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- ↑ Planet World Cup – 1974 – Squads – Australia
- ↑ Socceroos Greats - Where are they now: John Watkiss theworldgame.sbs.com.au
- ↑ O'Maley, Christine (20 January 2010). "Park is a goner". Blacktown Advocate. Cumberland Newspapers. p. 14.
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