# Mike Metcalf
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{{Short description|English footballer}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mike Metcalf
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| fullname = Michael Metcalf
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|5|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|12|26|1939|5|24|df=y}}
| position = [Striker](/source/Striker_(football))
| youthyears1= 1955–1957
| youthclubs1= [Everton](/source/Everton_F.C.)
| years1 = 1957–1963 | years2 = 1963–1969 | years3 = 1969–1970 | years4 = c.1970–1971 | years5 = c.1971–1973 | years6 = c.1973–1974 | years7 =c.1974–1975
| clubs1 = [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham_A.F.C.) | clubs2 = [Chester](/source/Chester_City_F.C.) | clubs3 = [Altrincham](/source/Altrincham_F.C.) | clubs4 = [Bangor City](/source/Bangor_City_F.C.) | clubs5 = [Rhyl](/source/Rhyl_F.C.) | clubs6 = [Connah's Quay Nomads](/source/Connah's_Quay_Nomads_F.C.) | clubs7 = [Witton Albion](/source/Witton_Albion_F.C.)
| caps1 = 121 | goals1 = 58 | caps2 = 221 | goals2 = 68| caps3 = | goals3 = | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | caps7 = | goals7 =
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| managerclubs1 = [Connah's Quay Nomads](/source/Connah's_Quay_Nomads_F.C.) | managerclubs2 = [Witton Albion](/source/Witton_Albion_F.C.)
| manageryears1 = c.1973–1974 | manageryears2 =c.1974–1975
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'''Mike Metcalf''' (24 May 1939 – 26 December 2018) was an English professional [football](/source/Association_football)er who made more than 300 appearances in [The Football League](/source/The_Football_League) for [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham_A.F.C.) and [Chester](/source/Chester_City_F.C.).
Metcalf began his career with [Everton](/source/Everton_F.C.), before joining [Wrexham](/source/Wrexham_A.F.C.) as a part-timer in May 1957 to allow him to complete a degree course in [chemistry](/source/chemistry).[''Where are they now?'', Chester City v. Stockport County matchday programme; 19/9/1992; p 20] Over the next six years he scored 58 times in 121 league games for Wrexham before switching to local rivals [Chester](/source/Chester_City_F.C.) for £5,000 in December 1963.[Sumner (1997), p 76] The following season saw Chester score 141 in [Fourth Division](/source/Football_League_Fourth_Division), [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) and [Football League Cup](/source/Football_League_Cup) matches, with Metcalf netting 37 of them.[Sumner (1997), stats section (64–65)] His fellow forwards [Jimmy Humes](/source/Jimmy_Humes), [Elfed Morris](/source/Elfed_Morris), [Hugh Ryden](/source/Hugh_Ryden) and [Gary Talbot](/source/Gary_Talbot) also all scored at least 20 goals during the campaign.[Sumner (1997), p 109] The record remained intact until March 2009, when it was broken by goalkeeper [John Danby](/source/John_Danby_(footballer)).[{{Cite news |title=Barnet 3 Chester City 1 |url=https://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/chester-city-fc/chester-city-fc-match-reports/2009/03/07/barnet-3-chester-city-1-59067-23089120/ |publisher=Chester Chronicle |date=2009-03-07 | access-date= 2009-03-08}}{{dead link|date=May 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}] Metcalf remained with Chester until the [1968–69 season](/source/1968-69_in_English_football), playing his final [Football League](/source/The_Football_League) game in a 2–0 defeat to [Workington](/source/Workington_A.F.C.) on 30 November 1968.[Sumner (1997), stats section (68–69)]
Over the following years, Metcalf had spells playing for [Altrincham](/source/Altrincham_F.C.), [Bangor City](/source/Bangor_City_F.C.) and [Rhyl](/source/Rhyl_F.C.)[{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/wrexham/wrexham.html |title=Wrexham: 1946/47–2006/07 |publisher=Neil Brown| access-date=2008-02-14}}]
==Honours==
'''Wrexham'''
*[Football League Fourth Division](/source/Football_League_Fourth_Division) promotion as third placed team: [1961–62](/source/1961-62_in_English_football)
==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |first=Chas |last=Sumner |title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885–1997 |publisher=Yore Publications |year=1997 |isbn=978-1-874427-52-0}}
==References==
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Category:1939 births
Category:2018 deaths
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:English Football League players
Category:Everton F.C. players
Category:Wrexham A.F.C. players
Category:Chester City F.C. players
Category:Altrincham F.C. players
Category:Bangor City F.C. players
Category:Rhyl F.C. players
Category:Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. players
Category:Witton Albion F.C. players
Category:English football managers
Category:Connah's Quay Nomads F.C. managers
Category:Witton Albion F.C. managers
Category:Footballers from Liverpool
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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