Talk:1902 FA Cup final/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Hog Farm (talk · contribs) 00:54, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Hello again, Hog Farm, and thanks for picking this one up. Happy to assist with any questions. All the best and keep safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 10:02, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

Lead

• "Sheffield United won the cup in 1899 and were runners-up in 1901; Southampton were runners-up in 1900" - These exact dates aren't verified in the body

I know I thought to complete that in the background section but I've somehow overlooked it. These finals were all in the previous three years so I've added the result of each one.

Sheffield United

• "and The Times says "Newcastle only managed to draw the match after a great struggle"" - This quote isn't in the source, and I'm not seeing where the halftime lead is, either (although I may be missing the latter in there somewhere)

Apologies, this was a mistake. The Times citation for the previous sentence applies to this one too. It confirms the half-time score as well.

Southampton

• "Like Sheffield United, Southampton entered the competition in the first round proper and played four matches en route to the final. They played against three teams from the First Division and one from the Southern League. In the first round, they were drawn away to their Southern League rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, who were the FA Cup-holders." - Citation needed

Agreed. Mike Collett's book summarises this and even adds in parentheses which division or league the opponents were in. I've added a similar citation for Sheffield United's opponents.

• "According to the Southampton trainer Bill Dawson, the match was "the finest exhibition of football put up by the Saints"" - Which side are the Saints?

Ah, yes, the nickname needs to be attibuted but I think the best thing to do is alter "by the Saints" to "by (Southampton)". Hope that's okay.

Match

• "They had doubts about the fitness of both goalkeeper Jack Robinson and defender C. B. Fry, but both were declared fit to play" -What sort of injuries did they have?

Robinson had been poorly with a chill and Fry had an unspecified injury. I've added that to the text.

• Can you provide a conversion of stone into pounds/kg? Stone are almost never used as a common measurement of weight in America.

Done. 280lb or 127kg.

References

• For Chalk & Holley, use title case. That ref title is in sentence case, but the others are in title case, so be consistent.

Done. Well spotted.

Notes

• "The 1875 final was the first in which a replay took place; this method of deciding the winners continued until 1999" - 1875 isn't mentioned in the reference, but the latter part is.

Have expanded this slightly and added two references.

Placing on hold. Hog Farm _Bacon 17:10, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

I can't access the majority of the sourcing, but I'm willing to AGF it, based on part experience with the nominator's work.

Thanks for the review, Hog Farm. You spotted a couple of things I had completely missed. I think I've covered everything but please take another look and let me know if I can be of further help. All the best. No Great Shaker (talk) 21:34, 27 October 2020 (UTC)