List of Port Vale F.C. players (1–24 appearances)

Last updated July 10, 2024

Port Vale F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. The club was formed in the late 1870s, and in 1884, they took the name Burslem Port Vale, dropping the 'Burslem' prefix in 1907. The club joined the English Football League in 1892 as founder members of the Football League Second Division. Though they resigned in 1907, they continued to play in North Staffordshire district leagues and would return to the Football League in 1919. The club's first team has competed in numerous nationally and internationally organised competitions, and all players who have played between 1 and 24 such matches are listed below.

Introduction

Over 500 Port Vale players have appeared in between 1 and 24 senior competitive matches. In the early days, the scarcity of nationally organised competitive football meant players could spend many years with the club while making few such outings. However, to redress this, the list includes appearances in minor cup competitions, such as the Staffordshire Senior Cup, before World War II. Exhibition games (friendlies) were the primary source of matches in the early days of the game. So appearances in friendly games during the 19th century are also included. This allows club founder Enoch Hood's brothers John and Harry to appear on the list for their friendly appearances in 1879 and 1882.

Jordan Hugill scored five goals in 24 games for the club before being signed by Preston North End in June 2014, though a 20% sell-on clause would net the club a £1.8 million windfall when Preston sold him on to West Ham United in January 2018. Strikers Tony Sealy and Alex Jones both scored ten goals in successful loan spells the Vale, helping the players to prove their talent to their parent clubs. David Healy only scored three goals during his loan spell but would go on to become Northern Ireland's record scorer. Marcus Bent was one of manager John Rudge's last signings and was quickly sold on for a £75,000 profit in October 1999. However, it would be a £2 million Premier League player at Blackburn Rovers within two years. Dean Smith played 15 games for the Vale at the end of his playing career and would go on to manager Aston Villa and lead Villa into the Premier League in 2019.

Key

Name: Players with name in italics were on loan from another club for the duration of their Port Vale career.; Players marked inboldare still playing for the club.; Players known only by their surname (i.e. the initial of their first name is not recorded) are not included.; All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 27 April 2024.
Nationality: Nationalities are listed for players, where known. Nationality is defined as the country of their international selection, where applicable. Nationalities for those who were not ever called up for international level are defined as their country of birth.; Players highlighted in pink represented their country at senior level whilst at the club.
Position: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
Port Vale career: Port Vale career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player was registered as a professional at the club.
Appearances and goals: Appearances and goals comprise those in the English Football League (including play-off games), The Combination, Midland League, North Staffordshire Federation League, North Staffordshire & District League, The Central League, FA Cup, League Cup / EFL Cup, Football League Trophy / EFL Trophy, Anglo-Italian Cup, Debenhams Cup, Supporters' Clubs' Trophy, and Coronation Cup. Minor cup competitions (such as the Staffordshire Senior Cup) may also be included before World War II only. Friendly matches in the 19th century only are included.; Appearances in the 1939–40 Football League season, abandoned after three matches because of the Second World War, are excluded. Wartime league appearances are excluded.

Players with fewer than 25 appearances

Marcus Bent's total transfer deals totalled more than PS10 million by the end of his career. Marcus Bent.png — Marcus Bent's total transfer deals totalled more than £10 million by the end of his career.

Name	Nationality	Position	Port Vale career	Appearances	Goals
Albert Keary	England	FW	1912–1913	24	8
Craig Davies	England	FW	2010	24	7
Jordan Hugill	England	FW	2013–2014	24	5
David Mitchell	England	FW	1964–1966	24	5
Jack Gordon	Scotland	FW	1922–1923	24	3
Ian Miller	Scotland	MF	1989–1990	24	2
Michael Twiss	England	MF	2000–2001	24	2
Calvin Andrew	England	FW	2012–2013	24	1
Marcus Bent	England	FW	1999	24	1
Tom Anderson	England	DF	2017–2018	24	0
Bobby Thomson	England	DF	1976–1977	24	0
Roy Pritchard	England	DF	1958–1960	24	0
Jock Leckie	Scotland	GK	1932–1933	24	0
Fred Brockley	England	DF	1910–1911	24	0
Thomas Wainwright	England	MF	1900–1902	24	0
J. Lowe		DF	1889–1890	24	0
Tony Sealy	England	FW	1980 1982	23	10
Billy Spurdle	Guernsey	MF	1956–1957	23	7
James Smith	Scotland	MF	1894–1895	23	6
Frank Whitehouse	England	FW	1899–1900	23	4
Chris Hussey	England	DF	2022	23	1
Barry Hancock	England	FW	1954–1964	23	1
Shane Tudor	England	MF	2007–2009	23	0
George Heywood	England	DF	1935–1936	23	0
Billy Twemlow	England	DF	1921–1923	23	0
Tom Poole		GK	1897–1901	23	0
A. Cork		FW	1910–1912	22	10
Kian Harratt	England	FW	2022	22	5
H. Curwen		FW	1890–1891	22	3
Billy Harrison	England	MF	1922–1923	22	2
Alex Crombie	England	MF	1905–1906	22	2
Richard Walker	England	DF	2006–2008	22	1
Phil Charnock	England	MF	2002–2003	22	1
Freddy Price	England	MF	1920–1921	22	1
William Tunstall		FW	1901–1904	22	1
Lucas Covolan	Brazil	GK	2021–2023	22	0
Theo Vassell	England	DF	2018–2019	22	0
Gary Pollard	England	DF	1983–1984	22	0
Henry Platt		DF	1896–1899	22	0
Alex Jones	England	FW	2016–2017	21	10
James Baker	England	DF	1934–1936	21	8
Alan Woolfall	England	FW	1979–1981	21	4
George Boulton		MF	1882–1885	21	4
Ryan Edmondson	England	FW	2022	21	3
Alex Lauder	Scotland	FW	1921–1922	21	3
Fred Stokes		FW	1887–1891	21	3
Eric Magee	Northern Ireland	FW	1969–1970	21	2
Gerry Kelly	England	MF	1936–1937	21	2
Lee Harwood	England	DF	1980–1981	21	1
Rhys Walters	England	MF	2022–	21	0
Tyler Denton	England	DF	2017–2018	21	0
Harry Johnson	England	DF	1937–1938	21	0
C. Cooper		MF	1914–1917	21	0
John Young	Scotland	FW	1912–1913	20	11
Jeff Hemmerman	England	FW	1977–1978	20	6
W. Richardson		FW	1907–1910	20	6
Chris Eagles	England	MF	2017	20	4
John Allen	England	FW	1980–1981	20	4
Terry Owen	England	FW	1979–1980	20	3
Ross Gardner	England	MF	2006–2007	20	2
Mark Burke	England	MF	1994–1995	20	2
Amos Davies		DF	1910–1912	20	2
J.W. Larmouth		DF	1907–1910	20	2
Aaron Donnelly	England	DF	2023	20	1
Danny Whitehead	England	MF	2020–2022	20	1
Billy Reeves	Wales	MF	2015–2018	20	1
Gary West	England	DF	1989–1991	20	1
Ray Harford	England	MF	1971–1973	20	1
Arthur Slater	England	GK	1930–1932	20	0
Frank Newman	England	MF	1920–1921	20	0
G. Broomhall		GK	1888–1890	20	0
Billy Eardley	England	FW	1894–1895 1895–1896	19	7
Calum Willock	Saint Kitts and Nevis	FW	2007–2008	19	4
John Edwards	England	DF	1894 1896	19	4
Louis Page	England	FW	1932–1933	19	2
Will Atkinson	England	MF	2007 2019–2020	19	1
Scott Brown	England	MF	2008–2009	19	1
Ted Critchley	England	MF	1934–1935	19	1
Frank Cartledge	England	FW	1920–1922	19	1
Damien McCrory	Republic of Ireland	MF	2008 2009	19	0
Tony Butler	England	DF	1999–2000	19	0
James Nicholls	England	GK	1937–1938	19	0
Claude Barrett	England	DF	1936–1937	19	0
Dennis Izon	England	MF	1928–1932	19	0
John Friar	Scotland	MF	1934	18	10
Ian Buxton	England	FW	1969–1970	18	6
Brian Sinclair	England	FW	1978–1979	18	4
Walter Keeley	England	MF	1948	18	3
Martin Paterson	Northern Ireland	FW	2016	18	2
Billy Knott	England	MF	2014	18	2
David McGoldrick	Republic of Ireland	FW	2007–2008	18	2
Micky Bell	England	DF	2005–2006	18	2
A. Walters		FW	1884–1885	18	2
Adam Eckersley	England	DF	2007 2008	18	1
Malvin Kamara	Sierra Leone	MF	2007	18	1
Ted Holdcroft	England	DF	1901–1903	18	1
Andy Higgins	England	DF	1981–1982	18	0
Sidney Brown	England	GK	1923–1927	18	0
Fred Vincent	England	FW	1914–1915	18	0
Bert Hammond		GK	1896–1898	18	0
Hugh Mackay	Scotland	GK	1893–1894	18	0
Brett Angell	England	FW	2002	17	7
Dan Munro	Scotland	MF	1914–1915	17	6
Peter Hall	England	MF	1958–1961	17	4
Edward Proctor	England	MF	1896–1897	17	4
Alex Trotter	England	MF	1927–1928	17	3
Darren Purse	England	DF	2013	17	2
Steve Thompson	England	FW	2008–2009	17	2
Billy Byrne	England	FW	1946–1947	17	2
John Smith	England	MF	1938–1939	17	2
James Bryden		FW	1890	17	2
Jack Shorrock	England	MF	2022–	17	1
Jensen Weir	England	MF	2024	17	1
Kurtis Guthrie	England Jersey	FW	2021	17	1
Brian McGlinchey	Northern Ireland	DF	1998–1999	17	1
Kevin Scott	England	DF	1995	17	1
Martyn Smith	England	MF	1984–1985	17	1
Geoff Morris	England	MF	1975–1976	17	1
Peter Miller	Scotland	FW	1936–1937	17	1
Fred Bettany	England	MF	1886–1888	17	1
Quentin Pereira	France	MF	2016–2017	17	0
Ryan Inniss	England	DF	2015 2015–2016	17	0
Ian Osborne	England	DF	1976–1977	17	0
Geoff Hickson	England	GK	1968	17	0
George Lawton	England	GK	1897–1898	17	0
Bob McSkimming	Scotland	FW	1889–1891	17	0
Arthur Bridgett	England	MF	1923–1924	16	9
David Healy	Northern Ireland	FW	2000	16	3
Charles Walters		FW	1899–1900	16	3
James Downie		MF	1895–1896	16	3
Kevin Tully	England	MF	1978–1980	16	2
Sam Hart	England	DF	2016–2017 2024–	16	1
Enoch Andoh	Ghana	MF	2014–2016	16	1
Justin Miller	South Africa	DF	2007–2008	16	1
Ashley Dodd	England	MF	2001–2002	16	1
Jeff Johnson	Wales	MF	1985–1986	16	1
David Carrick	England	FW	1969	16	1
Billy McCartney	Scotland	FW	1966–1967	16	1
Syd Goodfellow	England	FW	1936–1937	16	1
Clarence Spencer	England	MF	1930–1932	16	1
Kofi Balmer	Northern Ireland	DF	2023–2024	16	0
Rory Holden	Northern Ireland	MF	2022–2023	16	0
Brian Lloyd	Wales	GK	1981	16	0
Ted Oldfield	England	MF	1945–1948	16	0
George Hulme		DF	1896–1899	16	0
Frank Mitchell		FW	1897–1899	15	8
Tom Conway	England	FW	1951–1956	15	4
Josh Thomas	Wales	FW	2023–2024	15	3
John Froggatt	England	FW	1978	15	3
Bernard Wright	Northern Ireland	MF	1962–1963	15	2
Rhys Browne	Antigua and Barbuda	MF	2019–2020	15	1
Dean Smith	England	DF	2003–2004	15	1
Simon Eldershaw	England	FW	2002–2005	15	1
Ian Griffiths	England	MF	1984–1985	15	1
Colin Lyman	England	FW	1946	15	1
Harry Slater		DF	1888 1889–1892	15	1
Sam Hornby	England	GK	2017–2019	15	0
Rhys Weston	Wales	DF	2007	15	0
James O'Connor	England	DF	2004	15	0
Nick Platnauer	England	MF	1991	15	0
Jim Kelso	Scotland	DF	1934–1935	15	0
Jack Mellor	England	MF	1920–1922 1923–1924	15	0
Percy Ellis	England	DF	1919–1921	15	0
Tom Cliffe		GK	1907–1908 1909–1910	15	0
A.E. Nixon		DF	1908–1909	15	0
William Bradbury	England	MF	1903–1907	15	0
Ralph Hunt	England	FW	1961–1962	14	6
Matty Taylor	England	FW	2023	14	4
J Keeling		FW	1890–1892	14	4
Wallace Bliss	England	FW	1892–1893	14	3
Mick Porter	England	FW	1962–1965	14	2
William Price	England	MF	1937	14	2
Jack Grimmer	Scotland	DF	2014	14	1
Ashley Westwood	England	DF	2007	14	0
Ged Stenson	England	MF	1978–1979	14	0
Mick Moore	England	MF	1978	14	0
Mick Hopkinson	England	DF	1970–1971	14	0
Colin Corbishley	England	MF	1959–1962	14	0
Ormond Jones	Wales	GK	1933–1934	14	0
Tom Davis	England	MF	1923–1925	14	0
Robert Seaton	England	MF	1900–1901	14	0
Joseph Boughey	England	MF	1893–1895	14	0
E. Chadwick		MF	1888–1889	14	0
Frank Watkin	England	FW	1929–1931	13	9
Leonard Smart		MF	1939	13	5
Billy Kellock	Scotland	MF	1984–1985	13	4
Ted Calland	England	MF	1960–1961	13	3
Eddie Davies	England	FW	1943–1946	13	3
George Lawton	England	MF	1886	13	3
Len Armitage	England	DF	1932–1934	13	2
John Nash	England	FW	1890–1893	13	2
Kyle Howkins	England	DF	2018 2019	13	1
Scott Quigley	England	FW	2018	13	1
Peter Clarke	England	DF	2003	13	1
Dave Mulligan	New Zealand	DF	2008	13	1
Keith Leonard	England	FW	1973–1974	13	1
Charles Hodgkinson	England	MF	1898–1899	13	1
Sébastien Amoros	France	MF	2016–2017	13	0
Ritchie Sutton	England	DF	2010–2011	13	0
Jason Jarrett	England	MF	2009	13	0
Chris Slater	England	DF	2008	13	0
Colin Davies	England	MF	1958–1961	13	0
Joseph Mawdesley		GK	1888–1890	13	0
Dany N'Guessan	France	FW	2014–2015	12	4
George Booth		FW	1889–1892	12	4
S. E. Bayley		DF	1897–1901	12	3
Harry McKirdy	England	FW	2020–2021	12	2
Fred Howard	England	MF	1923–1924	12	2
Paul Bannister	England	FW	1965–1968	12	2
Sydney Dickinson	England	MF	1933–1934	12	2
Achille Campion	France	FW	2014–2016	12	1
Gary Mulligan	Republic of Ireland	MF	2005	12	1
Stan Trafford	England	FW	1964–1965	12	1
Fred Jones	England	DF	1946–1947	12	1
Harry Davies	England	FW	1922–1923	12	1
William Thomas	England	FW	1903–1906	12	1
Harry Alock		FW	1882–1885	12	1
Matty Kennedy	Northern Ireland	MF	2016	12	0
Kingsley James	England	MF	2011–2013	12	0
Geoff Horsfield	England	FW	2009–2010	12	0
Exodus Geohaghon	England	DF	2011	12	0
Krystian Pearce	Barbados	DF	2008	12	0
Paul Byrne	England	MF	2000–2003	12	0
Jim Elsby	England	DF	1948–1955	12	0
Jack Chew	England	DF	1946–1947	12	0
David Galloway	Scotland	FW	1934–1935	12	0
Ralph Gregory		FW	1944–1947	11	8
Chris Cornes	England	MF	2005	11	4
Syd Peppitt	England	MF	1950–1951	11	3
George Lloyd	England	FW	2021–2022	11	2
Chris Herd	Australia	MF	2008	11	2
Alan Lee	Republic of Ireland	MF	1999	11	2
Carl Griffiths	England	FW	1999	11	2
David Mackie	Scotland	FW	1890–1891	11	2
Charlie Mason		FW	1894–1896	11	1
G. McHarg		MF	1888–1892	11	1
Scott Tanser	England	DF	2017	11	0
Callum Guy	England	MF	2017	11	0
Chris Mbamba	Sweden	MF	2016–2017	11	0
Mark Lawrence	England	MF	1983	11	0
Stuart Chapman	England	MF	1966–1970	11	0
Joe Craven	England	MF	1934–1935	11	0
Louis Bookman	Ireland	MF	1923–1924	11	0
William Chadwick	England	GK	1901–1904	11	0
Joe Baskerfield	England	GK	1882–1884	11	0
George King	England	FW	1949–1950	10	5
John Archer	England	FW	1959–1961	10	3
David Hibbert	England	FW	2004–2005	10	2
Will Swan	England	FW	2021	10	1
Marc Laird	Scotland	MF	2007–2008	10	1
Phil Hardy	Republic of Ireland	DF	2001–2002	10	1
Randy Samuel	Canada	DF	1995–1996	10	1
Horace Baker	England	FW	1932–1934	10	1
Frank Simon	England	MF	1920–1922	10	1
W. Hughes		DF	1907–1909	10	1
Hugh Walley		MF	1905–1907	10	1
Alex Mighten	England	FW	2024	10	0
Charlie Raglan	England	DF	2011–2012 2018	10	0
Leo Fasan	Italy	GK	2017	10	0
Mark Salmon	Republic of Ireland	MF	2007–2008	10	0
Ian Lawson	England	FW	1966–1967	10	0
Bill Cleary	England	MF	1957–1958	10	0
Bill Booth	England	MF	1939	10	0
George Holdcroft	England	GK	1926–1927	10	0
Joe Pointon	England	FW	1923–1926	10	0
Arthur Poole		MF	1920–1921	10	0
G. Brown		GK	1908–1909	10	0
Chris Killen	New Zealand	FW	2001	9	6
Frank Mayland		FW	1907–1909	9	6
Jimmy Thompson	England	FW	1923	9	4
C. Cotterill		FW	1907–1908	9	4
Geoffrey Moreland	England	FW	1938–1939	9	3
John Paddock	England	FW	1906–1907	9	3
John Brown		FW	1912–1914	9	2
Billy Draycott	England	MF	1890–1891	9	2
Joe Dale	England	MF	1948	9	1
Haydn Dackins	Wales	FW	1935–1936	9	1
C. Meakin		MF	1907–1908	9	1
David Black		FW	1895–1896	9	1
Tomáš Holý	Czech Republic	GK	2022	9	0
Callum Evans	England	DF	2019–2020	9	0
Lewis Hardcastle	England	MF	2018–2019	9	0
Rekeil Pyke	England	FW	2017–2018	9	0
Kelle Roos	Netherlands	GK	2017	9	0
Deniz Mehmet	Turkey	GK	2017	9	0
Gëzim Shalaj	Switzerland	MF	2016–2017	9	0
Reuben Agboola	Nigeria	DF	1990	9	0
Derek Monaghan	England	FW	1984–1985	9	0
Neville Southall	Wales	GK	1983	9	0
Les Lawrence	England	FW	1982–1983	9	0
Neil Wilkinson	England	DF	1978	9	0
Reg Edwards	England	GK	1972–1975	9	0
John Currie	England	MF	1947–1948	9	0
Arnold Bliss	England	DF	1929–1933	9	0
Johnnie Horne		GK	1886 1887	9	0
Francis Eardley	England	FW	1910–1911	8	4
Frank Bourne		DF	1908	8	4
Arthur Pimlott	England	FW	1891–1893	8	3
Tom Orpe	England	MF	1922–1923	8	2
Jordan McFarlane-Archer	England	FW	2019–2020	8	1
Donovan Wilson	England	FW	2018	8	1
Malcolm MacKenzie	Scotland	MF	1966–1968	8	1
Craig Russell	England	FW	1999	8	1
Ron Andrew	England	MF	1964–1965	8	1
Harry Johnstone	England	MF	1921–1923	8	1
Thierry Small	England	DF	2022	8	0
Ryan Johnson	Northern Ireland	DF	2021–2022	8	0
Jack Stobbs	England	MF	2017–2018	8	0
Lawrie Wilson	England	DF	2017–2018	8	0
Kaid Mohamed	Wales	MF	2013–2015	8	0
Simon Osborn	England	MF	2001	8	0
Paul Donnelly	England	DF	1998–2002	8	0
Mike Stowell	England	GK	1988	8	0
Wayne Kerrins	England	MF	1985	8	0
Steve Cherry	England	GK	1980–1981	8	0
Roy Gater	England	MF	1960–1962	8	0
Frank Briggs	England	MF	1937–1938	8	0
Cliff Johnson	England	FW	1935–1936	8	0
Louis Williams	England	DF	1913–1913	8	0
Archibald Annan	England	DF	1911–1912	8	0
F.C. Larmouth		DF	1907–1909	8	0
W. H. Machin		DF	1900–1905	8	0
Frank Haslam	England	DF	1894–1895	8	0
George Hewitt	England	FW	1896–1898	7	3
Harry Rowbotham	England	FW	1931–1932	7	2
James Smith	Scotland	FW	1922	7	2
Idris Kanu	Sierra Leone	FW	2018–2019	7	1
Michael Cole	England	FW	1988	7	1
George Bowen	England	MF	1904–1905	7	1
Tommy McDermott	England	MF	2022–2024	7	0
Danny Elliott	England	FW	2018–2019	7	0
Rob Lainton	England	GK	2017–2018	7	0
André Bikey	Cameroon	DF	2017	7	0
Neill Collins	Scotland	DF	2015	7	0
Rob Kozluk	England	DF	2011	7	0
Kevin Gall	England	FW	2009	7	0
Jemal Johnson	United States	MF	2010	7	0
Andrew Little	Northern Ireland	MF	2011	7	0
Sean Doherty	England	MF	2006	7	0
Ritchie Humphreys	England	MF	2006	7	0
Tyrone Loran	Netherlands Antilles	DF	2005	7	0
Des Lyttle	England	DF	1998	7	0
Jermaine Holwyn	Netherlands	DF	1995–1997	7	0
Geoff Davies	England	MF	1977	7	0
Mel Charles	England	MF	1967–1968	7	0
John Cooke	England	GK	1960–1964	7	0
Roland Lewis	England	FW	1951–1953	7	0
Bernard Jones	England	MF	1948–1949	7	0
William Allsop	England	DF	1931–1934	7	0
Robert Davies	Wales	FW	1931–1934	7	0
Jack Peart	England	FW	1922	7	0
Joe Fidler	England	DF	1914–1915	7	0
Fred Bickerton	England	MF	1896–1897	7	0
Fred Jones	Wales	DF	1890	7	0
Arthur Fielding	England	FW	1910–1911	6	5
David Jones		FW	1907–1908	6	5
Guy Madjo	Cameroon	FW	2011–2012	6	4
George Stockton	England	FW	1929–1931	6	4
Paul Atkinson	England	MF	1988–1991	6	3
Gary Brazil	England	MF	1985	6	3
Tyler Walker	England	FW	2017	6	2
Onandi Lowe	Jamaica	FW	2001	6	2
Colin Gibson	England	DF	1990	6	2
Dean Holdsworth	England	FW	1988	6	2
Bill Rawlings	England	FW	1929–1930	6	2
Harold Crockford	England	MF	1923	6	2
J. Cartledge		MF	1908–1910	6	2
Joseph Sandham	England	FW	1896	6	2
Martin Bullock	England	MF	2000	6	1
Alan Bloor	England	DF	1978	6	1
Tommy Morrison	Scotland	FW	1965–1966	6	1
Ken Fish	South Africa	FW	1937–1938 1939	6	1
Gilbert Glidden	England	FW	1935–1936	6	1
Kacper Łopata	Poland	DF	2024	6	0
Ben Lomax	England	DF	2023–	6	0
Joel Cooper	Northern Ireland	MF	2022	6	0
Mustapha Olagunju	England	DF	2021	6	0
Dino Visser	South Africa	GK	2020–2021	6	0
Mark Harris	Wales	FW	2019	6	0
Harry Middleton	England	MF	2017–2018	6	0
Olamide Shodipo	Republic of Ireland	MF	2017	6	0
Calvin Mac-Intosch	Suriname	DF	2016–2017	6	0
Steve Jennings	England	MF	2014–2015	6	0
Tobias Mikaelsson	Sweden	FW	2008	6	0
Daryl McMahon	Republic of Ireland	MF	2004	6	0
Andy Clarke	England	FW	1998	6	0
Steve Davies	England	MF	1987–1989	6	0
Lawrie Pearson	England	DF	1987–1988	6	0
John Cummings	Scotland	FW	1965–1966	6	0
Ivor Powell	Wales	MF	1951	6	0
Roger Whittle	England	DF	1938–1946	6	0
Joe Wheatley	England	FW	1938–1946	6	0
Sid Wileman	England	MF	1938–1939	6	0
John Smith	England	FW	1932–1933	6	0
Harold Salt	England	MF	1925–1926	6	0
William Lavery	England	DF	1921–1923	6	0
John Johnstone	England	FW	1921–1922	6	0
S. Haslam		MF	1907–1909	6	0
Samuel Ashworth	England	DF	1905–1906	6	0
William Jones		DF	1905–1906	6	0
Edward Williams		FW	1903–1905	6	0
John Henshall		FW	1900–1901	6	0
Tom Morgan		FW	1910–1911	5	2
Jamie Guy	England	FW	2009	5	1
Jay O'Shea	Republic of Ireland	MF	2011	5	1
Adnan Ahmed	Pakistan	MF	2009	5	1
Chris Allen	England	MF	1999	5	1
Tony Kelly	England	MF	1994	5	1
Kevin Bartlett	England	FW	1992	5	1
Colin West	England	FW	1992	5	1
Jason Beckford	England	FW	1991	5	1
Graham Newton	England	FW	1968–1969	5	1
J. Grady		DF	1911–1913	5	1
Ebenezer Grant	England	MF	1906–1907	5	1
Hamlet Handley	England	MF	1895–1896	5	1
Eric Skeels	England	DF	1976–1977	5	1
Tommy O'Sullivan	Wales	MF	2015	5	0
Mike Green	England	DF	2011	5	0
Abdulai Bell-Baggie	England	MF	2010	5	0
Claus Bech Jørgensen	Faroe Islands	MF	2009	5	0
Tom Taiwo	England	MF	2008	5	0
Louis Briscoe	England	MF	2005–2007	5	0
Hector Sam	Trinidad and Tobago	FW	2005–2006	5	0
Christian Hanson	England	DF	2004–2005	5	0
Danny Webber	England	FW	2001	5	0
Craig Lawton	England	MF	1994–1996	5	0
Steve Livingston	England	FW	1993	5	0
Andy Williams	England	MF	1991	5	0
Kevin Sheldon	England	MF	1982	5	0
Andy Proudlove	England	MF	1978–1979	5	0
John Lumsdon	England	DF	1978	5	0
Stuart Shaw	England	MF	1969–1970	5	0
Malcolm Gibbon	England	MF	1967–1968	5	0
Jim Watton	England	MF	1962–1964	5	0
Pat Raftery	England	FW	1948–1950	5	0
George O'Neill	England	FW	1948–1949	5	0
Murdoch Dickie	Scotland	MF	1939 1944–1945	5	0
Alfred Dickinson	Wales	FW	1936	5	0
Tommy Regan		MF	1913–1915	5	0
John Diss		DF	1912–1914	5	0
John Powell	England	GK	1911–1914	5	0
Duncan Cooper	England	DF	1901–1903	5	0
Alfred Pankhurst	England	FW	1900–1901	5	0
Eric Regan		MF	1894–1895	5	0
Walter Wilson		MF	1894	5	0
Edward Didymus	England	FW	1910	4	4
Isaac McDowell	Scotland	MF	1944–1946	4	3
Steve Taylor	England	FW	1975	4	2
J. Mitchell		FW	1910	4	2
Jake Speight	England	FW	2010	4	1
Richard Burgess	England	FW	2001–2002	4	1
Andy Massey	Republic of Ireland	MF	1984	4	1
John Callender	England	MF	1938–1939	4	1
William O'Brien	Scotland	FW	1938–1939	4	1
Albert Hayes	England	FW	1920–1922	4	1
Jack Yuill		MF	1911	4	1
Ben Mayland		DF	1907–1908	4	1
Syd Owen	England	FW	1907–1908	4	1
Leonard Jones		FW	1901–1903	4	1
Tommy Aston		MF	1900	4	1
Jayson Leutwiler	Canada	GK	2023–2024	4	0
Liam McCarron	Scotland	MF	2022–2023	4	0
Kieran Kennedy	England	DF	2019–2020	4	0
Mike Calveley	England	MF	2017–2019	4	0
Mohamed Coulibaly	Senegal	MF	2015	4	0
Kayleden Brown	Wales	MF	2011	4	0
Marc Goodfellow	England	MF	2004	4	0
Lee Ashcroft	England	FW	2002	4	0
David Beresford	England	MF	2000	4	0
Gareth Taylor	Wales	FW	2000	4	0
Ryan Kidd	England	DF	1990–1992	4	0
Steve Biggins	England	FW	1986	4	0
Colin Harper	England	DF	1977	4	0
David McClelland	England	MF	1967–1968	4	0
Fred Hough	England	MF	1955–1958	4	0
John Sanderson		FW	1938–1946	4	0
Arthur Ford	England	FW	1937	4	0
John Jones	Wales	GK	1936–1937	4	0
Jack Harrison		MF	1936–1937	4	0
Albert Titley	England	MF	1934–1935	4	0
Albert Purcell	England	MF	1933–1935	4	0
Sam Smith	England	FW	1927–1928	4	0
Fred Smith	England	MF	1925–1927	4	0
Alex Binnie	Scotland	GK	1926	4	0
Albert Spencer		FW	1922–1923 1923–1924	4	0
Harry Wainwright	England	FW	1919–1920	4	0
Philip Ashley		FW	1912–1913	4	0
W.E. Gould		DF	1911–1913	4	0
Cyril Lockett		DF	1911–1912	4	0
E.C. Brundrett		MF	1907–1911	4	0
George Aytoun		DF	1905–1906	4	0
William McFarlane		FW	1893	4	0
W. Downwood		DF	1892–1893	4	0
Billy Delves	England	MF	1891–1893	4	0
John Surtees	England	MF	1885–1890	4	0
Johnny Lander		FW	1892–1893	3	2
George Mountford		FW	1892–1893	3	2
Dior Angus	England	FW	2018–2019	3	1
A. Hassell		MF	1908	3	1
Joseph Steadman	England	MF	1899–1901	3	1
William Corfield		DF	1893–1894	3	1
D. Millward		FW	1889–1890	3	1
W. Morrey		DF	1887–1888	3	1
Andrew Buah	England	FW	2023–	3	0
Liam Brazier	England	MF	2023–	3	0
Danny Amos	England	DF	2021–1011	3	0
Daniel Trickett-Smith	England	MF	2019–2021	3	0
Callum Howe	England	DF	2018	3	0
Jak McCourt	England	MF	2015	3	0
Stéphane Zubar	Guadeloupe	DF	2014	3	0
Sean McAllister	England	MF	2012–2013	3	0
Darren Murphy	Republic of Ireland	MF	2012–2013	3	0
Phil Roe	England	DF	2011–2012	3	0
Anthony Malbon	England	FW	2009–2010	3	0
Neil MacKenzie	England	MF	2008–2009	3	0
Charlie O'Loughlin	England	DF	2005–2007	3	0
Danny Maye	England	MF	2001–2002	3	0
David Freeman	Republic of Ireland	MF	2000	3	0
Wayne Gray	England	FW	2000	3	0
Martin Aldridge	England	FW	1999	3	0
Christophe Horlaville	France	FW	1998–1999	3	0
John McQuade	Scotland	MF	1998–1999	3	0
Derek McGill	Scotland	MF	1998	3	0
Ian Lawson	Wales	MF	1994–1996	3	0
Aidan Newhouse	England	FW	1994	3	0
Alex Mathie	Scotland	FW	1993	3	0
Alan Dodd	England	DF	1986–1988	3	0
Steve Cammack	England	FW	1985–1986	3	0
Adrian Reeves-Jones	England	MF	1984–1985	3	0
Paul Lodge	England	MF	1984–1985	3	0
John Fleming	England	MF	1980	3	0
Andy Clements	England	DF	1977	3	0
Jimmy McLean	Scotland	FW	1958–1960	3	0
Harry Anders	England	MF	1956–1957	3	0
John Abbotts	England	DF	1949–1953	3	0
Ellis Birchall		DF	1944–1947	3	0
Sam Baum	England	MF	1938	3	0
Percy Adams	England	MF	1936–1937	3	0
James Bewick	England	DF	1935–1936	3	0
Henry Pinkerton	Scotland	FW	1935–1936	3	0
John Wilson	England	FW	1935	3	0
Albert Harrison	England	MF	1931–1933	3	0
Robert Radford	England	GK	1923–1924	3	0
Patrick Donoghue		MF	1922–1923	3	0
Ambrose White		FW	1913	3	0
B. Champion		GK	1910–1911	3	0
D. Cotterill		MF	1907–1908	3	0
S. Rigsby		DF	1908–1909	3	0
J. Turner		FW	1908–1909	3	0
L.N. Stevenson		MF	1908	3	0
George Boote	England	GK	1905–1906	3	0
Thomas Reaney		DF	1904–1905	3	0
Arthur Bourne	England	MF	1902–1903	3	0
H.H. Watkins		DF	1901–1902	3	0
George Shutt	England	MF	1891–1893	3	0
Chris Regis	England	MF	2017–2018	2	1
Alan Johnson	England	MF	1964–1966	2	1
Joseph Chell	England	FW	1931–1932	2	1
Timothy McNicholas		MF	1914–1915	2	1
J.C. McLean		FW	1896–1897	2	1
Frederick Marple	England	MF	1894–1895	2	1
Derek Agyakwa	Netherlands	DF	2022–2023	2	0
Eden Bailey	England	FW	2020–2022	2	0
Ryan Campbell-Gordon	England	DF	2019–2021	2	0
Zak Jules	England	DF	2018	2	0
Miguel Santos	Portugal	GK	2016–2017	2	0
Greg Luer	England	FW	2015	2	0
Mvondo Atangana	Cameroon	FW	2002	2	0
Alex Gibson	England	DF	2001–2002	2	0
Steve Rimmer	England	DF	1999–2000	2	0
Stéphane Pounewatchy	France	DF	1998	2	0
Alan Simons	Wales	GK	1987–1988	2	0
Andy Poole	England	GK	1983	2	0
Max Thompson	England	DF	1983	2	0
Steve Waddington	England	MF	1982–1983	2	0
Neil McAdam	Scotland	GK	1982–1983	2	0
Brian Bithell	England	DF	1977	2	0
Chris Dangerfield	England	MF	1974–1975	2	0
Bob Peyton	England	MF	1972–1973	2	0
Milija Aleksic	England	GK	1968–1969	2	0
Malcolm Bailey	England	MF	1967–1970	2	0
Keith Broomhall	England	DF	1967–1969	2	0
David Ikin	England	GK	1965–1966	2	0
Paul Ogden	England	MF	1965	2	0
Derek Edge	England	FW	1960–1962	2	0
Morgan Hunt	Wales	MF	1959–1960	2	0
Brian Hopkins	England	MF	1957–1958	2	0
Leslie Wood	England	GK	1956–1958	2	0
Pat Willdigg	England	FW	1950–1956	2	0
John Sherratt	England	FW	1949	2	0
Ernie Willett	England	MF	1940–1947	2	0
Bert Flatley	England	FW	1939–1944	2	0
Stanley Dimbleby	England	MF	1937–1938	2	0
Roy Burns	England	MF	1935–1936	2	0
Peter Cunningham	Scotland	FW	1933	2	0
Henry O'Grady	England	MF	1929–1931	2	0
David Rollo	Ireland	DF	1927–1929	2	0
Arthur Ecclestone	England	MF	1924–1928	2	0
Jack Hyde	England	MF	1924–1925	2	0
Jack Wareham	England	MF	1924–1925	2	0
William Wilson	England	FW	1921	2	0
William Harris		MF	1913	2	0
J. Bentley		FW	1911	2	0
T. Ratcliffe		MF	1908–1909	2	0
Ernie Millward	England	MF	1907–1908	2	0
Thomas Goodall		DF	1897–1899	2	0
Sam Howshall	England	MF	1903–1905	2	0
William Rhodes		DF	1893–1896	2	0
J. Davies		FW	1891	1	2
D. Ward		FW	1910	1	1
Alex Sands	Scotland	MF	1893	1	1
James Mountford		MF	1892–1893	1	1
John Hood	England	FW	1879	1	1
Dan Gore	England	MF	2024	1	0
Logan Cousins	England	MF	2023–	1	0
Daniel Mahaffy	England	MF	2023–2024	1	0
Ellis Jones	England	MF	2021–2022	1	0
Jonny Maddison	England	GK	2019–2020	1	0
Brendon Daniels	England	FW	2018–2019	1	0
Nelson Agho	England	FW	2018–2022	1	0
Harry Benns	England	MF	2018–2019	1	0
Dimitar Evtimov	Bulgaria	GK	2017	1	0
Nathan Ferguson	England	MF	2016–2017	1	0
Carlos Saleiro	Portugal	FW	2016	1	0
Francisco Júnior	Guinea-Bissau	MF	2015	1	0
Alex Nimely	Liberia	FW	2014–2015	1	0
Florent Cuvelier	Belgium	MF	2014	1	0
Dominic Blizzard	England	MF	2011	1	0
Romaine Sawyers	Saint Kitts and Nevis	MF	2011	1	0
Kristian Cox	England	FW	2011	1	0
Luke Chapman	England	MF	2007–2009	1	0
Christian Smith	England	MF	2006–2007	1	0
Darrell Clarke	England	MF	2005	1	0
Steve Torpey	England	FW	2001–2002	1	0
Dele Olaoye	Nigeria	FW	2000–2001	1	0
Scott Mean	England	MF	1998	1	0
Paul Mahorn	England	FW	1998	1	0
Robin Berntsen	Norway	MF	1998	1	0
John Burndred	England	FW	1995	1	0
Dave Rushton	England	MF	1991–1992	1	0
Brian Palgrave	England	FW	1987–1988	1	0
Mick Perry	England	FW	1985–1986	1	0
Karl Austin	England	GK	1985	1	0
Alan Oakes	England	MF	1983–1984	1	0
Winston White	England	MF	1983	1	0
Lee Jenkins	England	MF	1980–1981	1	0
David Ryan	England	GK	1976	1	0
Dean Martin	England	FW	1976	1	0
Tony Betts	England	FW	1975	1	0
Andy Carr	England	DF	1973–1975	1	0
Trevor Robson	England	DF	1967–1968	1	0
Mel Lintern	England	FW	1967–1968	1	0
Billy McNulty	Scotland	GK	1966–1968	1	0
Peter Taylor	England	GK	1962	1	0
Joe Maloney	England	DF	1961	1	0
Stan March	England	FW	1959–1962	1	0
Dennis Bailey	England	FW	1958–1961	1	0
Jimmy Adams	England	DF	1956–1960	1	0
Roy Brien	England	MF	1951–1955	1	0
Frank Wintle	England	DF	1949–1957	1	0
Lewis White	England	FW	1948–1949	1	0
Joe Dixon	England	FW	1946–1947	1	0
George James		FW	1946	1	0
Ronald Beresford	England	MF	1939	1	0
George Collin	England	DF	1938–1939	1	0
Richard Fuller	England	FW	1938–1939	1	0
Arthur Whittaker		DF	1937–1938	1	0
Percy Thorpe	England	DF	1934–1935	1	0
Richard Twiss	England	DF	1933–1934	1	0
Albert Beech	England	FW	1930–1933	1	0
Arthur Brown	Wales	GK	1929	1	0
Frank Williams	Wales	MF	1928–1929	1	0
Percy Oldacre	England	FW	1926–1927	1	0
Robert Wallis	England	GK	1924–1926	1	0
Harry Lomas	England	DF	1924–1925	1	0
George Benson	England	MF	1924	1	0
William Newton	England	DF	1922–1924	1	0
Ernest Blackham	England	GK	1922–1923	1	0
David Richards	England	DF	1922–1923	1	0
Daniel Smith		GK	1922–1923	1	0
Charles Hallam	England	FW	1922–1923	1	0
Tom Collinge	England	FW	1922	1	0
Andrew Finlay	Scotland	FW	1921–1922	1	0
John Davis		FW	1920–1922	1	0
F. Crook		FW	1921	1	0
A.G. Evans		FW	1921	1	0
Andrew Livingstone	Scotland	FW	1921	1	0
Alfred Manning		FW	1920	1	0
Robert Waine		MF	1919–1920	1	0
A. Pointon		DF	1913–1914	1	0
W. Swann		FW	1913–1914	1	0
C.T. Forsyth		DF	1913	1	0
H. Sanders		GK	1911–1912	1	0
Wally Owen	England	DF	1911–1912	1	0
Ernest Bannister		FW	1911–1912	1	0
J. Gordon		FW	1911–1912	1	0
J. Fennell		FW	1910	1	0
G James		MF	1908	1	0
F. Millward		MF	1908	1	0
J. Cliff		DF	1907	1	0
J. Derwent		DF	1907	1	0
Philip Sampher		GK	1906–1907	1	0
Arthur Shelley		DF	1905–1907	1	0
Alfred Hall		FW	1906	1	0
W. Edwards		FW	1904–1906	1	0
Ben Jones	England	MF	1904–1906	1	0
Enoch Rowley		FW	1904–1906	1	0
James Powell		GK	1903–1906	1	0
Thomas Boole		DF	1903–1904	1	0
Howard Round	England	MF	1900–1901	1	0
Patrick Gallagher		MF	1900–1901	1	0
William Saunders		GK	1899–1901	1	0
Joseph Bennett		DF	1899–1900	1	0
John Bowman	England	DF	1899	1	0
R. H. Capener		FW	1898–1899	1	0
J. Bentley	England	MF	1896	1	0
James Kirkham		MF	1895–1896	1	0
Sam Bennion	England	DF	1894	1	0
M. Regan		MF	1892–1893	1	0
Charles Garner		FW	1892–1893	1	0
S. Bullock		FW	1892–1893	1	0
W. Owen	England	FW	1891	1	0
Edgar Ballham	England	FW	1890	1	0
T. Marriott		DF	1889	1	0
W. Long		DF	1889	1	0
Bob Milarvie	Scotland	MF	1889	1	0
G.C. Wardle		DF	1889	1	0
J. Rhodes		DF	1888–1890	1	0
F. Wood		FW	1888–1890	1	0
T.E. Richardson		MF	1888	1	0
G. Dean		FW	1886	1	0
F.W. Simpson		DF	1886	1	0
T.W. Simpson		DF	1886	1	0
H. Wardle		MF	1885	1	0
H. Whitehorn		MF	1884	1	0
John Clayton		GK	1884	1	0
Harry Hood		MF	1882	1	0

Players with more than 24 appearances

Related Research Articles

In English football, the Potteries derby is the local derby between the two major clubs in the city of Stoke-on-Trent – Port Vale and Stoke City, first contested in 1882. Port Vale plays at Vale Park whilst Stoke play at the bet365 Stadium, the two grounds are separated by roughly 4.3 miles (6.9 km). The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals; this has led to a heated atmosphere at these matches. One study in 2019 ranked it as the joint-28th biggest rivalry in English professional football, level with the Manchester derby. The two teams have met in 92 competitive first-team fixtures, including 44 English Football League, six FA Cup and two Football League Trophy fixtures, with the remaining 40 meetings coming in regional cup competitions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Brough</span> English footballer and cyclist

Joseph Brough was an English footballer. He was also an accomplished cycler and sprinter.

Francis McGinnes was a Scottish footballer. He was described as 'the best centre-forward that ever left Scotland'. A prolific goalscorer, he was Burslem Port Vale's best player. He died suddenly just before they started their first season in the Football League in 1892–93.

Charles Simpson was an English footballer.

The 1919–20 season was Port Vale's first season of football back in the English Football League. It was their first Football League season at The Old Recreation Ground, and their first season in which they were in the same division as rivals Stoke. The club were also referred to as "the Valiants" for the first time, a nickname coined by chairman Frank Huntbach.

The 1892–93 season was Burslem Port Vale's first season of football in the English Football League. The club were founding members of the Football League Second Division, the First Division having been in operation for four seasons before 1892–93. A learning curve for the club, it marked the first of four seasons of struggle in what was rapidly becoming the second tier of the strongest league in the world. This learning curve was punctuated by the biggest league defeat in the club's history, a 10–0 humiliation in a snowstorm at home to Sheffield United on 10 December 1892, still a Football League record for a home defeat.

The 1893–94 season was Burslem Port Vale's second consecutive season of football in the English Football League. Winning their opening seven league games, Vale seemed destined for First Division football. However, they won just six of their final 22 games and ended up in mid-table. Their remarkable start to the season has not been equalled by any Vale team to date, and counting the previous season's final game, which was a victory, their streak of eight league wins is still a club record. Vale had remedied their scoring trouble, with five players besting the previous season's top scorer tally of five goals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1899–1900 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season</span> Burslem Port Vale 1899–1900 football season

The 1899–1900 season was Burslem Port Vale's second consecutive season of football in the English Football League. Another season of charging to the summit of the Second Division table, only to fall into mid-table obscurity, this time the club suffered from low support and subsequently poor finances. Once again, the team maintained a decent defensive record, only to fail miserably in front of goal – the second-lowest total in the league.

The 1901–02 season was Burslem Port Vale's fourth consecutive season of football in the English Football League. The season was an unremarkable mid-table affair, however, was a positive step for the club as they managed to turn a profit without selling any major players.

The 1902–03 season was Burslem Port Vale's fifth consecutive season of football in the English Football League. Finishing in ninth place for the second time in three years, it would take just over two decades for the club again to reach the heights of a top ten second-tier finish. Their success was down mainly due to their home form, and in fact, a club record 29 away games without a win began on 17 January 1903. Adrian Capes would become the club's top scorer for the third successive season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1904–05 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season</span> Burslem Port Vale 1904–05 football season

The 1904–05 season was Burslem Port Vale's seventh consecutive season of football in the English Football League. A poor season, the club had to apply (successfully) for re-election. The club had to continue selling their best players to survive.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1906–07 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season</span> Burslem Port Vale 1906–07 football season

The 1906–07 season was Burslem Port Vale's ninth consecutive season of football in the English Football League. The club resigned from the league on 14 June 1907.

The 1975–76 season was Port Vale's 64th season of football in the Football League, and their sixth-successive season in the Third Division. Manager Roy Sproson brought Mick Cullerton back to Vale Park. Cullerton was to become the top-scorer for the season with 21 goals. However, the ongoing success of rivals Stoke City in winning the League Cup, playing in Europe, and competing at the top of the First Division caused Vale's support to suffer. The loyal support of a few thousand fans was not enough to balance the books, and so Brian Horton was controversially sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for £30,000.

The 1888–89 season was Burslem Port Vale's first season and only season of football in The Combination. The league was abandoned before the fixture list was completed, though Vale were in poor form regardless. They exited the FA Cup, Staffordshire Senior Cup and North Staffordshire Challenge Cup in their opening rounds and also struggled in friendlies, the low point being a 3–1 defeat to village team Oswaldtwistle Rovers at the Athletic Ground.

The 1890–91 season was Burslem Port Vale's first season in the newly formed Midland League. They finished in eighth-place, having only picked up two points away from home. They failed to go on any cup runs and were beaten by a club record 12–0 margin by Aston Villa in the Second Round of the Staffordshire Senior Cup. They did, though, share the North Staffordshire Challenge Cup after holding Stoke to a draw in the final.

The 1897–98 season was Burslem Port Vale's second season of football in the Midland League. Their league form proved streaky, as they lost seven of their opening nine fixtures but recovered to post nine wins in 12 games from November to March, ending the campaign in fifth-place. However, they proved their worth in the cup competitions, particularly so in the FA Cup, beating Small Heath and eventual Football League First Division champions Sheffield United en route to the second round. In the Birmingham Senior Cup they took First Division side West Bromwich Albion to a second replay, whilst they beat Stoke in the semi-finals of the Staffordshire Senior Cup, losing out to West Bromwich Albion in the final. Their success earned them re-election back into the Football League.

Port Vale Football Club, an English association football club based in the town of Burslem, in Stoke-on-Trent, was founded in the late 1870s. In the club's early history, there was no league football, so matches were arranged on an occasional basis, supplemented by cup competitions organised at both local and national level. The club changed its name to Burslem Port Vale in 1884. In 1888, Burslem Port Vale joined the Combination, a league set up to provide organised football for those clubs not invited to join the Football League, which was to start the same year. However, the Combination was not well organised, and folded in April 1889 with many fixtures still outstanding. Burslem Port Vale were founder members of the Midland League in 1890, and two years later were elected to the newly formed Second Division of the Football League. They failed re-election in 1896 and spent two seasons in the Midland League before winning re-election back into the Football League Second Division. However, they struggled and folded in 1907. At this stage, North Staffordshire Church League champions Cobridge Church sought permission from the Football Association to change the club's name to Port Vale and bought the old club's ground. This was the start of a 12-year process that saw the newly formed club work its way through the North Staffordshire Federation League, North Staffordshire & District League and The Central League to secure election into the Football League in October 1919. The club have remained in the Football League since that time, winning the Third Division North in 1929–30 and 1953–54 seasons and the Fourth Division title in 1958–59.

References

Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities: A Biographical Dictionary of Players, Officials and Supporters. Witan Books. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
Kent, Jeff (1993). The Port Vale Record 1879-1993. Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-9-8.
Kent, Jeff (1990). The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.
Soccerbase
Neil Brown stat site

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

v t e Port Vale Football Club
Honours Matches European record
Club	Head-to-head History Potteries derby Records Seasons
Notable seasons	1953–54 (FA Cup semi-finalists) 2023–24 (current season)
Grounds	Limekin Lane (1876–81) Westport (1881–84) Moorland Road (1884–86) Athletic Ground (1886–1913) Old Recreation Ground (1913–50) Vale Park (1950–present)
People	Managers Player of the Year winners Players with: 25+ appearances 1–24 appearances internationals caps
Category:Port Vale F.C. Portal:Association football Commons:Port Vale F.C.

v t e Lists of male footballers in England by club
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Aston Villa Brentford 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals Hall of Fame POTY Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley 100+ Internationals Chelsea 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crystal Palace 100+ POTY Everton 100+ Internationals Hall of Fame Fulham 100+ 25–99 1–24 Liverpool 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Luton Town 100+ POTY Manchester City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Manchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Captains Newcastle United Nottingham Forest 100+ Internationals Sheffield United 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Cardiff City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Captains Internationals Coventry City 100+ Internationals POTY Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town 100+ Hall of Fame POTY Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City 100+ 25–99 Hall of Fame POTY Plymouth Argyle 100+ POTY Preston North End 100+ POTY Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday All Internationals POTY Southampton 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Stoke City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Sunderland Swansea City 100+ Internationals Watford 50+ 1–49 POTY West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Bristol Rovers 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Burton Albion Cambridge United Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County 100+ POTY Exeter City Fleetwood Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City 100+ 25–99 Northampton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Port Vale 25+ 1–24 POTY Portsmouth Reading 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals POTY Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City 50+ 1–49 Colchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers 100+ 1879–1918 Forest Green Rovers Gillingham 50+ 25–49 1–24 Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Salford City Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers 100+ 1921–1939 1945–present Walsall Wrexham
Non-League / Defunct	Bradford (Park Avenue) Bury 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chester 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chesterfield Darlington 100+ 25–99 1–24 Dagenham & Redbridge Halifax Town Hereford United Macclesfield Town Nelson Oldham Athletic 100+ 25–99 1–24 Rochdale 100+ 25–99 1–24 Scarborough Southend United Torquay United Wanderers Wigan Borough Yeovil Town 100+ Internationals York City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2023–24 season. Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.