AN ACCRINGTON Stanley star admitted his part in an early-hours brawl in a city centre which left a man with a broken jaw.
Cardiff City striker Lee Tomlin has been sentenced to 80 hours of community service for his part in the fight.
And fellow footballer Billy Kee, a forward with League Two side Stanley, was fined £350 for throwing a punch during the same fight, which was captured on CCTV.
Tomlin, 28, admitted affray after prosecutors decided not to proceed with a wounding charge following a review of footage showing the victim squaring up to the players after jumping over a set of railings.
Leicester Crown Court was told Kee, 26, who pleaded guilty to common assault, attempted to pull his friend Tomlin away from the confrontation in the city centre on January 22.
Both players had been accused of causing grievous bodily harm but were cleared of the charge on the orders of the judge.
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