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References
- General
- Lennie Dennis at Soccerbase
- Specific
- 1 2 3 "Frozen in time: 7 January 1989". Observer Sports Monthly. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ↑ "Issue 19". Weaving In & Out. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
- ↑ Lennie Dennis – FIFA competition record (archived)
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