The former Newcastle and England U20s full-back and winger talks about his life in the game
I am immensely proud to have finished my professional career as a ‘one-club man’ after playing 270 games for the team I supported as a boy. To get to fourth on the Falcons’ all-time appearance list is great especially with the company I am keeping.
My good mate Will Welch has 275 appearances and could potentially have gone on and got 350 had he decided not to retire this year; Tom May is an absolute legend who was someone I was thrilled to play with and looked up to; and top of the lot, Micky Ward, is...