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- ↑ "Men's 1st X1". Reading Hockey Club.
- ↑ "New Men's 1st X1 captain". Reading Hockey Club.
- ↑ "Old Abingdonian named in England Indoor Hockey Squad". Abingdon School.
- ↑ "Results". Euro Hockey.
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