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Port Vale F.C.

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Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal. They have never played top-flight football, and hold the record for the most seasons in the English Football League (113) without reaching the first tier. After playing at the Athletic Ground in Cobridge and the Old Recreation Ground in Hanley, the club returned to Burslem when Vale Park was opened in 1950. Outside the ground is a statue of Roy Sproson, who played 842 competitive games for the club. The club's traditional rivals are Stoke City, and games between the two are known as the Potteries derby. After becoming one of the more prominent football clubs in Staffordshire, Burslem Port Vale were invited to become founder members of the Football League Second Division in 1892. They spent 13 non-consecutive seasons in the division, punctuated by two seasons in the Midland League before they resigned due to financial difficulties and entered liquidation in 1907. The name of Port Vale continued in the North Staffordshire Federation League, and this new club was successful enough to be reinstated into the Football League in 1919. They spent 16 non-consecutive seasons in the Second Division, punctuated by winning the Third Division North title in 1929–30, before dropping back into the third tier for a much longer stay at the end of the 1935–36 campaign. The 1953–54 season saw manager Freddie Steele's "Iron Curtain" defence win both a Third Division North title and a semi-final place in the FA Cup. They failed to build on this success, however, although they went on to finish as champions of the first Fourth Division season under Norman Low's stewardship in 1958–59. The club had little success throughout the 1960s and 1970s, despite being briefly managed by Stanley Matthews, and were forced to apply for re-election after breaking FA rules on illegal payments in 1968. Gordon Lee guided the club to promotion back to the Third Division the following season, where they would remain until relegation at the end of the 1977–78 campaign. John McGrath steered the club to promotion in 1982–83, though he departed after relegation became inevitable the following season. His assistant, John Rudge, became the club's longest-serving and most successful manager, leading the club from 1983 to 1999. Under his leadership Port Vale won promotions in 1985–86, 1988–89 and 1993–94, lifted the Football League Trophy in 1993 and reached a post-war record finish of eighth in the second tier in the 1996–97 season. After Rudge's reign ended, the club entered a decline, slipping into the fourth tier whilst twice entering administration in 2003 and 2012. The decline was arrested when manager Micky Adams achieved automatic promotion from League Two in the 2012–13 season, though they were relegated back into League Two at the end of the 2016–17 season after a failed experiment with a continental staff and playing style. Carol Shanahan bought the club in 2019 and manager Darrell Clarke secured promotion out of the League Two play-offs at the end of the 2021–22 season, and though they were relegated at the end of the 2023–24 season, they secured an immediate promotion under new manager Darren Moore in 2024–25.

Infobox

Full name
Port Vale Football Club
Nickname
The Valiants
Short name
Vale, PVFC
Founded
1876; 149 years ago (1876) (disputed)[a]1879; 146 years ago (1879) (speculated)1907; 118 years ago (1907) (reestablished)
Ground
Vale Park, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent
Capacity
16,800
Coordinates
mw- 53°2′59″N 2°11′33″W / 53.04972°N 2.19250°W / 53.04972; -2.19250
Owner
Synsol Holdings Limited
Chairlady
Carol Shanahan
Manager
Darren Moore
League
EFL League One
2024–25
EFL League Two, 2nd of 24 (promoted)
Website
port-vale.co.uk

Tables

· Club identity
Dates
Dates
Kit suppliers
Dates
Kit suppliers
Supplier
1974–1976
1974–1976
Kit suppliers
1974–1976
Kit suppliers
Admiral
1977–1978
1977–1978
Kit suppliers
1977–1978
Kit suppliers
Bukta
1978–1979
1978–1979
Kit suppliers
1978–1979
Kit suppliers
Admiral
1980–1983
1980–1983
Kit suppliers
1980–1983
Kit suppliers
Adidas
1983–1986
1983–1986
Kit suppliers
1983–1986
Kit suppliers
Hobott
1986–1987
1986–1987
Kit suppliers
1986–1987
Kit suppliers
Bourne Sports
1987–1988
1987–1988
Kit suppliers
1987–1988
Kit suppliers
New Olympic
1989–1991
1989–1991
Kit suppliers
1989–1991
Kit suppliers
Bourne Sports
1991–1995
1991–1995
Kit suppliers
1991–1995
Kit suppliers
Valiant Leisure
1995–2001
1995–2001
Kit suppliers
1995–2001
Kit suppliers
Mizuno
2001–2003
2001–2003
Kit suppliers
2001–2003
Kit suppliers
Patrick
2003–2012
2003–2012
Kit suppliers
2003–2012
Kit suppliers
Vandanel
2012–2014
2012–2014
Kit suppliers
2012–2014
Kit suppliers
Sondico
2014–2018
2014–2018
Kit suppliers
2014–2018
Kit suppliers
Erreà
2018–2019
2018–2019
Kit suppliers
2018–2019
Kit suppliers
BLK
2019–2023
2019–2023
Kit suppliers
2019–2023
Kit suppliers
Erreà
2023–
2023–
Kit suppliers
2023–
Kit suppliers
Puma
Kit suppliers
Dates
Supplier
1974–1976
Admiral
1977–1978
Bukta
1978–1979
Admiral
1980–1983
Adidas
1983–1986
Hobott
1986–1987
Bourne Sports
1987–1988
New Olympic
1989–1991
Bourne Sports
1991–1995
Valiant Leisure
1995–2001
Mizuno
2001–2003
Patrick
2003–2012
Vandanel
2012–2014
Sondico
2014–2018
Erreà
2018–2019
BLK
2019–2023
Erreà
2023–
Puma
· Club identity
Dates
Dates
Shirt sponsors
Dates
Shirt sponsors
Sponsor
1979–1980
1979–1980
Shirt sponsors
1979–1980
Shirt sponsors
TI Creda
1981–1982
1981–1982
Shirt sponsors
1981–1982
Shirt sponsors
BGR
1983–1984
1983–1984
Shirt sponsors
1983–1984
Shirt sponsors
PMT
1984–1985
1984–1985
Shirt sponsors
1984–1985
Shirt sponsors
EDS
1985–1986
1985–1986
Shirt sponsors
1985–1986
Shirt sponsors
ECCI
1986–1987
1986–1987
Shirt sponsors
1986–1987
Shirt sponsors
Browns Transport
1987–1990
1987–1990
Shirt sponsors
1987–1990
Shirt sponsors
ABC Minolta Copiers
1990–1992
1990–1992
Shirt sponsors
1990–1992
Shirt sponsors
Kalamazoo
1992–2003
1992–2003
Shirt sponsors
1992–2003
Shirt sponsors
Tunstall Assurance
2003–2005
2003–2005
Shirt sponsors
2003–2005
Shirt sponsors
Tricell
2005–2007
2005–2007
Shirt sponsors
2005–2007
Shirt sponsors
BGC Gas
2007–2008
2007–2008
Shirt sponsors
2007–2008
Shirt sponsors
Sennheiser
2008–2012
2008–2012
Shirt sponsors
2008–2012
Shirt sponsors
Harlequin Property
2012–2013
2012–2013
Shirt sponsors
2012–2013
Shirt sponsors
UK Windows Systems Ltd
2013–2017
2013–2017
Shirt sponsors
2013–2017
Shirt sponsors
GMB
2017–2019
2017–2019
Shirt sponsors
2017–2019
Shirt sponsors
Manorshop.com
2019–2025
2019–2025
Shirt sponsors
2019–2025
Shirt sponsors
Synectics Solutions
Shirt sponsors
Dates
Sponsor
1979–1980
TI Creda
1981–1982
BGR
1983–1984
PMT
1984–1985
EDS
1985–1986
ECCI
1986–1987
Browns Transport
1987–1990
ABC Minolta Copiers
1990–1992
Kalamazoo
1992–2003
Tunstall Assurance
2003–2005
Tricell
2005–2007
BGC Gas
2007–2008
Sennheiser
2008–2012
Harlequin Property
2012–2013
UK Windows Systems Ltd
2013–2017
GMB
2017–2019
Manorshop.com
2019–2025
Synectics Solutions
1
1
No.
1
Pos.
GK
Nation
SVK
Player
Marko Maroši
2
2
No.
2
Pos.
DF
Nation
WAL
Player
Mitch Clark
3
3
No.
3
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Jaheim Headley
4
4
No.
4
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Ben Heneghan
5
5
No.
5
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Connor Hall (vice-captain)
6
6
No.
6
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Jordan Gabriel
7
7
No.
7
Pos.
MF
Nation
SCO
Player
George Byers (vice-captain)
8
8
No.
8
Pos.
MF
Nation
ENG
Player
Ben Garrity (captain)
9
9
No.
9
Pos.
FW
Nation
ENG
Player
Jayden Stockley
10
10
No.
10
Pos.
FW
Nation
JAM
Player
Dajaune Brown (on loan from Derby County)
11
11
No.
11
Pos.
FW
Nation
IRL
Player
Ronan Curtis
12
12
No.
12
Pos.
MF
Nation
ENG
Player
Rhys Walters
13
13
No.
13
Pos.
GK
Nation
ENG
Player
Ben Amos
14
14
No.
14
Pos.
MF
Nation
BEL
Player
Funso Ojo
15
15
No.
15
Pos.
DF
Nation
GUY
Player
Liam Gordon
No.
Pos.
Nation
Player
1
GK
SVK
Marko Maroši
2
DF
WAL
Mitch Clark
3
DF
ENG
Jaheim Headley
4
DF
ENG
Ben Heneghan
5
DF
ENG
Connor Hall (vice-captain)
6
DF
ENG
Jordan Gabriel
7
MF
SCO
George Byers (vice-captain)
8
MF
ENG
Ben Garrity (captain)
9
FW
ENG
Jayden Stockley
10
FW
JAM
Dajaune Brown (on loan from Derby County)
11
FW
IRL
Ronan Curtis
12
MF
ENG
Rhys Walters
13
GK
ENG
Ben Amos
14
MF
BEL
Funso Ojo
15
DF
GUY
Liam Gordon
17
17
No.
17
Pos.
FW
Nation
IRL
Player
Ruari Paton
18
18
No.
18
Pos.
MF
Nation
ENG
Player
Ryan Croasdale
19
19
No.
19
Pos.
FW
Nation
NZL
Player
Ben Waine
22
22
No.
22
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Jesse Debrah
24
24
No.
24
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Kyle John
25
25
No.
25
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Cameron Humphreys
26
26
No.
26
Pos.
MF
Nation
IRL
Player
Jordan Shipley
28
28
No.
28
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Marvin Johnson
30
30
No.
30
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Ben Lomax
33
33
No.
33
Pos.
MF
Nation
ENG
Player
George Hall
34
34
No.
34
Pos.
GK
Nation
ENG
Player
Dougie Blight
36
36
No.
36
Pos.
FW
Nation
GAM
Player
Mo Faal (on loan from Wrexham)
44
44
No.
44
Pos.
FW
Nation
ENG
Player
Devante Cole
46
46
No.
46
Pos.
GK
Nation
AUS
Player
Joe Gauci (on loan from Aston Villa)
No.
Pos.
Nation
Player
17
FW
IRL
Ruari Paton
18
MF
ENG
Ryan Croasdale
19
FW
NZL
Ben Waine
22
DF
ENG
Jesse Debrah
24
DF
ENG
Kyle John
25
DF
ENG
Cameron Humphreys
26
MF
IRL
Jordan Shipley
28
DF
ENG
Marvin Johnson
30
DF
ENG
Ben Lomax
33
MF
ENG
George Hall
34
GK
ENG
Dougie Blight
36
FW
GAM
Mo Faal (on loan from Wrexham)
44
FW
ENG
Devante Cole
46
GK
AUS
Joe Gauci (on loan from Aston Villa)
20
20
No.
20
Pos.
MF
Nation
ENG
Player
Rico Richards (on loan at Walsall)
21
21
No.
21
Pos.
FW
Nation
ENG
Player
James Plant (on loan at Yeovil Town)
23
23
No.
23
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Jack Shorrock (on loan at Chester)
29
29
No.
29
Pos.
GK
Nation
ENG
Player
Arron Davies (on loan at Stafford Rangers)
42
42
No.
42
Pos.
DF
Nation
ENG
Player
Sam Hart (on loan at Falkirk)
—
—
No.
—
Pos.
MF
Nation
ENG
Player
Liam Brazier (on loan at Warrington Town)
No.
Pos.
Nation
Player
20
MF
ENG
Rico Richards (on loan at Walsall)
21
FW
ENG
James Plant (on loan at Yeovil Town)
23
DF
ENG
Jack Shorrock (on loan at Chester)
29
GK
ENG
Arron Davies (on loan at Stafford Rangers)
42
DF
ENG
Sam Hart (on loan at Falkirk)
—
MF
ENG
Liam Brazier (on loan at Warrington Town)

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