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- ↑ "Patrick Joseph O'Kane". eu-football.info. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ↑ Terry O'Rourke, Sean Ryan (1985). Gillette book of the FAI CUP. Irish Soccer Co-op.
- ↑ Bohemian FC match programme, 29 January 1989
- ↑ "Statistics: Republic of Ireland [Powered by tplSoccerStats]".