Francis Eardley

Francis Eardley
Personal information
Full name	Francis Eardley
Date of birth	1885
Place of birth	Stoke-upon-Trent, England
Date of death	1954 (aged 68–69)
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Hanley Town
1908–1909	Stoke
1910–1911	Port Vale
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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]

Career statistics

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ ^a ^b Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 91. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ Francis Eardley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[kent-2] Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 91. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

[3] Francis Eardley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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