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- ↑ "Duncan and Beattie out". Glasgow Herald . 28 November 1986. p. 33. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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- ↑ "Milne likely to be fit but Duncan doubtful". Glasgow Herald. 10 March 1986. p. 11. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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