Three thugs who used a bottle and a can in a “totally gratuitous” attack on a doorman at a Black Country nightclub have been locked up.

Roy Wildman, Benjamin Crutchley and Janson Cooksey also punched and kicked the bouncer at Kinky Boots in Walsall Road, Darlaston, after attending a funeral.

CCTV footage of the assault was shown at Wolverhampton Crown Court, which heard the trio had been drinking all day.

Wildman, aged 32, of Bayley Crescent, Darlaston, was sentenced to 18 months in prison; Crutchley, aged 20, of Curtin Drive, Moxley, was given 15 months in a young offenders’ institute; and Cooksey, 21, of Stafford Road, Darlaston, ordered to spend 15 months in prison.

The attack took place on June 9, the court was told.

Wildman punched and kicked the doorman, while Cooksey attacked him with a bottle and Crutchley with a can. All three had previously pleaded guilty to affray.

Judge Michael Mott said: “The fact that you had been drinking doesn’t explain why you went for a man who had obviously done nothing wrong and was simply standing in the doorway.

“It was a totally gratuitous attack. Wildman, you were first with the punch and you were the leader of the pack.”

Miss Kanwal Juss, prosecuting, said the bouncer suffered “bumps and bruises” but was not seriously hurt.

Mr Mark Knowles, defending Wildman, said his client was a father-of-three who regretted his actions.

He said: “He can’t remember anything about this incident but he has seen the CCTV video and was appalled.”

Miss Wendy Miller, defending Cooksey, said he was a young man who did not usually drink and cause trouble. Mr Christopher O’Gorman, defending Crutchley, said his client had put all his “drinking and violent ways behind him” before this incident but had got involved.