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The result was Withdrawn by nominator. (non-admin closure). Narutolovehinata5 ^tccsdnew 01:43, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wigan United A.F.C.[edit]

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Not notable and doesn't pass WP:GNG. Club that played three seasons in the Lancashire League at the beginning of the 20th Century, never played in FA Cup. Besides, the article is mainly about the history of football in Wigan, not the club itself. Perhaps merge that info to Wigan Athletic F.C. if it's not already there. Del_♉sion23 (talk) 17:49, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Del_♉sion23 (talk) 17:52, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Del_♉sion23 (talk) 17:53, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to Lancashire League (football) - no evidence of independent notability. Giant Snowman 18:00, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comment: With reference to the Club Notability Test user essay WP:NTEST we get this result:

Q1. Has the club played in a national cup (listed in the Blue Column)? YES

Q6. Does the completed article generally meet the notability standards set down in WP:GNG? NO

Q7. Has sufficient time been allowed for the preparation of the article? Suggest appropriate time is allowed for the authors to bring this article up to scratch having regard to the following sources:

There is plenty of opportunity for a reasonable article to be prepared on this notable club - no reason why it should not meet WP:GNG standards. League Octopus (League Octopus 18:43, 25 October 2012 (UTC)).[reply]

Withdraw nomination – League Octopus has conviced me that there may be enough coverage to get the article up to scratch. I will however remove the "History of football in Wigan" section as pure Coatrack. Del_♉sion23 (talk) 19:08, 25 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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