AN ex-Premier League goalie threatened two deliverymen with a sword, a court heard.

Stephen Bywater, 36, is said to have swung the scimitar blade in a row over a scratched floor.

2 Stephen Bywater, 36, has been accused of threatening two deliverymen with a sword Credit: Peter Powell

The footie star, who played in the top flight for Derby County and West Ham, left one of the men fearing he would die, a jury heard.

Chester crown court was told Lee Horsfall, 43, and John Burgon, 35, were delivering a range cooker to Bywater’s home in Nether Alderley, Cheshire.

Bywater, who now plays for League One’s Burton Albion, accused them of scratching the kitchen floor and disrespecting his wife Zoe.

Michael Whitty, prosecuting, said: “The red mist came down. He showed his displeasure by threatening them with a large curved sword.

2 Stephen Bywater, 36, currently plays for Burton Albion after stints in the top flight for West Ham and Derby County Credit: 2018 Getty Images

Mr Horsfall told the court: “He started foaming at the mouth. He seemed mad.

“I thought he was going to use it on me. I genuinely believed I was going to die.”

Bywater denies affray and the trial continues.

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