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- 1 2 3 "Birmingham Bulldogs". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ↑ "British League Tables – Pre-War Era (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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