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Full name
  
Francis Eardley

Name
  
Francis Eardley

Playing position
  
Forward

Date of death
  
1954 (aged 68–69)

Date of birth
  
1885


Place of birth
  
Stoke-upon-Trent, England

Place of death
  
Stoke-on-Trent, England

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

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Playing career

Eardley started his career with non-league amateur sides Hanley Town, Tunstall Park and Goldenhill Wanderers. He joined Stoke 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 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. He scored four goals in eight games over all competitions before leaving the club at the end of the 1910–11 season.

Statistics

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

    Francis Eardley Wikipedia