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521:. In his autobiography, he states that the night before his debut he slept at a teammate's house, and had to sleep in an armchair after the teammate made gay advances towards him in the only bed in the house. The match, the last of the
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2444:"Archives for Ray King"
1658:Port Vale Personalities
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2300:To the End of the Road
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586:Bradford Park Avenue
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1656:Kent, Jeff (1996).
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762:He missed just one
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2557:King, Ray (1998),
2298:King, Ray (2011),
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2965:
2964:
2963:
2962:
2954:
2949:
2948:
2947:
2946:
2938:
2931:
2930:
2929:
2928:
2920:
2912:
2911:
2910:
2909:
2901:
2894:
2893:
2892:
2891:
2883:
2876:
2875:
2874:
2873:
2865:
2858:
2857:
2856:
2855:
2847:
2840:
2839:
2838:
2837:
2829:
2822:
2821:
2820:
2819:
2811:
2804:
2803:
2802:
2801:
2793:
2786:
2785:
2784:
2783:
2775:
2768:
2767:
2766:
2765:
2757:
2750:
2749:
2748:
2747:
2739:
2732:
2731:
2730:
2729:
2721:
2714:
2713:
2712:
2711:
2703:
2696:
2695:
2694:
2693:
2685:
2678:
2677:
2676:
2675:
2667:
2662:
2661:
2660:
2659:
2651:
2646:
2645:
2644:
2643:
2635:
2628:
2627:
2626:
2625:
2616:
2613:
2607:
2605:
2603:
2569:
2548:
2547:
2541:
2527:
2523:
2513:
2511:
2503:
2502:
2498:
2488:
2486:
2478:
2477:
2473:
2467:
2462:
2458:
2448:
2446:
2442:
2441:
2437:
2427:
2425:
2410:
2409:
2402:
2392:
2390:
2380:
2376:
2368:
2364:
2356:
2352:
2344:
2340:
2332:
2328:
2320:
2316:
2310:
2302:, p. 232,
2296:
2292:
2284:
2280:
2272:
2268:
2260:
2256:
2248:
2244:
2236:
2232:
2224:
2220:
2212:
2208:
2200:
2196:
2188:
2184:
2176:
2172:
2164:
2160:
2152:
2148:
2140:
2136:
2130:
2116:
2112:
2106:
2092:
2088:
2080:
2076:
2066:
2064:
2055:
2054:
2050:
2040:
2038:
2029:
2028:
2024:
2016:
2012:
2004:
2000:
1992:
1988:
1980:
1976:
1968:
1964:
1956:
1952:
1944:
1940:
1932:
1928:
1920:
1916:
1908:
1904:
1896:
1892:
1882:
1880:
1870:
1861:
1853:
1849:
1841:
1837:
1829:
1825:
1817:
1813:
1805:
1801:
1793:
1786:
1778:
1774:
1766:
1762:
1754:
1750:
1742:
1738:
1730:
1726:
1718:
1714:
1706:
1702:
1694:
1690:
1682:
1675:
1668:
1654:
1623:
1613:
1576:
1502:
1500:Southern League
1356:Second Division
1090:
1007:
987:Kenilworth Road
955:Football League
880:Southern League
872:
870:Coaching career
848:George Thompson
840:
776:White Hart Lane
764:Second Division
641:
500:
495:
444:
353:Football League
322:
310:
298:
275:
235:
217:
201:
183:
165:
122:
77:
52:
50:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3537:
3527:
3526:
3521:
3516:
3511:
3506:
3501:
3496:
3491:
3486:
3481:
3476:
3471:
3466:
3461:
3456:
3451:
3446:
3441:
3436:
3431:
3426:
3421:
3416:
3411:
3406:
3389:
3388:
3379:
3378:
3360:
3342:
3326:
3308:
3290:
3274:
3256:
3234:
3212:
3194:
3183:T. Taylor
3176:
3158:
3140:
3122:
3104:
3086:
3068:
3050:
3032:
3014:
2996:
2978:
2960:
2944:
2926:
2907:
2889:
2871:
2853:
2835:
2817:
2799:
2781:
2763:
2745:
2727:
2709:
2691:
2673:
2657:
2641:
2622:
2621:
2618:
2617:
2602:
2601:
2594:
2587:
2579:
2573:
2572:
2567:
2553:
2552:
2546:
2545:
2539:
2521:
2496:
2471:
2456:
2435:
2400:
2374:
2362:
2350:
2338:
2326:
2314:
2308:
2290:
2278:
2266:
2254:
2242:
2230:
2218:
2206:
2194:
2182:
2170:
2158:
2146:
2134:
2128:
2122:, p. 80,
2110:
2104:
2098:, p. 77,
2086:
2074:
2048:
2037:. 2 April 2014
2022:
2010:
1998:
1986:
1974:
1962:
1950:
1938:
1926:
1914:
1902:
1890:
1859:
1847:
1835:
1823:
1811:
1799:
1784:
1772:
1760:
1748:
1736:
1724:
1712:
1700:
1688:
1673:
1666:
1620:
1619:
1618:
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1612:
1609:
1608:
1607:
1592:
1591:
1575:
1572:
1569:
1568:
1565:
1562:
1559:
1556:
1553:
1550:
1546:
1545:
1542:
1539:
1536:
1533:
1530:
1527:
1523:
1522:
1519:
1516:
1513:
1510:
1507:
1504:
1497:
1491:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1470:Midland League
1467:
1462:
1456:
1455:
1452:
1449:
1446:
1443:
1440:
1437:
1433:
1432:
1429:
1426:
1423:
1420:
1417:
1414:
1411:
1405:
1404:
1401:
1398:
1395:
1392:
1389:
1386:
1383:
1377:
1376:
1373:
1370:
1367:
1364:
1361:
1358:
1353:
1347:
1346:
1343:
1340:
1337:
1334:
1331:
1328:
1325:
1319:
1318:
1315:
1312:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1295:
1289:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1276:
1273:
1270:
1267:
1261:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1233:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1211:
1206:
1200:
1199:
1196:
1193:
1190:
1187:
1184:
1181:
1176:
1171:
1165:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1135:
1134:
1131:
1128:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1115:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1089:
1086:
1006:
1003:
894:. He departed
884:Midland League
871:
868:
839:
836:
832:player-manager
808:Willie Gardner
800:Leicester City
796:Filbert Street
788:First Division
690:Freddie Steele
674:Gordon Hodgson
658:George Heppell
640:
637:
597:Charlie Hewitt
590:Len Shackleton
519:St James' Park
499:
496:
494:
491:
471:apprenticeship
448:Northumberland
443:
440:
336:
335:
331:
330:
325:
319:
318:
313:
307:
306:
301:
295:
294:
290:
289:
286:
283:
278:
272:
271:
267:
266:
261:
256:
254:
250:
249:
246:
243:
238:
232:
231:
228:
225:
220:
214:
213:
211:
209:
204:
198:
197:
194:
191:
186:
180:
179:
176:
173:
168:
162:
161:
152:
145:
140:
136:
135:
134:Senior career*
131:
130:
125:
119:
118:
114:
113:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
86:
85:Place of death
82:
81:
80:(aged 89)
74:
70:
69:
63:
62:Place of birth
59:
58:
57:15 August 1924
48:
44:
43:
40:
36:
35:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3536:
3525:
3522:
3520:
3517:
3515:
3512:
3510:
3507:
3505:
3502:
3500:
3497:
3495:
3492:
3490:
3487:
3485:
3482:
3480:
3477:
3475:
3472:
3470:
3467:
3465:
3462:
3460:
3457:
3455:
3452:
3450:
3447:
3445:
3442:
3440:
3437:
3435:
3432:
3430:
3427:
3425:
3422:
3420:
3417:
3415:
3412:
3410:
3407:
3405:
3402:
3401:
3399:
3385:
3368:
3361:
3350:
3343:
3327:
3316:
3309:
3298:
3291:
3275:
3264:
3257:
3246:
3242:
3235:
3224:
3220:
3213:
3202:
3195:
3184:
3177:
3166:
3159:
3148:
3141:
3130:
3123:
3112:
3105:
3094:
3087:
3076:
3069:
3058:
3051:
3040:
3033:
3022:
3015:
3004:
2997:
2986:
2979:
2968:
2961:
2945:
2934:
2927:
2916:
2908:
2897:
2890:
2879:
2872:
2861:
2854:
2843:
2836:
2825:
2818:
2807:
2800:
2789:
2782:
2771:
2764:
2753:
2746:
2735:
2728:
2717:
2710:
2699:
2692:
2681:
2674:
2658:
2642:
2631:
2624:
2623:
2619:
2610:
2600:
2595:
2593:
2588:
2586:
2581:
2580:
2577:
2570:
2564:
2560:
2555:
2554:
2550:
2549:
2542:
2536:
2532:
2525:
2510:
2506:
2500:
2485:
2481:
2475:
2465:
2460:
2445:
2439:
2423:
2419:
2418:
2413:
2407:
2405:
2389:
2385:
2378:
2372:, p. 186
2371:
2366:
2360:, p. 173
2359:
2354:
2348:, p. 165
2347:
2342:
2336:, p. 164
2335:
2330:
2324:, p. 100
2323:
2318:
2311:
2309:9781844269501
2305:
2301:
2294:
2287:
2282:
2276:, p. 192
2275:
2270:
2264:, p. 184
2263:
2258:
2252:, p. 179
2251:
2246:
2240:, p. 178
2239:
2234:
2228:, p. 163
2227:
2222:
2216:, p. 161
2215:
2210:
2204:, p. 157
2203:
2198:
2192:, p. 156
2191:
2186:
2180:, p. 155
2179:
2174:
2168:, p. 154
2167:
2162:
2156:, p. 153
2155:
2150:
2144:, p. 152
2143:
2138:
2131:
2129:9781844269501
2125:
2121:
2114:
2107:
2105:9781844269501
2101:
2097:
2090:
2084:, p. 141
2083:
2078:
2062:
2058:
2052:
2036:
2032:
2026:
2020:, p. 129
2019:
2014:
2008:, p. 199
2007:
2002:
1996:, p. 140
1995:
1990:
1984:, p. 105
1983:
1978:
1972:, p. 102
1971:
1966:
1959:
1954:
1947:
1942:
1935:
1930:
1923:
1918:
1911:
1906:
1899:
1894:
1879:
1875:
1868:
1866:
1864:
1856:
1851:
1844:
1839:
1832:
1827:
1820:
1815:
1808:
1803:
1796:
1791:
1789:
1781:
1776:
1769:
1764:
1757:
1752:
1745:
1740:
1733:
1728:
1721:
1716:
1709:
1704:
1697:
1692:
1685:
1680:
1678:
1669:
1667:0-9529152-0-0
1663:
1659:
1652:
1650:
1648:
1646:
1644:
1642:
1640:
1638:
1636:
1634:
1632:
1630:
1628:
1626:
1621:
1615:
1614:
1606:
1602:
1599:
1598:
1597:
1596:
1590:
1586:
1583:
1582:
1581:
1580:
1566:
1563:
1560:
1557:
1554:
1551:
1549:Career total
1547:
1543:
1540:
1537:
1534:
1531:
1528:
1524:
1520:
1517:
1514:
1511:
1508:
1505:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1492:
1488:
1485:
1482:
1479:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1460:Boston United
1457:
1453:
1450:
1447:
1444:
1441:
1438:
1434:
1430:
1427:
1424:
1421:
1418:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1406:
1402:
1399:
1396:
1393:
1390:
1387:
1384:
1382:
1379:
1378:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1362:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1348:
1344:
1341:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1320:
1316:
1313:
1310:
1307:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1290:
1286:
1283:
1280:
1277:
1274:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1262:
1258:
1255:
1252:
1249:
1246:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1234:
1230:
1227:
1224:
1221:
1218:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1201:
1197:
1194:
1191:
1188:
1185:
1182:
1180:
1177:
1175:
1172:
1170:
1169:Leyton Orient
1167:
1166:
1162:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1116:
1096:
1093:
1085:
1083:
1079:
1074:
1072:
1068:
1064:
1063:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1046:
1042:
1037:
1035:
1031:
1027:
1023:
1022:physiotherapy
1018:
1016:
1012:
1002:
1000:
996:
992:
988:
984:
980:
976:
972:
968:
964:
960:
956:
951:
949:
945:
941:
937:
933:
932:Arthur Turner
929:
928:Oxford United
925:
924:Sittingbourne
921:
920:Vicarage Road
917:
913:
909:
905:
901:
900:Ray Middleton
897:
893:
890:and ninth in
889:
885:
881:
877:
876:Boston United
874:King managed
867:
865:
861:
857:
853:
849:
845:
835:
833:
829:
828:Boston United
825:
821:
817:
813:
809:
805:
804:Arthur Rowley
801:
797:
793:
789:
785:
781:
777:
773:
769:
765:
760:
758:
757:Victoria Park
754:
750:
746:
742:
738:
734:
733:Tommy Cheadle
730:
727:
723:
718:
716:
715:Valley Parade
712:
711:Bradford City
707:
703:
699:
695:
691:
687:
683:
679:
675:
671:
667:
663:
659:
654:
650:
646:
636:
634:
630:
626:
625:break his jaw
622:
618:
617:Brisbane Road
614:
610:
606:
602:
601:Leyton Orient
598:
593:
591:
587:
583:
579:
575:
572:King's right
571:
567:
564:
560:
556:
552:
551:Goodison Park
548:
544:
540:
536:
532:
528:
524:
520:
516:
513:
509:
505:
490:
488:
484:
480:
476:
472:
469:
465:
461:
457:
456:fish and chip
453:
449:
439:
437:
433:
429:
428:Oxford United
425:
424:Sittingbourne
421:
417:
416:Boston United
413:
409:
405:
402:. He won one
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
376:Leyton Orient
373:
369:
364:
362:
358:
354:
350:
346:
342:
332:
329:
328:Sittingbourne
320:
317:
308:
305:
304:Boston United
296:
291:
287:
284:
282:
279:
273:
268:
265:
262:
260:
257:
255:
251:
247:
244:
242:
241:Boston United
239:
233:
229:
226:
224:
221:
215:
212:
210:
208:
205:
199:
195:
192:
190:
189:Leyton Orient
187:
181:
177:
174:
172:
169:
163:
160:
153:
151:
146:
144:
141:
137:
132:
129:
120:
115:
112:
105:
97:
94:
90:
83:
73:Date of death
71:
67:
60:
47:Date of birth
45:
37:
32:
26:
22:
2769:
2558:
2530:
2524:
2512:. Retrieved
2508:
2499:
2487:. Retrieved
2483:
2474:
2459:
2447:. Retrieved
2438:
2426:. Retrieved
2422:the original
2417:The Sentinel
2415:
2391:. Retrieved
2387:
2377:
2365:
2353:
2341:
2329:
2317:
2299:
2293:
2288:, p. 90
2281:
2269:
2257:
2245:
2233:
2221:
2209:
2197:
2185:
2173:
2161:
2149:
2137:
2119:
2113:
2095:
2089:
2077:
2065:. Retrieved
2060:
2051:
2039:. Retrieved
2034:
2025:
2013:
2001:
1989:
1977:
1965:
1960:, p. 98
1953:
1948:, p. 82
1941:
1936:, p. 80
1929:
1924:, p. 67
1917:
1912:, p. 66
1905:
1900:, p. 59
1893:
1881:. Retrieved
1877:
1857:, p. 46
1850:
1845:, p. 43
1838:
1833:, p. 38
1826:
1821:, p. 37
1814:
1809:, p. 27
1802:
1797:, p. 26
1782:, p. 25
1775:
1770:, p. 22
1763:
1758:, p. 21
1751:
1746:, p. 15
1739:
1734:, p. 10
1727:
1715:
1703:
1691:
1686:, p. 33
1657:
1594:
1593:
1578:
1577:
1091:
1075:
1066:
1062:Bangkok Post
1060:
1056:
1052:
1038:
1019:
1008:
979:Lil Fuccillo
967:Harry Haslam
952:
948:Cardiff City
944:Manor Ground
936:Ron Atkinson
873:
864:Reg Matthews
841:
766:game in the
761:
719:
660:'s three in
642:
609:reserve team
594:
584:a shot from
578:broken wrist
559:Tommy Lawton
547:World War II
543:Chester City
533:under-hit a
506:, signing a
501:
498:Early career
475:World War II
445:
372:World War II
365:
341:Raymond King
340:
339:
263:
258:
154:
147:
142:
117:Youth career
78:(2014-07-19)
76:19 July 2014
42:Raymond King
25:
3409:2014 deaths
3404:1924 births
3367:Culverhouse
2514:15 February
2489:15 February
2067:27 December
1722:, p. 5
1710:, p. 4
1698:, p. 1
1503:North-West
1049:John Lennon
1034:Mark Austin
999:Southampton
989:during the
961:manager at
896:York Street
844:England 'B'
749:club record
745:Roy Sproson
741:Stan Turner
729:semi-finals
706:Ray Hancock
682:Ivor Powell
611:clash with
493:Club career
436:Southampton
361:George King
107:Position(s)
3398:Categories
2568:0953446700
2449:14 October
1878:Sunday Sun
1611:References
1595:Poole Town
1067:The Ambler
975:Alan Biley
963:Luton Town
959:youth team
904:Poole Town
816:Norman Low
623:, only to
515:Sunderland
479:Home Guard
442:Early life
432:Luton Town
420:Poole Town
412:non-League
370:but spent
349:goalkeeper
345:footballer
316:Poole Town
111:Goalkeeper
53:1924-08-15
3245:Canoville
2896:Wilkinson
2788:Middleton
2752:Middleton
2370:King 1998
2358:King 1998
2346:King 1998
2334:King 1998
2322:King 1998
2286:King 1998
2274:King 1998
2262:King 1998
2250:King 1998
2238:King 1998
2226:King 1998
2214:King 1998
2202:King 1998
2190:King 1998
2178:King 1998
2166:King 1998
2154:King 1998
2142:King 1998
2082:King 1998
2018:King 1998
2006:King 1998
1994:King 1998
1982:King 1998
1970:King 1998
1958:King 1998
1946:King 1998
1934:King 1998
1922:King 1998
1910:King 1998
1898:King 1998
1855:King 1998
1843:King 1998
1831:King 1998
1819:King 1998
1807:King 1998
1795:King 1998
1780:King 1998
1768:King 1998
1756:King 1998
1744:King 1998
1732:King 1998
1720:King 1998
1708:King 1998
1696:King 1998
1684:King 1998
1579:Port Vale
1204:Port Vale
1104:Division
997:work for
983:Dave Carr
971:Andy King
882:from the
852:half-time
820:Vale Park
782:-chasing
780:promotion
737:Reg Potts
700:games in
649:Port Vale
639:Port Vale
635:in 1948.
633:Ashington
535:back-pass
531:Ron Suart
527:synovitis
452:Radcliffe
384:Port Vale
380:Ashington
311:1960–1963
299:1957–1960
281:England B
236:1957–1959
223:Port Vale
218:1949–1957
207:Ashington
202:1948–1949
184:1946–1947
166:1945–1946
123:1942–1945
68:, England
39:Full name
3129:Thompson
3075:Sterland
2967:Froggatt
2824:Tunstall
2734:Tunstall
2698:McGrahan
2680:Tunstall
2647:Vaughton
2614:managers
2464:Ray King
1616:Specific
1143:1945–46
1092:Source:
1082:Thailand
995:scouting
824:transfer
539:Corporal
508:contract
406:for the
93:Thailand
29:Ray King
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2663:Greaves
2650: (
2634: (
2630:Cringan
2551:General
2428:22 July
2393:21 July
1883:20 July
1605:1961–62
1589:1953–54
1574:Honours
1495:1958–59
1465:1957–58
1409:1956–57
1381:1955–56
1351:1954–55
1323:1953–54
1293:1952–53
1265:1951–52
1237:1950–51
1209:1949–50
1174:1946–47
1110:FA Cup
1107:League
1101:Season
1078:Bangkok
1015:Bermuda
991:1974–75
912:Watford
892:1959–60
888:1958–59
856:England
812:1956–57
792:1955–56
768:1954–55
722:1953–54
702:1952–53
686:1951–52
678:manager
670:1950–51
662:1949–50
563:penalty
555:Everton
545:during
523:1941–42
400:1953–54
89:Bangkok
3382:(c) =
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3315:Murray
3297:Greene
3243:&
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3119:–2002)
3057:Morris
3039:Cusack
2950:Phelan
2933:Walker
2716:Ithell
2565:
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2041:5 June
1664:
1526:Total
1436:Total
1133:Goals
1113:Total
981:, and
930:under
916:replay
908:FA Cup
743:, and
726:FA Cup
666:Barrow
645:George
561:hit a
512:rivals
414:clubs
99:Height
3280:Drury
3223:Scott
3219:Hurst
3201:Welsh
3165:Evans
3111:Evans
2860:Smith
1127:Goals
1121:Goals
1098:Club
1071:Amble
1043:as a
1030:Poole
914:to a
704:, as
672:, in
631:club
574:wrist
570:broke
464:Amble
460:Frank
357:Frank
253:Total
139:Years
3373:2022
3355:2022
3339:–22)
3337:2017
3321:2016
3305:–16)
3303:2013
3287:–13)
3285:2012
3269:2012
3253:–12)
3251:2011
3231:–11)
3229:2009
3209:–09)
3207:2008
3191:–08)
3189:2007
3173:–07)
3171:2004
3153:2004
3137:–04)
3135:2002
3117:1998
3101:–98)
3099:1996
3083:–96)
3081:1994
3065:–94)
3063:1992
3047:–92)
3045:1990
3029:–90)
3027:1987
3021:Kerr
3011:–87)
3009:1986
2993:–86)
2991:1984
2985:Mann
2975:–84)
2973:1981
2957:–81)
2955:1979
2941:–79)
2939:1977
2923:–77)
2921:1976
2904:–76)
2902:1975
2886:–75)
2884:1972
2868:–72)
2866:1969
2850:–69)
2848:1965
2832:–65)
2830:1964
2814:–64)
2812:1961
2806:Todd
2796:–61)
2794:1960
2778:–60)
2776:1957
2770:King
2760:–57)
2758:1954
2742:–54)
2740:1952
2724:–52)
2722:1950
2706:–49)
2704:1948
2688:–48)
2686:1937
2670:–37)
2668:1936
2654:–36)
2652:1935
2638:–35)
2636:1934
2563:ISBN
2535:ISBN
2516:2023
2491:2023
2451:2014
2430:2014
2395:2012
2304:ISBN
2124:ISBN
2100:ISBN
2069:2011
2043:2020
1885:2012
1662:ISBN
1130:Apps
1124:Apps
1118:Apps
1065:and
806:and
802:duo
720:The
582:save
566:shot
483:army
422:and
359:and
323:1963
276:1954
149:Apps
143:Team
3349:Cox
3263:Lee
3241:Lee
3093:Fee
1564:307
1552:279
1451:275
1439:252
965:by
860:cap
850:at
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