Andy Carroll has made a shock return to English football in the sixth tier (Adam Davy/PA)
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Former Reading, Liverpool and England striker Andy Carroll’s court case for breaching a non-molestation order has been adjourned until February.
Carroll, currently playing for National League South club Dagenham, was set to appear in court on December 30 after his arrest in April for allegedly committing the offence the previous month.
The Crown Prosecution Service and HM Courts and Tribunals Service said Carroll’s hearing was no longer listed for Tuesday and was now scheduled for February 4.
Following Carroll’s arrest, an Essex Police spokesperson said: “A man has been charged with breaching a non-molestation order. Andrew Carroll, 36, of Epping, was arrested on April 27 and the alleged offences relate to an incident in March this year. He is due to appear at Chelmsford Magistrates’ Court on December 30.”
Carroll, capped nine times by England and who moved from Newcastle to Liverpool for a then club record £35million in 2011, also counts West Ham, Reading and West Brom among his former clubs. After a spell in France with Amiens and Bordeaux, he signed for Dagenham in July.
A non-molestation order is a UK court injunction, typically to stop an individual from contacting another person. Punishments for breaching the order range from a fine to, in the severest of cases, up to five years in prison.
The 36-year-old striker, who was a regular in the Premier League for 15 years and one-time record-signing, scored 11 goals in 42 appearances for Reading but opted to move to France after suffering relegation to League One in 2023.
Carroll returned to English football this summer after signing for National League side Dagenham and Redbridge following a stint at French club Bordeaux.