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11/23/2016 Warney Cresswell - Wikipedia Cresswell was capped for England seven times . His first match was against Wales on 14 March 1921 and his last was against Ireland on 19 October 1929. [ 12 ] His first appearance was whilst still at South Shields , thus making him South Shield's only England international . Managerial career After retiring as a player , Cresswell was appointed manager - coach of Port Vale in May 1936. [ 13 ] He introduced strict training methods to the club , the emphasis being on fitness , using activities such as running and gymnastics . [ 13 ] These were combined with relaxed sessions of snooker and billiards . [ 13 ] The " Valiants " were in the Third Division North , and had spent the majority of the 1935-36 season without a manager . [ 14 ] He signed winger Gerry Kelly from Chester ; right - half Tommy Ward from Grimsby Town ; and left - half Spencer Evans from Altrincham . [ 14 ] He also traded George Stabb to Bradford Park Avenue for Tom Nolan , [ 14 ] Results began poorly , and so Cresswell signed inside - forward Alfred Dickinson from Everton . [ 14 ] Vale then became hard to beat , and remained undefeated for thirteen matches between 24 October and 2 January , with central player Fred Obrey proving to be a revelation . [ 14 ] The team were in fourth place at the turn of the year , however results then tailed off , and Cresswell left the club after the campaign ended with an eleventh - place finish . [ 14 ] His professional manner seemed to indicate a bright future as manager and in May 1937 he took up the management position at Northampton Town , later being the manager - secretary . [ 13 ] Under his stewardship the " Cobblers " finished ninth in the Third Division South in 1937–38 and seventeenth in 1938–39 . In 1947 , he was on a short - list of 10 for the post of manager at Newcastle United . [ 15 ] Instead he took up the position at Dartford , resigning after a poor run of results . [ 15 ] After football After leaving the game , he went on to manage a pub in the Sunderland area . [ 15 ] Family Warney's brother , Frank , also played for Sunderland as well as clubs including West Bromwich Albion , Chester and Notts County . His son , Corbett Cresswell , was in the Bishop Auckland team which won the FA Amateur Cup three years in succession in the 1950s . His great - granddaughter is Lincoln based Olympic swimmer Kate Haywood , [ 16 ] Statistics Club statistics ▪ Sourced from Warney Cresswell ( http://www.enfa.co.uk ) profile at the English National Football Archive ( subscription required ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warney_Cresswell TEREM AURH 36 |
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