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- 1 2 3 4 Bamford, R & Jarvis J. (2001) Homes of British Speedway, ISBN 0-7524-2210-3, p. 147-149
- ↑ "Coventry Take Over League Fixtures" . Leicester Evening Mail. 26 May 1931. Retrieved 25 July 2023– via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Stadium team withdraws" . Leicester Evening Mail. 25 May 1931. Retrieved 5 March 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 Jones, Alan (2010) Speedway in Leicester: The Pre-War Years, Automedia, p. 22, 53 105-9
- ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - PRE-WAR ERA (1929-1939)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ↑ Hoare, Ron (1979) Speedway Panorama, Haynes, ISBN 0-85429-252-7, p. 122