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- ↑ "Player Summary: David Williams". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
