Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Belfast and District League

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The result was redirect to IFA Premiership -- Y not? 19:23, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Belfast and District League[edit]

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A league of this name never existed. It is completely unreferenced. Mooretwin (talk) 19:08, 3 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. The first of the Google Books hits helpfully linked above says that such a league did exist. Phil Bridger (talk) 11:24, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:37, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - this team appear to play in this apparently non-existent league, as do 29 other clubs...if it is a hoax then these guys are in deep! Giant Snowman 12:52, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and it appears to be a futsal league. Giant Snowman 12:52, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - the first link is to a chess league. The article purports to be about a football league. The league linked to by GiantSnowman would fail notability guidelines and - as is pointed out - appears to be a futsal league. The article purported to be about a senior league in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Mooretwin (talk) 12:55, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- Actually as it stands, the article seems to merely imply that this name was a nickname used in some quarters for what was actually called the Irish Football League. If that's the case I don't think we need a separate article for an alternate name for a league for which we already have an article under the correct name..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 13:00, 5 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
- The first Google web link is to a chess league, but I said Google Books, the first hit being this. Phil Bridger (talk) 17:23, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  - Aah, that refers to a temporary wartime league which replaced the Irish League during the First World War. The article in question here purports to be about a name given to the Irish League in its early years. Mooretwin (talk) 00:08, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    - It has only purported to be that since you edited it to say that. Phil Bridger (talk) 22:34, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
      - So what do you think the article is about? Mooretwin (talk) 00:09, 12 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to IFA Premiership as per ChrisTheDude, looks to be two articles for the same thing. Giant Snowman 00:19, 7 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Pmlineditor ∞ 17:06, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to IFA Premiership If all it is is an old name for the current league then surely there's no need for it. Fionnsci (talk) 11:59, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - it's not even an old name. The current league was never known by this name. There was, however, a wartime league from 1915-19 under this name, separate from the Irish League, and the article name should be reserved for any future article about that. Mooretwin (talk) 11:26, 17 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to IFA Premiership, per above.--Pink Bull 17:43, 18 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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.