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- ↑ "Counties call gives Owen chance of England comeback". The Birmingham Post . 27 October 1967.
- ↑ "French selection scorns any thought of defence". The Guardian . 3 January 1969.
- ↑ "England Courage Just Not Enough". Coventry Evening Telegraph . 6 November 1967.