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- ↑ Donard Hospital F.C. [@DHFC89] (September 22, 2016). "It's with regret that after 42 years the club has had to make the difficult decision to fold after a difficult few months! #DHFC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
H. Johnstone & G. Hamilton (n.d.) A Memorable Milestone: 75 Years of the Northern Amateur Football League, p. 189
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