Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peter Spencer (footballer)

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The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Orderinchaos 17:53, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Peter Spencer (footballer)

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Non notable football player from a non-professional league, article not expandable beyond present on reliable sources. I do note this is the most likely of these three to survive, given he did actually win a Sandover Medal, but it would make more sense to simply list him as a winner on that page. Orderinchaos 04:17, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Note: This debate has been included in the list of Australia-related deletions. -- Orderinchaos 04:19, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep A Sandover Medallist prior to the national competition is clearly notable, as the Western Australian Football League at the time was the equal of the Victorian Football League and South Australian National Football League. While playing standards may or may not have been equal, the competitions enjoyed equal notability in their own state. -- Mattinbgn/ talk 06:43, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Speedy Keep - Per above. Pre AFL Sandovers are notable, post-AFL - is debatable. Twenty Years 08:11, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. Sandover medalist, played in at least one ('79) State of Origin match [1] —Moondyne 10:45, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep. All Sandover medallists are notable in my book as are WAFL, SANFL footballers providing they achieve reasonable levels of recognition. If second and third division English soccer players are notable, why aren't WAFL and SANFL footballers especially award winning footballers. Capitalistroadster 02:42, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment Second and third division football in England is fully professional and therefore the English footballers meet WP:BIO for athletes. The WAFL and SANFL are not and therefore the players in those leagues do not meet that criteria. Of course, that does not mean they can't still be notable but not for the mere fact of playing in those leagues. In this case the subject is notable as he has won a notable award at a time when that competition was at the peak level of the sport. -- Mattinbgn/ talk 06:04, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
  • If there were sources in the article I would be inclined to agree it should be kept. Burntsauce 16:52, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
    • Comment - FD Book Medalist here, this says it all here Twenty Years 01:59, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep, played at interstate level; I've added sources mentioned on this Afd to the article. I haven't been able to find a source for the ABC commentator position. John Vandenberg 08:46, 12 May 2007 (UTC)
  • Keep per the comments above. RFerreira 05:32, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.