Editing Stuart Pearce (section)

==Early life==
Born in [[Shepherd's Bush]], [[Hammersmith]], London, Pearce is the youngest of four children. He has two brothers, Dennis and Ray, and a sister, Pamela. Dennis was once a member of the far right [[British National Party]] and was third on the BNP list for [[London (European Parliament constituency)|London]] for the [[2009 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom|2009 European Parliament election]].<ref name=pearcegu2012>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/feb/27/stuart-pearce-england-caretaker-manager | title=Stuart Pearce a man of contradictions – a country squire with a twist | work=The Guardian | date=27 February 2012 | access-date=10 March 2016 | author=Taylor, Louise}}</ref> Ray was formerly a referee, and in September 1986, was a linesman in a [[1986–87 Football League Cup|League Cup]] match involving his brother.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/may/24/was-stuart-pearces-brother-the-linesman-for-a-game-that-he-played-in|title=Was Stuart Pearce's brother the linesman for a game that he played in?|work=The Guardian|date=24 May 2017|accessdate=12 December 2021}}</ref> Pearce first attended [[Fryent Primary School]] in [[Kingsbury, London|Kingsbury]], North West London, before attending [[Claremont High School (Kenton)|Claremont High School]] in [[Kenton, London|Kenton]].