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435:"Football: British football's longest bans"
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495:"The Sheffield Wednesday Archive"
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378:British betting scandal of 1964
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351:He attracted the attention of
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285:most famous for playing for
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39:Personal information
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468:Sources consulted
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317:TV series,
73:Position(s)
22:David Layne
513:Categories
416:References
400:He joined
339:He joined
283:footballer
50:1939-07-29
579:Publicans
458:The Times
329:Ty Hardin
279:Sheffield
219:1972–1973
201:1972–1973
183:1962–1964
165:1960–1962
147:1959–1960
129:1957–1959
68:, England
66:Sheffield
500:1 August
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315:Western
77:Striker
320:Bronco
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421:Notes
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251:Total
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487:2008
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112:Apps
106:Team
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