Alfie Mawson

[kernow67]

Wycombe Wanderers defender Alfie Mawson has retired from football at the age of 29 because of knee problems.

The centre-half has played almost 300 senior games and cost Fulham a reported £20m when joining from Swansea in 2018.

He enjoyed his first spell of league football on loan at Wycombe in 2014-15 and returned to Adams Park last summer, playing 21 games this season.

However, Mawson has not featured since a 1-0 win over Ipswich on 17 December after his knee problems resurfaced.

"It might come as a shock to some people, but to me, it's been coming for a while," Mawson told Wycombe's website.

"After speaking to the specialists, to my family and to the gaffer, I've come to the difficult decision to retire.

"I had some time off around Christmas after feeling some pain in my knee and the pain hasn't gone away. I went for a scan and unfortunately the damage was done.

"It's devastating, but it's how life goes. I've done what I wanted to achieve, and to go out with a win and a clean sheet in my last game was a nice way to end it."

[Arblasterfromthepast]

Wycombe Wanderers defender Alfie Mawson has retired from football at the age of 29 because of knee problems.

The centre-half has played almost 300 senior games and cost Fulham a reported £20m when joining from Swansea in 2018.

He enjoyed his first spell of league football on loan at Wycombe in 2014-15 and returned to Adams Park last summer, playing 21 games this season.

However, Mawson has not featured since a 1-0 win over Ipswich on 17 December after his knee problems resurfaced.

"It might come as a shock to some people, but to me, it's been coming for a while," Mawson told Wycombe's website.

"After speaking to the specialists, to my family and to the gaffer, I've come to the difficult decision to retire.

"I had some time off around Christmas after feeling some pain in my knee and the pain hasn't gone away. I went for a scan and unfortunately the damage was done.

"It's devastating, but it's how life goes. I've done what I wanted to achieve, and to go out with a win and a clean sheet in my last game was a nice way to end it."

Unfortunate for him but it sounds like he's made a very sensible decision there. He's had a good career as a footballer. Good luck to him in whatever he does next.

[SBRed48]

He was a sound defender for us. Probably has a bob or two in the bank and a mortgage free decent house if he has been sensible. Not bad for a 29 year old.

Part of the Third Division Play Off Final team in 2016, a team that would probably do well in the Third Division this season--

Davies
Scowen
Mawson
Roberts
G Williams
Isgrove
Hourihane
Brownhill
Hammill
Fletcher
Winnall