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- ↑ "Roy Pack". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ Profile - Arsenal F.C.
- ↑ Roy Pack at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ↑ Profile - Rage Online Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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