This Day In History

• 1900 Goalkeeper Robert Radford is born.
• 1924 Wilf Kirkham scores his first Port Vale goal in a 3-1 win over Coventry City.
• 1991 Neil Aspin scores his first goal in a 3-2 win over Portsmouth.
• 2000 Port Vale sign striker Gareth Taylor on loan from Manchester City.
• 2001 Port Vale sign striker Steve Brooker from Watford for a fee of £15,000.
• 2009 Defender Gareth Owen completes a permanent move to Port Vale after an earlier loan spell.