Hereford United striker Steve Guinan has become Northampton Town's first signing of the summer after putting pen to paper on a 2 year contract at Sixfields.

The experienced, 33 year old 6ft 1in front man has scored goals throughout his career, and found the net 15 times last season for the Bulls as they were relegated from League One. His goals earned him Hereford's player of the year award.

Guinan began his career as a trainee with Nottingham Forest before various loan periods. After short spells with Cambridge, Plymouth and Shrewsbury he found his feet with a first spell at Edgar Street, bagging 39 goals in 81 appearances. A move to Cheltenham followed, where he scored 17 times in 111 games, before he moved back to Hereford where he found the net 18 times in 62 starts.

He has passed a medical and will officially become a Cobblers player from July 1.

"I am sure Steve will score goals for us," said Cobblers boss Stuart Gray.

"He has a lot of experience and that is vital. I look at the successful sides, and in the Championship play off final you saw Burnley who have a number of experienced players with knowledge and know how and you see what an influence they have.

"Steve is a student of the game who has his coaching qualifications and he is a very intelligent player who can pass on his knowledge to the younger lads.

"A few times last season we fell flat but he can be a leader and he can organise and he has won promotion from this level on more than one occasion so he knows what is required. He scored 15 goals last season in League One in a relegated side and he was their Player of the Year so he comes with a decent record.

"We need plenty of talkers out on the field and Steve will be one of those."

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