Was reading an article yesterday and came across the name Dean Ashton. I remembered what a decent player he was and that he had to retire at 26 through injury. Made me think what other players have had their careers cruelly cut short through injury....
I'll start off with these two names from when I was a kid:
- Paul Lake - Man City. Suffered injury after injury and never recovered. Was hotly tipped to be an England mainstay
- Billy Garton - Man Utd - Centre back I think. Injury ended his career before it really started.
Advancements in surgery nowadays mean that players can come back from injuries that years ago would have been career ending.