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- 1 2 Fenn, C.(2003). Hackney Speedway, Friday at Eight. Stroud: Tempus Publishing. ISBN 0-7524-2737-7
- ↑ "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ↑ "Rider averages 1929 to 2009" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ↑ Foster, P. (2002) Heathens: Cradley Heath Speedway 1947-1976, The History Press Ltd. ISBN 0-7524-2704-0