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- Clifton Association Football Club
- Clifton Association from Football Club History Database (retrieved 20 October 2007).
- Clifton from Football Club History Database (retrieved 20 October 2007).
- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
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