Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anil Nandy

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 06:15, 19 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Anil Nandy

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He was in the squad of 17; but it appears India played only one match, in which he wasn't in the 11, and there were no substitutions. WP:NOLY says "compete" which I take to mean that the player has to have actually played. I find it unlikely that he meets WP:NFOOTY some other way. If he does, we need it demonstrated, as recent discussions indicate the community consensus is in favour of stricter scrutiny on one-source stubs, their basis for inclusion and the quality of such sourcing. Usedtobecool ☎️ 03:09, 5 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - there is past consensus that being a squad member only at a tournament is not sufficient, you have to actually play - and in the absence of any other sporting achievements or significant coverage, there is no evidence of notability. Giant Snowman 10:27, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per sources below showing he meets notability outside of the Olympics. Giant Snowman 11:39, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Redirect to his brother (according to Olympedia) Nikhil Nandy. Geschichte (talk) 14:26, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment India played France in the 1948 Olympics and this article states that "The midfield-forward duo of Anil and Sunil Nandy took the field for the Indian National team against France in the 1948 Olympic Games." This was the first football match independent India played. Just to clarify they were only on the bench as far I can see the article appears to state that took the field (on the bench) but did not play on the pitch.It is tough to find resources for 1948 players in a pre internet era and in a foreign language Bengali.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 18:02, 6 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This has all the squads for each match of the tournament. Search for "India" to find the match against France. There are 11 players listed for India, but he's not one of them. While he fails WP:NOLY, I guess there's a chance of him meeting WP:GNG, esp. in Bengali sources. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 13:02, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep, competed for the Olympics even if he was just on the bench in my opinion.--Ortizesp (talk) 14:09, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Nexist tough to find sources for 1948 footballer and part of India's most famous football family will pass WP:GNG and played in non internet era will pass WP:GNG with offline and Bengali sources.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 04:12, 11 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 03:29, 12 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Played in the September 24, 1938 friendly against Australia (listed at ELO as an international match), according to this. The dearth of 1930s and 1940s Bengali sources online probably hides a lot of significant coverage. Perhaps user:GiantSnowman should revisit given evidence of a least one international appearance. Nfitz (talk) 22:12, 13 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Good work by Nfitz he has played for India against Australia during the tour of 1938 as per this Socceroo Internationals for 1938 in friendly matches and it does it list a A.Nandy has having played in 4 matches .Actually the Sportsstar lists the match played on September 24, 1938 as the match where R. Lumsden scored India's first hattrick as per this Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 00:25, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - per new evidence which shows that he represented India on multiple occasions, which is enough for WP:NFOOTBALL. The coverage that people have managed to dig out is already fairly good considering the time period in which he played. There will undoubtedly have been more coverage not yet available online. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 09:30, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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