Deletion of David Allison (referee)

Comment: of course referees are notable, and ex-Premier League status is almost an automatic vouchsafe. I would kindly suggest being more sure of  before nominating for AfD. The article can of course be developed and sourced further to give it a sense of quality
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NOTABLE)

Comment: I believe 's athletes section extends to officials at the top level as well. With that said, I'm not certain I'm right about that. For the record, I'm the person who disputed the prod precisely because I think the uncertainty means there should be a discussion about it before a decision is reached. Edit to add: The article does claim some offline sources, but I agree it certainly could use improvement
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)

Comment: for this specific article; '''undecided''' about the policy idea. In competitive team play an umpire or referee is likely notable, since much of the discussion about the match will be about him and his acts specifically (see Kerry Fraser, for instance and ad nauseam). I think someone who spent 17 years as a Premier League referee must have some name recognition and have been written about, and is likely far more notable than a guy who played one game (and therefore passes ). My only qualm about saying that all referees are notable is that even the busiest referees in individual sports such as swimming and tennis are not written about and don't get the kind of third-party attention that someone like Allison or Fraser does
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:BIO)