James Metcalfe

James Davis Metcalfe (2 December 1873 – 12 July 1943) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s, 1900s and 1910s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Askam RUFC (now Askam ARLFC), Barnsley RUFC, and Featherstone RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity (captain), as a .

County Cup Final appearances Metcalfe played , and scored a goal in Wakefield Trinity's 8-2 victory over Huddersfield in the 1910 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1910–11 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 3 December 1910.

Personal life Metcalfe was the father of the rugby league who played in the 1920s and 1930s for Wakefield Trinity; James Metcalfe Junior, and was the paternal grandfather of the rugby league footballer; Donald "Don" Metcalfe.