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- ↑ "Fours champions". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ↑ "British Speedway Archive". Speedway GB. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ↑ "2011". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "2012 Cradley results". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "2013 National League Fours". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "2014 National League Fours" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "2015 National League Fours" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "2016 National League Fours final" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ↑ "2019 fours final" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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