Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joe White (Scottish footballer)

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The result was delete. ✗plicit 02:56, 6 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Joe White (Scottish footballer)[edit]

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Article may scrape by WP:NFOOTY, but WP:GNG is failed comprehensively. Paul Vaurie (talk) 02:49, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 07:57, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - NFOOTBALL debatable, no evidence of GNG (which in any event is more important). Giant Snowman 10:31, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, covereage is enough IMO, notwithstanding that this is a historical player where it's harder to find sources.--Ortizesp (talk) 18:28, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Currently two of the sources are on a fan website, and the third is Dundee United FC, which is not independent. BilledMammal (talk) 23:23, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Sandy White (footballer) is a possible redirect target; Joe is mentioned at that page in any case. Geschichte (talk) 22:37, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. The article has 1 non-independent RS and 2 sources that are clearly not RS (database on a self-published fan site). If that is all anyone could find on this player in 13 years then he clearly fails GNG. JoelleJay (talk) 05:33, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails GNG, and by a mile. Captain Jack Sparrow (talk) 17:44, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Had a look in Pat Kelly's Dundee United Who's Who from 1998 and unusually he and his brother are grouped together as one entry - on p.180 - (with very limited info) which suggests a lack of notability regardless of the fact he made appearances in the Scottish top flight. It is noted that the two twins were identical and made at least one full appearance together in a league match for Dundee United (vs Aberdeen on 18 December 1971). Perhaps a redirect to Sandy White would be best as Joe can be covered there in basic detail. Dunarc (talk) 21:14, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails GNG, passing NFOOTY doesn't matter when it comes to AFD BilledMammal (talk) 21:34, 31 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Merge to Sandy White (footballer), his twin, which does mention him, as they played together at Dundee United (meeting NFOOTBALL), however his career was much more significant. Nfitz (talk) 15:54, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- I have added to the reference to Joe at Sandy's article information from the source mentioned above. Dunarc (talk) 22:01, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - fails NFOOTBALL, as the Scottish top division was not anything like "fully professional" then (or until c. 1990). The more important matter is lack of WP:SIGCOV meaning it fails WP:GNG by some distance. Bring back Daz Sampson (talk) 22:04, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Per nom. If WP:SIGCOV does not exist, which it does not appear so, consensus exists at WP:WINNEROUTCOMES for someone who barely meets NFOOTY which results in delete. GauchoDude (talk) 18:03, 2 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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