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- ↑ Robert Penman, MotherWELLnet
- ↑ Penman Bob Image 1 Albion Rovers 1920, Vintage Footballers
- ↑ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Kilmarnock, 3; Albion Rovers, 2. Scottish Cup–Final Tie". The Glasgow Herald. 19 April 1920. p. 13. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ↑ Page 31, December 4 1937, Winnipeg Free Press Newspaper Archives
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