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Old North East Footballers | RTG Sunderland Message Boards Warneford " Warney " 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 . In a seventeen - year career in the Football League he made 571 league appearances , and won seven caps for England . 2017-5-2 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 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 . https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/old-north-east-footballers . 1055472 / 1/1 |
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