Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Manchester City F.C. 8–0 Watford F.C.

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The result was speedy delete. Fenix down (talk) 09:03, 24 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Manchester City F.C. 8–0 Watford F.C.

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Fails WP:GNG and only exists due to WP:RECENTISM. It's not even the highest-scoring Premier League match or really a memorable one. There have been five other matches were a team won by 8 goals in the Premier League. KingSkyLord (talk | contribs) 02:15, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 02:28, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 02:28, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete WP:NOTNEWS, non-notable game. SportingFlyer T·C 02:46, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Merge with Manchester City - there might have been a lot of goals scored in this football match, but we do not really need to have specific articles on specific football matches unless these are in big events, such as World Cup of F.A. cup. Vorbee (talk) 06:23, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
- Is there really anything to merge? I don't think adding a sentence about this match in Manchester City#History would be in line with Wikipedia's summary style. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 06:46, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOTNEWS. I'm skeptical this game will have enduring notability, bearing in mind WP:10YT. – Lord Bolingbroke (talk) 06:46, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Although City scored five goals quicker than any team in PL history, that is a fractional record. The final score was not a record. – Pee Jay 09:26, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete A single high scoring game is not notable enough for it's own article. Govvy (talk) 15:23, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - a regular league game, albeit it with lots of goals. It might have lasting notability in the future (like Manchester United F.C. 9–0 Ipswich Town F.C. did) but nothing for now. Giant Snowman 15:47, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - spoilers! (I've been too busy watching rugby). Seriously though ... list the score on the Manchester and Watford pages ... no redirect needed. Nfitz (talk) 18:50, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Jalen Folf (talk) 22:42, 22 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - nothing especially remarkable about this game in the grand scheme of things. Not a Premier League scoring record, not a club scoring record - the only possible claim to significance is that it set a new record for the earliest point at which a team had been 5-0 up, but that's so trivial that I don't think it merits an article. Definitely don't merge -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:33, 23 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and a severe WP:TROUTing for the article creator (10 years on Wikipedia!) for wasting our time with this. Number 5 7 12:06, 23 September 2019 (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.