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- ↑ "Peter Morgan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- ↑ Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 137. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
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