Francis Eardley

Francis Eardley

Personal information
Full name	Francis Eardley[1]
Date of birth	1885[1]
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1]
Date of death	1954 (aged 68–69)[1]
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hanley Town
1908–1909	Stoke	3	(2)
1910–1911	Port Vale	6	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Francis Eardley (1885–1954) was a footballer who played for Port Vale and Stoke.^[1]

Playing career

Eardley started his career with non-league amateur sides Hanley Town, Tunstall Park and Goldenhill Wanderers.^[1] He joined Stoke in 1908, scoring twice in three league games in 1908–09 before leaving the club the following year.^[1] Following this he signed with local side Port Vale, playing his first game for the club in a 3–0 defeat by Stoke Reserves at the Athletic Ground in a North Staffordshire & District League match on 8 October 1910.^[2] He scored four goals in eight games over all competitions before leaving the club at the end of the 1910–11 season.^[2]

Statistics

• Sourced from Francis Eardley profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke	1908–09	Birmingham & District League	3	2	0	0	3	2
Port Vale	1910–11	North Staffordshire & District League	6	2	0	0	6	2

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 91. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.