Longford Association Football Club is a football club based in Gloucestershire, England. The club currently competes in the Stroud and District Football League.[1]
History edit
Longford AFC was founded in 1918.[2] Besides the first senior team, the club also fields a reserve team.[3]
During the 2015/16 Gloucestershire Northern Senior League, Longford AFC received media attention in England because the club lost all thirty of their league games.[4] During the same season, the club also received media attention in England because they signed former England international Stuart Pearce.[5][6][7][8] In January 2016, the club scored their first goal of the season during a 1–9 loss to Abbeymead Rovers.[9]
In 2016, the club started training with semi-professional club Gloucester City.[10] At the end of the season, Longford AFC suffered relegation to the Stroud and District Football League.[11][12]
References edit
- ^ "Longford AFC". twitter.com.
- ^ "Longford FC: Football team that lose games by 10 goals or more confident the new year will bring more luck". independent.co.uk.
- ^ "Is this Britain's worst football team?".
- ^ "The 26 worst football teams EVER". fourfourtwo.com.
- ^ "From Longford to West Ham United for ex-England star Stuart Pearce". gloucestershirelive.co.uk.
- ^ "Stuart Pearce returns for 'England's worst team' Longford AFC in 1-0 defeat". skysports.com.
- ^ "Stuart Pearce comes out of retirement to play for 'the worst team in the UK'". theguardian.com.
- ^ "Stuart Pearce's Longford debut delayed by waterlogged pitch". eurosport.com (Archived).
- ^ "Goal joy after football team's winless season". Western Daily Press (Archived).
- ^ "Club's within whisker of win after Tigers training". Gloucestershire Echo (Archived).
- ^ "Longford look on bright side after enduring season from hell". Gloucestershire Echo (Archived)Gloucester City FC.
- ^ "Longford AFC training kicks off month early". Western Daily Press (Archived).
External links edit
- Longford AFC at the Football Association
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