Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ramsey Youth Centre Old Boys F.C.


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The result was delete But I will consider undeletion if sources are found. W.marsh 22:39, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

Ramsey Youth Centre Old Boys F.C.

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This football club fails WP:ORG. No independent sources are cited. This seems to be an amateur team of only local importance. While this is probably true for all football teams on the Isle of Man, that still does not make them pass the notability standard. PROD was contested in January 2007. -- Sent here as part of the Notability wikiproject. --B. Wolterding 18:05, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom and WP:RS. STORMTRACKER   94  20:03, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of football (soccer) related deletions. Malcolmxl5 19:44, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep - were formerly members of the top division on the Isle of Man. It's difficult to definitely state how that equates to the system in Mainland England for example, and I know the article needs serious clean-up, but I think this passes the bar of notability. - fchd 20:05, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * It's certainly hard to compare in terms of the league system. But let me just try the following comparison: They are one out of 2 football clubs in a city with 7000 inhabitants. The article doesn't state how many members they have, but I should be surprised if they have more a few hundreds. Any local amateur sports club of that size would certainly be considered non-notable, unless there are very exceptional circumstances. --B. Wolterding 20:22, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Comment - it's not rare that there are two football clubs in a small town, each deserving of their own article - Tiverton, Newton Abbot (3!), Ossett, Atherton, Totton, etc. - fchd 20:44, 5 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Maybe, but then there should be a good reason why - i.e. substantial coverage in reliable sources, more than the local newspaper. These teams are certainly not notable by default. --B. Wolterding 20:50, 5 October 2007 (UTC)


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