Elijah Cresswell

Elijah J. Cresswell (18 July 1889 – 4 November 1931) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played as a forward in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1]

Elijah Cresswell
Personal information
Full name Elijah J Cresswell[1]
Date of birth 18 July 1889
Place of birth Parkhead, Scotland[2]
Date of death 4 November 1931(1931-11-04) (aged 42)[1]
Place of death Shettleston, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1918 Queen's Park 97 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Cresswell worked as a claims inspector and as of 1915 was married with two children.[2] In 1915, during the second year of the First World War, he enlisted as a guardsman in the Coldstream Guards.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1913–14[1] Scottish First Division 19 3 5 2 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 25 5
1914–15[1] Scottish First Division 17 2 — 4[lower-alpha 2] 0 21 2
1915–16[1] Scottish First Division 34 4 — 3[lower-alpha 3] 0 37 4
1916–17[1] Scottish First Division 5 0 — 1[lower-alpha 4] 0 6 0
1917–18[1] Scottish First Division 22 2 — 0 0 22 2
Career total 97 11 5 2 9 0 111 13
  1. Appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  2. 2 appearances in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in War Fund Shield
  3. 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup
  4. Appearance in Glasgow Cup

References
  1. "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 13 October 2016.


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