with the right players around him, I honestly think he could still be playing in the Premiership". At the start of the 2007/08 season, Anderton was named as the new Cherries club captain by manager Kevin Bond. Anderton spearheaded a survival bid at the end of the season, with the Cherries winning six of the seven last games, but, ultimately, a 1–1 draw with Carlisle on the final day saw Bournemouth relegated to League Two. Bournemouth were deducted 10 points earlier in the season for going into administration and had this not happened they would have finished in a respectable 15th. Anderton signed a new one-year contract with Bournemouth at the start of the 2008/09 season which would have taken him past his 37th birthday. However, on 4 December 2008, Anderton announced he would retire on 7 December 2008, one day after his last game for club against Chester City. In his last match, versus Chester, Anderton bowed out of football with a fairytale finish, as he scored the winning goal with a spectacular volley in the 88th minute after coming on as a substitute in the second half of the game. Personal life Renowned as a player of huge potential, Anderton's career was constantly frustrated by injury, earning him the nickname "Sicknote", which was coined by Portsmouth goalkeeper Andy Gosney. Anderton has worked as the in-studio analyst for Canadian network TSN's coverage of Euro 2012. He now resides in California and states that he has no desire to move into coaching. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anderton goal. Honours Tottenham Hotspur League Cup: 1998–99; runner-up: 2001–02 England U21 Toulon Tournament: 1993 References External links Darren Anderton player profile at wolves.co.uk 1972 births Living people English footballers Footballers from Southampton Association football wingers England international footballers England under-21 international footballers England B international footballers UEFA Euro 1996 players Premier League players English Football League players Portsmouth F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players 1998 FIFA World Cup players