Jonathan Woodgate: Difference between revisions

In 2000, he was a defendant with teammate [[Lee Bowyer]] in a Crown Court trial due to his involvement in an incident outside the [[Majestic Cinema, Leeds|Majestyk]] nightclub in [[Leeds]], in which a student suffered severe injuries.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/footballers-left-victim-with-heel-imprint-on-face-691529.html |title=Footballers 'left victim with heel imprint on face' |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |first=Ian |last=Herbert |date=13 February 2001 |accessdate=7 January 2009 }}</ref> The initial trial collapsed,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1269824.stm |date=10 April 2001 |title= Footballers face retrial |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=29 December 2006}}</ref> and following a second trial, in December 2001, Bowyer was cleared of charges of [[grievous bodily harm]] with intent and affray, while Woodgate was convicted of affray and sentenced to 100 hours' community service.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1701493.stm |date=14 December 2001 |title=Leeds footballer walks free |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=19 December 2006}}</ref> He was also banned from international selection by the Football Association, which prevented him from being selected for the England squad for the 2002 World Cup.