on 11 may 2013, scholes announced that he would make his second and final retirement from football at the end of the season. scholes made his 499th and final league appearance on 19 may 2013 against west bromwich albion as a substitute. during the game, scholes earned his 97th premier league yellow card, at the time the third most in the history of the premier league behind lee bowyer (102) and kevin davies (101).