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- ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1953/1118/Pg002.html#Ar00210:5D560161963361E60163C6336016EF633704 (subscription required)
- ↑ BRISTOL CITY : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.