A former Bradford City footballer has appeared in court after being charged over an alleged match-fixing conspiracy.

Delroy Facey, once a striker with the Bantams who later joined Bradford-based non league side Albion Sports, was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery earlier this month following a National Crime Agency (NCA) inquiry.

Facey was at Birmingham Crown Court for today's brief hearing, wearing a blue shirt, and appeared composed as he sat in the dock, listening to proceedings.

He is set to re-appear at the crown court for a plea hearing on October 27.

Facey, who spent a month on loan at Bradford City in 2002, returned to the Bradford district last season to play for Albion Sports in the Northern Counties East League Premier Division, scoring several goals for the club including a brace in an 8-1 win over Armthorpe Welfare.

Facey scored 15 times in 75 appearances for his hometown club Huddersfield Town at the start of his career and went on to play in the Premier League with Bolton.

Appearing alongside Facey was Moses Swaibu, 25, formerly of non league Brighton-based Whitehawk FC who is accused of one count of the same charge.

Swaibu is facing re-trial after a jury failed to reach a verdict in June.

Both men are set to be tried over the allegations in April, next year.

In court, Judge Melbourne Inman QC, addressing both men, said: "I'll adjourn your trial until April, and that will be the next occasion you attend court Mr Swaibu.

"In relation to you Mr Facey, you will need to be here on October 27 for a plea and case management hearing."

Facey, 34, of Huddersfield, played 10 times for Bolton in the top tier of English football from 2002 to 2004, and was originally arrested in November 2013.

During his career Facey also played for West Brom, Hull, Notts County, Lincoln and Tranmere.

Both men appeared on unconditional bail.

The charges relate to a continuing football match-fixing investigation by the NCA which secured the conviction in June of Chann Sankaran, Krishna Ganeshan, alongside former non-league footballer Michael Boateng.

The three were convicted of paying footballers to influence the outcome of matches, so others could profit through betting on the result.