Port Vale F.C. league record by opponent

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A Port Vale squad photo for the 1919-20 season as the club were re-elected into the Football League. 1919-20 Port Vale F.C. squad photo.jpg
A Port Vale squad photo for the 1919–20 season as the club were re-elected 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. [1] 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. [2] However, they struggled and folded in 1907. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] 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. [6]

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Port Vale's first team has competed in many nationally contested leagues, and their record against each club in those competitions is summarised below. The opening match of the 1888–89 Combination season pitted them against Birmingham St George's, [7] their first Football League match was against Small Heath, [8] and they met their 200th and most recent different league opponent, Sutton United, for the first time in the 2021–22 season. Port Vale beat Sutton United 2–0 on 26 March 2022 to become the only club in the top four divisions of the English football league system to have beaten every one of the other 91 teams in a competitive league fixture. [9] [10] The team that Port Vale have played most in league competition is Bradford City, whom they first met in the 1903–04 season; Bradford have drawn 32 games with Port Vale, more than any other team. Barnsley have beaten Port Vale 47 times in the league, more than any other team, whilst Port Vale have likewise recorded more league victories against Barnsley than against any other club, having beaten them 43 times out of 106 attempts.

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All-time league record

Port Vale F.C. league record by opponent
OpponentPWDLPWDLPWDLWin%FirstLastNotes
HomeAwayTotal
Accrington Stanley ‡6411632112732058.33 1929–30 1959–60
Accrington Stanley 7322711514437028.57 2008–09 2022–23
AFC Bournemouth 3616128365112072212328029.17 1938–39 2009–10 [upper-alpha 1]
AFC Wimbledon 320130126213033.33 2011–12 2016–17
Aldershot ‡26143926671352201022038.46 1938–39 1988–89
Aldershot Town 5230531110541050.00 2008–09 2012–13
Ashwood Villa ‡110010012101050.001907–081907–08
Aston Villa 211020024112025.00 1970–71 1971–72
Aston Villa Reserves‡101010012011000.00 1894–95 1894–95
Audley ‡110011002200100.001910–111910–11
Barnet 7322733114653042.86 1993–94 2017–18
Barnsley †543310115410836108431847039.81 1896–97 2023–24 [upper-alpha 2]
Barnsley Reserves‡320132016402066.671912–131914–15
Barrow 1081110442201253060.00 1929–30 2021–22
Biddulph Mission ‡220021014301075.001908–091909–10
Birmingham City 14626142111288317028.57 1892–93 1999–2000 [upper-alpha 3]
Birmingham St George's ‡110010102110050.00 1888–89 1888–89
Blackburn Rovers 114341124522679027.27 1954–55 1999–2000
Blackburn Rovers Reserves‡431051229432044.441911–12 1919–20
Blackpool †362079361242072321129044.44 1898–99 2023–24
Blackpool Reserves‡430141218422050.001911–121912–13
Bolton Wanderers †1918101912163821026005.26 1899–1900 2023–24
Bolton Wanderers Reserves ‡412142208341037.501911–121914–15
Bootle ‡101010102020000.00 1892–93 1892–93
Bradford City 522316135391628105323241030.48 1903–04 2021–22
Bradford City Reserves‡310231116213033.331912–131914–15
Bradford (Park Avenue) 181242185673617109047.22 1921–22 1969–70
Brentford 2719442753195424723044.44 1933–34 2013–14
Brighton & Hove Albion 251276264101251161718031.37 1938–39 2007–08
Bristol City 4425613446112788311740035.23 1901–02 2014–15
Bristol Rovers †32218332581964261622040.63 1938–39 2022–23
Burnley 18693183693691512025.00 1900–01 1994–95
Burnley Reserves‡431040048314037.501911–121914–15
Burslem Liverpool Road ‡110010102110050.001907–081907–08
Burton Albion †7403723214635042.86 2009–10 2023–24
Burton Swifts ‡7700712414824057.14 1891–92 1900–01
Burton United ‡6510612312633050.00 1901–02 1906–07
Burton Wanderers ‡211020024112025.00 1890–91 1891–92
Bury ‡3918138397102278252330032.05 1894–95 2018–19
Bury Reserves‡440042028602075.001911–121914–15
Cambridge United †13832123182511410044.00 1973–74 2023–24
Cardiff City 9333931518648033.33 1920–21 2002–03
Carlisle United †197571855837121015032.43 1929–30 2023–24
Charlton Athletic †177641735934101113029.41 1930–31 2023–24
Chelsea 7331701614347021.43 1905–06 1928–29
Cheltenham Town †13454132562661010023.08 2002–03 2023–24
Chester City ‡2111822175942181311042.86 1936–37 2008–09 [upper-alpha 4]
Chesterfield 46231112461082892331940035.87 1896–97 2017–18 [upper-alpha 5]
Chesterton White Star ‡110011002200100.001910–111910–11
Colchester United 321511632851964231625035.94 1950–51 2021–22
Congleton Town 330030126312050.001908–091910–11
Coventry City 177461756634121012035.29 1920–21 2017–18
Crawley Town 74128611151023066.67 2011–12 2021–22
Crewe Alexandra 42231094116141183392420046.99 1888–89 2019–20
Crystal Palace 23134623510846181414039.13 1921–22 1999–2000
Dagenham & Redbridge 411241308242025.00 2008–09 2012–13
Darlington 2113442148942171213040.48 1925–26 2009–10
Darwen ‡411241038215025.00 1892–93 1898–99
Derby County †1152411119227312031.82 1921–22 2023–24
Derby Junction ‡330021015401080.00 1890–91 1891–92
Derby Midland ‡110010012101050.00 1890–91 1890–91
Doncaster Rovers 2416352465134822818045.83 1891–92 2015–16
Dresden Queen's Park ‡320132016402066.671908–091910–11
Dresden United ‡110010102110050.00 1896–97 1896–97
Endon ‡101010012011000.001907–081907–08
Everton 100111002101050.00 1930–31 1930–31
Everton Reserves ‡5410531110721070.001911–12 1919–20
Exeter City †301677291051459261221044.07 1938–39 2023–24
Fegg Hayes ‡201120024013000.001908–091909–10
Fleetwood Town †6222622212444033.33 2012–13 2023–24
Florence Colliery ‡110010012101050.001907–081907–08
Forest Green Rovers 6141622212363025.00 2017–18 2022–23
Fulham 2387823561246131320028.26 1919–20 1999–2000
Gainsborough Trinity 9720911718837044.44 1888–89 1937–38
Gateshead ‡15762154473011109036.67 1919–20 1958–59 [upper-alpha 6]
Gillingham 25127625511950171815034.00 1950–51 2016–17
Glossop 104331032520758035.00 1896–97 1906–07 [upper-alpha 7]
Glossop Reserves‡211020204130025.001911–121912–13
Goldenhill United ‡211021104220050.001908–091909–10
Goldenhill Wanderers ‡320133006501083.331908–091910–11
Grantham 110010012101050.00 1891–92 1891–92
Grantham Rovers ‡110010102110050.00 1896–97 1896–97
Grimsby Town 4526613468112791341740037.36 1888–89 2020–21
Halifax Town ‡2614752699852231613044.23 1929–30 1985–86
Halliwell ‡100110012002000.00 1888–89 1888–89
Hanley Swifts ‡311131026213033.331908–091910–11
Hanley Town 110011002200100.001907–081907–08
Harrogate Town 211021104220050.00 2020–21 2021–22
Hartlepool United 23126523461346161218034.78 1929–30 2021–22 [upper-alpha 8]
Heanor Town 110010012101050.00 1896–97 1896–97
Hereford United ‡14842143652811107039.29 1973–74 2011–12
Huddersfield Town 20106420551040151114037.50 1919–20 2007–08
Huddersfield Town Reserves ‡320121015302060.001913–14 1919–20
Hull City 31186731472062221327035.48 1905–06 2004–05
Ilkeston Town ‡210120114112025.00 1896–97 1897–98
Ipswich Town 17557170116345623014.71 1938–39 2022–23
Kettering 220020114211050.00 1896–97 1897–98
Kidderminster 101010012011000.00 1890–91 1890–91
Kidsgrove Wellington ‡311132016312050.001908–091910–11
Leeds City ‡210120024103025.00 1905–06 1906–07
Leeds United 1022610127203413015.00 1920–21 2007–08
Leek ‡110010012101050.00 1888–89 1888–89
Leek United ‡300330126015000.001908–091910–11
Leicester City 24771024361548101325020.83 1891–92 1995–96 [upper-alpha 9]
Leyton Orient †32262432791664331120051.56 1905–06 2023–24 [upper-alpha 10]
Lincoln City †4021811409102180301832037.50 1888–89 2023–24
Liverpool 6222601512237016.67 1893–94 1956–57
Liverpool Reserves ‡431043018611075.001911–121914–15
Long Eaton Rangers ‡5410510410514050.00 1888–89 1897–88
Longton Hall ‡110010102110050.001907–081907–08
Loughborough Town ‡431043018611075.00 1891–92 1899–1900
Luton Town 1710251725103412715035.29 1898–99 2017–18
Macclesfield Town ‡6222621312435033.33 2008–09 2019–20
Manchester City 1121811209224117018.18 1892–93 1999–2000 [upper-alpha 11]
Manchester City Reserves‡523041129342033.331911–12 1919–20
Manchester United 199551911173810622026.32 1888–89 1935–36 [upper-alpha 12]
Manchester United Reserves ‡431051229432044.441911–12 1919–20
Mansfield Town 27139527961254221517040.74 1936–37 2021–22
Mexborough ‡220020024202050.00 1896–97 1896–97
Middlesbrough 168441622123210616031.25 1899–1900 1997–98
Middlesbrough Ironopolis ‡110010012101050.00 1893–94 1893–94
Millwall 24154524661248211017043.75 1928–29 2016–17
Milton Keynes Dons 7421713314554035.71 2004–05 2022–23 [upper-alpha 13]
Morecambe 105141023520749035.00 2008–09 2022–23
Nelson 211022004310075.00 1923–24 1929–30
New Brighton ‡330031116411066.67 1929–30 1937–38
New Brighton Tower ‡302130126033000.00 1898–99 1900–01
New Haden Colliery ‡110010012101050.001907–081907–08
Newcastle Town 110011002200100.001910–111910–11
Newcastle United 8224823316457025.00 1893–94 1991–92
Newchapel United ‡110010012101050.001907–081907–08
Newport County 231634243111047191414040.43 1938–39 2021–22
Northampton Town †361413936891972222228030.56 1938–39 2023–24 [upper-alpha 14]
Northwich Victoria 220022004400100.00 1888–89 1893–94
Norwich City 15762154383011910036.67 1934–35 1999–2000
Nottingham Forest 24851124551448131025027.08 1906–07 2007–08
Notts County 472011164711102694312142032.98 1893–94 2018–19
Notts Rangers ‡100110012002000.00 1888–89 1888–89
Oldfields ‡220021014301075.001909–101910–11
Oldham Athletic 422511641992383342029040.96 1923–24 2021–22
Oldham Athletic Reserves‡430141218422050.001911–121914–15
Oxford United †16934162593211813034.38 1976–77 2023–24
Peterborough United †2712510275111154171621031.48 1961–62 2023–24
Plymouth Argyle 2920542864185726922045.61 1930–31 2022–23
Portsmouth †196310193610389920023.68 1924–25 2023–24
Preston North End 2399523521646141121030.43 1901–02 2014–15
Preston North End Reserves‡431042208530062.501911–121914–15
Queens Park Rangers 17764172213349817026.47 1938–39 2003–04
Reading †31176831771762241325038.71 1926–27 2023–24
Rochdale 281413128613956202610035.71 1929–30 2021–22
Rotherham County ‡422041218341037.50 1919–20 1922–23
Rotherham Town ‡5311520310514050.00 1890–91 1905–06
Rotherham United 2616462664165222822042.31 1919–20 2013–14
Rushden ‡210122004301075.00 1896–97 1897–98
Rushden & Diamonds ‡101011002110050.00 2003–04 2003–04
Salford City 311131116222033.33 2019–20 2021–22
Scunthorpe United 2289522571044131615029.55 1952–53 2021–22
Sheffield United 19559191414386923015.79 1890–91 2016–17
Sheffield Wednesday 15834155193013413043.33 1899–1900 2022–23
Shrewsbury Town †25118625481350151619030.00 1951–52 2023–24
Smallthorne ‡330033006600100.001908–091910–11
Southampton 1575315645301398043.33 1922–23 1959–60
Southend United 4022117405201580273122033.75 1938–39 2020–21
Southport 1374213355261097038.46 1929–30 1973–74 [upper-alpha 15]
South Shore 110010012101050.00 1888–89 1888–89
Stalybridge Celtic 320130126213033.331912–131914–15
Staveley ‡110011002200100.00 1890–91 1890–91
Stevenage †8152814316295012.50 2010–11 2023–24
Stockport County 3416993411101368271922039.71 1900–01 2010–11
Stockport County Reserves‡440042028602075.001911–121914–15
Stoke City 226972276944131516029.55 1919–20 2001–02 [upper-alpha 16]
Stoke Reserves‡210110013102033.331909–101910–11
Stone Town ‡110010102110050.001908–091908–09
Sunderland 7133704314176007.14 1987–88 1998–99
Sutton United 110010012101050.00 2021–22 2021–22
Swansea City 28184628671556241121042.86 1925–26 2007–08 [upper-alpha 17]
Swindon Town 44231011449102588322036036.36 1938–391 2021–22
Talke United ‡110010012101050.001908–091908–09
Torquay United 26119626791052181816034.62 1938–39 2012–13
Tottenham Hotspur 6213600612219016.67 1919–20 1935–36
Tranmere Rovers 401714940982380262232032.50 1929–30 2021–22
Tunstall Park ‡320133006501083.331908–091910–11
Walsall 42141413426102784202440023.81 1888–89 2021–22 [upper-alpha 18]
Warwick County ‡110011002200100.00 1890–91 1890–91
Watford 23106723461346141220030.43 1938–39 1998–99
Wednesbury Old Athletic ‡100110102011000.00 1891–92 1891–92
Wellingborough Town 220020024202050.00 1896–97 1897–98
West Bromwich Albion 16916163763212812037.50 1901–02 1999–2000
West Ham United 1345413148265912019.23 1919–20 1990–91
Wigan Athletic †14752144192811611039.29 1978–79 2023–24
Wigan Borough ‡110011002200100.00 1929–30 1929–30
Wimbledon ‡430140048305037.50 1978–79 1983–84 [upper-alpha 13]
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2246122244144481026018.18 1906–07 2013–14
Woolwich Arsenal 94239018184311022.22 1893–94 1903–04
Workington 7700704314743050.00 1952–53 1969–70
Worksop ‡110010012101050.00 1896–97 1896–97
Wrexham 28166628691356221519039.29 1929–30 2004–05
Wycombe Wanderers †102441011420398015.00 2000–01 2023–24
Yeovil Town 6420621312633050.00 2005–06 2018–19
York City 24138324741348201216041.67 1929–30 2012–13

Footnotes

  1. ↑ AFC Bournemouth statistics include matches played against Bournemouth and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic.
  2. ↑ Barnsley statistics include matches played against Barnsley St. Peters.
  3. ↑ Birmingham City statistics include matches played against Birmingham and Small Heath.
  4. ↑ Chester City statistics include matches played against Chester.
  5. ↑ Chesterfield statistics include matches played against Chesterfield Town.
  6. ↑ Gateshead statistics include matches played against South Shields.
  7. ↑ Glossop statistics include matches played against Glossop North End.
  8. ↑ Hartlepool United statistics include matches played against Hartlepool and Hartlepools United.
  9. ↑ Leicester City statistics include matches played against Leicester Fosse.
  10. ↑ Leyton Orient statistics include matches played against Clapton Orient and Orient.
  11. ↑ Manchester City statistics include matches played against Ardwick.
  12. ↑ Manchester United statistics include matches played against Newton Heath.
  13. 1 2 Wimbledon F.C. relocated to Milton Keynes in 2003, and was rebranded as Milton Keynes Dons F.C. a year later. That club renounced all claims to Wimbledon's history in 2007, since when it has regarded itself as a new club founded in 2004. [11]
  14. ↑ Northampton Town statistics include matches played against Northampton.
  15. ↑ Southport statistics include matches played against Southport Central.
  16. ↑ Stoke City statistics include matches played against Stoke.
  17. ↑ Swansea City statistics include matches played against Swansea Town.
  18. ↑ Walsall statistics include matches played against Walsall Town Swifts.

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  3. ↑ Kent, Jeff (1990). "The Hopeless Struggle (1898–1907)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 50–70. ISBN   0-9508981-4-7.
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