before Guthrie had the chance to make his "Bantams" debut. He made "one unconvincing start" against former club Stevenage and one substitute appearance for new manager
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, before the
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brought the 2019–20 season to a premature conclusion. He was linked with a move away from
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in the summer but worked hard to convince McCall to give him another chance. However, he failed to score in eleven matches in the first half of the
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season, featuring just twice after Mark Trueman and
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took interim charge in December, and left the club in January 2021 after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.


Port Vale

On 15 January 2021, Guthrie joined
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on a contract until the end of the
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season. Guthrie said that he had felt unwanted at Bradford and that he would fit well in the game plans of Port Vale's caretaker manager
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. New manager
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continued to name him in matchday squads despite a 40-game goal drought that was ended in the final stages of a 2–0 win at Harrogate Town on 5 April. This was his only goal in 17 games for the "Valiants", and he was one of 15 players released in May 2021.


RoundGlass Punjab

Guthrie was linked with
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in the summer of 2021. However, he did not feature in any pre-season
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. He was instead announced as a new signing at
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club RoundGlass Punjab on 2 September 2021. He scored on his debut on a 2–0 Boxing Day victory against Rajasthan United. He scored two goals on his debut at the
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, in a 2–2 draw with
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on 4 March 2022. He scored 13 goals in 18 games during the 2021–22 season, and said that the experience of playing in India reinvigorated him after he had considered retirement before making the move.


Livingston

On 29 August 2022, Guthrie signed for
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on a two-year deal, with the club retaining the option of a third year, after impressing manager David Martindale on a week long trial. He scored on his debut two days later, in a 2–1 defeat to
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in a
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game at
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. He was sent off after the
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spotted him elbowing Keith Watson during a 2–0 defeat at Ross County on 6 May. He was released upon Livi being relegated at the end of the 2023–24 season.


Churchill Brothers

On 7 September 2024, Guthrie returned to the I-League by signing with
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.


Jersey Bulls

On 7 February 2025, Guthrie returned to Jersey to sign for Jersey Bulls of the
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Premier Division South. He scored two goals on his home debut at
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in a 6–1 victory over Horley Town.


Queen of the South

On 19 June 2025, Gurthrie joined
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club Queen of the South, where manager Peter Murphy said he "gives us a different dynamic in the forward areas".


International career

Guthrie featured twice for
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at the
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, where his side earned a bronze medal. He was called up to an
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training camp for the first time in September 2015. On 22 March 2016, he made his England C debut in an away international against Ukraine. He started the match and scored the opening goal in a 2–0 victory.


Style of play

A
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, he describes himself as an all-round player who prefers to play in the middle but can also play out wide.


Personal life

Guthrie's older sister, Serena, is a member of the 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medal-winning England netball team. Serena also featured in the
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and won a bronze medal at the
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in Singapore.


Career statistics


Honours

Jersey *
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bronze medal:
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Welling United *
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:
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