Former Albion striker in court on match-fixing allegation
A former West Bromwich Albion striker has appeared in court charged with being involved in a match-fixing conspiracy.
Delroy Facey was not required to enter a plea during a two-minute hearing at Cannock Magistrates' Court in Staffordshire.
He is accused of conspiring with four other men, including former non-league footballer Moses Swaibu, to commit fraud by way of bribery between November 1 and 27 last year.
Facey, aged 34, whose former clubs also include Hull City, Notts County, Bolton Wanderers, Tranmere Rovers and Lincoln City, was bailed to appear alongside Swaibu at Birmingham Crown Court on September 19.
Dressed in a striped polo shirt and dark trousers, Facey spoke only to confirm his address in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, during the hearing.
Officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) originally arrested Facey, who played nine times for Baggies in 2004, last November.
The charge brought against him on Monday relates to a football match-fixing investigation by the NCA, which secured the conviction of three men last June.
Former Conference South player Swaibu, 25, of Bermondsey, south London, was charged with conspiracy last year and is facing a re-trial.
The charge against Facey alleges that he plotted with Swaibu to induce or reward others to "improperly perform their function" as professional footballers.
