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- ↑ "THIRD LANARK : 1946/47 – 1966/67". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ↑ McEwan, Michael (2021). The Ghosts of Cathkin Park. Arena. p. 263.
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