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- ↑ "Livingston Women's skipper 'filled with pride' after sealing SWF Championship title". Daily Record. 8 May 2023.
- ↑ "Natasha Frew". www.soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ↑ "My Story Short with Livingston WFC duo Natasha Frew and Brogan Anderson". youtube.com. 23 August 2023.
