Longford A.F.C.
UK association football club
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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
Longford AFC was founded in 1918.[2] Besides the first senior team, the club also fields a reserve team.[citation needed]
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.[3] During the same season, the club also received media attention in England because they signed former England international Stuart Pearce.[4][5][6][7] In January 2016, the club scored their first goal of the season during a 1–9 loss to Abbeymead Rovers.[8]
In 2016, the club started training with semi-professional club Gloucester City.[9] At the end of the season, Longford AFC suffered relegation to the Stroud and District Football League.[10][11]
