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.

Key

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 8332821516547031.25 2008–09 2024–25
AFC Bournemouth 3616128365112072212328029.17 1938–39 2009–10 [A]
AFC Wimbledon 430141128413050.00 2011–12 2024–25
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 Reserves101010012011000.00 1894–95 1894–95
Audley 110011002200100.001910–111910–11
Barnet 7322733114653042.86 1993–94 2017–18
Barnsley 543310115410836108431847039.81 1896–97 2023–24 [B]
Barnsley Reserves320132016402066.671912–131914–15
Barrow 1181211443221255054.55 1929–30 2024–25
Biddulph Mission 220021014301075.001908–091909–10
Birmingham City 14626142111288317028.57 1892–93 1999–2000 [C]
Birmingham St George's 110010102110050.00 1888–89 1888–89
Blackburn Rovers 114341124522679027.27 1954–55 1999–2000
Blackburn Rovers Reserves431051229432044.441911–12 1919–20
Blackpool 362079361242072321129044.44 1898–99 2023–24
Blackpool Reserves430141218422050.001911–121912–13
Bolton Wanderers 1918101912163821026005.26 1899–1900 2023–24
Bolton Wanderers Reserves 412142208341037.501911–121914–15
Bootle 101010102020000.00 1892–93 1892–93
Bradford City 532416135491629107333242030.84 1903–04 2024–25
Bradford City Reserves310231116213033.331912–131914–15
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
Bromley 110010102110050.00 2024–25 2024–25
Burnley 18693183693691512025.00 1900–01 1994–95
Burnley Reserves431040048314037.501911–121914–15
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 Reserves440042028602075.001911–121914–15
Cambridge United 13832123182511410044.00 1973–74 2023–24
Cardiff City 9333931518648033.33 1920–21 2002–03
Carlisle United 207671955939121116030.77 1929–30 2024–25
Charlton Athletic 177641735934101113029.41 1930–31 2023–24
Chelsea 7331701614347021.43 1905–06 1928–29
Cheltenham Town 14464142662861210021.43 2002–03 2024–25
Chester City 2111822175942181311042.86 1936–37 2008–09 [D]
Chesterfield 47241112471092894342040036.17 1896–97 2024–25 [E]
Chesterton White Star 110011002200100.001910–111910–11
Colchester United 331516633852066231726034.85 1950–51 2024–25
Congleton Town 330030126312050.001908–091910–11
Coventry City 177461756634121012035.29 1920–21 2017–18
Crawley Town 74128611151023066.67 2011–12 2021–22
Crewe Alexandra 43231194217141185402520047.06 1888–89 2024–25
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 2516362575135023819046.00 1891–92 2024–25
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 7322723214554035.71 2012–13 2024–25
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 [F]
Gillingham 261277265111052171817032.69 1950–51 2024–25
Glossop 104331032520758035.00 1896–97 1906–07 [G]
Glossop Reserves211020204130025.001911–121912–13
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 4626713478112893341841036.56 1888–89 2024–25
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 312032106330050.00 2020–21 2024–25
Hartlepool United 23126523461346161218034.78 1929–30 2021–22 [H]
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 [I]
Leyton Orient 32262432791664331120051.56 1905–06 2023–24 [J]
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 [K]
Manchester City Reserves523041129342033.331911–12 1919–20
Manchester United 199551911173810622026.32 1888–89 1935–36 [L]
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 8521823316754043.75 2004–05 2024–25 [M]
Morecambe 116141133522949040.91 2008–09 2024–25
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 241734254111049211414042.86 1938–39 2024–25
Northampton Town 361413936891972222228030.56 1938–39 2023–24 [N]
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 482111164812102696332142034.38 1893–94 2024–25
Notts Rangers 100110012002000.00 1888–89 1888–89
Oldfields 220021014301075.001909–101910–11
Oldham Athletic 422511641992383342029040.96 1923–24 2021–22
Oldham Athletic Reserves430141218422050.001911–121914–15
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 Reserves431042208530062.501911–121914–15
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 421142118422050.00 2019–20 2024–25
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 [O]
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 Reserves440042028602075.001911–121914–15
Stoke City 226972276944131516029.55 1919–20 2001–02 [P]
Stoke Reserves210110013102033.331909–101910–11
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 [Q]
Swindon Town 45241011459112590332136036.67 1938–391 2024–25
Talke United 110010012101050.001908–091908–09
Torquay United 26119626791052181816034.62 1938–39 2012–13
Tottenham Hotspur 6213600612219016.67 1919–20 1935–36
Tranmere Rovers 411715941992380262232032.50 1929–30 2024–25
Tunstall Park 320133006501083.331908–091910–11
Walsall 43141414437102786212441024.42 1888–89 2024–25 [R]
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 [M]
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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