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- 1 2 "Peter Griffiths to Stoke City". angelfire.com/super2/unofficialbiddy. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
- ↑ Peter Griffiths at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ↑ Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Rags to Riches (1979–1990)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 258–290. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.