Bert Eardley

Bert Eardley

Earldey in a Port Vale team photo.
Personal information
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
Playing position	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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Bertram Cooper "Bert" 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 had spells of inconsistency which 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 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.

Playing 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, and did not join another team in 1907 when the club suffered 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]

Statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			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		27	7	1	0	2	0	30	7
	1901–02		7	1	2	1	0	0	9	2
	1902–03		25	7	2	1	3	1	30	9
	1903–04		29	2	7	1	1	0	37	3
	1904–05		16	4	2	0	1	0	19	4
	1905–06		17	1	0	0	0	0	17	1
	1906–07		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		18	6	0	0	14	1	32	7
	1910–11		6	2	0	0	2	2	8	4
Total			185	36	18	3	25	5	228	44

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 91. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.