Francis EardleyFrancis Eardley was an English footballer who played for Port Vale and Stoke.CareerEardley 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 Stoke City F.C.|Stoke F.C. season|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.