Former Premier League player Joey Barton will remain in custody until his trial next year.An application for bail for the 44-year-old ex-Manchester City and Newcastle midfielder has been refused.Barton was arrested and remanded in custody in March after the incidentGettyBarton had been due to stand trial last week on a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm (GBH) with intent.But the case has since been pushed back to March next year.Barton is accused of attacking former non-League manager Kevin Lynch at a Huyton and Prescot Golf Club in March this year.Lynch was previously in charge of Merseyside football club Prescot Cables.By the time the trial is due to take place, Barton will have been on remand for 12 months.This isn’t the first time Barton has been charged over a violent incident.In May 2007, he was charged with assaulting Man City teammate Ousmane Dabo during a training session, leaving Dabo unconscious and hospitalised with a suspected detached retina.Having initially pleaded not guilty, Barton changed his plea to guilty and received a suspended four-month prison sentence, as well as being ordered to pay £3,000 in compensation and underatake 200 hours of community service.In December of the same year, by which time he had left City for Newcastle, Barton was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a man in Liverpool city centre.He pleaded guilty to the offence and, in May 2008, was imprisoned for six months.In July 2025, Barton was found guilty of assault by beating after pushing his wife Georgia Burton to the floor and kicking her in the head during an incident over which he was initially charged four years earlier.This is a developing story and is being updated.For the latest updates, breaking news alerts, and comprehensive analysis, refresh this page or follow our real-time news coverage by watching and listening to talkSPORT live.For broader context, explore related coverage on our homepage for the top trending stories. For the latest talkSPORT videos, download the app.talkSPORT cares about getting it right, not just getting it first and because this is a developing situation, details will change. We will be updating this page constantly with verified info, expert takes, and official statements.Stay tuned for further developments as this story continues to break.