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- ↑ "The Malaya Cup 1961". Malaysia Football Museum. 15 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ "Glory days of sports". Malaysiabar.org.my. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ Lourdes quits. The Straits Times. 20 February 1963, Page 17 - National Library of Singapore
- ↑ FAM NAMES 20 FOR MERDEKA GAMES SOCCER . The Straits Times. 12 August 1957, Page 12 - National Library of Singapore
- ↑ "Merdeka Tournament (Malaysia)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ↑ "Asian Games 1962 (Indonesia)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ↑ "Bolasepak Sukan Asia 1962" (in Malay). Malaysia Dimos. 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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