Editing Congleton (section)

=== Sports ===
* [[Tommy Clare]] (1865–1929), international footballer (right-back) and football manager<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=1204 SoccerBase Database] retrieved December 2017</ref>
* [[George Clawley]] (1875–1920), football goalkeeper who played 331 games for [[Southampton F.C.]] & [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Spurs]]
* [[William Yates (athlete)|William Yates]] (1880–1967), racewalker, competed at the [[1912 Summer Olympics]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/william-yates-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042956/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ya/william-yates-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=William Yates Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com}}</ref>
* [[Hugh Moffat (footballer)|Hugh Moffat]] (1885–1952), footballer, played 201 games for [[Burnley F.C.]] and 162 for [[Oldham Athletic F.C.]]
* [[Ann Packer]] (born 1942) and [[Robbie Brightwell]] (1939–2022),<ref>{{cite news |title=Remembering Robbie Brightwell |url=https://www.teamgb.com/article/remembering-robbie-brightwell/6XiHQAQ4tE1u0xPLjsqyVj |access-date=14 March 2022 |publisher=Team GB |date=7 March 2022}}</ref> husband-and-wife [[Gold medal|Olympic gold medal]] athletes at the [[1964 Summer Olympics]]. She lives locally.
* [[Ian Brightwell]] (born 1968), former [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] footballer with 464 club caps; grew up in Congleton
* [[Paul Ware]] (1970–2013), footballer who played 233 games incl. 155 for [[Stoke City F.C.]]
* [[Laura MacLeod]] (born 1977), cricketer, appeared in 13 [[Women's Test cricket]] matches  <ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53702.html ESPN cricinfo Database] retrieved December 2017</ref>
*[[John Gimson]] (born 1983), sailor, silver medallist at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]], lives in Congleton.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bottomley |first=Lee |date=27 September 2023 |title=Olympians claim Irish Sea sailing record |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-66939940 |access-date=2023-09-28 |publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
*[[Amy Rodgers]] (born 2000), football player for Bristol City WFC and Scotland,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=673615&lid=2 |title=Amy Rodgers |publisher=Scottish FA |access-date=11 March 2025}}</ref> started her career at Vale Juniors Congleton.