| Unreliable History |
| To be written.
Famous Players : – Famous Fans : – Robbie Williams (Musician formerly of Take That); Phil “The Power” Taylor (ex-World Darts champion). |
| Club Records |
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| Formed | 1876 |
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| Turned Professional | 1885 |
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| Became a Limited Company | 1911 |
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| Previous names | Port Vale = 1876-1884 Burslem Port Vale = 1884-1909 |
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| Previous grounds | The Meadows, Limekiln Lane, Longport = 1876-1881 Westport Meadows = 1881-1884 Burslem Football & Athletic Ground = 1884-1886 The Athletic Ground, Waterloo Road = 1886-1913 The Old Recreation Ground, Hanley = 1913-1950 |
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| Nickname | “THE VALIANTS” |
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| Motto | “FOR ALL WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE” |
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| Club Colours [Images courtesy of the wonderful Colours of Football website] |
HOME : 
AWAY : THIRD : |
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| Record Football League Win | 9-1 v Chesterfield (Division2 ) 24.09.1932 8-0 v Gateshead (Division 4) 26.12.1958 |
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| Record Football League Defeat | 0-10 v Sheffield United (Division 2) 10.12.1892 |
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| Record Cup Win | 7-1 v Irthlingborough Town (FA Cup First Round) (Home) 12.01.1907 |
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| Record Fee Paid | £500,000 to Lincoln City for Gareth AINSWORTH (11.09.1997) |
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| Record Fee Received | £2 million from Wimbledon for Gareth AINSWORTH (29 October 1998) |
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| Record Appearances | 842 – Roy SPROSON (1949-1972) |
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| Record League Appearances | 760 – Roy SPROSON (1949-1972) |
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| Record League goal-scorer | 153 – Wilf KIRKHAM (1923-1929 & 1932-1933) |
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| Record all-time goal-scorer | 164 – Wilf KIRKHAM (1923-1929 & 1932-1933) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a League season | 38 – Wilf KIRKHAM (1926-1927) (42 games) |
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| Record goal-scorer in a season | 41 – Wilf KIRKHAM (1926-1927) (46 games) |
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| Most goals scored in a League match | 6 – Stewart LITTLEWOOD v Chesterfield (Division 2) 24.09.1932 |
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| Record Home Attendance (Manor Ground) | 49,768 v Aston Villa (FA Cup Fifth Round) 20.02.1960 |
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| Record total of goals in a League season | 110 – Division 4 (1958-1959) (46 games) |
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| Record League points total | 2 points for a win : ?? – (19??-19??) Division ? (?? games) 3 points for a win : 89 – Division 2 (1992-1993) (46 games) |
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| Most Capped Player while at club | 27 – Chris BIRCHALL (Trinidad & Tobago) |
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| Youngest Player | Nelson AGHO – 15 years and 262 days v Walsall (EFL Trophy) 13.11.2018 |
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| Oldest Player | Tom HOLFORD – 46 years and 68 days v Derby County (Division 2) 05.04.1924 |
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| Stadium details |
Address : Vale Park, Hamil Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire St6 1AW
Telephone : 01782 655800
Ticket Office : 01782 655800 (Option 1)
Capacity : 19,052
Away Allocation : 4,500
Pitch size : 104m x 70.5m (114 yards x 77 yards)
Official website : www.port-vale.co.uk
| Directions |
There are good directions to Vale Park on the Port Vale website and more information on the Away Days website.
| Honours |
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| Division Three North Champions (Third Tier) | 1929-1930 |
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| Division Three Champions (Third Tier) | 1953-1954 |
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| Division Two Runners-up (Third Tier) | 1993-1994 |
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| Division Champions (Fourth Tier) | 1958-1959 |
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| Football League Trophy Winners | 1993, 2001 |
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| Anglo-Italian Cup Finalists | 1996 |
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| Debenhams Cup Finalists | 1977 |
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| Managers |
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| Sam GLEAVES | August 1896 – May 1905 |
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| Tommy CLARE | July 1905 – July 1906 |
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| Sam BENNION | July 1906 – May 1907 |
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| Harry MYATT | October 1913 – May 1914 |
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| Tom HOLFORD | May 1914 – 1918 |
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| Jock CAMERON | August 1918 – January 1919 |
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| Joe SCHOFIELD | March 1920 – 29 September 1929 |
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| Tom MORGAN | September 1929 – May 1932 |
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| Tom HOLFORD | June 1932 – September 1935 |
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| Warneford CRESSWELL | May 1936 – May 1937 |
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| Tom MORGAN | December 1937 – April 1939 |
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| Jack DIFFIN | October 1944 – December 1944 |
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| David PRATT | December 1944 – August 1945 |
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| Billy FRITH | August 1945 – October 1946 |
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| Gordon HODGSON | October 1946 – 14 June 1951 |
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| Ivor POWELL | July 1951 – November 1951 |
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| Ken FISH (Caretaker) | November 1951 – 24 December 1951 |
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| Freddie STEELE | 24 December 1951 – 15 January 1957 |
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| Norman LOW | February 1957 – October 1962 |
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| Freddie STEELE | October 1962 – February 1965 |
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| Jackie MUDIE | 14 March 1965 – 31 May 1967 |
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| Stanley MATTHEWS | 31 May 1967 – April 1968 |
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| Gordon LEE | May 1968 – 14 January 1974 |
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| Roy SPROSON | 14 January 1974 – 31 October 1977 |
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| Colin HARPER (Caretaker) | 31 October 1977 – 17 November 1977 |
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| Bobby SMITH | 17 November 1977 – 17 May 1978 |
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| Dennis BUTLER | 17 May 1978 – 30 August 1979 |
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| Alan BLOOR | 30 August 1979 – 1 December 1979 |
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| Bill BENTLEY (Caretaker) | 1 December 1979 – December 1979 |
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| John McGRATH | December 1979 – 5 December 1983 |
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| John RUDGE | 5 December 1983 – 18 January 1999 |
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| Brian HORTON | 22 January 1999 – 12 February 2004 |
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| Martin FOYLE | 13 February 2004 – 26 September 2007 |
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| Dean GLOVER (Caretaker) | 26 September 2007 – 5 November 2007 |
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| Lee SINNOTT | 5 November 2007 – 22 September 2008 |
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| Dean GLOVER/Andy PORTER (Joint Caretakers) | 23 September 2008 – 6 October 2008 |
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| Dean GLOVER | 6 October 2008 – 2 May 2009 |
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| Micky ADAMS | 5 June 2009 – 30 December 2010 |
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| Mark GREW/Geoff HORSFIELD (Caretaker managers) | 30 December 2010 – 6 January 2011 |
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| Jim GANNON | 6 January 2011 – 21 March 2011 |
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| Mark GREW (Caretaker) | 21 March 2011 – 8 May 2011 |
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| Micky ADAMS | 13 May 2011 – 18 September 2014 |
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| Rob PAGE | 18 September 2014 – 19 May 2016 |
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| Bruno RIBEIRO | 20 June 2016 – 26 December 2016 |
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| Michael BROWN | 26 December 2016 – 16 September 2017 |
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| David KELLY/Chris MORGAN (Joint Caretakers) | 16 September 2017 – 4 October 2017 |
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| Neil ASPIN | 4 October 2017 – 30 January 2019 |
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| John ASKEY | 4 February 2019 – 4 January 2021 |
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| Danny PUGH (Caretaker) | 4 January 2021 – 15 February 2021 |
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| Darrell CLARKE | 15 February 2021 – 17 April 2023 |
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| Andy CROSBY (acting manager) | 15 February 2022 – 6 May 2022 |
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| Andy CROSBY | 17 April 2023 – 5 February 2024 |
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| Will RYDER/Matt DONE/Danny LLOYD (Caretaker managers) | 5 February 2024 – 13 February 2024 |
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| Darren MOORE | 13 February 2024 – |
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| League Record |
The Football League structure has historically been as follows …
| 1888-1892 | 1892-1920 | 1920-1921 | 1921-1958 | 1958-1992 | 1992-2004 | 2004 to date | |
| First tier | Football League | Division One | Division One | Division One | Division One | Premiership | Premier League |
| Second tier | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division Two | Division One | Championship | |
| Third tier | Division Three | Division Three (North) and (South) |
Division Three | Division Two | League One | ||
| Fourth tier | Division Four | Division Three | League Two | ||||
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| As Burslem Port Vale | |
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| Elected to Division Two (Second Tier) | 1892 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1892-1896 |
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| Not re-elected | 1896 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1898-1907 |
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| Re-formed as Port Vale | |
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| Elected to Division Two (Second Tier) | 1919 |
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| Elected to Division Two (Second Tier) | 1919-1929 |
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| Division Three North (Third Tier) | 1929-1930 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1930-1936 |
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| Division Three North (Third Tier) | 1936-1938 |
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| Division Three South (Third Tier) | 1938-1939 |
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| Division Three South (Third Tier) | 1946-1952 |
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| Division Three North (Third Tier) | 1952-1954 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1954-1957 |
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| Division Three South (Third Tier) | 1957-1958 |
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| Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 1958-1959 |
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| Division Three (Third Tier) | 1959-1965 |
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| Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 1965-1970 |
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| Division Three (Third Tier) | 1970-1978 |
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| Division Four (Fourth Tier) | 1978-1983 |
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| Division Three (Third Tier) | 1983-1989 |
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| Division Two (Second Tier) | 1989-1992 |
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| Division Two (Third Tier) | 1992-1994 |
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| Division One (Second Tier) | 1994-2000 |
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| Division Two (Third Tier) | 2000-2004 |
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| League One (Third Tier) | 2004-2008 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2008-2013 |
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| League One (Third Tier) | 2013-2017 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2017-2022 |
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| League One (Third Tier) | 2022-2024 |
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| League Two (Fourth Tier) | 2024- |
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| Spurs v Port Vale Notes |
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| They are linked with both |
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| Milija Aleksic | Started his career as an amateur at Port Vale. |
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| Eddie Baily | . |
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| Peter Beadle | . |
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| Joe Brough | . |
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| Ivor Brown | – |
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| Michael Brown | – |
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| Wayne Cegielski | . |
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| Ernie Coquet | . |
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| Warneford Cresswell | . |
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| Alfie Devine | Talented young midfielder who Spurs loaned out to Port Vale from 25th August 2023 to 7th January 2024, scoring three goals in 26 appearances while at Vale Park. |
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| Clayton Fortune | – |
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| Anthony Gardner | . |
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| Albert Gosnell | . |
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| Ken Hancock | . |
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| Billy Leech | . |
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| Colin Lyman | – |
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| Bert Lyons | . |
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| Paul Mahorn | . |
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| Harry Marshall | . |
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| Jeff Minton | – |
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| Luke Prosser | . |
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| Chris Young | . |
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| Debuts against Port Vale |
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| Jimmy Smy | 09.02.1929 |
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| Jimmy McCormick | 18.03.1933 |
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| Andy Barcham | 08.11.2006 |
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| Last game for the club – played against Port Vale |
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| Charlie Handley | 29.09.1928 |
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| Arthur Grimsdell | 09.02.1929 |
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| Harry Wilding | 09.02.1929 |
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| Andy Barcham | 08.11.2006 |
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| First goal scored for the club – scored against Port Vale |
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| Bert Smith | 01.11.1919 |
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| Fred Barnett | 09.02.1929 |
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| Davie Colquhoun | 21.11.1931 |
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| Fred Sargent | 01.02.1936 |
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| Neil Ruddock | 30.01.1988 |
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| Tom Huddlestone | 08.11.2006 |
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| Last goal scored for the club – scored against Port Vale |
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| Fred Barnett | 09.02.1929 |
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| Bert Lyons | 21.11.1931 |
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| Milestones |
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| Transfers from Tottenham to Port Vale |
| Name | Date | Fee |
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| Alfie DEVINE | 25th August 2023-17th January 2024 | Loan |
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| Paul MAHORN | March 1998 | ?? |
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| Eddie BAILY | January 1956 | £7,000 |
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| Colin LYMAN | May 1946 | ?? |
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| Transfers from Port Vale to Tottenham |
| Name | Date | Fee |
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| Anthony GARDNER | January 2000 | £1,000,000 |
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| Harry MARSHALL | March 1932 | ?? |
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