John Tresadern (26 September 1890 – 26 December 1959) was an English professional footballer and football manager. He played twice for the

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national side.

Playing career

Tresadern, a left-half, began his career with non-league Wanstead, moving on to

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and then Barking Town before joining

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in July 1913. He was part of the West Ham side elected to the Football League in 1919 and became a regular in their league side. Tresadern made his

debut in April 1923, in the 2–2 Home International draw with

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, although he was not pleased with his performance. "I was the best player Scotland had on the field", he said. He was part of the West Ham side that lost to Bolton Wanderers in the first ever

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to be held at

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. After just two minutes Tresadern became entangled in the crowd after taking a throw-in and was unable to return to the pitch immediately. This gave Bolton's David Jack the opportunity to shoot for goal, this shot beat West Ham goalkeeper Ted Hufton to give Bolton the lead, and hit a spectator who was standing pressed against the goal net, knocking him unconscious. In October 1924, after 279 league games for the Hammers, Tresadern moved to

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. He played 22 league games for Burnley before joining

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as player-manager in May 1925.

Coaching and managerial career

Tresadern retired from playing in December 1926 after breaking his leg. He continued as manager of Northampton until October 1930 when he became manager of

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. In June 1935 he left Palace to manage

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, but had little success at

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, resigning to take over at Plymouth Argyle in April 1938 rather than wait to be sacked. The

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interrupted his time at Plymouth, but he remained at Home Park until November 1947. The following year he became a scout for Aston Villa before becoming manager of

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in June 1949. He left Chelmsford in November 1950 and in December 1951 became manager of Hastings United. He became manager of

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in April 1958 and remained in post until his death in December 1959 at the age of 69.

References

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