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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ↑ Tommy Walker at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ↑ "Northern Premier League - 1973-74". Silkmen Archive.