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References
- ↑ Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley. ISBN 978-1-4456-1881-4.
- ↑ "English National Football Archive" . Retrieved 9 January 2018. (registration & fee required)
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939.
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