FORMER England footballer Ray Wilkins was yesterday convicted of drink-driving as it emerged he was banned from the road earlier this year after he was found intoxicated and “slumped” over his steering wheel.

Wilkins, 56, was disqualified for two years in March and fined £2,000 after a breath test showed he was nearly four times the legal limit.

The details of that offence were disclosed as he was handed a 12-month community order, instructed to pay £4,000 in costs and stripped of his driving licence for three years.

Wilkins, 56, was so drunk he was forced to lean on his Jaguar XJ because he was unable to stand up when he was pulled over close to his home last May.

The slurring Sky Sports pundit was taken into custody where he struggled to give a sample of his breath.

Wilkins claimed he only drank two glasses of red wine before getting behind the wheel and suggested the results of his breath tests – which showed he was three times the limit – were unreliable.

But his defence was rejected yesterday.

The former Chelsea player, dressed in a three-piece navy blue suit, stared straight ahead as District Judge Timothy Workman handed down his sentence at North Surrey Magistrates’ Court, in Staines-upon-Thames.

The pundit, who was stopped again as he returned from an awards ceremony in Bournemouth, claimed the results of the tests were unreliable and insisted he had been “fine” to drive.

But the judge rejected his claims.

“In light of the evidence of his driving, smelling of intoxicating liquor, his unsteadiness of his feet and the handheld device reading of 109, I’m unable to accept his evidence about the amount of alcohol he consumed,” he said.

Paul Lund, prosecuting, told the court the pundit was discovered propped up against his steering wheel in Tongham, Surrey, on March 7.

On that occasion, he gave a sample of his breath on the roadside but refused a further test.

Wilkins was convicted and sentenced at Guildford Magistrates’ Court on March 21.

As part of yesterday’s sentence he must carry out 120 hours of unpaid work. His disqualification can be reduced by 36 weeks if he completes a driver rehabilitation course.

Wilkins, who played for Queens Park Rangers, declined to comment as he left court.