Former Watford FC defender Clarke Carlisle has been banned from driving for three years after admitting a drink-driving offence.
Carlisle, 35, was also ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid community work after he admitted failing to provide a specimen in December.
He was sentenced at Highbury Magistrates Court today.
His licence was also endorsed, he was ordered to pay a £60 surcharge and told to pay £85 prosecution costs.
The former Watford centre-half, who made 32 appearances during the 2005/06 campaign, admitted trying to take his own life in December following a battle with depression.
He jumped in front of a lorry on the A46 near York and spent several weeks in hospital after the collision.
Having played for Blackpool, Queens Park Rangers and Leeds United, Carlisle joined the Hornets in 2005 and was a key figure in Aidy Boothroyd's side that won promotion to the Premier League after play-off final success in Cardiff.
Although the centre-half did not feature in the play-offs, he made 32 appearances in the 2005/06 campaign, scoring three league goals.
Carlisle made just four Premier League appearances for Watford the following season and joined rivals Luton Town later that season, before making a permanent switch to Burnley in the summer of 2007.
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