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There are smaller counties which support league football – so what has gone wrong in Worcestershire? Frank Heaven explains. It is a dubious honour. After Kidderminster Harriers narrowly missed out on the Conference play-offs this season, Worcestershire remains the largest county in England without a Football League club. Shropshire and Cumbria both have smaller populations, but they are obviously doing something right that Worcestershire is not. Harriers did enjoy a brief spell in the then Third Division from 2000 to 2005, and look the likeliest team in the county to win promotion to the league in the near future. But…