Francis Eardley (1885–1954) was an English

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who played for

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in , the third tier of the English football league system. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal ...

and

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Career

Eardley started his career with

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amateur sides Hanley Town, Tunstall Park and Goldenhill Wanderers. He joined

in 1908, scoring twice in three league games in 1908–09 before leaving the club the following year. Following this he signed with local side

, 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. He scored four goals in eight games over all competitions before leaving the club at the end of the 1910–11 season.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Eardley, Francis Footballers from Stoke-on-Trent English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Hanley Town F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players 1885 births 1954 deaths Goldenhill Wanderers F.C. players 20th-century English sportsmen