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Wembley dream is with you forever

Former England captain Stuart Pearce knows all about fulfilling boyhood dreams and gracing the hallowed Wembley turf – and reckons Non-League Finals Day captures the emotions of both in one fell swoop!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 February 2024

By Jon Couch

FORMER England captain Stuart Pearce knows all about fulfilling boyhood dreams and gracing the hallowed Wembley turf – and reckons Non-League Finals Day captures the emotions of both in one fell swoop!
Pearce is one of Non-League football’s biggest success stories after starting his career in a five-year spell at local club Wealdstone and going on to become a legend on both the domestic and international stage.
The Hammersmith-born left-back made the step up to the professional game when Coventry City somewhat surprisingly paid Wealdstone £30,000 for his services in 1983.
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