Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chris Smalling


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The result was Delete. Chetblong T C 01:12, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

Chris Smalling

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Astoundingly, the PROD on this article has been disputed. Anyway, this player has never played above the Isthmian League Premier Division, which is three levels below a fully professional league and therefore an egregious failure to meet WP:ATHLETE ChrisTheDude (talk) 17:22, 25 February 2008 (UTC)


 * This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 17:22, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Doesn't meet WP:BIO or WP:BIO. John Hayestalk 17:25, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep - England U18 schoolboys seems to meet WP:BIO (top amateur level). It's easy to find sources. -- roundhouse0 (talk) 17:43, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete Obviously fails WP:BIO and consensus is that youth caps do not confer notability (and English football is not an amateur sport). пﮟოьεԻ   5  7  18:01, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete. As has been said, this player fails WP:ATHLETE.  The fact that he's played at U18 level is irrelevant - the amateur level criterion is for amateur sports... football is a professional sport.  robwingfield «T•C» 18:06, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Schoolboy football is certainly amateur, as is the vast majority of football played in England. Youth caps would apply to (say) England U21 teams, a different thing, and I would be surprised if such a player (in England) was not already an established professional. -- roundhouse0 (talk) 18:18, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Indeed it is, making it not notable. I agree, it would be surprising if a player was capped for England at U21 level without having made an appearance in a fully professional league.  However, that doesn't apply here.  robwingfield «T•C» 18:28, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. GiantSnowman (talk) 18:39, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

Delete as per Punkmorten English   peasant  01:28, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Ban  Ray  22:26, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete, "schoolboy football" is not a sport, football is. And the amateur clause does not apply. I.e. not notable. Punkmorten (talk) 19:04, 29 February 2008 (UTC)


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