Ex-England captain Paul Ince banned from driving for 12 months for drink-driving

Former England captain Paul Ince, 57, has been disqualified from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay £7,085 after pleading guilty to drink-driving at Chester Magistrates’ Court.

The ex-Manchester United and Liverpool midfielder crashed his Range Rover into the central reservation near Neston, in Cheshire, on back in June with police attending the scene and later arresting him. The crash happened near Heswall Golf Club - a location where Ince has previously posted pictures from on Instagram.

District Judge Jack McGarva told Ince: “The message has got to be if you’re going to drive you don’t drink at all.” At Ince arrived at court, he signed an autograph with a fan and posed for a selfie with another.

Cheshire Police confirmed at the time that Ince had been bailed to appear at Chester Magistrates' Court on July 18, where he has now been banned. A spokesperson for Cheshire Police said at the time that officers "were called following reports of a collision on Chester High Road, Neston".

"The incident involved a black Range Rover which had collided with the central reservation barrier," the spokesperson added. Officers attended the scene and arrested a 57-year-old man."

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Ince's playing career saw him run out for West Ham, United, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Middlesbrough and Wolves during a career spanning from 1986 to 2007. His most successful spell as a player came at United, where he won two Premier League titles, two FA Cups and the League Cup under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Ince won 53 caps for England, playing at Euro 1996, the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 and was the first black man to captain the Three Lions.

After retiring, he embarked upon a career in management, which took him to Macclesfield, MK Dons, Blackburn, Notts County, Blackpool and Reading. He left his last role with the Royals in 2023 and has been without a club ever since.

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