LCFC 125 Years Legends Feature Steve Guppy

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As it is 125 years of Leicester City I thought I would do a feature on former Leicester City players every Thursday. The players will range from the 1990s to the 2000s. So first up is Steve Guppy.Steve Guppy signed for Leicester from Port Vale where he spent four years at; also he made 105 appearances for Vale and scored twelve goals as a winger. Guppy first appeared in a Leicester shirt in 1997 and over his Foxes career he was widely known to be one of the best cro sers in Europe. Guppy cost Leicester 850,000 in 1997 which turned out to be a real bargain. On the 1st of March 1997 Guppy made his first appearance for Leicester City at the age of 27. That day Leicester ran out 3-1 winners against Wimbledon.In the 1997-1998 season Steve Guppy became a regular in the Leicester City side as he made 37 appearances and scored Gilbert Perreault Men Jersey two goals that season. Oneof the goals came in a 3-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur. Steve Walsh and Emile Heskey also scored that day. Steve Guppy also scored in a 1-1 draw against Sheffield Wednesday. Leicester City finished tenth that season and also appeared in the Uefa Cup but lost to Atletico Madrid in the first round. The next season which was 1998-1999 Guppy played 38 times for City and scored four goals for the Foxes. Leicester had an impre sive season as they earned a place in the 1999 Worthington Cup final; however they lost to Tottenham 1-0. Guppys first goal that season was a stunning curler against Chelsea; however Leicester could only draw the match 2-2. His second goal came against rivals Nottingham Forest. Steve Guppy scored his third goal in the third round of the Fa Cup against Birmingham City Victor Antipin Men Jersey . It also turned out to be a great start to the New Year for Leicester as they ran out 4-2 winners that day. His final goal of the 98/99 season came against Wimbledon.Guppy then appeared 30 times for Leicester in the Premiership in the season of 1999-2000. Steve also scored twice that year as Leicester won the Worthington Cup against Tranmere at Wembley. Steve Guppys first goal that season came at Filbert Street against Southampton. It was his strike that gave City an early leadin that game, Tony Cottee then made it 2-0; and late on Marian Pahars of Southampton scored a consolation goal. Steve also scored the winner in a 2-1 win against Leeds at Filbert Street. Leicester City finished up in an impre sive 8th position at the end of the 1999-2000 season. Guppy spent one more season with Leicester as his career at Filbert Street looked set to end in the 2000-2001 season. Guppy made onlytwenty-eight appearances and scored one goal that season. Also that season Leicester had to suffer the exit of manager Martin ONeill who decided to move to Celtic, which resulted in the appointment of Peter Taylor the manager who brought Ade Akinbadbuyi to Leicester City. Guppys only goal that season came in the final home match against Tottenham. That day Leicester put on an impre sive display as they won the game 4-2.At the end of the 2000-2001 season Guppy followed Martin ONeillto Celtic in a 700,000 move. However Guppy spent four years at Celtic but the winger only made thirty-three appearances. In the year 2004 Guppy shocked Leicester fans, as he left Celtic and returned to Leicester to play at the Foxes new ground the Walkers Stadium. Guppys Curtis Lazar Women Jersey second spell was onlya brief one as it only lasted fifteen games. Leicester released Guppy at the age of 34. Leeds United then picked him up on a free transfer. After Leeds Guppy had had a stint in America with DC United and Rochester Rhinos. He retired in the year 2008 as he decided to concentrate on the coaching side of Football.Next week I will feature former Leicester City player Darren Eadie
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