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- ↑ "History of the Club". Balgownie Rangers.
- ↑ Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
- ↑ "SOCCER IN NEW ZEALAND". The Sunday Times . No. 1899. New South Wales, Australia. 18 June 1922. p. 9. Retrieved 20 November 2020– via National Library of Australia.