Former Manchester City and England midfielder Joey Barton’s trial over an alleged assault on a person exterior a golf membership has been adjourned till March 2027, with Barton remanded in custody
Joey Barton in 2025(Image: PA)
Ex-Manchester City and England midfielder Joey Barton may very well be behind bars till subsequent yr as his trial over an alleged assault on a person exterior a golf membership has been postponed.
The 44-year-old refutes the charge of inflicting grievous bodily hurt with intent to Kevin Lynch, 51, at Fairway, Huyton, on March 8. He was scheduled to stand trial this week however Judge David Potter at Liverpool Crown Court adjourned the trial to March 8, 2027, on Wednesday (September 2).
The case is anticipated to final two weeks. Barton was held in custody and is due to seem for a bail software listening to on Monday (September 7).
Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of Gary O’Grady, 50, (left) from Huyton, Merseyside and former midfielder Joey Barton(Image: PA)
Barton, who turned up for the listening to on his birthday, donned a navy blue swimsuit and tie with a blue shirt. He gave a thumbs up signal to a person in the general public gallery as he exited the dock.
The alleged assault is claimed to have occurred after he had been socialising at Huyton and Prescot Golf Club. Lynch, a former non-league soccer supervisor and founding father of particular schooling faculty NexGen Academy, reportedly sustained extreme accidents to his eye.
Former Man City and QPR midfielder Barton, from Widnes, Cheshire, has one England cap and likewise performed for Newcastle, Rangers, Burnley and Marseille. Back in April, Barton pleaded not responsible.
Kevin Lynch (Image: Daily Post)
Co-defendant Gary O’Grady, aged 50 and of Seel Road in Huyton, additionally faces the identical cost as Barton.
Officers arrested two males – aged 50 and 43 – on suspicion of part 18 wounding, the Daily Star previously reported. As Barton was held in custody, co-defendant O’Grady was granted bail.
Police scene on Fairway, Huyton, close to Huyton and Prescot Golf Club, on Tuesday, March 10 2026(Image: Liverpool Echo)
Barton made 269 appearances in the Premier League, together with 130 for Manchester City.
Following his enjoying profession he had a spell as supervisor of League One facet Bristol Rovers. Mr Lynch beforehand managed Prescot Cables, Marine and City of Liverpool FC, and can also be the founder and headteacher of NexGen Academy in Dovecoat, a faculty for kids with extra wants.
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