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- ↑ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
- ↑ "Leicester Fosse 1884-1919". Leicester City. Archived from the original on 2 May 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ↑ "Milestones". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 25 November 2016.