Template:Did you know nominations/1873–74 Scottish Cup

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The result was: promoted by Kingsif (talk) 19:41, 11 August 2021 (UTC)

1873–74 Scottish Cup

  • Reviewed: I have not nominated an article for DYK before so I will familiarise myself with the reviewing guide before looking at another nomination. Will post here once done.

Improved to Good Article status by Stevie fae Scotland (talk). Self-nominated at 09:06, 27 July 2021 (UTC).

  • I have struck ALT0 as it's over the 200 character limit for hooks. In its place, I am suggesting shortened versions below:
ALT2 ... that of the 16 teams to enter the 1873–74 Scottish Cup, only Dumbarton, Kilmarnock and Queen's Park still regularly compete in the competition?
ALT2a ... that of the 16 teams to enter the inaugural Scottish Cup, only Dumbarton, Kilmarnock and Queen's Park still regularly compete in the competition?
In addition, ALT1 is a bit too complicated and could probably just be limited to mentioning that McPherson scored the first Scottish Cup hat-trick, without mentioning the final score. Narutolovehinata5 (talk · contributions) 10:54, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks for your feedback, I'll remember that for future nominations. From your comments, I think ALT2a would work best. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 11:31, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
Date and length fine. However @Stevie fae Scotland:, I'm not seeing the hook fact in the article, specifically the part where it says those 3 still compete. QPQ not needed as this is his first nomination. No close paraphrasing. Please ping me when that is done and I will have another look. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 08:09, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
@The C of E: Thanks. The hook is in the second paragraph of the teams section (1873–74 Scottish Cup#Teams). It's been shortened from Of the 16 teams to enter the first round; Southern were the only team who would not play a single match and – as of 2021 – only Dumbarton, Kilmarnock and Queen's Park still regularly compete in the competition so it's not too long. I can alter that paragraph so there is a sentence that is exactly the same as the hook if you would like. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 10:23, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
@Stevie fae Scotland: It needs an inline citation then. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 10:28, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
@The C of E: Citation added. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 10:35, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
AGF on book source, Good to go then. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 10:45, 7 August 2021 (UTC)