Francis Eardley
English footballer
Personal information | |||
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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] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Hanley Town | |||
1908–1909 | Stoke | 3 | (2) |
1910–1911 | Port Vale | 6 | (2) |
*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 | |||
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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)