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• First leg of final report in The Times  Not done
• First leg of final report in The Sunday Times  Done
• Second leg of final report in The Times  Done
• Replay preview in The Times  Not done
• Another replay preview in The Times  Done
• Replay report in The Times
• Guardian retro
• Shirtliff remembers  Done

Hope it's overall helpful, sorry for any tweaks that weren't, I made the changes one-by-one to make it easier to undo! —valereee ( talk) 19:57, 23 January 2021 (UTC) reply

@ The Rambling Man:

Charlton Athletic top scorer: Jim Melrose (14 goals; all in league)

Charlton Athletic second top scorer: Mark Stuart (11 goals; 9 in league, 1 in FA Cup, 1 in League Cup).

Charlton Athletic source: <ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |year=1987 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |pages=116–117, 451–456, 458–460, 484}}</ref>

Leeds United top scorer: Ian Baird (19 goals; 15 in league, 4 in FA Cup)

Leeds United second top scorer: John Sheridan (15 goals; all in league)

Leeds United source: <ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Peter |editor-last=Dunk |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88 |year=1987 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |isbn=978-0-356-14354-5 |pages=204–205, 451–454, 458, 486–489}}</ref>

Mattythewhite ( talk) 22:45, 28 January 2021 (UTC) reply

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Reviewer: Casliber ( talk · contribs) 11:21, 18 March 2021 (UTC) reply

Taking a look now....

• Okay I can see why Charlton played in blue in the third match but why did they in the first two matches....

  They didn't. Good spot. Plus the second leg has them the wrong way round too! The Rambling Man ( Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 11:20, 19 March 2021 (UTC) reply

  Now fixed. The Rambling Man ( Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 11:27, 19 March 2021 (UTC) reply

• No material on which side was favoured by writers before the series?

  I have searched paper sources (on Charlton and Leeds), Guardian archives, Times archives, BNA, Gale and nothing. I guess it was new and a bit of a lottery. A two-stage cup competition, where anything could happen... The Rambling Man ( Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 11:13, 19 March 2021 (UTC) reply

• I can't see anywhere where "Heathrow Agreement" is explained (as in why it has that name)

  I suspect the meetings were probably held in facilities at Heathrow Airport. Explained a bit more about the overall aim of the agreement. The Rambling Man ( Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 11:01, 19 March 2021 (UTC) reply

• In the Background subsection of the Match section, the middle short para of two sentences looks odd - it could be split with each piece moved to the front of the corresponding bit of the club section like this...?

  Cheers, reworked per your suggestions. The Rambling Man ( Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 11:17, 19 March 2021 (UTC) reply

• In the Summary subsection of the First leg - the first ref goes to here....?

  Gah, fixed. The Rambling Man ( Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 10:58, 19 March 2021 (UTC) reply

NB:Earwig's copyvio is clear

Otherwise seeing very little to complain about Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 10:53, 19 March 2021 (UTC) reply

Casliber I think I've addressed your concerns, but do let me know if I missed anything? Cheers for the review. The Rambling Man ( Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 11:27, 19 March 2021 (UTC) reply

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Pass or Fail: a nice read Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 10:12, 20 March 2021 (UTC) reply