Richard Cresswell
Cresswell playing for York City in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Richard Paul Wesley Cresswell | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Bridlington, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Tadcaster Albion | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1995 | York City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | York City | 95 | (21) |
| 1997 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Sheffield Wednesday | 31 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Leicester City | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Preston North End (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2001–2005 | Preston North End | 176 | (46) |
| 2005–2007 | Leeds United | 38 | (9) |
| 2007–2010 | Stoke City | 75 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Sheffield United | 115 | (25) |
| 2013 | → York City (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2013 | York City | 6 | (0) |
| 2016– | Tadcaster Albion | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999 | England U21 | 4 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015 | York City (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:49, 8 April 2016 (UTC). |
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Richard Paul Wesley Cresswell (born 20 September 1977) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays for Northern Premier League Division One North club Tadcaster Albion. He primarily plays as a striker but can also play as a winger.
Cresswell started his career with York City in their youth system, making his first-team debut in a Second Division match in 1996. Having scored 19 goals for York in the 1998–99 season, he signed for Premier League club Sheffield Wednesday in 1999. After their relegation the following year, Cresswell joined Leicester City of the Premier League, but was loaned to First Division club Preston North End in 2001 and played for them in the 2001 First Division play-off Final. He signed for Preston permanently later that year. He had four full seasons with Preston, scoring a career best 21 goals in 2004–05, which culminated in defeat in the 2005 Championship play-off Final. Cresswell signed for Preston's Championship rivals Leeds United in 2005, and endured a number of knee injuries while with them. He missed their defeat in the 2006 Championship play-off Final through suspension.
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