Former Chesterfield defensive partners reunited at one of Town's National League rivals
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Ian Evatt, manager of Barrow, has signed the man who stood alongside him for so many games in the Spireites defence - Sam Hird.
Hird, who joined Alfreton Town earlier in the season having turned down a number of offers after his summer release from the Proact, has signed a deal until the end of the season.
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Hide AdThe 31-year-old spent six years at the Proact and played over 200 times in the Football League.
He was part of Paul Cook's League Two winning 2013/14 side and played 44 games during that campaign.
Both he and Evatt were released, along with Drew Talbot, ahead of Martin Allen's arrival in May - but Allen went on to re-sign Talbot.
Evatt's Barrow sit 11th in the National League table, 13 points ahead of the Spireites.