Donald Metcalfe

For the Australian physiologist, see Donald Metcalf.

Donald Metcalfe

Personal information
Full name	Donald Metcalfe
Born	15 July 1932(1932-07-15) Wakefield, England
Died	7 November 2006(2006-11-07) (aged 74) Wakefield, England
Playing information
Weight	13 st 0 lb (83 kg; 182 lb)
Rugby union
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1949–1951	Sandal RUFC
Rugby league
Position	Fullback, Centre
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1951–1957	Featherstone Rovers
1957–1968	Wakefield Trinity
	Total	0	0	0	0	0
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1957–1965	Yorkshire

Donald "Don" Metcalfe (born 15 July 1932 in Wakefield^[1] — died 7 November 2006(2006-11-07) (aged 74) in Wakefield) was an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at club level played rugby union (RU) for Sandal RUFC, and at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, and Wakefield Trinity, playing at Fullback, or Centre, i.e. number 1, or, 3 or 4.

County Cup Final Appearances

Don Metcalfe played Fullback, i.e. number 1, in Wakefield Trinity's 16-10 victory over Huddersfield in the 1960 Yorkshire Cup final at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on 29 October 1960.^[2]

Contemporaneous Article Extract

"Don Metcalfe (Wakefield T.) who of course, held a berth in Featherstone Rovers' Centre before joining Trinity in 1957. This season Don's appearances have been almost equally divided between Centre and Fullback and his utility qualities have been of great service to Wakefield in recent months. A local product, formerly with Sandal R.U.F.C. and has represented and captained Yorkshire county."^[3]

Genealogical Information

"Four Generations. Don Metcalfe, the present Wakefield Trinity player, who joined the club from Featherstone Rovers in April 1957, continues a remarkable family association. His father, J. Metcalfe, played for Trinity some thirty years ago. Before that his grandfathers, J. D. Metcalfe and E. W. Bennett gave long and valued service and, still further back, his great-grandfather, T. O. Bennett was a player in the club's earliest days, a founder member, and at one time honorary secretary"^[4]

References

1. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2010. http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=164974662&d=bmd_1295915451. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 
2. ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
3. ^ Lindley, John (30/03/1959). Wakefield Trinity RLFC Official Programme: Featherstone Rovers. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a
4. ^ Lindley, John (1960). Dreadnoughts - A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F. C. 1873 - 1960. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a

External links

• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

Persondata
Name	Metcalfe, Donald
Alternative names
Short description	English rugby league footballer
Date of birth	15 July 1932
Place of birth	Wakefield
Date of death	7 November 2006
Place of death	Wakefield