Stuart Metcalfe (born 6 October 1950 – August 2020 was an English footballer who played as a central midfielder. Metcalfe, a talented midfielder, began his career with his local club

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second level of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. Th ...

in 1967. He would become one of the pillars of the club during the 1970s, part of a trio of players who stayed loyal to the club through the decade including

Tony Parkes Anthony Parkes (born 5 May 1949) is an English former professional footballer. After retiring, he became a coach. He was most recently caretaker manager at Blackpool. It was the seventh such role of his coaching career, having performed the rol ...

and

Derek Fazackerley Derek William Fazackerley (born 5 November 1951) is an English former footballer who was previously assistant manager at Oxford United, and managed the club on a caretaker basis for two months in 2018. He spent the majority of his career playin ...

. His midfield partnership with Tony Parkes was instrumental in the club's Third Division championship in 1975. After leaving Blackburn in 1980, he joined

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

before joining American Soccer League club Carolina Lightnin' in 1981. A brief spell at

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

and a return to Blackburn followed before leaving League football to play for

Chorley Chorley is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Chorley in Lancashire, England, north of Wigan, south west of Blackburn, north west of Bolton, south of Preston and north west of Manchester. The town's wealth ca ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Metcalfe, Stuart 1950 births Living people American Soccer League (1933–1983) players English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Carolina Lightnin' players Chorley F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Men's association football midfielders English expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Footballers from Blackburn English Football League players