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- ↑ "Dave Hilley". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- 1 2 "Dave Hilley - Scotland Football League Record from 02 Sep 1959 to 02 Sep 1959 clubs - Third Lanark". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ↑ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.
- ↑ Scotland U23 player Hilley, David, FitbaStats
- 1 2 3 Third Lanark brothers remember 'stuff of dreams' playing with legendary club in 1959 League Cup final, The Herald, 17 October 2019
- ↑ Third's Defence Strive Nobly But In Vain, The Glasgow Herald, 26 October 1959
- ↑ Third Lanark [documentary], BBC Alba, 27 January 2018