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- ↑ "Robert Forsythe". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ Frost, p. 396
- ↑ "Bradford City : 1946/47 - 2012/13". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ↑ Frost, p. 382
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