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- ↑ Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- ↑ "Charlie Storer". In The Mad Crowd. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ↑ "Charlie Storer profile". Gresley F.C. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
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