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- ↑ "Tony Ford - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
- ↑ "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
- ↑ "Tony Ford". Noel Kelly's Kids.