Appearing at Carlisle Crown Court were Nyle Bell, 20, Michael Robert Peter Jenkins, 18, Scott Hannon, 20, and Scott Tony Walton, 18.
A trial date was set for April 24.
Bell and Jenkins denied causing David Birch grievous bodily harm with intent.
This relates to an alleged assault outside the Trades Hall social club, at Brow Top, Workington, on November 12 last year.
Bell, of Dean Street, Workington, Jenkins, of Irish Street, Whitehaven, Hannon, of Wastwater Avenue and Walton, of Windsor Road, both Workington, each denied an allegation of affray relating to the same date.
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