Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Swindon Spitfires Women's and Girls' F.C.

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The result was delete. L Faraone 00:27, 2 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Swindon Spitfires Women's and Girls' F.C.[edit]

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PROD contested with rationale "appear to have played in national cup" - however, not only is that claim not currently backed up by any reliable sources, I do not think it makes this club notable, especially when it so comprehensively fails WP:GNG. Giant Snowman 12:53, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 12:55, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:57, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete According to their websites history, they have only played in regional leagues. The cup they won was the Southern Regional League Cup. Periglio (talk) 22:28, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Absolutely not notable. – Pee Jay 23:14, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - non nontable. →Davey2010→→Talk to me!→ 15:35, 26 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Delete -- We do not generally allow articles on amateur sports clubs playing only in local leagues. If they may have participated in the early rounds of the FA Cup, it would only be at a level where they were competing against other amateurs, not the later stages where the professional League cluibs join in. Peterkingiron (talk) 11:19, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - If it's true that they were founded in 1967 they are one of the oldest existing women's football clubs in England and must have been among the first 40-odd to affiliate to the Women's Football Association in 1969. In Wendy Owen's book they were listed among 86 participants from England & Scotland in the 1971–72 WFA Cup, or 'Mitre Challenge Trophy' as it was then. They were in regional group 8 with all-conquering Southampton WFC. I haven't found much else yet but the suggestion that they are not notable because they play at a low level now isn't very convincing.

I suppose you could make an analogy with the male clubs who competed in the early days of the men's FA Cup. Many of those play at a low level now (or are defunct) and their articles seem to be only referenced with pretty trivial, list-of-stats-type sources. Clavdia chauchat (talk) 13:27, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that you've said if it's true shows that we are unable to verify even the most basic facts about this club. Giant Snowman 13:43, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

At least some of us are trying to. Clavdia chauchat (talk) 15:36, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Trying but failing. Giant Snowman 15:38, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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