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- ↑ "Hundreds join in the fun at the Sedgefield Shrove Tuesday Ball Game". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ↑ Lines, Chris. "Winner of the 2014 Sedgefield Ball Game". Twitter. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ↑ Anderson, Lizzie (18 February 2015). "Shrove Tuesday doesn't only mean pancakes for people of Sedgefield". The Northern Echo.
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- ↑ MacFarlane, Katie (28 February 2017). "Testosterone aplenty as Shrove Tuesday Ball Game proves hit for town". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ↑ McDermott, Paige (13 February 2018). "33 Pictures: Sedgefield Ball Game 2018". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ↑ "2019 Ball Game - match report" (PDF). SEDGEFIELD NEWS. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ↑ Lines, Chris. "Congratulations to Paul Johnson, winner of the 2020 #Sedgefield Ball Game - a deserving and popular victor. Look what it means to Paul! #PancakeDay #shrovetuesday". Twitter. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
- ↑ "Sedgefield ball game winner gains bragging rights after battling his way to victory". The Northern Echo. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022./