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- ↑ Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN 978-0-648-13330-8.
- 1 2 "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia . ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 26, 972. New South Wales, Australia. 16 June 1924. p. 6. Retrieved 14 January 2021– via National Library of Australia.
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