Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Allison (referee)
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
— User:Charlene, 04:16, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BIO (Wikipedia:Notability)