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- 1 2 Worthington, David. "Glenbuck – Bill Shankly – The Glenbuck Years". www.ayrshirehistory.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
- ↑ Kelly, Stephen F. (31 May 2011). Bill Shankly: It's Much More Important Than That: The Biography. Random House. p. 14. ISBN 9780753546765.
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