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- ↑ "Llanymynech Club". The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard. 21 November 1879. p. 3.
- ↑ "Saturday Spotlight - Llanymynech Football Club - The border club with a unique history". County Times. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ↑ "Wales' oldest football club requests permission to move to English league system". Border Counties Advertizer. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2023-12-02.