PORT VALE F.C.
Founded: 1876
Reformed: 1907
Also Known As:
PORT VALE FC (1876-84)
BURSLEM PORT VALE (1884-1907)
PORT VALE FC (1907-)
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PORT VALE F.C. (Football Club)
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BRIEF HISTORY of the PORT VALE FOOTBALL CLUB
(reproduced from 'Wikipedia' pages)
Port Vale Football Club is a football club in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which plays in
League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Port Vale is one of the few
English league clubs not to be named after a geographical location, their name being a reference
to the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal. They were founder members of the Second
Division in 1892 and of the Fourth Division in 1958. 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 to Roy Sproson who played 842 competitive
games for the club.
The club greatest success was in the 1950s when they were FA Cup semi-finalists in 1954 and won
two divisional titles with Freddie Steele's "Iron Curtain" defence and then Norman Low's more
attacking style. John Rudge was manager from 1983 to 1999; under his leadership the club reached
eighth in the second tier in the 1996–97 season. Since his reign the club have declined, slipping
into the fourth tier whilst entering administration in 2003 and 2012. The decline was arrested
when Paul Wildes and Norman Smurthwaite bought the club out of Administration in 2012 and manager
Micky Adams achieved automatic promotion from League Two in the 2012–13 season. The club's traditional
rivals are Stoke City, and games between the two are known as the Potteries derby. However, with
Stoke City in the Premier League, rivalry has increased between Port Vale and other clubs, including
Burton Albion, Macclesfield Town, Shrewsbury Town, Walsall, Wrexham, and Crewe Alexandra.
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CLUB FACTS & INFORMATION
| Official Name
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| Port Vale F.C. |
| Club Nickname
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| The Valiants |
| Year Founded
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| 1876 (Disssolved 1879) |
| Year Reformed
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| 1907 (110 years ago) |
| English County
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| Staffordshire |
| Current Ground
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| Vale Park |
| Ground Location
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| Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Club's Owner
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| Norman Smurthwaite |
| Club Chairman
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| Tony Fradley |
| Current Manager
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| Michael Brown (caretaker) |
| Current League
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| League Two |
| Last Season
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| League One, 21st Place
(relegated to League Two) |
HOME COLORS
White & Black
w/Amber Trim
AWAY COLORS
Amber & White
w/Black Trim
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INTERESTING STADIUM FACTS & INFORMATION
VALE PARK
Hamil Road, Bursen, Stoke-on-Trent,
Staffordshire, ST6-1AW, England
OPENED: .......... 1950
COST: .............. £50,000
SURFACE: ........ Grass
CAPACITY: ...... 19,052 (all seated)
RECORD: ......... 49,768 (1960 vs Aston Villa)
FIELD SIZE: ..... 114 x 77 yards (104 x 70.5 meters)
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THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE (Divisions 2-4)
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** NOTE ** The 1940-41 thru 1945-46 League Seasons cancelled due to World War II,
while clubs only completed three matches each before the 1939-40 Season was cancelled.
** NOTE ** The 1915-16 thru 1918-19 League Seasons cancelled due to World War I.
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