Tom Metcalf (footballer)

Thomas Clark Metcalf (1878 – May 1938) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back for Southampton and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1900s.

Tom Metcalf
Personal information
Full name Thomas Clark Metcalf
Date of birth October qtr. 1878
Place of birth Burton upon Trent, England
Date of death May 1938 (aged 59)
Place of death Burton upon Trent, England
Position(s) Left-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1904 Burton United 0 (0)
1904–1906 Southampton 1 (0)
1906–1908 Salisbury City
1908–1909 Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Metcalf was born in Burton upon Trent and started his football career with Burton United, then playing in the Football League Second Division, in January 1903.[1] He failed to break into the first team and, in March 1904, moved to the south coast to join Southern League champions, Southampton.[1]

Most of his time with the "Saints" was spent in the reserves who he helped win the Hampshire Senior Cup in 1905.[1] His first-team debut came on 23 September 1905 when he took the place of Samuel Meston at left-half, with Meston moving to the right in the absence of Bert Lee, for the Southern League match at Northampton Town, won 2–1. With Meston and England international Bert Houlker vying for the left-half berth, there were no further first-team opportunities for Metcalf[2] and in the 1906 close season he joined Salisbury City, who had just joined the Second Division of the Southern League.[1]

In February 1908,[1] Metcalf returned to the Football League to join Wolverhampton Wanderers for whom he played nine league matches before retiring in 1909.[3]

Later career

Following his retirement from football, Metcalf returned to Burton upon Trent where he was employed by the Allsopp brewery.[1]

References
  1. Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 238. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  2. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 39. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 182. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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