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- ↑ Some sources claim that Fred Jones scored against Ireland on 11 April 1885, but most sources agree that the goal was scored by Humphrey Jones
- ↑ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
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