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References
- ↑ "Yes Heathens win the lot". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
- ↑ "Cradley Heathens hunt for a new home after loosing temporary base at Wolverhampton". Birmingham Mail. 24 October 2014.
- ↑ "2013 PLAY-OFF FIXTURES & RESULTS - British Speedway Official Website".
- ↑ "2013 Play Offs". Speedway Archive.
- ↑ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
- ↑ "2013 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
- ↑ "Yes Heathens win the lot". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ "All roads lead to Mildenhall as National League Pairs takes centre stage . . . and who can stop the Cradley Heathens from winning again?". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ↑ "2013 National League Fours". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "2013 Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
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