Wealdstone FC Supporters Club celebrated their 50th anniversary milestone last Sunday evening with the club's favourite son, former player and current England under-21 Manager Stuart Pearce the main guest speaker.

The glittering event, which took place at the Watford Hilton Hotel, was a huge success and attracted over 250 guests and supporters, including former players from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

Guests were also entertained royally by Radio 5 Live presenter Rob Nothman, who also acted as MC and auctioneer during the evening.

WFCSC chairman David Albert, who also organised the event, was delighted at how the evening went.

He said: "We wanted something really special to celebrate our 50th anniversary as a club and we certainly got it.

"We had a magnificent response from a huge range of people connected with the club and beyond - we even had two supporters fly in from Italy to be there.

"Stuart was fantastically accommodating and showed once again that he will never forget his roots and we thank him for taking precious time out to be with us."

In a question and answer session, Stuart Pearce spoke of his time at Wealdstone, and at Nottingham Forest under Brian Clough, as well as giving his views on new England boss Fabio Capello.

At the end of the evening, Pearce was presented with a special framed montage of his first and last matches during his four and a half year playing career with Wealdstone and a framed photograph of him in action during his first team debut at Dorchester Town FC on March 3, 1979.

The Supporters Club is very confident that record proceeds would have been raised from the evening that included an auction of Wealdstone and footballing memorabilia and the sale of a special souvenir programme together with a 50th anniversary badge.

Monies raised will go toward the parent club's current fundraising drive as they move to their new ground at Grosvenor Vale, Ruislip Manor.