Talk:1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off final

Sources

Background

• Play-off first leg Scunthorpe v Blackpool  Done
• Play-off first leg Torquay v Burnley  Done
• Play-off second legs  Done
• The Times preview  Done
• FCHD Blackpool  Done
• FCHD Torquay  Done
• 11v11 H2H  Done
• Torquay at Wembley  Done

Match

• The Times report  Done
• Liverpool Echo report  Done
• Dundee Courier report  Done
• Newcastle Journal report  Done

Post-match

• Aberdeen P&J post-match
• Division Four 1992 Blackpool 4th (W) 1992 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final  Done
• Division Three 1992 Torquay 23rd (R)  Done

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 23:14, 7 March 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that the 1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final was the first Football League play-off to be decided by a penalty shootout?

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Tiffany & Co. flagship store

5x expanded by The Rambling Man (talk). Self-nominated at 20:22, 24 February 2021 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Didn't actually check whether it was 5x expanded because it was promoted to GA on 2 March, eligible either way. Earwigs flags what is almost definitely a mirror. AGF on offline source Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 16:54, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:1991 Football League Fourth Division play-off Final/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 19:39, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

Shall review this article for the GAN March 2021 Backlog Drive. MWright96 (talk) 19:39, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Lead

• "The top four teams of the 1990–91 Fourth Division season gained automatic promotion to the Third Division, while the teams placed from fifth to eighth in the table" - repetition of "teams"

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:46, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• Wikilink the term cross to the relevant article

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:46, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• Fourth Division and Third Division in the third paragraph are better off wikilinked to the relevant season articles of both leagues

  I link to the club season articles (if they exist) because the text is talking about "their" seasons, not "the" seasons. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:46, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Route to the final

• "Blackpool finished the regular 1990–91 season in fifth place in the Football League Fourth Division, the fourth tier of the English football league system, two places ahead of Torquay United." - repetition of "place(s)"

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• Wikilink free kick to the appropriate article

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• Headed pass and cross could also be better off wikilinked to the appropriate article

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Background

• "Billy Ayre had taken over as manager of Blackpool in December 1990 with the club sixth from bottom but led them into the play-offs with a club-record winning streak of 13 games at home" - repetition of "club"

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• Wikilink Wembley Stadium to the appropriate article

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• "each side won their home game with Torquay winning 2–1 in October 1990 and Blackpool winning 1–0 the following March." - too many uses of the word "won/winning"

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Summary

• Wikilink extra time to the appropriate entry

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Post-match

• "most misguided vehicle for deciding football matches".[14][13]" - refs in numerical order please

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• Fourth Division and Third Division in the second paragraph are better off wikilinked to the relevant season articles of both leagues on the first mention

  As above, I use the phrase "their next season" etc to indicate it's going to link to the specific season pages for the clubs not the generic league seasons. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

References

• Reference 2 "Howells of delight" is missing the page number

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• Reference 18 "Lights go out on sad Blackpool" does not mention it is only accessible through a paywall

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

• Reference 22 "Carter adds to Arsenal's forward motion" is missing the publication date and page number

  Done. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

Am placing the review on hold to allow the nominator to address or query the points raised above MWright96 (talk) 20:37, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

MWright96 thanks for the comments! I've addressed and/or commented on each of your points above. Cheers. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 07:54, 2 March 2021 (UTC)

@The Rambling Man: Now promoting to GA class MWright96 (talk) 09:34, 2 March 2021 (UTC)