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- ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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- General references
- Davies, Pete (1997). I Lost my Heart to the Belles. London, England: Random House. ISBN 0-7493-2085-0.