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Longford turn to Pearce in bid for vital points

STUART PEARCE came out retirement yesterday to sign a one-game deal with the team dubbed the worstin English football.

Longford AFC have conceded 179 goals in 19 matches, scoring only one, which has left them rooted firmly to the bottom of the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League Division Two.

The non-league club hope the ex-England left-back can help them halt one of the worst runs in football.

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