Matthew Metcalf
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Adam Metcalf[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Wymondham Town | |||
| Wroxham | |||
| Diss Town | |||
| Braintree Town | |||
| 1993–1994 | Brentford | 7 | (0) |
| Wroxham | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Matthew Adam Metcalf (born 28 July 1969) is an English retired professional football forward who played in the Football League for Brentford.[1]
Career[]
Metcalf scored over 100 goals in non-league football for local Norfolk clubs Wymondham Town, Diss Town and Wroxham before joining Southern League South Division club Braintree Town.[2] There he was spotted by Bobby Tambling and recommended to David Webb, manager of newly relegated Second Division club Brentford, early in the 1993–94 season.[2] Metcalf signed a two-year contract with the Bees for a £10,000 fee in September 1993, but made just 9 appearances before his contract was terminated at the end of the season.[2] He scored 13 goals in 22 reserve appearances for Brentford.[2]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1993–94[3] | Second Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
- ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy.
References[]
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 108. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b c d Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 404. ISBN 9781906796723.
- ^ Croxford, Lane & Waterman 2013, p. 479.
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- 1969 births
- Footballers from Norwich
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football forwards
- Brentford F.C. players
- Braintree Town F.C. players
- Diss Town F.C. players
- Wroxham F.C. players
- Living people
- Southern Football League players
- Wymondham Town F.C. players
- English football forward, 1960s birth stubs