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- ↑ 'My best signing': Roy Coyle recalls Tony Coly's arrival as Linfield's first Catholic signing belfasttelegraph.co.uk
- ↑ Jamieson, Teddy. Whose Side Are You On?.
- ↑ "Ex-Sinn Fein chief rebuts Keane claims". theguardian.com.
- ↑ "It was #OnThisDay 1988 that Linfield secured the signing of Antoine (Tony) Coly - a 24 year-old Senegalese player on loan from Belgian side Club Brugge K.V."
- ↑ "Tony Coly and Abdelli Khammal hoping to retain the Gold Cup for Linfield Football Club (Official) in the 1988/89 season".
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