http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-32512704Ex-footballer Delroy Facey jailed after match fixing trialA former Premier League footballer has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery in a match fixing trial.
Delroy Facey, of Woodhouse Hill, Huddersfield, was jailed for two and a half years at Birmingham Crown Court.
Former non-league player Moses Swaibu, 25, of Tooley Street, London, was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery.
The two were arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into match fixing.
Facey had denied any wrongdoing during a three-week trial, claiming he thought two corrupt businessmen offering him up to £15,000 for his part in the plot were "class clowns" he decided to "humour".
Judge Mary Stacey said Facey's offences struck "at the very heart of football".
"You have been a role model, but you have abused that position," she added.
The trial heard that Facey urged a footballer at a struggling non-league club to make some "easy money" by fixing the result of a match.
He also told a contact that some Football Conference teams would "do" a game in return for payment.
Facey played for clubs including Bolton Wanderers, Hull City and West Bromwich Albion, Notts County, Tranmere Rovers and Lincoln City.
Both men had denied the charges.
