Name Donald Metcalfe | ||
Donald "Don" Metcalfe (15 July 1932 — 7 November 2006 (aged 74)) born in Wakefield, was a mathematics lecturer at Wakefield College, and an English rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, and 1960s, playing club level rugby union (RU) for Sandal RUFC [1], and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for England (Under-21), and Yorkshire (captain), and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Captain) (Heritage № 331), and Wakefield Trinity (Heritage № 637), as a fullback, or centre, i.e. number 1, or, 3 or 4, he died in Wakefield.
Contents
- Interantional honours
- County honours
- Challenge Cup Final appearances
- County Cup Final appearances
- Club career
- Contemporaneous Article Extract
- Genealogical Information
- References
Interantional honours
Don Metcalfe won a cap(s) for England (Under-21) during the 1951–52 season.
County honours
Don Metcalfe won a caps, and was captain for Yorkshire while at Featherstone Rovers; during the 1955–56 season against Cumberland, and during the 1956–57 season against Lancashire.
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Don Metcalfe played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Featherstone Rovers' 10-18 defeat by Workington Town in the 1952 Challenge Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093.
County Cup Final appearances
Don Metcalfe played right-centre, i.e. number 3, and scored 3-tries in Wakefield Trinity's 20-24 defeat by Leeds in the 1958 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 18 October 1958, played fullback in the 16-10 victory over Huddersfield in the 1960 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1960–61 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 29 October 1960, and played fullback in the 18-2 victory over Leeds in the 1964 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1964–65 season at Fartown Ground, Huddersfield on Saturday 31 October 1964.
Club career
Don Metcalfe made his début for Featherstone Rovers, and scored a try in against Hull Kingston Rovers on Saturday 2 February 1952, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.
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 Trinity in recent months. A local product, formerly with Sandal R.U.F.C. and has represented and captained Yorkshire county."
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" Don Metcalfe was also the nephew of the rugby league footballer, and coach, Stan Smith.