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- ↑ Summer Cup is worth another run, The Scotsman, 7 August 1972, via The Celtic Wiki
- ↑ Last-gasp Hibs grab the cup, Evening Times, 5 August 1973, via The Celtic Wiki
- ↑ Drybrough tonic from 'Old Firm', Evening Times, 5 August 1974, via The Celtic Wiki
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- ↑ Cowan is Dons' new Stevie wonder, The Glasgow Herald, 4 August 1980
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