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- ↑ Clouston, Erlend (5 January 1973). "Frank gets ready for Twickenham". Liverpool Daily Post.
- ↑ "It's the 9.03 for Frank!". Liverpool Echo . 3 January 1973.
- ↑ Irvine, David (2 September 1989). "None can match the Orrell record". The Guardian .