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Neal Eardley

Neal Eardley

Defender - Right-Back  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipWales
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornNovember 6, 1988
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Lincoln City
top club · 140 apps

Career highs

€1.50m
peak value · 2011
€425k
top transfer fee · 09/10
6
best season · 07/08
31 / 1
int'l caps / goals

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Shares 1988-11-06 · 5 players total

480Appearances
16Goals
34Assists
61Yellow cards
1Red cards
173Full matches (90′)
Full nameNeal Eardley
Name in home countryNeal James Eardley
Date of birth1988-11-06 (37 yrs)
Place of birthLlandudno, Wales
CitizenshipWales
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2022-09-01
Contract expires—
Sep 2022
Transfer: Connah's Quay → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Connah's Quay Nomads
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2021
Transfer: Without Club → Connah's Quay
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Connah's Quay Nomads
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Burton Albion → Without Club
21/22 · Transfer
May 2021
Transfer: Barrow → Burton Albion
20/21 · Return from loan
Jan 2021
Transfer: Burton Albion → Barrow
20/21 · Loan
Aug 2020
Transfer: Lincoln City → Burton Albion
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Burton Albion, Barrow AFC
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Lincoln City
39 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Lincoln City
47 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2017
Transfer: Northampton → Lincoln City
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Lincoln City
54 matches · 1 G · 12 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Hibernian FC → Northampton
16/17 · Transfer
Sep 2016
Transfer: Without Club → Hibernian FC
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Hibernian FC, Northampton Town
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Birmingham → Without Club
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Birmingham City
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2015
Transfer: Leyton Orient → Birmingham
14/15 · Return from loan
Jan 2015
Transfer: Birmingham → Leyton Orient
14/15 · Loan
Jul 2014
14/15 — Birmingham City, Leyton Orient
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Birmingham City
7 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Blackpool → Birmingham
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Blackpool FC
26 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Blackpool FC
33 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Blackpool FC, Blackpool FC U21
35 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2009
Transfer: Oldham Athletic → Blackpool
09/10 · Transfer · €425k
Jul 2009
09/10 — Blackpool FC
27 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Oldham Athletic
37 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Oldham Athletic
50 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Oldham Athletic
41 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Oldham U18 → Oldham Athletic
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Oldham Athletic
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
15,564 min
Minutes played by club
Connah's Quay Nomads 10.3%
Burton Albion 0.0%
Barrow AFC 0.0%
Lincoln City 37.3%
Hibernian FC 0.0%
Northampton Town 0.0%
Birmingham City 0.0%
Leyton Orient 0.0%
Blackpool FC 29.3%
Blackpool FC U21 0.0%
Oldham Athletic 23.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Connah's Quay Nomads 2 21/22 22/23 23 1 1 1,596
Burton Albion 1 20/21 20/21 14 0 0 0
Barrow AFC 1 20/21 20/21 19 0 0 0
Lincoln City 3 17/18 19/20 140 3 18 5,809
Hibernian FC 1 16/17 16/17 2 0 0 0
Northampton Town 1 16/17 16/17 10 0 0 0
Birmingham City 3 13/14 15/16 21 0 1 0
Leyton Orient 1 14/15 14/15 1 0 0 0
Blackpool FC 4 09/10 12/13 119 2 10 4,567
Blackpool FC U21 1 10/11 10/11 2 0 0 0
Oldham Athletic 4 05/06 08/09 129 10 4 3,592

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€375K7€750K10€1.1M13€1.5M06/07 — 2 goals (Oldham Athletic)06/07 — 2 assists406/0707/08 — 6 goals (Oldham Athletic)07/08 — 2 assists807/0808/09 — 2 goals (Oldham Athletic)208/0909/10 — 3 assists309/1010/11 — 1 goals (Blackpool FC)10/11 — 1 assists210/1111/12 — 1 goals (Blackpool FC)11/12 — 4 assists511/1212/13 — 2 assists212/1313/14 — 1 assists113/1414/1515/1616/1717/18 — 1 goals (Lincoln City)17/18 — 12 assists1317/1818/19 — 2 goals (Lincoln City)18/19 — 4 assists618/1919/20 — 2 assists219/2020/2121/22 — 1 goals (Connah's Quay Nomads)21/22 — 1 assists221/2222/2307/08 — €325K10/11 — €500K11/12 — €1.5M12/13 — €1.3M13/14 — €1.3M14/15 — €1M15/16 — €750K16/17 — €500K20/21 — €150K21/22 — €75K22/23 — €75KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 6607/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/23

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 121217/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Cymru Premier Connah's Quay Nomads 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Welsh League Cup Connah's Quay Nomads 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Cymru Premier Connah's Quay Nomads 19 1 1 5 0 1,596
21/22 Welsh Cup Connah's Quay Nomads 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Welsh League Cup Connah's Quay Nomads 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Burton Albion 1 0 0 1 0 0
20/21 EFL Trophy Burton Albion 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Burton Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League One Burton Albion 10 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 League Two Barrow AFC 19 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Lincoln City 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Trophy Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Lincoln City 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 League One Lincoln City 35 0 2 5 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Lincoln City 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Lincoln City 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Lincoln City 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 League Two Lincoln City 43 2 4 4 0 1,886
17/18 EFL Cup Lincoln City 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Lincoln City 6 0 4 1 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Lincoln City 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League Two Lincoln City 44 1 8 7 0 3,923
17/18 League Two Play-Offs Lincoln City 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 Championship Hibernian FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Irn-Bru Cup Hibernian FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 League One Northampton Town 10 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Championship Birmingham City 5 0 0 2 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Birmingham City 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Birmingham City 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Birmingham City 4 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Birmingham City 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Birmingham City 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League One Leyton Orient 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Championship Birmingham City 5 0 0 2 0 0
13/14 League Cup Birmingham City 2 0 1 1 0 0
12/13 Championship Blackpool FC 23 0 2 2 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Blackpool FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Blackpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Championship Blackpool FC 26 1 2 4 0 2,007
11/12 Championship Play-Offs Blackpool FC 3 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Blackpool FC 3 0 2 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Blackpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Blackpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Blackpool FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Premier League Blackpool FC 31 1 0 4 0 2,560
10/11 Reserve League Blackpool FC U21 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Championship Blackpool FC 24 0 3 3 0 0
09/10 FA Cup Blackpool FC 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 League Cup Blackpool FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 EFL Trophy Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Oldham Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Oldham Athletic 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League One Oldham Athletic 34 2 0 6 0 1,430
07/08 EFL Trophy Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Oldham Athletic 5 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 League Cup Oldham Athletic 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League One Oldham Athletic 42 6 2 1 0 606
06/07 FA Cup Oldham Athletic 3 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 League Cup Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 League One Oldham Athletic 36 2 2 3 1 1,556
06/07 League One Play-Offs Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League One Oldham Athletic 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
06/07 2006-07-01 Oldham U18 Oldham Athletic Transfer 0 —
09/10 2009-08-07 Oldham Athletic Blackpool Transfer 325000 €425k
13/14 2013-07-01 Blackpool Birmingham Transfer 1250000 —
14/15 2015-01-22 Birmingham Leyton Orient Loan 1000000 —
14/15 2015-02-09 Leyton Orient Birmingham Return from loan 1000000 —
16/17 2016-07-01 Birmingham Without Club Transfer 500000 —
16/17 2016-09-28 Without Club Hibernian FC Transfer 500000 —
16/17 2017-01-12 Hibernian FC Northampton Transfer 300000 —
17/18 2017-08-03 Northampton Lincoln City Transfer 300000 —
20/21 2020-08-04 Lincoln City Burton Albion Transfer 150000 —
20/21 2021-01-14 Burton Albion Barrow Loan 150000 —
20/21 2021-05-31 Barrow Burton Albion Return from loan 150000 —
21/22 2021-07-01 Burton Albion Without Club Transfer 150000 —
21/22 2021-10-08 Without Club Connah's Quay Transfer 150000 —
22/23 2022-09-01 Connah's Quay Retired Transfer 75000 —

No recorded injuries.

Current€75k
Peak€1.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€225k
—€375k€750k€1.13m€1.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #30431 — 3 0 — — former national player
Team #26181 — 1 0 — — former national player
Team #24966 — 11 1 — — former national player
Team #3864 — 16 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Harry Anderson 2 1 0
Michael Bostwick 2 1 0
Matt Rhead 2 3 0
Harry Toffolo 2 0 0
Josh Vickers 1 0 0
Matt Green 2 5 0
Deane Smalley 1 0 0
John Akinde 2 1 0
Matt Phillips 1 1 0
Bruno Andrade 1 1 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
07/08 League One Oldham Athletic 6 42
08/09 League One Oldham Athletic 2 34
06/07 League One Oldham Athletic 2 36

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 League Two Lincoln City 8 44
17/18 EFL Trophy Lincoln City 4 6
18/19 League Two Lincoln City 4 43

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
20/21 2021-05-31 Barrow Burton Albion Return from loan — €150k
20/21 2021-01-14 Burton Albion Barrow Loan — €150k
14/15 2015-02-09 Leyton Orient Birmingham Return from loan — €1.00m
14/15 2015-01-22 Birmingham Leyton Orient Loan — €1.00m

Teams faced most often by Neal Eardley's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Carlisle United 20 5 8 7 22 28 -6 25%
Northampton Town 20 8 3 9 31 28 +3 40%
Milton Keynes Dons 20 6 4 10 27 39 -12 30%
Doncaster Rovers 19 5 10 4 25 20 +5 26%
Port Vale FC 19 9 2 8 33 23 +10 47%
Tranmere Rovers 19 9 3 7 19 18 +1 47%
Bradford City 18 9 4 5 35 20 +15 50%
Scunthorpe United 18 9 4 5 25 18 +7 50%
Crewe Alexandra 18 10 4 4 31 21 +10 56%
Rochdale AFC 18 7 7 4 29 19 +10 39%
Yeovil Town 18 7 7 4 21 14 +7 39%
Cheltenham Town 18 10 5 3 27 15 +12 56%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 22 1,596 5 0 0 0.28
20/21 33 0 2 0 0 0
19/20 39 0 5 0 0 0
18/19 47 1,886 5 0 0 0.24
17/18 54 3,923 9 0 0 0.21
16/17 12 0 1 0 0 0
15/16 8 0 2 0 0 0
14/15 7 0 1 1 0 0
13/14 7 0 3 0 0 0
12/13 26 0 2 0 0 0
11/12 33 2,007 5 1 0 0.27
10/11 35 2,560 4 0 0 0.14
09/10 27 0 4 0 0 0
08/09 37 1,430 6 0 0 0.38
07/08 50 606 2 1 0 0.45
06/07 41 1,556 5 0 1 0.35

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League One
169 apps
10 G
6 A
League Two
106 apps
3 G
12 A
Championship
87 apps
1 G
7 A
Cymru Premier
20 apps
1 G
1 A
Premier League
31 apps
1 G
0 A
EFL Trophy
11 apps
0 G
4 A
FA Cup
23 apps
0 G
2 A
League Cup
20 apps
0 G
2 A

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Frequently asked about Neal Eardley

Who is Neal Eardley?

Neal Eardley is a Wales professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.

How old is Neal Eardley?

Neal Eardley is 37 years old. He was born on November 6, 1988 in Llandudno.

What position does Neal Eardley play?

Neal Eardley plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Neal Eardley play for?

Neal Eardley currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Neal Eardley scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Neal Eardley has scored 16 goals in 480 appearances.