SportJoey Barton is jailed for 'cowardly attack'Jailed: Joey Barton has been sentenced to six months in prison after admitting charges of assault and affrayMarco Giacomelli|Football Correspondent13 April 2012Joey Barton was jailed today for six months for his part in a late-night attack on a teenager.The Newcastle United midfielder admitted charges of assault and affray relating to the fight in Liverpool last December.Judge Henry Globe QC, at Liverpool Crown Court, told him it was a "violent and cowardly act". Barton's brother, Andrew, also admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm.Barton, 25, is due to stand trial accused of assaulting former Manchester City team-mate Ousmane Dabo in a training ground incident in May last year.The player's half brother, Michael, was jailed in 2005 for the racist axe murder of black teenager Anthony Walker.MORE ABOUTJudges (court Of Law)Liverpool Crown CourtLiverpool FCNewcastle United