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- ↑ "Player's Transfers – 1962". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – L". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ↑ Dick Lowrie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- 1 2 O'Donnell, Jim. "Peasy legend still part of maroon town as sons make way in game". Evening Times. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ↑ Purdie, Tom (15 August 2011). The Scottish Junior Cup 1946–1975. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445611167.
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