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Warney Cresswell - Wikipedia Cresswell played in the right - back position . He was a renowned tackler [ 3 ] and famed for his cool demeanour , fine tackling and masterful positional play . He became hugely popular with fans wherever he played , establishing a reputation as a ' gentleman ' , both on and off the pitch . He has been described , during his Everton days , as : " A stylish English fullback , who made " modern " runs forward and usually stole the ball from the opposition with skillful rather than crude tackling " . [ 4 ] One player recounted how his leg was broken following a collision with Cresswell , who appeared later at the hospital with a pouch of smoking tobacco , [ 5 ] which at the time was probably considered more manly than flowers or a bag of grapes . Club career 11/23/2016 Cresswell was born in South Shields , Tyne and Wear ( then in County Durham ) . He represented South Shields Schools and England Schools as a youngster , as well as playing junior football locally , although the outbreak of World War I prevented him playing professional football in England , where football was suspended . This was not the case in Scotland , however , where the Scottish Football League continued throughout the hostilities , so the teenage Cressswell moved north of the border to play for Morton , Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian . [ 6 ] He also guested for Tottenham Hotspur . [ 7 ] He later enlisted in the army , and was captured and held in a prisoner of - war camp [ 6 ] before being repatriated at the end of the war . In the summer of 1919 he signed for South Shields , then playing in the Football League Second Division . He played for the club in 1919–20 , their first season in the Football League , when they finished in ninth place . They finished eighth in 1920–21 , and sixth in 1921–22 , just six points short of promoted Stoke . In all he played 104 league and cup matches for the club . [ 8 ] In 1922 , he moved to Sunderland , when manager - secretary Bob Kyle authorised a then - world record fee of £ 5,500 , [ ⁹ ] 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 . [ ¹0 ] He moved to Everton in 1927 for £ 7,000 , at the age of 30 , where he played alongside goal machine Dixie Dean . 31 He won the league title in 1927-28 , his first season at Goodison Park . They then won the subsequent Charity Shield in 1928 , before finishing a disappointing 18th in 1928-29 , just three places above the drop . Everton then finished bottom of the division in 1929–30 , though were just one point behind third - from - bottom ( and therefore not relegated ) Sheffield United . The " Toffees " made an immediate return to the top - flight , marching to the Second Division title in 1930-31 , seven points ahead of runners - up West Bromwich Albion ; they scored 121 goals in their 42 league games . They continued their success into the First Division , winning the title in 1931-32 after finishing two points ahead of Arsenal . Their success continued in the Charity Shield in 1932 , as they beat Newcastle United 5-3 at St James ' Park . They dropped to eleventh in 1932-33 , but lifted the FA Cup in 1933. The final , held in front of 92,950 spectators at Wembley , finished in a 3-0 victory over Manchester City , and the Manchester Guardian described Cresswell as giving " an almost perfect display " . [ 11 ] The club's final two seasons under manager - secretary Thomas H. McIntosh ended with a whimper however , with a 14th - place finish in 1933-34 and an eighth - place finish in 1934-35 . Theo Kelly led Everton to a 16th place finish in 1935-36 , Cresswell's last as a professional footballer . Retiring at the age of 38 having made 306 appearances for the club , [ ³ ] after his death he was inaugurated into the Gwladys Street's Hall of Fame . International career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warney_Cresswell TAMEN PERIBA 26 |
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