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- 1907 Port Vale resign from the Football League due to financial problems. It would return in 1919.
- 1951 Manager Gordon Hodgson sadly passes away
- 1973 Midfielder Stewart Talbot is born.
- 1991 Port Vale sell striker Darren Beckford to Norwich City for a fee of £975,000.
- 2000 Port Vale announce the signing of goalkeeper Dean Delany.
- 2006 Former Port Vale goalkeeper Jonny Brain moves to Macclesfield Town.
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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…
My best Port Vale XI: Jon’s team selection is simple – “just my favourite players”
This is the tenth 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 Jon.
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Press coverage of Port Vale’s first-ever promotion in the Football League
The 1929-30 season really was a remarkable campaign for Port Vale but one that is barely remembered these days. In this feature we look at how the promotion was celebrated in the local press at the time.
New signing Jasper Moon is “buzzing” to join Port Vale
First signing of the summer, Jasper Moon, says his move to the Valiants was “something I couldn’t turn down.”
Explainer – Port Vale’s squad make-up so far this summer
As Jon Brady reshapes his squad over the summer, we’ll be updating this article with the latest player ins and outs…
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- 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”
- My best Port Vale XI: a rockstar, a disco dancer and a workhorse form part of Brendan’s best line-up
On this day...
- 1907 Port Vale resign from the Football League due to financial problems. It would return in 1919.
- 1951 Manager Gordon Hodgson sadly passes away
- 1973 Midfielder Stewart Talbot is born.
- 1991 Port Vale sell striker Darren Beckford to Norwich City for a fee of £975,000.
- 2000 Port Vale announce the signing of goalkeeper Dean Delany.
- 2006 Former Port Vale goalkeeper Jonny Brain moves to Macclesfield Town.
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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