Simon Dobbin, pictured with his daughter Emily and wife Nicole, was attacked outside The Railway pub in Southend
Thirteen men are to face charges in connection with an attack that left a football fan with brain damage.
Cambridge United supporter Simon Dobbin, 44, from Mildenhall, Suffolk, was injured in an assault in Southend in March 2015.
One man has been charged with affray and a further 11 have been summoned to face the same charge at Southend Magistrates' Court on 2 September.
Another man faces charges of assisting an offender and possession of a weapon.
Mr Dobbin was among a small group of supporters who were assaulted outside The Railway pub in East Street, Southend, at about 21.15 GMT on 21 March last year.
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He was making his way home from Southend's Roots Hall stadium at the time.
He is still undergoing rehabilitation.
Simon Dobbin (pictured centre) was put into a medically-induced coma following the attack
Neighbours put out banners and balloons for Mr Dobbin's return home to Mildenhall in March
Essex Police described the case as a "thorough and complex investigation" and said enquiries were continuing.
Ryan Carter, 20, from York Road in Southend, has been charged with affray.
The eleven others summoned to face the same charge in court are:
Lewis Courtnell, 33, of Stadium Road, Southend
Jamie Chambers, 22, of Coleman Street, Southend
Thomas Randall, 21, of Seaforth Avenue, Southend
Michael Shawyer, 30, of Belgrave Road, Leigh-on-Sea
Matthew Petchey, 24, of Lascelles Gardens, Rochford
Alexander Woods, 24, of Fairmead Avenue, Westcliff
Philip McGill, 31, of Hornby Avenue, Westcliff
Greg Allen, 28, of Artillery Avenue, Shoeburyness
Rhys Pullen, 20, of Bridge Road, Wickford
James Woods, 24, of Fairmead Avenue, Westcliff
Scott Nicholls, 40, of Sherwood Close, Langdon Hill
Ian Young, 40, of Brightwell Avenue, Westcliff, has been summoned to face charges of assisting an offender and possession of a weapon for the discharge of a noxious liquid or gas or an electrical incapacitation device.
All 13 will appear before magistrates in Southend in September.
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