Talk:1903 FA Cup final/GA1

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Reviewer: Hog Farm (talk · contribs) 17:14, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

"while Derby were runners-up in 1898 and 1899" - Did you mean to link to the 1898 Cup for both years?

Clumsy copy-and-paste. Now fixed. Well spotted, btw. No Great Shaker (talk) 03:50, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Background

"Derby County were appearing in their third final, having been runners-up in their two previous appearances in 1898 and 1899." - Again, you link to 1898 for both years, is this intentional?

As above. No Great Shaker (talk) 03:50, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure that Derby County appearing again in the 1946 Cup is really background information. If anything, it should probably go in the postmatch, with a similar statement for Bury.

Yes, I agree. It's the future so should be post-match. Sentence moved and added that Bury did not reach the final again. No Great Shaker (talk) 03:50, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Route to the final

"Bury again won 1–0, courtesy of a Jimmy Lindsay penalty early in the second half" - Link penalty, it's not a universal concept in sports, and has a different meaning in gridiron football, for instance.

Linked. No Great Shaker (talk) 15:29, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"The semi-final was played on 21 March and, up to that point, Derby had been in serious contention for the league title. In their next match, they lost to Everton and a slide began with only one more win in their remaining matches" - I'm extremely confused as to when the Everton match is coming in, as it's mentioned after the semifinal, but wasn't the semifinal with Milwall Athletic right before the 1903 FA Cup?

Nearly all matches then were played on Saturday afternoon, also on special days like Boxing Day, Good Friday and Easter Monday. The final on 18 April was four weeks after the semi-final on 21 March. Derby played three league matches between these two cup ties and then four or five more after the final to complete the league season. The Everton game was on 28 March and, by losing that, they fell behind the league leaders and then won only one more league match. I've dated the Everton game but do you think more explanation of the league schedule might help?

" The most significant injury in terms of the final, however, was a groin strain suffered by goalkeeper Jack Fryer when stretching to reach a cross against Middlesbrough at Ayresome Park" - Can we get a date for this?

Yes, the source confirms it was the match on Easter Monday and that was 13 April, just five days before the final. Have added the date. No Great Shaker (talk) 15:45, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm finding this whole section rather confusing. The Bury section strongly implies that they went straight from the semifinal to the FA Cup match, but the Derby County section seems to imply a number of games between the semifinal and the Cup match.

I've confirmed that both semi-finals were played on 21 March so, like Derby, Bury had four league fixtures between the semi-final and the final on 18 April. These league matches were played on 28 March, 4 April, 10 April (Good Friday) and 13 April (Easter Monday). Although Bury eventually finished level with Derby in the league, they were never in contention for the championship and their league matches are academic in the context of the cup final. Also, unlike Derby, Bury had no injury problems ahead of the final. Let me know if you need more in the Bury route. No Great Shaker (talk) 15:58, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pre-match

"Bury had no team problems and could field their full first-choice eleven, including six players who had won the cup three years earlier: Joe Leeming, Plant, Richards, George Ross, Sagar and Willie Wood." - Citation needed

Done. Sorry, missed that one. No Great Shaker (talk) 16:04, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Second half

"Morris soon had to take over from Fryer again, but no one would have stopped Bury's sixth goal after 75 minutes when Leeming received a pass from Thorpe and sent it crashing into the net" - I'm not super familiar with association football jargon, but this sentence implies that this goal happened at 75', but the match summary says 76'

Fixed error in summary. The last goal was scored after 75'. No Great Shaker (talk) 16:18, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"after 56 minutes, Joe Leeming chipped the ball over him as he raced out of his goal and that gave Bury a 3–0 lead.[7][4] Fryer returned at this point but, only a minute later, after he had parried a shot by Frank Thorpe, Willie Wood scored the fourth Bury goal. Only three minutes later, it was 5–0 after Jack Plant cut inside from the" - The sequencing here suggests that the fifth goal was at 60', but the summary says 59'

Error by me – should have said two minutes later for the fifth. Corrected text. No Great Shaker (talk) 16:15, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Bury hit the woodwork twice more - Link woodwork to the proper place at Glossary of association football terms.

Linked. No Great Shaker (talk) 16:11, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Football League First Division is overlinked

Corrected. No Great Shaker (talk) 16:07, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's it, I think. Placing on hold. Hog Farm _Bacon 18:22, 7 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Hog Farm, and thanks for the review. Some very good points. I'll pick this up later today and get back to you. All the best. No Great Shaker (talk) 03:41, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, Hog Farm. I've addressed all the points but you may need a bit more on a couple of them per my comments above. Please let me know and I'll be pleased to assist. Thanks again for a good, thorough review which has been a great help to the article. All the best and keep safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 16:20, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@No Great Shaker: - What I think will do the trick is if you briefly state that Bury played x number of games between the semifinals and the Cup match. Since the games themselves aren't important, you don't need to give any real detail, but it'll help a little bit with chronology to state that there were however many matches between the two parts of the FA Cup. Hog Farm _Bacon 16:32, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hog Farm, yes, I did that in the last sentence of the section where it says: "After the semi-final, Bury played four league matches before the final on 18 April and managed to complete these without any of their first-team players sustaining injury". Is that okay? No Great Shaker (talk) 16:36, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Must have missed it. Very good work here. Promoting. Hog Farm _Bacon 16:39, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's great. Much appreciated. Will try and think of a DYK hook for it. All the best, Hog Farm, and keep safe. No Great Shaker (talk) 16:45, 8 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]