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References
- ↑ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ↑ "League Riders' champions". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ↑ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. pp. 129–133. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ↑ "Yes Heathens win the lot". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ↑ "Jordan's charge". Speedway Star pages 24-25. 1 October 2022.
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