Warney Cresswell
Warney Cresswell, the United Kingdom defender, made 142 appearances for Sunderland. His value came outside the scoresheet, with 142 recorded appearances.
Warneford Cresswell (5 November 1897 – 20 October 1973) was an English international footballer who was described as "The Prince of Full Backs " for his renowned tackling and positional skills in the right-back position. [ 3 ] In a 17-year career in the English Football League he made 571 league appearances, and won seven caps for England . He began his career during World War I, playing in the Scottish Football League with Morton , Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian , before signing with English Second Division club South Shields in 1919. Three years later, he moved into the First Division when he was bought by Sunderland for a world-record fee of £5,500. He made 190 league and cup appearances and helped the "Black Cats" to a second-place finish in 1922–23 before moving on to Everton for £7,000 in 1927. He helped the "Toffees" to win the English Football League championship in 1927–28 and 1931–32, the Second Division championship in 1930–31, the FA Cup in 1933 , and the FA Community Shield in 1928 and 1932 . He turned to management with Port Vale in May 1936 and moved on to Northampton Town twelve months later. He later managed Dartford . He has also been credited with the quote: "Good goalkeepers never make great saves". [ 4 ] — Wikipedia
- Position
- DF
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birthplace
- South Shields
- Born
- 5 Nov 1897
In 1922, he moved to Sunderland , when manager -secretary Bob Kyle authorised a then- world record fee of £5,500. [ 11 ] The record was not broken again until Bob Kelly joined him at Sunderland for £6,500 in December 1925. The Black Cats finished as First Division runners-up in 1922–23 , six points behind champions Liverpool . They came closer to the title in 1923–24 despite finishing third, as they ended up four points behind champions Huddersfield Town . They then dropped to seventh in 1924–25 before another third-place finish in 1925–26 ; in the latter campaign, they were nine points behind first placed Huddersfield Town. His last full campaign at Roker Park , 1926–27 , ended up with Sunderland again in third place, seven points behind rivals Newcastle United . He made a total of 190 appearances for the club in league and cup competitions. [ 12 ] — Wikipedia
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