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On this day...
- 2000 Winger Wayne Corden leaves Port Vale and signs for Mansfield Town.
- 2012 Keith Ryder signs a contract to buy the club subject to Football League approval. Ryder never completes the deal.
- 2014 Port Vale announce the signing of Ryan McGivern on a two-year contract.
- 2014 Defender Joe Davis leaves Port Vale and joins Leicester City.
- 2016 Port Vale sign Dutch striker Rigino Cicilia on a two-year contract.
- 2025 Port Vale announce the double signing of goalkeeper Marko Maroši and striker Ben Waine.
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Port Vale’s promotion in 1959 – Norman Low builds a team full of goals
Manager Norman Low fashions an attacking side to craft a memorable promotion for the Valiants.
Port Vale confirm that club legend Martin Foyle has returned as chief scout
Port Vale have appointed former striker and manager Martin Foyle as their new chief scout.
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Looking back at Port Vale’s eleven promotions
To date, Port Vale FC have been involved in eleven promotion seasons since joining the Football League in 1892. In this special long read we look at each of the promotion seasons in chronological order.
Port Vale’s promotion in 1970 – Gordon Lee’s consistent side earns deserved promotion
Young manager Gordon Lee helped fans forget the trauma of expulsion from the League with promotion in 1970.
My best Port Vale XI: Alan opts for a Port Vale “colossus” in his backline
This is the twelfth in a new series where OVF is asking fans to name a team of their best-ever Port Vale players in a 4-4-2 formation. Here’s a best-ever eleven courtesy of Alan.
Historical
- Port Vale’s promotion in 1959 – Norman Low builds a team full of goals
- Port Vale’s promotion in 1970 – Gordon Lee’s consistent side earns deserved promotion
- My best Port Vale XI: Alan opts for a Port Vale “colossus” in his backline
- 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
On this day...
- 2000 Winger Wayne Corden leaves Port Vale and signs for Mansfield Town.
- 2012 Keith Ryder signs a contract to buy the club subject to Football League approval. Ryder never completes the deal.
- 2014 Port Vale announce the signing of Ryan McGivern on a two-year contract.
- 2014 Defender Joe Davis leaves Port Vale and joins Leicester City.
- 2016 Port Vale sign Dutch striker Rigino Cicilia on a two-year contract.
- 2025 Port Vale announce the double signing of goalkeeper Marko Maroši and striker Ben Waine.
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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