Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gregson Lane Wanderers

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The result was Delete. ChetblongT C 05:13, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gregson Lane Wanderers

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Delete as per WP:NOTE. This is not a professional football club as article itself says - GREGSON LANE WANDERERS F.C are an English amateur football club located in the Gregson Lane area of the city of Preston, Lancashire. -- Niaz(Talk • Contribs) 13:30, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Delete Non-notable amateur team. I checked the English football league system article, and I can't find a "Lancashire Evening Post Sunday Football League", but there is a West Lancashire Football League whose premier division only is considered to be more than regional in scope. Since these guys are third tier, and possibly not even in the league system proper, I think they fail WP:N. Hersfold (t/a/c) 13:46, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
    • There is no mention of this league on the English football league system page because Sunday leagues aren't in the system. Nor is there any connection whatsoever between this league and the West Lancashire Football League.... ChrisTheDude (talk) 14:12, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
      • I had wondered if this was a Sunday league - I couldn't tell if it was sponsored by a Sunday Paper, or a Paper sponsoring a Sunday league. Hersfold (t/a/c) 01:34, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
  • This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of football (soccer) related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 14:12, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete very non-notable amateur kick-about team ChrisTheDude (talk) 14:14, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete Completely NN. пﮟოьεԻ 57 14:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - a few Sunday league sides would be notable in my opinion, but this isn't one of them. - fchd (talk) 14:41, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete - non-notable. GiantSnowman (talk) 15:07, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete Completely non-notable team. - Milk's Favorite Cookie 16:08, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete, nonnotable amateur team. NawlinWiki (talk) 16:34, 18 February 2008 (UTC)


  • Keep More fans at a game than your average Scottish league side - even ones that are a league way from the SPL, a genuine football club if only amateur. In newspapers on a weekly basis, Lancashire evening post is a largely published newspaper and stories on us have appeared in this newspaper and sister newspapers. See link: http://www.wigantoday.net/weird-world/Thieves-steal-football-club-goalposts.3704202.jp Sincere entry and more worthy than some on this great website in my opinion. Thank you anyway. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.46.150.205 (talk) 18:28, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
    • "More fans at a game than your average Scottish league side - even ones that are a league way from the SPL" So far this season the worst-supported team in the Scottish First Division has averaged a gate of 1,312, I find it hard to believe that a Sunday league team could attract (or even accommodate) 1,300+ paying fans, although I'm prepared to stand corrected if a source can be provided.... ChrisTheDude (talk) 23:48, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep I stand corrected however it is more than some clubs in the second (Cowdenbeath, Berwick, Brechin) and all the third division clubs have had for some games. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.46.150.205 (talk) 15:59, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
    • I assume this refers to the 400 the club had for a cup final on a neutral ground. This can hardly be taken as representative, and I'm sure all the Scottish Football League sides would have way more in the same circumstances. What is the regular attendance for Gregson Lane Wanderers? - fchd (talk) 16:08, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Delete per nom. BanRay 11:29, 20 February 2008 (UTC)
  • Keep Gregson Lane is on wiki as a genuine entry, therefore I can only assume of notable standing. Therefore why not not the football team I suppose? stu77

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.46.150.205 (talk) 16:59, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

    • Just because a village has its own WP article, that does not mean that every club, society, shop, amenity, etc which happens to be in that village gets a "free pass" onto WP. Maybe the club could be mentioned in the article on the village, probably with a sentence or two at most, but it certainly doesn't merit its own stand-alone article. And neither do the Black Horse or the sub post office ;-) ChrisTheDude (talk) 22:23, 20 February 2008 (UTC)


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