Billy Eardley
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William George Eardley[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1871[1] | ||
Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1894–1895 | Burslem Port Vale | 8 | (3) |
1895 | Newcastle Swifts | ||
1895–1896 | Burslem Port Vale | 9 | (4) |
1896–1897 | Stoke | 10 | (1) |
Total | 27 | (8) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
William George "Billy" Eardley (born 1871; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale and Stoke.[1] A pacey, quality player he was also prone to sulking.
Playing career
Eardley joined Burslem Port Vale in May 1894.[2] In the 1894–95 season he only played nine games, but did score three goals.[2] Two of his goals came against Newcastle United at St James' Park in a 2–1 win on 12 April.[2] His other goal came eight days later, in an end-of-season 4–0 win over Crewe Alexandra at the Athletic Ground.[2] He switched to Newcastle Swifts in the summer of 1895, but returned to Vale in September of that year.[2] He still failed to become a first team regular, and claimed four goals in ten games in the 1895–96 season.[2] The goals came in two braces against Darwen on the 5th and 19 October.[2]
In August 1896, he moved on to Stoke. At Stoke, Eardley played ten matches under Horace Austerberry during the 1896–97 season, scoring once in a 2–1 victory against Preston North End at the Victoria Ground on 9 November 1896, and was released in January 1897.[1]
Career statistics
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Senior Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Burslem Port Vale | 1894–95 | Second Division | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
1895–96 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | ||
Stoke | 1896–97 | First Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
Career Total | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 8 |