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The result was keep. Carioca 18:50, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Watton United F.C.[edit]

AfDs for this article:

procedural nomination Previously considered as part of a mass-AFD Aug 2006 with result 'keep'; tagged for PROD-based deletion Sept 2007 but should have been brought back here. The original AFD discussion began with an assertion that the F.C. did not meet WP:CORP. The Sep 2007 PROD was accompanied by the following assetion: "Amateur football club playing below Step 7 and having never played above that level. No other apparent reason for notability (e.g. cup run)." User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 21:05, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of football (soccer)-related deletions. —User:Ceyockey (talk to me) 21:08, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete total absence of independent sources. Guy (Help!) 21:50, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Clubs plays below step 7 and has no reason for notability. Number 5 7 22:24, 8 September 2007 (UTC) Keep New evidence from ChrisTheDude shows the club has played at a notable level in the past. Number 5 7 23:30, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of football (soccer) related deletions. ChrisTheDude 23:13, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep as per the Football Club History Database, the team has in the past played as high as the Eastern Counties League Premier Division, which is at step 5 and therefore within the generally-agreed notability guidelines. Article could do with expansion/improvement, though..... ChrisTheDude 23:17, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Weak keep - Evidently, the club has played at a notable level in the past. However, the article does require a bit of an overhaul. - PeeJay 23:40, 8 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per ChrisTheDude. I have added a sentence to assert notability but there do not seem to be a lot of sources to draw on so to improve the article. --Malcolmxl5 01:23, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - would have passed the frequently applied barrier for English football clubs of being at Level 10 or above, with a level to spare in the past, and as notability isn't temporary, the article should remain. - fchd 07:14, 9 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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