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earldey in a port vale team photo . bertram cooper eardley 1908 -- 1910 stoke-on-trent , england port vale 148 37 24 12 185 right-winger / right-half 36 bert eardley.jpg bert eardley
 bert eardley
bert eardley

bertram cooper `` bert '' eardley -lrb- 1879 -- 1929 -rrb- was an english footballer .
he made 220 appearances -lrb- 148 in the football league -rrb- and scored 40 goals -lrb- 14 in the football league -rrb- 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 .
