Port Vale v Spurs – Full Results History & Stats; Match Reports

Attendance : –  34,560
Ref. : – Steve Bennett (Kent)

Teams :
Port Vale –  Grew, Steggles, Hughes, Walker, Hazell, P. Sproson, Ford, Earle, Riley, Beckford (Finney), Cole.
Subs not used :
Spurs –   Parks, Hughton (D. Howells 60), M. Thomas, Ruddock, Faiclough, Mabbutt (c), P. Allen, C. Allen, Waddle, Fenwick, Moran
Subs not used :  Statham
Attendance : –   20,045

Port Vale brought the score back to 2-1 when Ken Griffiths got a 23rd minute goal, but the two goal gap was restored when Duquemin netted just before the half-time whistle.

Griffiths got his second of the game ten minutes after the break, but Johnny Gavin put Tottenham through when he headed a fourth goal towards the end of the game.

Teams :
Spurs –   Reynolds, Ramsey, Hopkins, Blanchflower, Clarke, Marchi, Gavin, Baily, Brooks, Duquemin, Robb
Port Vale –   King, Turner, Potts, Mullard, Hayward, R. Sproson, Askey, Leake, Smith, Griffiths, Cunliffe.
Attendance : –   50,414

Teams :
Port Vale –  .
Spurs –   Taylor, Channell, Whatley, Howe, Rowe, Phypers, Wille Evans, Sargent, Morrison, Willie Hall, Almer Hall
Attendance : –   10,770

Teams :
Spurs –   Hooper, Channell, Fullwood, Howe, Rowe, Phypers, Willie Evans, McCormick, Morrison, Hall, Andy Duncan
Port Vale –  Baker, Birks.
Attendance : –   32,872

Teams :
Port Vale –  .
Spurs –  Nicholls, Felton, Whatley, Rowe, Meads, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, McCormick, Hunt, Brain, Willie Hall
Attendance : –   14,588

Teams :
Spurs –  Nicholls, Felton, Whatley, Colquhoun, Howe, Rowe, Meads, Willie Evans, Hunt, O’Callaghan, Greenfield
Port Vale –  .
Attendance : –    33,071

Teams :
Port Vale –  .
Spurs – Taylor, Felton, Poynton, Rowe, Meads, Tom Evans, Willie Evans, Willie Davies, George Hunt, Brain, Greenfield
Attendance : –  7,682

Spurs had just missed out on promotion at the end of the previous season, but the new season was proving a big disappointment ,although they had won their previous home game by 6-2 against Swansea.

Prior to the game Port Vale were above Spurs in the League table but Spurs ran out convincing winners.  Centre forward George Hunt scored twice and the rest of the goals came from the right side of the team.  Right winger Willie Davies scored a hat-trick, inside right Jimmy Brain claimed two, while right half Dave Colquhoun and right back Albert Lyons scored one each, Lyons netting from the penalty spot.

Teams :
Spurs –   Taylor, Lyons, Hodgkinson, Colquhoun, Rowe, Alsford, Willie Evans, Willie Davies, George Hunt, Brain, O’Callaghan
Port Vale –  .
Attendance : –  22,226

Teams :
Port Vale –  .
Spurs – Spiers, Lyons, Hodgkinson, Skitt, Messer, Meads, Smailes, Willie Davies, Rowley, Osborne, Cook
Attendance : –   14,290

Teams :
Spurs –  Spiers, Lyons, Hodgkinson, Skitt, Messer, Meads, Dimmock, Willie Davies, Harper, O’Callaghan, Cook
Port Vale –  .
Attendance : –   23,609

Teams :
Spurs –  Spiers, Forster, Poynton, Lowdell, Wilding, Grimsdell, Dimmock, Barnett, Osborne, O’Callaghan, Smy
Port Vale –  .
Attendance : –   21,342

Teams :
Port Vale –  .
Spurs –  Nicholls, Bann, Richardson, Lowdell, Grimsdell, Osborne, Thompson, O’Callaghan, Scott, Handley, Elkes
Attendance : –   12,502

Teams :
Spurs –  Jacques, Goodman, Pearson, Rance, Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Chipperfield, Walden, Cantrell, Minter, Bliss
Port Vale –  Lockett
Attendance : –   28,603

Teams :
Port Vale – 
Spurs –  Jacques, Goodman, Pearson, Rance, Grimsdell, Bert Smith, Chipperfield, Walden, Cantrell, Minter, Bliss
Attendance : –   17,000 

A 12 match unbeaten run counted for nothing as Spurs faced a fiesty Vale side who capitalised on Tottenham’s ability to turn possession into goals and the home team grabbed a first half goal that turned out to be the match-winner.

An early Port Vale attack saw Oscar Jansson having to save with his feet after James Lawrie fed Danny Glover in on goal in the first minute and although Danny Rose’s header, getting on the end of a mis-hit shot from Daniel Hutchins was well saved by the Valiants’ keeper Chris Martin, but he had been offside anyway.

In the 11th minute, Jamie Elwell launched a long throw into the penalty area and Jonathan Crompton jumped above the Spurs defenders to head past Jansson.  The Spurs keeper did well to keep out an effort from Simon Richman, while, at the other end, Adam Copeland twice denied Ryan Mason an equaliser before half-time.

The second period was a much tighter affair with only one clear chance, coming Tottenham’s way when ROse raced down the right wing and planted a cross onto Jon Obika’s head.  Only six yards out, he was unable to make a solid connection, allowing Martin to save and protect the Port Vale lead.

Teams :
Port Vale –  Chris Martin, Edwards, Adam Copeland, Dixon, Jonathan Crompton, Jamie Elwell, Simon Richman, Davidson, James Lawrie, Danny Glover, Chapman (Lovatt 90)
Unused subs. : – Ransome, Pike, Share, Beeston
Spurs –  Oscar Jansson, Sam Cox (David Hutton 79), Daniel Hutchins, Jake Livermore, Callum Butcher, Steven Caulker (Alex Olsen 79), Dean Parrett, Danny Rose, Jon Obika, Ryan Mason, Andros Townsend (Yaser Kasim 36)
Unused subs. : –  Lee Butler, Yuri Berchiche
Manager : – Alex Inglethorpe
Attendance : –   2,104