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- 2001 Defender Phil Hardy signs for Port Vale.
- 2006 Chris Birchall plays his final World Cup Finals game for Trinidad and Tobago as they take on Paraguay.
- 2008 Danny Whitaker rejects a new Port Vale contract and opts to join Oldham Athletic.
- 2016 Port Vale appoint Bruno Ribeiro as the club's first foreign manager on a three-year contract.
- 2017 Port Vale announce the signings of goalkeeper Rob Lainton and winger Cristian Montano.
- 2022 Former Port Vale winger Colin Grainger sadly passes away.
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Port Vale sign goalkeeper for second signing of the summer
(Better late than never, we missed this announcement due to family commitments) Port Vale have announced that goalkeeper Jackson Smith as their second signing of the transfer window.
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Scottish newspaper The Courier claims that Port Vale striker Ruari Paton is about to complete a move to St Johnstone.
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75 years a Vale fan: part five of Stuart Dean’s Port Vale memoirs
The fifth instalment of long-standing Port Vale supporter Stuart Dean’s memoirs of decades supporting the club…
Photo Essay: a fond farewell to Ron Wilson in 1970
A feature in a Port Vale programme bidding farewell to departing long-serving defender Ron Wilson.
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- My best Port Vale XI: Darren opts mainly for players with Championship experience
- My best Port Vale XI: Jon’s team selection is simple – “just my favourite players”
- Photo Essay: a quiz about Port Vale in a Hull City programme
- Port Vale’s promotion in 1983 – John McGrath reign’s crowning moment
- Original Vale Park plans envisaged a huge Kop-style end terrace
- My best Port Vale XI: Ross opts for “for the best team that would win matches”
On this day...
- 2001 Defender Phil Hardy signs for Port Vale.
- 2006 Chris Birchall plays his final World Cup Finals game for Trinidad and Tobago as they take on Paraguay.
- 2008 Danny Whitaker rejects a new Port Vale contract and opts to join Oldham Athletic.
- 2016 Port Vale appoint Bruno Ribeiro as the club's first foreign manager on a three-year contract.
- 2017 Port Vale announce the signings of goalkeeper Rob Lainton and winger Cristian Montano.
- 2022 Former Port Vale winger Colin Grainger sadly passes away.
Longer Reads
- Darren Moore’s Port Vale spell – the highs and lows
- The Great Escape – when Port Vale won at Huddersfield Town in 1998 and stayed up
- The best Port Vale XI you will never have seen play live
- When Port Vale defeated Stockport County in 1983 to seal promotion
- Nineteen signings in eleven seasons – Freddie Steele’s remarkable faith in his existing squad
- Press coverage of Port Vale’s first-ever promotion in the Football League
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