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- 1 2 "Wigan Speedway Poolstock Stadium". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ Rogers, Martin (1978). The Illustrated History of Speedway. Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 0-904584-45-3.
- ↑ "BRITISH LEAGUE TABLES - POST-WAR ERA (1946-1964)". Official British Speedway website. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ "Year by Year". Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ↑ "Wigan Speedway Woodhouse Lane". Defunct Speedway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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