A CLUB doorman accused of knocking out a man and then kicking him has been cleared by a jury.

Brian Brady had denied kicking Alan McCormack while he lay on the ground, but claimed he was protecting himself.

Mr McCormack had demanded his money back after he was wrongly thrown out of a bar, the court heard last week.

He ended up being knocked unconscious outside the Bar One Ten club in Tyldesley. He suffered a fractured cheekbone and severe bruising to his ribs and body.

Mr McCormack said that Brady had assaulted him on the steps outside the club after he asked for his money back.

Brady told police he was acting in self-defence because the customer had attacked him. He categorically denied kicking him.

Brady, aged 31, of Westleigh Lane, in Leigh, had been on trial at Bolton Crown Court.

He had denied inflicting grievous bodily harm against McCormack on December 22, 2000.