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Ex Premier League footballer Paul Kitson, 50, is banned from driving after crashing his 4x4 into neighbour's fence following ten hour drinking binge

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A former Premier League footballer has been banned from driving after he crashed his Ford Ranger into a neighbour's fence following a ten-hour drinking session.

Ex-Newcastle United player Paul Kitson, 50, made the 'stupid mistake' of driving home from a friend's house in Wynyard, Teesside, after an alcohol binge.

The striker had consumed seven to nine bottles of alcohol from lunchtime onwards before driving home at around 10pm on April 10, Teesside Magistrates' Court heard.

Police attended Kitson's house, which is a street away from his friend's address, following reports that his Ford Ranger had collided with a picket fence.