Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Portsmouth 7 Reading 4

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 02:49, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Portsmouth 7 Reading 4

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Contested PROD; article about a non-notable football match characterized solely by a weird final result. We discussed the issue on the Football WikiProject, surfacing a large consensus in support for deleting the article. Have your say. Angelo 11:17, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

  • This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of football (soccer) related deletions. Angelo 11:20, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Not a cup final, just an ordinary league match. Breaking a Match of the Day record is hardly impressive. пﮟოьεԻ 57 11:31, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - worth a mention in Football records in England but that's it, no need for a full article. Qwghlm 11:35, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per above. ArtVandelay13 11:43, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete per all above. - PeeJay 11:59, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete, it was a fun match but not notable in any way other than the number of goals scored (which iirc isn't even a Premier League record). AllynJ (talk | contribs) 12:29, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • It is a Premier League record, it was the first time 11 goals had been scored in a top-flight match since 1988 (before the Prem started), but I still don't feel it merits a whole article to itself, so Delete ChrisTheDude 12:43, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete - An unusual, but not unheard of scoreline. I don't think it's particularly notable. I can see a case for an article about Arbroath's 36-0 with over Bon Accord, or Australia's 32-0 win over American Samoa, but there have been many games with similar scorelines to this one, and they have all been long since forgotten. — Gasheadsteve Talk to me 12:46, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Just an eyebrow-raiser. We may as well have Walsall 8 Torquay United 4, and all the other slightly higher than usual scores. Totnesmartin 14:52, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Baggsy me creating Gillingham 10 Chesterfield 0, I still remember how excited that game got me at the age of 15 :-) ChrisTheDude 14:55, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
    • Only if you promise not to create Man Utd 9 Ipswich 0.... the pain... Oh, and delete by the way as all have said - non-notable bar a one-line mention in the records. The Rambling Man 20:06, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
      • Barnet's first ever league match was a 7-4 loss to Crewe. perhaps that one needs writing too? (oh, tht's a delete, BTW). Grutness...wha? 00:22, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Merge any salvageable content into Reading F.C. season 2007-08. Not notable in its own right, but bears mention in the season article. robwingfield «T•C» 15:56, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete and merge salvageable content per Rob. — Dale Arnett 16:40, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete and merge per all above. I did try and wikify the article a bit, but I agree with it's deletion. — jacĸrм (talk) 16:42, 4 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. An unusual scoreline but not a particularly notable one. Merge any usuable content into the Portsmouth F.C. and /or Reading F.C. articles. --Malcolmxl5 01:41, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete. As per User:Qwghlm. Axl 21:41, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
  • Delete Gross recentism. There have been and will be higher scoring matches. Not notable enough for its own article. Robotforaday 19:40, 8 October 2007 (UTC)


The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.