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- 1999 Defender Luke Dennis is born.
- 2009 James Lawrie plays for Northern Ireland in their 3-0 friendly defeat to Italy.
- 2021 Port Vale sign striker James Wilson on a two year deal.
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My best Port Vale XI: a rockstar, a disco dancer and a workhorse form part of Brendan’s best line-up
This is the eighth 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. This time, Brendan gives us his choices…
75 years a Vale fan: part four of Stuart Dean’s Port Vale memoirs
The fourth instalment of long-standing Port Vale supporter Stuart Dean’s memoirs of decades supporting the club…
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The 1954 side pictured at home…
Iron Curtain stars at home: taken from a Sentinel FA Cup semi-final special on display at the Vale Vaults exhibition, here are some unique period portraits of the legendary Freddie Steele side pictured at home.
Port Vale announce launch day date for new home kit
Port Vale say their new home kit design will be unveiled on Friday June 12th with a lunch day event taking place the following day.
Peter Miller’s in the money again, so will he pay for his Port Vale shares?
Peter Miller, the figure at the head of the hugely controversial board which plunged Port Vale into administration, has won a pay-off from the Trinidad & Tobago Football Association. Perhaps he can use some of it to pay the money he still owes Port Vale FC?
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- My best Port Vale XI: a rockstar, a disco dancer and a workhorse form part of Brendan’s best line-up
- My best Port Vale XI: “it’s been difficult to choose” but here’s Carl’s select eleven…
- My best Port Vale XI: “it’s not easy being a manager” says Ian as he selects his best eleven
- Port Vale’s first-ever promotion in 1930 – an amazing, against the odds triumph
- My best Port Vale XI: “gave his all for the shirt” see which players Andrew picked…
- My best Port Vale XI: Phil says one star “could have been an England legend”
On this day...
- 1999 Defender Luke Dennis is born.
- 2009 James Lawrie plays for Northern Ireland in their 3-0 friendly defeat to Italy.
- 2021 Port Vale sign striker James Wilson on a two year deal.
Longer Reads
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- 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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