Corbett Cresswell
Personal information
Full name Corbett Eric Cresswell
Date of birth (1932-08-03)3 August 1932
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Date of death 19 May 2017(2017-05-19) (aged 84)
Place of death Low Fell, England
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Evenwood Town
Bishop Auckland
1958–1959 Carlisle United 14 (2)
Horden Colliery Welfare
International career
1955–1957 England amateur 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Corbett Eric Cresswell[1] (3 August 1932 – 19 May 2017) was an English footballer who played as a centre half.

Early and personal life

Born in Birkenhead,[2] his father was England international full-back Warney Cresswell, and his uncle was Frank Cresswell.[3] He was married with two daughters and grandchildren.[4]

Career

Cresswell joined Evenwood Town in 1951,[5] and later played for Bishop Auckland in the 1950s, winning the FA Amateur Cup three times.[6] After a transfer to Manchester United fell through,[5] he played in the Football League for Carlisle United.[2][7] He finished his career with Horden Colliery Welfare.[5]

Cresswell earned 10 caps for the England national amateur football team between 1955 and 1957.[2][8]

Later life

He later worked in the furniture business.[5] He died on 19 May 2017, at the age of 84.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Former Players - Post War Football League Players". Bishop Auckland F.C.
  2. 1 2 3 "Corbett Cresswell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "When England football was a family affair ..." Shields Gazette. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Death notice". Shields Gazette. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Corbett Cresswell, legendary Bishop Auckland FA Amateur Cup winner, dies aged 84". Northern Echo. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Bishops boys back together". The Northern Echo. 1 September 2009. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "CARLISLE UNITED : 1946/47 - 2003/04 & 2005/06 - 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  8. ↑ "Profile". 11v11.
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