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- ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Speedway riders, history and results". wwosbackup. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ "Bombers favourite Woodcock returns to remember club on 50th anniversary". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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