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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. 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. He failed to break into the first team, and in March 1904 he moved to the south coast to join Southern League champions, Southampton. Most of his time with the "Saints" was spent in the reserves who he helped win the Hampshire Senior Cup in 1905. 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 and in the 1906 close season he joi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burton Upon Trent
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011, it had a population of 72,299. The demonym for residents of the town is ''Burtonian''. Burton is located south-west of Derby, north-west of Leicester, west-south-west of Nottingham and south of the southern entrance to the Peak District National Park. Burton is Brewers of Burton, known for its brewing. The town grew up around Burton Abbey. Burton Bridge was also the site of two battles, in Battle of Burton Bridge (1322), 1322, when Edward II of England, Edward II defeated the rebel Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, Earl of Lancaster and in Battle of Burton Bridge (1643), 1643 when royalists captured the town during the First English Civil War. William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, William Lord Paget and his descendants were responsible for extending the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
