Trophies, handshakes and full-kits: John Terry's glittering and controversial career in pictures

John Terry poses with the Premier League trophy after his final game as a Chelsea player

After moving from West Ham to Chelsea at the age of 14, John Terry made his first-team debut in a League Cup game against Aston Villa at the age of 17 (Getty Images)

Terry found first-team appearances hard to come by after his debut, although he did feature in a Cup Winners Cup tie with Valarenga (Getty Images)

Terry was sent out on loan to Nottingham Forest in 2000 to gain first-team experience. He played six games for Forest and is pictured after tackling future team-mate Scott Parker (Getty Images)

Terry began to establish himself in the Chelsea side during the 2000/2001 season. He netted his first goal against Arsenal in January 2001 and followed that up with a strike against Gillingham in The FA Cup (Getty Images)

Terry’s first game as Chelsea captain came in a league game with Chelsea in December 2001, just two days before his 21st birthday (Getty Images)

Terry finally made his England debut in a friendly with Serbia and Montenegro shortly after the 2002/2003 season finished (Getty Images)

Terry lifted his first trophy as Chelsea skipper in February 2005. The Blues beat Liverpool the Carling Cup final during Jose Mourinho’s first year as manager (Getty Images)

Terry captained Chelsea through the most successful period in their history Terry, Mourinho, Frank Lampard and Petr Cech were regulars for years and are photoed here after the 2004/2005 title victory. (Getty Images)

Chelsea had gone 50 years without winning the league, but they picked up back-to-back trophies under Mourinho, with Terry as their skipper (Getty Images)

The Chelsea skipper was officially named England captain by Steve McClaren in August 2006. (Getty Images)

Chelsea enjoyed plenty of domestic cup success as skipper, lifting four FA Cups and three League Cups. A particularly memorable final against Arsenal in 2007 saw him knocked out and nearly swallow his tongue (Getty Images)

The Champions League continued to elude Chelsea and Terry was inconsolable after missing a penalty in the 2008 final against Manchester United (Getty Images)

The following season Terry got his own back on United. He scored in a crucial game against them at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea, now managed by Carlo Ancelotti, lifted the league for the third time in five years (Getty Images)

Details of an affair with Wayne Bridge’s girlfriend saw Terry stripped of the England captaincy and snubbed by his former team-mate and friend when Chelsea hosted Manchester City later that year. (Getty Images)

Chelsea finally lifted the Champions League in 2012, beating Bayern Munich on penalties. Terry was suspended for the final, but donned the full Chelsea kit for the trophy presentation (Getty Images)

Terry retired from England duty after Euro 2012. He made 78 appearances for his country and had two spells as captain, but was stripped of the honour both times (Getty Images)

For the second time in his career, a missed handshake was the talk of the town. Terry was banned for four games after being found guilty of racially abusing Ferdinand and the QPR defender refused to shake his hand next time they met. The incident had seen him stripped of the England captaincy for the second time before Euro 2012, after being reinstated by Fabio Capello. (Getty Images)

The 2014/2015 season saw Terry captain Chelsea for the 500th time and ended with another league title for the west Londoners (Getty Images)

John Terry looked to set to leave Chelsea at the end of the 2016/2017 season and when he was sent off at Sunderland, it looked like his final action in a Chelsea shirt would be trudging off for an early bath. Ten days later he signed a one-year deal (Getty Images)

John Terry’s final game as a Chelsea player was against Sunderland on the final day of the 2016/2017 season. He was taken off with 26 minutes on the clock – his squad number – and given a guard of honour by his Chelsea team-mates (Getty Images)

It was not to be a happy ending for Terry though. He spent the final year of his career playing for Aston Villa and the final game of a fine career was a play-off final defeat to Fulham at Wembley (Getty Images)