Image:Goodwillie: Pleads not guilty to city centre assault charge
Blackburn Rovers striker David Goodwillie has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man in Glasgow.
Striker pleads not guilty to city centre assault
Blackburn Rovers striker David Goodwillie has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man in Glasgow city centre.
The 22-year-old is charged with assaulting John Friel, by repeatedly punching him on the head and body and kicking him on the body on November 3 last year in Queen Street.
The player's lawyer submitted a not guilty plea by letter to Glasgow Sheriff Court, a court official said.
A trial date has been set for October 28 at the court.
Goodwillie, from Stirling, moved from Dundee United to Blackburn Rovers this summer for a fee thought to be £2million.
The case was due to be called at court on Thursday but the letter was dealt with by court officials without the need for Goodwillie or his lawyer to appear.
