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Statistics of American Soccer League in season 1931.
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- ↑ Soccer in a Football World - The Story of America’s Forgotten Game (2006) : David Wangerin
- ↑ "www.soccer.on.ca". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ↑ "American Soccer - 1933". Archived from the original on 2009-08-20. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
- ↑ "Billy Gonsalves". Archived from the original on 2008-03-28. Retrieved 2008-03-11.