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References
General
- Barry Tucker at the English National Football Archive (subscription required). Retrieved 22 October 2013.
Specific
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Barry Tucker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Where Are They Now? Northampton Town 1975–76 Division Four Runners Up". The League Paper. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ↑ Northampton Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
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- 1 2 3 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 163. ISBN 978-0955294914.
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