yellow cards by March 2015. Bardsley played 30 times for Stoke in the 2014–15 season as Stoke finished in 9th position. Bardsley lost his place in the Stoke squad for the 2015–16 season following the arrival of Glen Johnson from Liverpool. Despite missing out on league appearances Bardsley played a part in Stoke's League Cup campaign. He was sent-off in the fourth round against Chelsea and scored a 30-yard free kick in the quarter final victory over Sheffield Wednesday. Following injury to Johnson in February, Bardsley took his place back in the side until the end of the season. He made 17 appearances for Stoke in 2015–16 as Stoke again finished in 9th position. Bardsley scored a rare goal in a 4–0 EFL Cup victory over Stevenage on 23 August 2016. He suffered a knee injury on November which ruled him out for three months. He returned to the side in February but after getting sent-off against Chelsea on 18 March 2017 he was unable to get back into the team. Speaking in April 2017 Bardsley revealed that he is in limbo over whether he will be offered a new contract. Bardsley played 16 times in 2016–17 as Stoke finished in 13th position. He signed a contract extension with Stoke on 26 May 2017. Burnley On 25 July 2017, Bardsley completed a transfer to Premier League club Burnley, signing a two-year contract. On 7 March 2021, Bardsley agreed a new one-year contract with Burnley, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022. On 10 June 2022, Burnley announced that Bardsley would be leaving the club when his contract expired at the end of June. Stockport County On 13 December 2022, Bardsley signed for EFL League Two club Stockport County having been training with the club for the six months prior as he looked to return from injury. The move saw Bardsley agreeing to donate the entirety of his salary to the club's community trust. International career On 6 October 2010, Bardsley received a call-up for the Scotland national team for the Euro 2012 qualifier against the Czech Republic on 8 October 2010. He qualifies because his father was born in Glasgow. He made his debut on 11 October 2010 in a 3–2 defeat by World and European champions Spain, filling in for the injured Alan Hutton. Style of play Bardsley plays at right-back and describes himself as a