Mike Metcalf

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Mike Metcalf
Personal information
Full name Michael Metcalf
Date of birth May 24, 1939 (1939-05-24) (age 69)
Place of birth    Liverpool, England
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth clubs
1955–1957 Everton
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1957–1963
1963–1969
1969–1970
c.1970–1971
c.1971–1973
c.1973–1974
c.1974–1975		 Wrexham
Chester
Altrincham
Bangor City
Rhyl
Connah's Quay Nomads
Witton Albion		 121 0(58)
221 0(68)


   
Teams managed
c.1973–1974
c.1974–1975		 Connah's Quay Nomads
Witton Albion

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Mike Metcalf (born 24 May 1939, Liverpool) is a former English professional footballer who made more than 300 appearances in The Football League for Wrexham and Chester.

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Metcalf began his career with Everton, before joining Wrexham as a part-timer in May 1957 to allow him to complete a degree course in chemistry [1]. Over the next six years he scored 58 times in 121 league games for Wrexham before switching to local rivals Chester for £5,000 in December 1963 [2]. The following season saw Chester score 141 in Fourth Division, FA Cup and Football League Cup matches, with Metcalf netting 37 of them [3]. His fellow forwards Jimmy Humes, Elfed Morris, Hugh Ryden and Gary Talbot also all scored at least 20 goals during the campaign [4].

Between October 1964 and September 1967, Metcalf appeared in a club record 127 consecutive league games for the club [5]. He remained with the club until the 1968–69 season, playing his final Football League game in a 2–0 defeat to Workington on 30 November 1968 [6].

Over the following years, Metcalf had spells playing for Altrincham, Bangor City and Rhyl [7] and then became player-manager at Connah's Quay Nomads and Witton Albion [8]. Metcalf then ran his own chemical company, Metlab Supplies Ltd, and continued to play local football in the Chester area [9].

He is sometimes referred to as Mick Metcalf [10].

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Wrexham

[edit] References

  1. ^ ’Where are they now?’, Chester City v. Stockport County matchday programme; 19/9/1992; pg. 20
  2. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.76. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  3. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  4. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  5. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.109. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  6. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, stats section. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  7. ^ ’Where are they now?’, Chester City v. Stockport County matchday programme; 19/9/1992; pg. 20
  8. ^ ’Where are they now?’, Chester City v. Stockport County matchday programme; 19/9/1992; pg. 20
  9. ^ ’Where are they now?’, Chester City v. Stockport County matchday programme; 19/9/1992; pg. 20
  10. ^ Wrexham: 1946/47 – 2006/07. Neil Brown. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.