William George Eardley (1871âÂÂ?) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale and Stoke. A pacey, quality player he was also prone to sulking.
Eardley joined Burslem Port Vale in May 1894. In the 1894âÂÂ95 season he only played nine games but did score three goals. Two of his goals came against Newcastle United at St James' Park in a 2âÂÂ1 win on 12 April. His other goal came eight days later, in an end-of-season 4âÂÂ0 win over Crewe Alexandra at the Athletic Ground. He switched to Newcastle Swifts in the summer of 1895. He returned to Vale in September of that year. He still failed to become a first-team regular and claimed four goals in ten games in the 1895âÂÂ96 season. The goals came in two braces against Darwen on 5 and 19 October.
In August 1896, he moved on to Stoke. At Stoke, Eardley played ten matches under Horace Austerberry during the 1896âÂÂ97 season, scoring once in a 2âÂÂ1 victory against Preston North End at the Victoria Ground on 9 November 1896, and was released in January 1897.