Leon Mettam

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Leon Mettam
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Personal information
Date of birth (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth Lincoln, England [1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Wisbech Town (player-manager)
Youth career
2002–2005 Lincoln City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 Lincoln City 5 (1)
2007–2008 Stamford
2008–2009 Corby Town 35 (23)
2010–2012 Gainsborough Trinity
2012–2014 Worksop Town 80 (66)
2014–2016 Tamworth 18 (5)
2015 → King's Lynn Town (loan) 5 (3)
2016–2017 King's Lynn Town 19 (5)
2017–2018 → Spalding United (loan)
2018–2019 Spalding United
2019–2020 Worksop Town
2020–2021 Skegness Town
2021–2022 Frickley Athletic
2022– Wisbech Town 14 (1)
Managerial career
2022– Wisbech Town (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Leon Mettam (born 9 December 1986) is an English footballer, primarily a striker, who is presently player-manager at Wisbech Town. [2] [3] He played in the Football League for Lincoln City.

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Playing career

Gainsborough Trinity

In July 2010, Mettam left The Steelmen to join league rivals Gainsborough Trinity. [4]

Worksop Town

Mettam then went on to join ambitious Worksop Town, who were managed by his former Lincoln City youth team coach, Simon Clark. [5]

Tamworth

On 10 June 2014, Mettam, and his Worksop Town teammate Shane Clarke joined Conference North side Tamworth. Following an ankle injury in October 2014 which kept him sidelined for the remainder of the year, Mettam joined Northern Premier League side King's Lynn Town on a month's loan in January 2015, scoring three times in five appearances. [6]

King's Lynn Town

After being released by Tamworth at the end of the 2015/16 season; Mettam was unveiled to King's Lynn Town's supporters at a pre-season fans' forum on 7 June 2016 on a two-year contract. [7] In June 2018 he joined Spalding United on a permanent basis. [8] In May 2020, he was appointed player-coach at Skegness Town. [9]

Frickley Athletic

In April 2021, Mettam was appointed player-assistant manager at West Yorkshire side Frickley Athletic, being reunited with former boss Dave Frecklington. [10]

Wisbech Town

In July 2022, Mettam was appointed player-manager at United Counties League Premier Division club Wisbech Town. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 May 2014. [12]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther [Note 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lincoln City 2005–06 League Two 1000000010
2006–07 4100001051
Lincoln City total5100001061
Gainsborough Trinity 2010–11 Conference North 0000–0000
2011–12 0000–0000
Gainsborough Trinity total0000–0000
Worksop Town 2012–13 Northern Premier Division 0000–0000
2013–14 0000–0000
Worksop Town total0000–0000
Tamworth 2014–15 Conference North 0000–0000
Career totals0000000000
  1. ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy & FA Trophy

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lincoln City Football Squads". Football Squads. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "Leon Mettam". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  3. ↑ FOOTBALL: Spalding United add striker Leon Mettam in loan deal‚ spaldingtoday.co.uk, 25 January 2017
  4. ↑ "Gainsborough striker Leon Mettam reveals despair following release by Lincoln". LincolnshireEcho.co.uk. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  5. ↑ Curtis, Leigh (25 May 2012). "Leon Mettam joins ambitious Worksop Town". LincolnshireEcho.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  6. ↑ Panter, Matt (10 June 2014). "Tamworth swoop for Mettam and Clarke". TamworthHerald.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "King's Lynn Town add even more firepower to their ranks by signing goal-machine Leon Mettam". 8 June 2016.
  8. ↑ "Mettam and Hugo return to Spalding United". Spalding Guardian. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "The Club are delighted to announce that Leon Mettam has joined as player/coach!". Skegness Town F.C. Official Twitter Feed. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Even more recruitment news!!!". Frickley Athletic F.C. Official Website. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  11. ↑ Ransome, Jeremy (12 July 2022). "Wisbech appoint former King's Lynn striker as new manager". Fenland Citizen. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Leon Mettam Stats". Soccerbase.
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