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The result was merged to Biggleswade Town F.C.. Swarm we ♥ our hive 06:25, 31 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- List of Biggleswade Town F.C. seasons (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)
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PROD deleted without explanation, so this is a procedural AfD. Biggleswade Town play at far too low a level of the English football pyramid to warrant this article. – PeeJay 12:00, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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- Delete - Far, far to low a team to warrant such a list. None of the seasons included in the list would be eligible for a standalone article per WP:NSEASONS and therefore it is hard to see why a list which is essentially an aggregation of season data is notable. No indication of significant, reliable coverage of this club's season by season performance to see them as an exception. Fenix down (talk) 12:26, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Keep - Creating those articles, I was guided by List of Margate F.C. seasons article, featured one. As you can see, Margate is just typical non-league club without Football League history, remarkable cup runs or anything. So, reliable sources similar to ones used in Margate article may be found for any of the clubs of this level. So, I am confused by the decision to put this article into PROD while we have such examples. The other way is to put Margate's list to AfD, of course. But this is truly disappointing situation, when editors see the articles they thought must be exemplary after some time become unacceptable. Martinklavier (talk) 13:38, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Comment - you may wish to refresh your knowledge of WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS and its appropriateness as an argument in deletion discussions. Additionally, although Margate are by no means a big club, they still play several levels above Biggleswade, have done for decades and have made regular appearances in the FA cup proper. Finally, a significant proportion of this list is already contained within the parent article, so I am not sure there is justification for a fork that does not really add a great deal of content, particularly when it contains no sourced prose and indeed no references to indicate the notability of the subject of the list. Fenix down (talk) 14:02, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- i Would like to note that these teams played two previous seasons at the SAME level. Obviously, Margate is bigger, but i cant see the clear criteria to divide clubs into suitable for an article and unsuitable. The history of Biggleswade on this level is short, so i can accept your arguments, but it will lead us to separate discussions about every 7th tier club.Martinklavier (talk) 18:29, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- I intend to nominate all similar articles for clubs at that level, assuming they don't satisfy notability in some other way, but I thought this AfD would be a good litmus test for others. – PeeJay 19:41, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Worth noting that Margate have played in what is now the National League, a national level of the league system. Biggleswade have only ever played in regional leagues -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 19:43, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- Delete - no evidence of notability. GiantSnowman 17:35, 22 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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