Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Newcastle United F.C. 8–0 Sheffield Wednesday F.C.


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The result was   delete. It has been pointed out that five goals from one player is a Premier League record, but consensus is that one notable element in the game does not make the game itself notable and that Shearer's goal scoring should be recorded in the his biography instead of in an article on the match. Sjakkalle (Check!)  13:47, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Newcastle United F.C. 8–0 Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

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Recent consensus is that high scoring games and games that set (share) records are not notable.Articles for deletion/Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 9–1 Wigan Athletic F.C. I do think this is notable and hate to do it as a Newcastle fan but the community said no to a very similar article.Cptnono (talk) 06:20, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions.  —Cptnono (talk) 06:20, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete Highscoring is POV - where do you draw the line?  Lugnuts  (talk) 06:36, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * When it was a record or when the sources pass the requirements as GNG are my thoughts on it.Cptnono (talk) 06:41, 19 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Keep - There are plenty of reliable third-party sources for this match, not just from contemporary media, but also in the years since. Furthermore, the match featured a record-equalling scoring feat from Alan Shearer (five goals in a Premier League game). – PeeJay 08:06, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - Not the news and not a likely search term. Codf1977 (talk) 10:07, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. GiantSnowman 18:11, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete - not a particularly notable game other than lots of goals. GiantSnowman 18:12, 19 August 2010 (UTC)
 * huh?Cptnono (talk) 23:43, 19 August 2010 (UTC)


 * Delete Should be included in Newcastle's article for that season rather than having its own page. Miles Blues  (talk · contribs) 15:52, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete, I don't see what distinguishes this from other high scoring (but not record-breaking) matches. WP:NOTNEWS. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 18:24, 21 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. I'm only inclined to do so because of Alan Shearer's record-equalling five goals in a Premier League match. Argyle 4 Life  talk  20:02, 22 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete for consistency. Perhaps an RfC for match notability were in order? Sandman888 (talk) Latest PR 07:13, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Comment - I am not sure there is a consensus that "high scoring games and games that set (share) records are not notable." One particular article got deleted, but that doesn't mean this one necessarily should be.  The nom sounds a lot like WP:ALLORNOTHING.  If there are independent reliable sources for the game, especially 3 years after the fact (per PeeJay), then this game may indeed be notable, and that ought to resolve issues raised above such as "not a particularly notable game other than lots of goals" or " highscoring is POV". Rlendog (talk) 00:58, 26 August 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Nothing to indicate that this is anything more then WP:NEWS. Its most notable aspect is the personal record set by Andrew Cole, which should be included in the subject's bio, but there does not appear to be enough for a stand alone article.-- Pink Bull  04:33, 27 August 2010 (UTC)
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