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.

[1] He failed to break into the first team, and in March 1904 he 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.

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.

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