Full Name:
Warneford Cresswell
Born:
5th November 1897, South Shields
Died: 20th October 1973, South Shields aged 75 England Career:
1921 - 1929
Positions:
Right Back
Clubs (and caps):
South Shields (1) ,
Sunderland (5) &
Everton (1)
FA Legacy Number:
403
Career Summary:
Warney Cresswell (5th November 1897 - 20th October 1973) was an international footballer who represented England 7 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 14th March 1921 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 19th October 1929 aged 31. Cresswell, born on 5th November 1897, in South Shields, has a FA Legacy Number of 403 and played as a Right Back for his country.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v Wales (HC) on 14th March 1921 aged 23 years, 4 months, 9 days Last Cap: v Ireland (HC) on 19th October 1929 aged 31 years, 11 month, 14 days Career Length: 8 years, 219 days Starts: 7
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 7
England Match Statistics
British Home Championship HC
5
0
0
0
0
Friendly FR
2
0
0
0
0
Competitive
5
0
0
0
0
Away
4
0
0
0
0
Home
3
0
0
0
0
Drawn
3
0
0
0
0
Won
3
0
0
0
0
Lost
1
0
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
16 sources from 7 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
IRE, 3 - 0, 19th Oct 1929 (HC) Everton, Cap: 7. Age: 31 years, 11 month, 14 days.
IRE, 3 - 3, 20th Oct 1926 (HC) Sunderland, Cap: 6. Age: 28 years, 11 month, 15 days.
WAL, 1 - 3, 1st Mar 1926 (HC) Sunderland, Cap: 5. Age: 28 years, 3 months, 26 days.
IRE, 3 - 1, 22nd Oct 1924 (HC) Sunderland, Cap: 4. Age: 26 years, 11 month, 17 days.
BEL, 2 - 2, 1st Nov 1923 (FR) Sunderland, Cap: 3. Age: 25 years, 11 month, 26 days.
FRA, 4 - 1, 10th May 1923 (FR) Sunderland, Cap: 2. Age: 25 years, 6 months, 5 days.
WAL, 0 - 0, 14th Mar 1921 (HC) South Shields, Cap: 1. Age: 23 years, 4 months, 9 days.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.