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Andy Durnion

Scottish footballer (1907-1985)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 3, 2024
Entity authorityQ18816152 ↗
Source-derived summary

Andrew John Durnion (18 February 1907 – 1985) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Football League for Gillingham, Brentford and Thames.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Andy Durnion” as scottish footballer (1907-1985). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Andy, Durnion and Scottish.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1907, 1985—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1907-02-18. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Andy, Durnion and Scottish providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Andy Durnion”, the useful work is to connect “scottish footballer (1907-1985)” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 3, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q18816152. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1907 and 1985.

Critical limits

Public reputation and documentary evidence do not always develop together; absence from a summary is not evidence of historical absence. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Andy Durnion”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Andy Durnion primary sources, Andy Durnion archive and Andy research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Andy Durnion”?
  2. How has the subject’s reputation changed across later accounts?
  3. Which claims depend on a single source or contested interpretation?
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This entry incorporates text from “Andy Durnion” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.