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- ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | Scottish Premier | McCurry dropped as top-class ref
- ↑ "The Scottish Football Association - Refereeing and Disciplinary: FIFA Referees". Archived from the original on 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ↑ "Mike McCurry Profile at The Scottish Football Association". Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ↑ Mosspark Baptist Church – Glasgow – Our Pastors