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- ↑ "SOCCER". Queensland Times . Vol. LXXVII, no. 15, 717. Queensland, Australia. 2 April 1937. p. 11 (DAILY.). Retrieved 20 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "No 1 cap presented at Socceroos v Japan match". MyFootball. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ↑ "LEX GIBB TO PLAY WITH CORINTHIANS?". Queensland Times . No. 19, 116. Queensland, Australia. 12 March 1948. p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved 20 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "LEX GIBB ACCEPTS BRISBANE OFFER". Queensland Times . No. 19, 117. Queensland, Australia. 13 March 1948. p. 3 (DAILY). Retrieved 20 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ Howe, Andrew (12 October 2006). "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps and Captains" (PDF). ozfootball.net. Football Federation Australia.
- ↑ "LEX GIBB MARRIED". Queensland Times . No. 17070. Queensland, Australia. 11 August 1941. p. 4 (DAILY.). Retrieved 20 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.