{"id":57402,"date":"2026-03-10T13:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/joey-barton-former-footballer-remanded-in-custody-after-appearing-in-court-charged-with-an-assault-football-news\/10\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:23:26","slug":"joey-barton-former-footballer-remanded-in-custody-after-appearing-in-court-charged-with-an-assault-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/joey-barton-former-footballer-remanded-in-custody-after-appearing-in-court-charged-with-an-assault-football-news\/10\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Barton: Former footballer remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with an assault | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-testid=\"article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Former footballer Joey Barton has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with an assault near a golf club.<\/p>\n<p>The 43-year-old, from Widnes, Cheshire, is accused of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm along with a second man, Gary O&#8217;Grady, 50, from Huyton, Merseyside.<\/p>\n<p>They appeared in the dock at Liverpool Magistrates&#8217; Court on Tuesday afternoon and spoke to confirm their names, addresses and dates of birth.<\/p>\n<p>The case was sent to Liverpool Crown Court, where the men will appear for a plea hearing on April 7.<\/p>\n<p>District Judge James Hatton told Barton, who wore a navy blue jumper, he would be remanded in custody until that hearing. O&#8217;Grady, in a grey tracksuit, was released on conditional bail.<\/p>\n<p>The men are accused of attacking Kevin Lynch at Fairway, Huyton, on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency services were called at around 9pm on Sunday after a man suffered serious injuries to his face and body near Huyton and Prescot Golf Club. He is in a serious but stable condition in hospital, Merseyside Police said.<\/p>\n<p>The two defendants and the victim all appear on England Golf lists as members of the Huyton and Prescot Golf Club.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, at a High Court hearing on Tuesday over a libel claim involving Barton, Gervase de Wilde, representing former England footballer Eni Aluko, said his instructing solicitor had &#8220;received a call from a duty solicitor in a police station in Liverpool&#8221; shortly before the hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Mr de Wilde told the court on Tuesday that Barton, who has managed Fleetwood Town and Bristol Rovers, &#8220;was arrested yesterday and is currently being held in custody&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Former Manchester City and QPR midfielder Barton has one England cap and also played for Newcastle, Rangers, Burnley and Marseille.<\/p>\n<p>He now hosts podcast Common Sense With Joey Barton, which is described as an &#8220;unfiltered&#8221; look at issues in sport, society, politics and more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/12040\/13517703\/joey-barton-former-footballer-remanded-in-custody-after-appearing-in-court-charged-with-an-assault\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former footballer Joey Barton has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with an assault near a golf club. 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