Fleetwood manager Joey Barton has denied assaulting former Barnsley manager Daniel Stendel during an incident following a league match.

Barton, 37, is alleged to have pushed the German manager at Barnsley’s Oakwell Stadium on April 13 this year, leaving him with a damaged tooth.

Standing at Barnsley Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, the former England international indicated a not guilty plea to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Barton was given unconditional bail and told to appear at Sheffield Crown Court for a hearing on November 6.

He smiled at waiting photographers as he left the court building before he was driven off in a black Mercedes SUV.