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Warney
Cresswell |
South Shields
FC, Sunderland AFC, Everton FC
7 appearances, 0 goals
P 7 W 3 D 3 L 1 F 16:
A 10
64% successful
1921-29
captain: none
minutes played: 630 |
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Timeline |
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Warneford Cresswell |
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Birth |
5 November 1897 in
South Shields, County Durham [registered in
South Shields, December 1897].
Attended Stanhope Road
School, South Shields |
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Baptism |
1 December 1897 in
South Westoe |
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According to the 1901 census,
Warneford is the third of four children to Warneford and Charlotte. They
live at 115 Stanhope Road, South Shields. Father is a marine engineer. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Warneford has another brother, and with their parents, they live at 32
Ashley Road in Tyne Dock. Father is still a marine engineer. |
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According to the
1921 census, Warneford, a professional footballer (for South Shields FC),
is the oldest of the three sons still living at home, still at 32 Ashley
Road. |
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Marriage |
to Grace H.C. Erikson
[registered in South Shields, September 1924].
One daughter, Audrey
(b.1925), and one son, Corbett (b.1932). |
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According to the 1939 register, Warneford, an unemployed secretary/manager
in professional football, and Grace H.E. are still married and living at
Holmleigh, on The Avenue in Northampton. |
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Death |
20 October 1973, aged
75 years 349 days
[registered in South Shields, December 1973].
Buried in
Harton Cemetery, South Shields |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played schoolboy football
in South Shields, and then junior football in the town. However, during
World War One, Cresswell was based in Scotland, so assisted Greenock
Morton FC, Heart of Midlothian FC and Hibernian FC, as well as Tottenham
Hotspur FC, that was until he was made a Prisoner of War, he was a gunner
in the Royal Field Artillery. When he
returned, he signed with South Shields FC in 1919, before being suspended
after 99 league appearances. On 1 March 1922, Burnley FC had
attempted to buy Cresswell for £6000. The offer unsettled Cresswell
and he fell into disrepute with his management, which resulted in his
suspension. Sunderland AFC, on 3 March 1922, came in for him and spent a
world record transfer fee £5500 for him. He
was appointed club captain in January 1924, and he
made 182 league appearances before
Everton FC bought him on 4 February 1927 for £7000, despite interest
from Chelsea FC in February 1925. He retired from playing
after 290 league appearances, where he scored
his only league goal, in May 1936, after being placed on the free
to transfer list. |
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Club honours |
Football League
runners-up 1922-23, Champions
1927-28, 1931-32; FA Charity Shield winners 1928, 1932;
Football League Division Two winners
1930-31; FA Cup winners 1932-33; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(five appearances);
FA Charity
Shield winners-up with
Professionals 1923; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9½", 11st.
4lbs [1922], 5'
9", 10st.
13lbs [1925]. 5'
9½", 10st.
10lbs [1928 & 1929]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management
Career |
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Club(s) |
Appointed
manager-coach of Port Vale FC on 13 May 1936, despite the application for
a similar position with Chester City FC, he chose the Valiants, a vacancy that lasted until 14
April 1937, when it was announced he would be leaving the club due to the
position he had left the club in. He soon found another vacancy at
Northampton Town FC where he served as team manager from 18 April 1937. On
1 April 1939, it was announced that he would spend the coming season as
the club's secretary-manager. Yet, on 19 September 1939, all contracts
were cancelled and he left. After which, he was enlisted to become a
sergeant-instructor within the joint F.A./army initiative.
However, Cresswell was one of the ten men interviewed for the
Newcastle United FC manager's job in May 1947, the job going to George
Martin. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One
of seven who became the 402nd
players
(403)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-back |
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First match |
No. 124, 14 March 1921,
Wales
0
England 0,
a British Championship match at Ninian Park, Sloper
Road, Cardiff, aged 23 years
129 days. |
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Last match |
No. 168, 19 October 1929, Ireland 0 England 3, a British Championship match at Windsor Park,
Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged
31 years 348 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1920-21, 1924-25,
1925-26, 1926-27, 1929-30; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1926-27,
winners 1929-30; |
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Individual honours |
England Schoolboy (one appearance, 1911) |
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Distinctions |
Died eight days after
Harry Johnston |
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Beyond England |
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Served as a licensee after the Second
World War, at the Sheet Anchor Inn, on Dundas Street, Sunderland. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.79. |
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Warney Cresswell - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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7+ |
7 |
5 |
630 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Warney Cresswell
- Match Record - All Matches |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.333 |
2.333 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
1 |
2 |
2.25 |
0.75 |
75.0 |
+2 |
| All |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
10 |
+6 |
1 |
2 |
2.286 |
1.429 |
64.3 |
+2 |
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Warney Cresswell
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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British Championship |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.40 |
60.0 |
+1 |
| Friendly |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
| All |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
10 |
+6 |
1 |
2 |
2.286 |
1.429 |
64.3 |
+2 |
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Warney Cresswell
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1920-21 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1924-25 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1925-26 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1926-27 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1929-30 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.40 |
60.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.40 |
60.0 |
+1 |
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All |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
7 |
+3 |
1 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.40 |
60.0 |
+1 |
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Warney Cresswell
- Match History |
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Club: South Shields F.C. -
1 full cap |
F.A. International Select Committee - 7
full capsx
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Age 23 |
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1 |
124 |
14 March 1921 - Wales 0 England 0,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
rb |
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Club: Sunderland A.F.C. -
5 full appearances |
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Age 25 |
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2 |
134 |
10 May 1923 - France 1 England 4,
Stade Pershing, Paris |
Fr |
AW |
Start |
rb |
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3 |
138 |
1 November 1923 - Belgium 2 England 2,
Bosuil Stadion, Antwerpen |
Fr |
AD |
Start |
rb |
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Age 26 |
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4 |
142 |
22 October 1924 - England 3 Ireland 1,
Goodison Park, Liverpool |
BC |
HW |
Start |
rb |
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Age 28 |
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5 |
148 |
1 March 1926 - England 1 Wales 3,
Selhurst
Park, London |
BC |
HL |
Start |
rb |
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6 |
151 |
20 October 1926 - England 3 Ireland 3,
Anfield Road, Liverpool |
BC |
HD |
Start |
rb |
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Club: Everton F.C. -
1 full cap |
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Age 31 |
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7 |
168 |
19 October 1929 - Ireland 0 England 3,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
rb |
Notes
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CG
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