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- ↑ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Bury" . Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ "Heap Bob Image 1 Bury 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
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