Personal information | |||
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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 | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Matthew Adam Metcalf (born 28 July 1969) is an English retired professional football forward who played in the Football League for Brentford. [1]
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]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |