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- ↑ (Third Lanark player) Neilson, John, FitbaStats
- ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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- ↑ Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1905
- ↑ "Sat 28 Apr 1906 Scottish Cup Hearts 1 Third Lanark 0". London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- ↑ Third Lanark v Celtic 3-0 (Glasgow Cup Final: 25 October 1902), Play Up Liverpool
- ↑ Football. | Glasgow Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 30 November 1903
- ↑ Sporting Memorabilia Tuesday 10 May 2011 12:00am, Graham Budd Auctions
- ↑ (SFL player) John Neilson, London Hearts Supporters Club
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