 On 30 January 2002 , Carlisle was awarded the accolade of " Britain 's Brainiest Footballer " in a television quiz . Carlisle appeared as a contestant on the Channel 4 game show Countdown on 24 February 2010 , winning his first match against the defending champion to stay on the show for the following programme . Carlisle then won his second contest , achieving a larger score than the previous day to stay on for another match . In his third match on 26 February 2010 , he was defeated by three points . He was banned from driving for one year and eight months and fined £ 2 @,@ 365 after pleading guilty of drink driving at Bury Magistrates Court on 11 October 2011 . 
