Port Vale goalkeeper Mark Goodlad has been forced to retire through injury.
Goodlad suffered an Achilles injury at Bristol City in December 2006
The 28-year-old has been unable to fully recover from a serious Achilles tendon problem he sustained in a game at Bristol City in December 2006.
"I have spoken to people close to me and ultimately I have had to make a hard decision. But I think it is for the best," Goodlad told Vale's website.
Goodlad started almost 250 games for Port Vale after joining the club from Nottingham Forest in March 2000.