Edward Mettam (18 August 1868 – 31 May 1943) was an English
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who made 85 appearances in
the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...
for
Lincoln City while making 99 appearances in all competitions.
He played as a
right half.
He later worked as a pub owner in his hometown of
Lincoln,
where he died in 1943.
[''England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007'']
References
1868 births
1943 deaths
Footballers from Lincoln, England
English men's footballers
Men's association football wing halves
Lincoln City F.C. players
Midland Football League players
English Football League players
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