Ryan Anthony Cresswell (born 22 December 1987) is an ex-English professional

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for Sheffield. A graduate of the Sheffield United youth academy, Cresswell failed to break in the first team and was hence loaned to clubs in the lower divisions of English football. In 2008, after being released by Sheffield United, he signed for

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. Playing more than 50 matches for the club, he joined Rotherham United two seasons later. Cresswell again changed clubs in 2012, penning a contract for Southend United. He was named in the League Two

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for the 2012–13 season. The following season, he was transferred to

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with whom, he won promotion to League One. In 2014, after failing to make much impact at Fleetwood he again came to League Two, joining Northampton Town

Career

Early career

Cresswell was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire. He started his career with Sheffield United, with whom he signed his first professional contract in July 2006. He got his first taste of first-team football with non-league Halifax Town where he was loaned during the 2006–07 season. Cresswell went out on loan again at the start of the 2007–08 season, spending time at Rotherham United. Sheffield United recalled him however because they did not think he was playing enough games having started only two games for the Millers, and making two substitute appearances. He was quickly loaned out again, this time to

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but only managed a further two league appearances at Christie Park. He joined

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on loan for the remainder of the season in January 2008 where he played 19 times, scoring one goal. During the close season he agreed to a one-year load deal with one of Sheffield United's many partner clubs Ferencváros. Despite joining up with Ferencváros for pre-season training only a few weeks after agreeing the loan move Cresswell joined

on 2008. He made his Bury debut as late substitute in the first game of the season in a 1–0 win at home to

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on 9 August 2008. Cresswell got his first goal for

on 1 November in a 1–0 win at Notts County. He was red carded in the last match of the season against Chester City. In the second season with the club Cresswell made 31 appearances, scoring in none.

Rotherham United

In June 2010, Cresswell joined Rotherham United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. He scored on his debut, finding the net in the 88th minute against Lincoln City He again found the net, in a high scoring match of 10 goals against

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, helping the team to overturn a three-one deficit. He ended the first season with Rotherham scoring 5 goals in 26 matches, getting 3 yellow cards. In the following season, with the arrival of Andy Scott as the manager, he fell in the pecking order, and made limited appearance. Cresswell was however again made regular in the senior team after Darren Patterson's appointment. He scored goals in consecutive two matches twice, once against Accrington Stanley and

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, and another against

and in a defeat against Shrewsbury Town. He was red carded in the last match of the season against

after picking a second yellow card.

Southend United

On 3 July 2012, Cresswell signed for

club Southend United on a two-year contract, after Rotherham allowed him to talk to other clubs. On 25 August 2012, Cresswell scored his first goal for Southend, a 92-minute equaliser in a 3–3 draw with Northampton Town. On 4 September 2012 Cresswell scored another injury time goal, this time it proved to be the winner as Southend triumphed 2–1 over

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in the first round of the Football League Trophy. Creswell, along with teammate

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, was named in the League Two

for 2012–13.

Fleetwood Town

On 23 July 2013, Cresswell joined

on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee, with Southend manager Phil Brown stating that the reasoning was that Cresswell wanted to return to Northern England. On the opening game of the season, he scored a 56th-minute goal in a 3–1 victory against

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. He ended the first season with Fleetwood, making 26 appearances in all competitions, as Fleetwood won promotion into League One.

Northampton Town

On 1 September 2014, Cresswell signed for Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract. He made his debut for the club against Dagenham & Redbridge. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Wycombe Wanderers with a header from

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's cross in the 31st minute. He was voted the club's Player of the month for November 2014. In January 2015, Southend manager Phil Brown revealed that he wanted to resign Cresswell in the summer transfer window, but the financial strains of the club prevented him from doing so.

Eastleigh

In August 2016 Cresswell joined National League club Eastleigh.

Boston United

After suffering a serious injury, his Eastleigh contract was terminated by mutual consent in December 2018. In 2019 he had a trial for York City for 3 weeks but wasn't signed permanently and chose to sign for Mickleover Sports. He joined

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on 22 March 2019 making his debut a day later.

Bradford (Park Avenue) and Romford FC

On 12 July 2019, Cresswell joined

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. After playing six games, he left the club and joined

Romford F.C. Romford Football Club is an English football club based in Romford, London. The club are currently members of the and groundshare with Barking at Mayesbrook Park. History The original Romford was established in 1876. They reached the quarter ...

on 19 November 2019. He left Romford in January 2020.

Parkgate

In March 2020, Cresswell signed with Parkgate. Cresswell turned out for Parkgate in 2020. At the end of May 2021, Cresswell was hired as a part of Parkgate's first team coaching staff. In September 2021, he was also registered as a part of the player squad.

Career statistics

Honours

Southend United * Football League Trophy runner-up:

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Northampton Town * Football League Two: 2015–16 Individual *

: 2012–13 League Two

References

External links

Ryan Cresswell profile
at the official

Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland L ...

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