Ryan Anthony Cresswell (born 22 December 1987) is an ex-English professional footballer who is the manager for Matlock Town.

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 2014, after failing to make much impact at Fleetwood he again came to League Two, joining Northampton Town Cresswell was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

[7] He joined Macclesfield Town on loan for the remainder of the season in January 2008[8] where he played 19 times, scoring one goal.

[7] During the close season he agreed to a one-year load deal with one of Sheffield United's many partner clubs Ferencváros.

He made his Bury debut as late substitute in the first game of the season in a 1–0 win at home to Brentford on 9 August 2008.

[16] In the following season, with the arrival of Andy Scott as the manager, he fell in the pecking order, and made limited appearance.

[30] On 1 September 2014, Cresswell signed for Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.

[32] He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Wycombe Wanderers with a header from Joel Byrom's cross in the 31st minute.

[34] 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.