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References
- ↑ "Dockerty Cup".
- ↑ "Victorian Dockerty Cup - 1910 Results".
- ↑ "Victorian Junior Knock-Out Cup - 1910 Results".
- ↑ "Victorian Season - 1909 Overview".
- ↑ "Victorian Amateur League 1910 Season Table".
- ↑ "Victoria Division One 1910". socceraust.co.uk.
- ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Camberwell City to C.Y.M.S. Glenroy".
- ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Sandringham to Sydenham".
- ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Ballarat City to Bunyip & District". Ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Maccabi to Morwell Pegasus".
- ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Waterside Workers Federation to Youth United".
- ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Galveston to Glenroy".
- ↑ "Victorian Football Club Archive - Fairfield to Frankston City".
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