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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 20:50, 5 April 2021 (UTC)
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Tom Conlon
- ... that Port Vale F.C. captain Tom Conlon's great-great grandfather played for the club over a century ago? Source: "Tom is actually the third player in the family to have turned out for the Vale. Her dad, Tom’s great-grandfather, was goalkeeper George Heppell who kept goal for the club, playing 213 games between 1937-1952. What’s more, his father-in-law, so Tom’s great-great grandfather, was Albert Pearson, the midfielder and forward who played 114 games for Vale either side of the First World War and also played for Liverpool." (Baggaley, Michael (16 March 2020). "Tom Conlon on family pride and his Port Vale history". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 16 March 2020.)
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Improved to Good Article status by EchetusXe (talk). Self-nominated at 15:52, 18 March 2021 (UTC).
as I reviewed the GAN this is a straightforward enough review for me, from the article's point of view. The only issue is that the hook is not explicitly mentioned in the article, you have Heppell = great-grandfather and Pearson = Heppell's father-in-law, so you're making that leap to Heppell = Conlon's great-great grandfather, but the "in-law" bit bothers me, I don't call my "father-in-law's father" my grandfather.... The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:11, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
- Could say about his ancestor being five generations ago but I can't think of a pithy way of saying it like that. EchetusXe 11:58, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
- Or just "his grandfather's father-in-law"? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 12:03, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
- Okay that's fine yeah. EchetusXe 15:10, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
- ALT1 ... that Port Vale F.C. captain Tom Conlon's grandfather's father-in-law played for the club over a century ago?
ALT1 is good to go. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 16:05, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
- Okay that's fine yeah. EchetusXe 15:10, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
- Or just "his grandfather's father-in-law"? The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 12:03, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
- Could say about his ancestor being five generations ago but I can't think of a pithy way of saying it like that. EchetusXe 11:58, 19 March 2021 (UTC)
