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- 1 2 3 Clapton Orient during World War II, Neilson Kaufman / Leyton Orient FC, 6 May 2020
- ↑ John Blair at the Scottish Football Association
- ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ↑ "John Blair - Scotland Football League Record". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ↑ Death of ex-Motherwell player, Daily Record, 12 February 2009
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