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"Richard Paul Wesley Cresswell" is an English former professional Association football/footballer who played primarily as a Forward (association football)/striker but could also play as a Midfielder#Winger/winger. He is a Coach (sport)/first team coach at York City F.C./York City.

Cresswell started his career with York City in their youth system, making his first team debut in a Football League Second Division/Second Division match in 1996. Having scored 19 goals for York in the 1998–99 in English football/1998–99 season he signed for Premier League/FA Premier League team Sheffield Wednesday F.C./Sheffield Wednesday in 1999. After their Promotion and relegation/relegation the following year he joined Leicester City F.C./Leicester City of the FA Premier League, but was Loan (sports)/loaned to Football League First Division/First Division side Preston North End F.C./Preston North End in 2001 and played for them in the 2001 Football League First Division play-off Final. He signed for Preston permanently in the summer. He had four full seasons with Preston, scoring a career best 21 goals in the 2004–05 in English football/2004–05 season, which culminated in defeat in the 2005 Football League Championship play-off Final.