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- ↑ "NOTTS COUNTY : 1946/47 - 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "Jack Parry had the sense of humour that would be useful at Derby County nowadays". Derby Telegraph. 12 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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