Talk:1992 Football League Second Division play-off final

Top scorers

Leicester City:

• Tommy Wright: 12 league goals, 2 League Cup, 5 ZDS
• Steve Walsh: 7 league goals, 1 ZDS
• Paul Kitson: 6 league goals, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 ZDS

• Smith, Dave; Taylor, Paul (2001) [1989]. of Fossils & Foxes. Polar Publishing. p. 324. ISBN 1-899538-21-6.

To do

1. Background
2. Summary
3. Post-match
4. of Fossils... book

The Rambling Man (Hands! Face! Space!!!!) 21:03, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Casliber (talk · contribs) 03:32, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Hi - I'll make copyedits as I go (please revert if I inadvertently change the meaning) and jot queries below: Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:32, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

...Mike Newell scored with a penalty kick. - "scored from a penalty kick."?

I've rephrased to "scored from the penalty spot". The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:26, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

I guess the other historical event this was (obviously) instrumental to is Rovers winning the League in 1995 - but is that too far removed to warrant a mention....

Indeed. But I can add a sentence in there somewhere. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:26, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Done, my book (Foster) had a nice and easy "best performance from a play-off final" team which sits quite naturally in this article despite the performance being a couple of years later. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:41, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

:the second tier of the English football league system, - looks clearer to me if in ndashes/mdashes rather than commas but not a biggie

En-dashed. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:26, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

prior to that appearance they had failed to win at the national stadium in four attempts. - you mean, the appearance/this match? Got a bit lost here.

Reworded. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:26, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

he was officiating his last league match, and his fourteenth game at Wembley - sounds better if flipped...and the "last" is last, IYKWIM :)

Reworded. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:26, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Despite late pressure from Leicester City who were pushing for the equaliser, it was to no avail as the match ended 1–0 and Blackburn Rovers secured promotion - the "it was to no avail" comes over a bit odd as you've sort of changed subject (????)

I'm not so sure, the pressure came from Leicester, it came to no avail (i.e. the pressure did not succeed in doing anything), and thus Blackburn won. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:26, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

1. Well written?:

Prose quality: - minor quibbles above sorted

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Citations to reliable sources, where required:

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3. Broad in coverage?:

Major aspects: - just pondering mention of Blackburn's 1995 league win.....

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No edit wars, etc. (Vandalism does not count against GA):

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Pass or Fail: - overall nice work. Only a few minor quibbles...Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 03:59, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Cheers Casliber, I've made changes and responded above. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 09:26, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 00:39, 14 January 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that Blackburn Rovers won the 1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final with a penalty from Mike Newell, the club's most expensive signing?
  • ALT1:... that Blackburn Rovers won the 1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final with a penalty from Mike Newell, the club's first million pound signing?
  • ALT2:... that Blackburn Rovers won the Premier League three seasons after winning the 1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final?

• Reviewed: Frederick Swann
• Comment: Not wed to any specific hook, ALT2 assumes a little bit of knowledge of English football but is somewhat remarkable, the other two are a bit more accessible but less fascinating.

Improved to Good Article status by The Rambling Man (talk). Self-nominated at 11:46, 3 January 2021 (UTC).

• The year after we lost! Review underway... Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 15:34, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

• The article qualifies by way of Good Article status being awarded on 2 January, the day of nomination.
• Various good-quality sources are used, not least some books about the clubs involved and about the play-offs themselves (looks like a very interesting book, this one!). Match reports and the like come from the expected places: The Guardian, Sporting Life, WSC, regional newspapers etc. All fine. A YouTube video of the match is used as a reference for play-by-play events, which is accepted practice; no worries with sourcing.
• Hook facts:
  • ALT0: from ref [21]: we [Rovers] got our first million-pound signing, Mike Newell ... first £1m+ signing is by definition the most expensive. Technically the most expensive signing up to that point, but I don't believe it is necessary to overcomplicate matters by extending the hook to say that. The fact that Mike Newell took the penalty is confirmed by and cited to ref [10] as well as the video.
  • ALT1: from ref [21]: As above.
  • ALT2: ref [85] (offline) confirms.
• QPQ review done on 30 December.
• I have read the article in detail and can see no factual inaccuracies (e.g. when comparing info here with other articles) or issues with wording etc.
• No concerns over close paraphrasing or copyvio.
• Other policy requirements (neutral wording, length, citations, no previous DYK appearance) are also met.

Verified and ready. My preference is also ALT2, because it is a remarkable feat which may well never happen again, so much has football changed. I think readers unfamiliar with the topic can be trusted to use wikilinks to read around the subject and understand why this is the case. Hassocks5489 (Floreat Hova!) 16:08, 4 January 2021 (UTC)