Walter Creasor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Cuthbert Creasor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 October 1902[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Middlesbrough,[2] Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 November 1975 (aged 73)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Central Cleveland,[a] England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1922 | Redcar | ||
| 1922–1923 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 1923–1924 | Darlington | 6 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Born | 31 October 1902 Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England |
|---|---|
| Died | 18 November 1975 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | British |
| Current club information | |
| Career status | Retired |
| Career history | |
| 1929 | Halifax Speedway |
| 1929 | Newcastle |
Walter Cuthbert Creasor (31 October 1902 – 18 November 1975) was an English footballer and speedway rider.
He played as an outside left in the Football League for Darlington, and was on the books of Middlesbrough without representing them in the league.[2] After finishing his football career, he took up speedway. He rode alongside his brother Fred for the Newcastle team in the 1929 English Dirt Track League.
Life and career[edit]
Creasor was born in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,[2] the third child of John Thomas Creasor, a master butcher, and his wife Louisa.[4] He began his football career at Northern League side Redcar,[5] then joined the books of his hometown club, Middlesbrough F.C. the following season, and played for the reserve team in the North-Eastern League,[6] but not for the Football League team.[2] He signed for Third Division North club Darlington ahead of the 1923–24 season. Again, he played mostly for the club's reserve team, in benefit matches[7][8] and in local cups,[9] but he did make six league appearances, scoring once.[2]
He went on to take up motorcycle sports. Representing the Middlesbrough & District Motor Club, he and his older brother, Fred, reached the final of a six-a-side motorcycle football cup competition, organised under the auspices of the Auto-Cycle Union; Middlesbrough lost to Coventry Ace M.C. at Headingley, Leeds, in March 1927 after the first final, at Crystal Palace, London, was abandoned because of rain.[10]
Creasor rode in the first speedway meeting in the north-east of England, at the Cleveland Park track, Middlesbrough, in August 1928.[11] He rode in the 1929 Scottish Open, being eliminated in his heat by eventual winner Drew McQueen.[12] He competed for Newcastle in the 1929 English Dirt Track League, and topped his team's averages.[13] After Newcastle lost to Halifax in the semi-final of the English Dirt Track Knockout Cup, the winners borrowed Creasor for the final, a heavy defeat to Preston.[14] In September 1929, he rode for Yorkshire against Lancashire at Wembley.[15]
Creasor was a resident of Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, at the time of his death in November 1975 at the age of 73.[3][a]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Index entry". FreeBMD. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b "Wills and probate 1858–1996: Creasor 1976". UK Probate Service. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription 118a Victoria Road Middlesbrough, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England". Walter Cuthbert Creasor. Age: 8. Birthplace: Middlesbrough Yorkshire. Census reference: RG14PN29259 RG78PN1695 RD535 SD2 ED21 SN76. Retrieved 27 November 2014 – via Findmypast.
- ^ Neal, Tom (2021). The Famous Yorkshiremen: The Forgotten History of Redcar's Footballing Pioneers. Old Bird Publishing. ISBN 978-1-3999-0699-9.
- ^ "North-Eastern League". Yorkshire Post. 24 September 1923. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Raith beaten at Darlington". The Courier. Dundee. 25 September 1924. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Dundee draw with Darlington". The Courier. Dundee. 2 October 1924. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Shipowners' Cup". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 18 February 1925. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Cyclos (22 January 1927). "Cycling Notes. Football on solo machines". The Australasian. Melbourne. p. 210.
"Motor-cycle Football. The A.C.U. English Cup Final at Headingley". Yorkshire Post. 21 March 1927. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Buttress, Alf. Ransome, David Raymond (ed.). "The History of the Middlesbrough & District Motor Club: Part 2: Between the Wars: 1919–1939". pp. 33, 37. - ^ "Middlesbrough Speedway". Defunct Speedway Tracks. John Skinner. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Scottish 500cc Championship 29/06/1929". Speedway Archive: A history of Edinburgh Monarchs and beyond. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "English Dirt Track League Averages by Team 1929". Speedway Archive: A history of Edinburgh Monarchs and beyond. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ Ozanne, Bob. "English Dirt Track Knock Out Cup 1929" (PDF). The Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Speedway racing. Lancashire beaten by Yorkshire". Manchester Guardian. 27 September 1929. p. 4.
- ^ "Central Cleveland registration district". UKBMD. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
External links[edit]
- Newspaper cuttings and photographs at newcastlespeedwayhistory.co.uk