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| Ex-footballer Kerry Dixon 'feared being glassed', court hears | Ex-footballer Kerry Dixon 'feared being glassed', court hears |
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| An ex-England footballer accused of punching and kicking a pub drinker said he feared the man was going to glass him in the face, a court has heard. | An ex-England footballer accused of punching and kicking a pub drinker said he feared the man was going to glass him in the face, a court has heard. |
| Kerry Dixon is said to have knocked the man, who allegedly called him "fatso", off a bar stool before assaulting him. | Kerry Dixon is said to have knocked the man, who allegedly called him "fatso", off a bar stool before assaulting him. |
| Mr Dixon, 53, denies causing actual bodily harm at a pub in Dunstable last May, saying he acted in self defence. | Mr Dixon, 53, denies causing actual bodily harm at a pub in Dunstable last May, saying he acted in self defence. |
| Luton Crown Court heard the former Chelsea player earned £400 a week at the height of his career. | Luton Crown Court heard the former Chelsea player earned £400 a week at the height of his career. |
| Mr Dixon's barrister Mark Wyeth QC asked his client how much he was earning "in the week in 1984 when you scored that famous goal at Highbury?" | Mr Dixon's barrister Mark Wyeth QC asked his client how much he was earning "in the week in 1984 when you scored that famous goal at Highbury?" |
| The goal - in a 1-1 draw against Arsenal on the first day of the 1984-85 season after Chelsea had been promoted back into the top division - is regarded as one of Mr Dixon's best, and clips of it are often shown on TV and the internet. | The goal - in a 1-1 draw against Arsenal on the first day of the 1984-85 season after Chelsea had been promoted back into the top division - is regarded as one of Mr Dixon's best, and clips of it are often shown on TV and the internet. |
| Mr Dixon said football had not made him a rich man, but "could have done if I had used my money more wisely". | Mr Dixon said football had not made him a rich man, but "could have done if I had used my money more wisely". |
| The court was shown CCTV footage of the attack at The Nags Head in Dunstable taken at 12:40 BST on 15 May 2014. | The court was shown CCTV footage of the attack at The Nags Head in Dunstable taken at 12:40 BST on 15 May 2014. |
| In the footage, Mr Dixon is seen punching 38-year-old father-of-two Ben Scoble in the face, sending him to the ground. | In the footage, Mr Dixon is seen punching 38-year-old father-of-two Ben Scoble in the face, sending him to the ground. |
| Mr Dixon told the court he was aware of Mr Scoble having an empty glass in his hand as they had a confrontation, after Mr Scoble had allegedly been "disrespectful". | |
| "He was posing a threat to me as far as I was concerned. I have been glassed in the face before," Mr Dixon told the court. | "He was posing a threat to me as far as I was concerned. I have been glassed in the face before," Mr Dixon told the court. |
| Asked by his barrister if he had kicked Mr Scoble in the face, he replied "Never," saying "I would never do that." | Asked by his barrister if he had kicked Mr Scoble in the face, he replied "Never," saying "I would never do that." |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |