<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="629" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><div class="mxb"><div class="sh">Wallwork hurt after bar stabbing </div></div></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="416"><font size="2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="203" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> <div class="cap">Wallwork is on loan at Barnsley from West Brom</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>West Brom midfielder Ronnie Wallwork has been stabbed several times in an incident at a bar in Manchester. The 29-year-old, on loan at Barnsley, was rushed to hospital with stab wounds to his hand, stomach and back. </p> Police, who were called to the Sugar Lounge in the city centre shortly after 2330 GMT on Thursday, do not believe the attack was random. </p> Wallwork is now in a stable condition and his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. </p> Wallwork, a holding midfielder who can also play in defence, came though the youth system at Manchester United. </p> As he struggled to break into the first team Old Trafford, he was sent to Belgian club Royal Antwerp on loan. </p> However, that spell was marred by controversy when he was banned from football for life after he allegedly attacked a referee. </p> That punishment was later reduced to a three-year suspension, of which two years were probationary. </p> Wallwork made just 28 appearances for United before moving to West Brom on a free transfer in 2002. </p> He was named the club's player of the year for 2004-05 but although he was given a new two-year contract in August, he was allowed to go out on loan at the end of November. </p></font></td></tr></tbody></table>
