Telford nightclub attackers left victim with a broken jaw
Three men carried out a "sustained attack" that was caught on CCTV and left the victim with a broken jaw, a court heard.
Macaulay Edgerton underwent reconstruction surgery following the attack.
Judge Jim Tindal said Ross Anderson, 24, Christopher Hirst, 23, and Thomas Grigg, 23, had been involved in a "serious offence" which involved a "three on one person attack".
Shrewsbury Crown Court was told the attack happened in Oakengates, Telford.
Judge Tindal added: "This sort of attack sickens people on a night out and prevents people from going out as they don't want to come across this kind of trouble. Don't be under any illusion – this was a serious attack."
Prosecuting barrister Christopher O'Gorman said the attack happened in the early hours of December 20, 2014.
He said: "Mr Edgerton had been out with his girlfriend and friend. The incident happened after they left the Duke Box nightclub in Oakengates at about 2.30am to 3am.
"It was suggested Mr Edgerton was ejected from the nightclub and was in a heightened mood. The defendants left the nightclub shortly after."
The court was shown CCTV footage that showed Anderson, Hirst and Grigg approaching Mr Edgerton and getting into a fight.
Mr O'Gorman said: "Mr Edgerton was knocked to the ground and kicked.
"Anderson doesn't accept he broke Mr Edgerton's jaw, as he said he did not punch him in the face or head area. However, he accepts he went beyond lawful self-defence.
"It was a group assault which resulted in Mr Edgerton suffering a broken jaw. It was a sustained assault."
All three pleaded guilty to a charge of wounding at an earlier hearing. Anderson, of Gladstone Street in Hadley, Telford, was given a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered to do 150 hours' unpaid work and given a three-month curfew.
Hirst, of Marrions Hill, St Georges, and Grigg, of Pickering Road, Trench, Telford, were both given a nine-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, and ordered to do 100 hours' unpaid work and given a three-month curfew.
All three were ordered to pay £100 compensation each and told to pay £150 costs each.
