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References
- ↑ Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League: The First Season 1888/89. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 1445618605 . Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ↑ "Notts County 4 Bolton Wanderers 1". www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/. Archived from the original on 5 October 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
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