Bert Eardley

Bert Eardley
	Earldey in a Port Vale team photo.
Personal information
Full name	Bertram Cooper Eardley
Date of birth	1879
Place of birth	Newcastle-under-Lyme, England
Date of death	1929 (aged 52–53)
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s)	Right-winger; right-half
Senior career*
Years	Team
1899–1907	Burslem Port Vale
1908–1910	Port Vale
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bertram Cooper Eardley (1879–1929) was an English footballer. He made 220 appearances (148 in the Football League) and scored 40 goals (14 in the Football League) for Port Vale over about ten seasons with the club. He established himself as a regular first-team player, but he had spells of inconsistency that left him out of the side for large periods. Ever the loyal Valiant, it is believed he did not join another team in 1907 when the club suffered a financial meltdown and liquidation; instead, he re-signed in December 1908 and went straight into the first team. He left for good in the summer of 1910.

Career

Eardley joined Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1899, scoring on his debut on 10 February 1900 in a 1–1 draw with Luton Town at Dunstable Road.^[1] He did not feature again in the 1899–1900 season, though he did score seven goals in 30 games in 1900–01, including the only goal against Woolwich Arsenal at the Athletic Ground on the last day of the season.^[1] He played just seven Second Division games in 1901–02, before hitting seven goals in 25 league games in 1902–03.^[1] He played 37 league and cup games in 1903–04, scoring three goals.^[1] Eardley hit four goals in 19 appearances in 1904–05 before scoring just one goal in 17 appearances in 1905–06.^[1] He scored once in 30 games in 1906–07. He did not join another team in 1907 when the club suffered a financial meltdown and liquidation.^[1] Instead, he re-signed in December 1908 and went straight into the first team before he left for good in the summer of 1910.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1899–1900	Second Division	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
	1900–01	Second Division	27	7	1	0	2	0	30	7
	1901–02	Second Division	7	1	2	1	0	0	9	2
	1902–03	Second Division	25	7	2	1	3	1	30	9
	1903–04	Second Division	29	2	7	1	1	0	37	3
	1904–05	Second Division	16	4	2	0	1	0	19	4
	1905–06	Second Division	17	1	0	0	0	0	17	1
	1906–07	Second Division	26	1	4	0	0	0	30	1
Port Vale	1908–09	North Staffs League	13	4	0	0	2	1	15	5
	1909–10	North Staffs League	18	6	0	0	14	1	32	7
	1910–11	North Staffs League	6	2	0	0	2	2	8	4
Total			185	36	18	3	25	5	228	44

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 91. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ Bert Eardley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[kent-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 91. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

[2] Bert Eardley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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Personal information
Earldey in a Port Vale team photo.
Full name	Bertram Cooper Eardley^[1]
Date of birth	1879^[1]
Place of birth	Newcastle-under-Lyme, England^[1]
Date of death	1929 (aged 52–53)
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s)	Right-winger; right-half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1899–1907	Burslem Port Vale	148	(24)
1908–1910	Port Vale	37	(12)
Total		185	(36)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals