Gary Hamilton had only been married two weeks when he broke his brother-in-law's nose and his wife's mum Pat Robinson went ballistic.

However the break was a complete accident and it happened when Gary and brother-in-law Jamie Robinson, both of whom play for the Racing Hussars, went for the same header.

Hussars were playing Dor've Phlatseo in a Sussex Sunday division three game two weeks ago and Phlatseo had just equalised to make it 4-4.

Gary said: "We were defending a free-kick and the ball came across and I gave a shout of my name and jumped for it. I used my elbows to elevate myself and I felt a knock on my elbow. I looked round and there was blood everywhere on the floor. I felt terrible but when I scored later Jamie was the first to congratulate me which I appreciated."

Central defender Gary, 31, only married Jamie's sister Leigh-Ann two weeks earlier.

Gary said: "Jamie has taken it very well as it was a complete accident. It happened a couple of minutes before half time but he carried on. He straightened it himself, Jamie used to be an amateur boxer and he has done it before.

"When I told my wife, she said ' you'd bloody better not have'. Then I explained it was an accident and she calmed down. She is very protective of her younger brother.

Gary runs the Race Horse on Elm Grove. He added: "Had I been one of the opposition she would have been very angry but as it was we have had a laugh about it. We won the game 8-4 too. The Robinson family is pretty big and the news spread quickly. I was a bit worried for a bit."

Mother-in-law Pat is fiercely protective of her 27-year-old son.

She said: "He's my baby. When Leigh-Ann phoned to tell me, I can't tell you what I said. Then she explained it was an accident and I calmed down a bit.

"Gary was in the pub afterwards and I confronted him in front of the team and said 'what have you done to my baby?'

"He was sweet though, I could tell Gary was really upset and probably more sorry about it than Jamie."

Park Life gave the family a case of London Pride which Jamie kept.

Gary said: "We felt Jamie deserved it so he has taken it and put it in his fridge. I've got London Pride on tap in the pub anyway."

Jamie added: "My nose is all right now. I straightened it on the Sunday night after the game. I've still got a kink though, it's a Terry Butcher look. I'll let Gary go for all the headers now. I played on but I couldn't see well with my nose bent over my eye. I still managed to win a penalty and I was happy when Gary scored from it ."