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Port Vale F.C.
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| Nickname | Valiants | |
| Ground | Vale Park | |
| Manager | Martin Foyle | |
| Chairman | Bill Bratt | |
| Colours | Home: White shirts, black shorts, white stockings, Away: All yellow, Third Kit: Two-tone blue, | |
| Best attendance | 49768: vs Aston Villa 20 February 1960 FA Cup R5 | |
| Best league win | 9 - 1: vs Chesterfield 24 September 1932 Division Two | |
| Worst league loss | 0 - 10: vs Sheffield United 10 December 1892 Division Two | |
| Best cup win | 7 - 1: vs Irthlingborough 12 January 1907 FA Cup R1 | |
| Most capped player | Sammy Morgan : 7 Northern Ireland | |
| Most League appearances | Roy Sproson : 761 1950-1972 | |
| Most League goals | Wilf Kirkham: 154 1923-1933 | |
| Most Goals in a season | Wilf Kirkham: 38 1926/27 Division Two | |
| Transfer fee received | £2,000,000: Gareth Ainsworth to Wimbledon 29th October 1998 | |
| Transfer fee paid | £500,000: Gareth Ainsworth from Lincoln City 11 September 1997 | |
Port Vale Football Club is an English association football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. They are one of two clubs from the city, the other being Stoke City whose ground is five miles away. Throughout much of their history they have been regarded as the second team in the city in support, wealth and achievement. However, during the 1990s Port Vale could rightly claim to have overtaken their city rivals as they spent several seasons in the English First Division.
Their most successful period was possibly during the late 1980s and early 1990s under the management of John Rudge . He guided the team to four promotions including two into the First Division, where Vale had not played for 30 years. He also took them to three Wembley finals.
They currently play in Football League One. Their current manager is Martin Foyle - the previous manager of the Port Vale youth team. Dean Glover was brought into the club as assistant manager to Martin Foyle.
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History
Achievements
- Division Three (North) 1930, 1953
- Division Four 1959
- Football League Trophy
- Autoglass Trophy 1993 beat Stockport County 2-1
- LDV Vans Trophy 2001 beat Brentford 2-1
Notable Players
- Gareth Ainsworth
- Darren Beckford
- Neville Chamberlain
- Robbie Earle
- Antony Gardner
- Dean Glover
- Steve Guppy
- Andy Jones
- Wilf Kirkham
- John McCarthy
- Sammy Morgan
- Roy Sproson
- Ian Taylor
List of Managers
- 1952 - 1957 - Freddie Steele
- 1957 - 1962 - Norman Low
- 1962 - 1965 - Freddie Steele
- 1965 - 1968 - Stanley Matthews
- 1968 - 1974 - Gordon Lee
- 1974 - 1977 - Roy Sproson
- 1977 - 1978 - Bobby Smith
- 1978 - 1979 - Dennis Butler
- 1979 - Alan Bloor
- 1979 - 1983 - John McGrath
- 1983 - 2000 - John Rudge
- 2000 - 2004 - Brian Horton
- 2004 - present - Martin Foyle
External Links
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