Billy Boys (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Billy Boys" in English language version.

Last modified: 12:20:08, 20 May 2026 (UTC)

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1310bbc.co.uk

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76web.archive.org

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32dailyrecord.co.uk

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22newsletter.co.uk

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22scotsman.com

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21scotzine.com

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11strath.ac.uk

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11glasgowguide.co.uk

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11independent.co.uk

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11mirrorfootball.co.uk

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11heraldscotland.com

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11belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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11u.tv

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11wsc.co.uk

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11glasgowlive.co.uk

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11thetimes.com

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bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

"'First steps' on end to bigotry". BBC Sport. 14 February 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2007.
"Rangers revive traditional songs". BBC News. 4 August 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
"Bigotry a Scottish problem – Uefa". BBC Sport. 13 April 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
"Rangers told to axe 'Billy Boys'". BBC Sport. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
"Rangers fined after Uefa appeal". BBC Sport. 24 May 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
"Panorama – Scotland's Secret Shame transcript". BBC. 27 February 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
"The bitter divide". BBC. 2 June 1999. Retrieved 3 May 2014.

bbc.co.uk

"Irish FA bans 'Billy Boys' song for Linfield fans". BBC Sport. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
"Peaky Blinders: Who were the real Billy Boys?". BBC News. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
"BBC One - Peaky Blinders - Jimmy McCavern". BBC. Retrieved 21 January 2026.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk (Global: 1,066^th place; English: 557^th place)

Black, Rebecca (13 September 2013). "Loyalist flag protester Jamie Bryson defends alleged singing of sectarian 'Billy Boys' song". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

dailyrecord.co.uk (Global: 1,113^th place; English: 580^th place)

Razor gangs ruled the streets but even in the violence of pre-war years, one man stood out, Daily Record, 19 October 2007
"Bigotry Bill: Fans told the songs they can't sing". Daily Record. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

glasgowguide.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Hurrah! Hurrah! We are the Billy Boys / We are the Billy Boys". Glasgow Guide. 12 April 2006. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

glasgowlive.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 5,955^th place)

"The history of Glasgow's street gangs: Brigton's Billy Boys". Glasgow Live. 13 November 2018.

gold.ac.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,714^th place)

"Performing Sectarianism: Terror, Spectacle and Urban Myth in Glasgow Football Cultures" (PDF). Goldsmiths, University of London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

heraldscotland.com (Global: 843^rd place; English: 435^th place)

Queen's Park 0 Rangers 1: Onwards and upwards, The Herald, 30 December 2012

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

Jack O'Sullivan (14 July 1999). "Scottish FA stands by its coach". The Independent. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

mirrorfootball.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 9,252^nd place)

McNally, Brian. "Why Rangers fans must put the Billy Boys song to bed". The Mirror. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

"Union flag erected by Linfield fans at Dublin stadium". News Letter. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
"Linfield to make history at Rangers". News Letter. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

scotsman.com (Global: 502^nd place; English: 274^th place)

thescotsman.scotsman.com

"Evil faces of Glasgow's gangsters revealed". The Scotsman. 19 July 2004. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.

scotsman.com

Petrol bomb pensioner shows old gang hatreds die hard, Janey Godley, The Scotsman, 6 January 2008

scotzine.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Rangers fans sing sectarian Billy Boys song at Queens Park game". Scotzine. 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

strath.ac.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,381^st place)

gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk

"Resistance to fascism". Glasgow Digital Library. Retrieved 14 May 2014.

thetimes.com (Global: 221^st place; English: 110^th place)

Yeomans, Emma (27 August 2019). "Peaky blind spot over razor gang". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 21 January 2026.

u.tv (Global: low place; English: low place)

"'No more Billy Boys' – Linfield". UTV. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"Evil faces of Glasgow's gangsters revealed". The Scotsman. 19 July 2004. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2007.
"Hurrah! Hurrah! We are the Billy Boys / We are the Billy Boys". Glasgow Guide. 12 April 2006. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
"Performing Sectarianism: Terror, Spectacle and Urban Myth in Glasgow Football Cultures" (PDF). Goldsmiths, University of London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
"Rangers fans sing sectarian Billy Boys song at Queens Park game". Scotzine. 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
"'No more Billy Boys' – Linfield". UTV. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
"Irish FA bans the "We are the Billy Boys" song". When Saturday Comes. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

wsc.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 7,212^th place)

"Irish FA bans the "We are the Billy Boys" song". When Saturday Comes. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.

Billy Boys (English Wikipedia)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11th place; English: 10th place)

news.bbc.co.uk

bbc.co.uk

belfasttelegraph.co.uk (Global: 1,066th place; English: 557th place)

dailyrecord.co.uk (Global: 1,113th place; English: 580th place)

glasgowguide.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

glasgowlive.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 5,955th place)

gold.ac.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,714th place)

heraldscotland.com (Global: 843rd place; English: 435th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46th place; English: 29th place)

mirrorfootball.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 9,252nd place)

newsletter.co.uk (Global: 7,138th place; English: 3,597th place)

scotsman.com (Global: 502nd place; English: 274th place)

thescotsman.scotsman.com

scotsman.com

scotzine.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

strath.ac.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,381st place)

gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk

thetimes.com (Global: 221st place; English: 110th place)

u.tv (Global: low place; English: low place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

wsc.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 7,212th place)

bbc.co.uk (Global: 11^th place; English: 10^th place)

belfasttelegraph.co.uk (Global: 1,066^th place; English: 557^th place)

dailyrecord.co.uk (Global: 1,113^th place; English: 580^th place)

glasgowlive.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 5,955^th place)

gold.ac.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,714^th place)

heraldscotland.com (Global: 843^rd place; English: 435^th place)

independent.co.uk (Global: 46^th place; English: 29^th place)

mirrorfootball.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 9,252^nd place)

newsletter.co.uk (Global: 7,138^th place; English: 3,597^th place)

scotsman.com (Global: 502^nd place; English: 274^th place)

strath.ac.uk (Global: low place; English: 6,381^st place)

thetimes.com (Global: 221^st place; English: 110^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

wsc.co.uk (Global: low place; English: 7,212^th place)