List of Port Vale F.C. records and statistics
Port Vale F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, playing in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system, as of the 2017–18 season. The club was formed in 1876, in 1884 they took the name Burslem Port Vale F.C., dropping the 'Burslem' in 1907. They played their home matches at The Old Recreation Ground between 1912 and 1950 and at Vale Park from 1950 to the present day. The club joined the English Football League in 1892 as founder members of the Football League Second Division, resigning in 1907, only to return in 1919. Vale's highest league finish was fifth in the Second Division in 1930–31, whilst they were FA Cup semi-finalists in 1953–54.
Roy Sproson made 842 appearances (760 in the league) for Vale between 1950 and 1972, later becoming manager in 1974. Wilf Kirkham is the club's record goalscorer with 164 goals in all competitions, as well as 38 goals in a season. Gareth Ainsworth is the player Vale have both received and spent the highest sum on in the transfer market, £500,000 spent in 1997 with £2,000,000 received as he exited the following year. Chris Birchall is the club record international cap holder with 24, playing for Trinidad and Tobago between 2001 and 2006, including three appearances in the 2006 World Cup.
Honours and achievements
Football League
Football League Third Division / Third Division North / League One (3rd tier)
Football League Fourth Division / Third Division / League Two (4th tier)
Others
North Staffordshire & District League
- Champions: 1909–10
- Runners–up: 1911–12
- Runners–up: 1996
- Runners–up: 1977
- Winners: 1920, 2001[1]
- Runners–up: 1900, 2010
- Winners: 1913[1]
- Runners–up: 1899, 1900, 1914
Staffordshire Junior Cup
- Winners: 1910[1]
North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1883, 1885,[lower-alpha 1] 1891[lower-alpha 1][1]
- Runners–up: 1886
Staffordshire Senior Charity Cup
- Winners: 1892, 1897[1]
North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup
- Winners: 1915, 1920,[lower-alpha 1] 1922[lower-alpha 1][1]
- Runners–up: 1921, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1932
Burslem Challenge Cup
- Winners: 1885[1]
Hanley Cup
- Runners–up: 1910
Coronation Cup
- Runners–up: 1953
Supporters' Clubs' Trophy
- Winners: 1961[1]
- Runners–up: 1960
- Notes
Player records
- Youngest first team player: Malcolm MacKenzie, 15 years 347 days (against Newport County, 12 April 1966).[3]
- Oldest first team player: Tom Holford, 46 years 68 days, (against Derby County, 5 April 1924).[3]
- Youngest first team goalscorer: Clint Boulton, 17 years 110 days (against Walsall, 26 April 1965).[4]
- Tallest first team player: Sam Johnson, 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m).[5]
- Most goals in a season: Joe Brough, 43 goals in the 1909–10 season.[3]
- Most Football League goals in a season: Wilf Kirkham, 38 goals in Second Division in the 1926–27 season.[3]
- Most goals in a Football League match: 6, Stewart Littlewood (against Chesterfield, 24 September 1932).[6]
- Most goals in any match: 7, Chris Young (against Burton Rangers, Birmingham Senior Cup First Round, 21 September 1914).[6]
- Longest consecutive scoring run: 8, John Rowland (1 September to 4 October 1965) & Basil Hayward (28 November 1953 to 26 January 1954).[7]
- Most competitive hat-tricks: Wilf Kirkham, 13.[6]
- Quickest competitive goal: 5 seconds, Ian Bogie (against Stoke City), 12 March 1996.[8]
- Most successful penalty-taker: Andy Jones, 20 from 23.
- Most penalties in a season: Andy Jones, 12 from 15 in the 1986–87 season.[9]
- Most red cards: Jason Talbot, 5.
- Most clean sheets in a season: 29, Ray King, 1953–54.
- Most international caps while a Port Vale player: Chris Birchall, 24 for Trinidad and Tobago
- First Port Vale player to appear in the World Cup finals: Chris Birchall, for Trinidad and Tobago against Sweden on 10 June 2006
- Most appearances by a Port Vale player in the World Cup finals: Chris Birchall, three appearances for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 World Cup
- Most consecutive appearances: John Nicholson, 208 (2 September 1961 – 8 September 1965).[10]
- Most goals at Vale Park: Tom Pope, 56[11]
- Most Port Vale F.C. Player of the Year awards: Tom Pope, 3 (2013, 2014 & 2018).[12]
Appearances
Most appearances
- Competitive, professional matches only.
| # | Name | Years | League[lower-alpha 1] | FA Cup | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Roy Sproson | Centre-half | 1949–1972 | 760 | 65 | 17 | 842 |
| 2 | | Phil Sproson | Centre-half | 1977–1989 | 426 | 31 | 43 | 500 |
| 3 | | Harry Poole | Half-back | 1953–1968 | 451 | 32 | 16 | 499 |
| 4 | | Ray Walker | Midfielder | 1984–1985 1986–1997 | 366 | 28 | 48 | 442 |
| 5 | | Andy Porter | Midfielder | 1986–1998 2004–2006 | 361 | 26 | 51 | 433 |
| 6 | | Dean Glover | Defender | 1989–1998 | 363 | 20 | 48 | 431 |
| 7 | | Neil Aspin | Defender | 1989–1999 | 348 | 24 | 38 | 410 |
| 8 | | Russell Bromage | Midfielder | 1977–1987 | 347 | 20 | 35 | 402 |
| 9 | | Terry Miles | Midfielder | 1955–1968 | 365 | 27 | 9 | 401 |
| 10 | | Basil Hayward | Utility | 1946–1958 | 349 | 23 | 0 | 372 |
- ↑ Appearances and goals are for matches in the English Football League, Central League, North Staffordshire & District League, North Staffordshire Federation League, Midland League, and the Combination.
- ↑ Appearances and goals are for matches in play-off games, FA Cup, League Cup, League Trophy, Anglo-Italian Cup, Debenhams Cup, Supporters' Clubs' Trophy, and Coronation Cup. Minor cup competitions (such as the Staffordshire Senior Cup) may also be included prior to World War II only, as are all first team league appearances in local leagues prior to World War I. Friendly matches in the 19th century are included.
Goalscorers
- Competitive, professional matches only.
- As of 8 September 2018.
| # | Name | Years | League[lower-alpha 1] | FA Cup | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Wilf Kirkham | Forward | 1923–1929 1932–1933 | 153 | 11 | 0 | 164 |
| 2 |  | Frank McGinnes | Forward | 1889–1892 | 33 | 1 | 75 | 109 |
| 3 | | Martin Foyle | Forward | 1991–2000 | 83 | 9 | 16 | 108 |
| 4 | | Joe Brough | Forward | 1906–1907 1909–1910 1913–1922 | 64 | 9 | 0 | 104 |
| – | | Billy Reynolds | Forward | 1882–1892 | 4 | 7 | 93 | 104 |
| 6 | | Stan Steele | Inside forward | 1955–1961 1968 | 88 | 4 | 3 | 95 |
| 7 | | Tom Nolan | Forward | 1931–1935 1936–1940 | 89 | 3 | 1 | 93 |
| 8 | | Tom Pope | Forward | 2011–2015 2017–present | 79 | 5 | 5 | 92 |
| 9 |  | Robbie Earle | Midfielder | 1982–1991 | 77 | 4 | 9 | 90 |
| 10 | | Tony Naylor | Forward | 1994–2001 2005 | 71 | 2 | 16 | 89 |
- ↑ Appearances and goals are for matches in the English Football League, Central League, North Staffordshire & District League, North Staffordshire Federation League, Midland League, and the Combination.
- ↑ Appearances and goals are for matches in play-off games, FA Cup, League Cup, League Trophy, Anglo-Italian Cup, Debenhams Cup, Supporters' Clubs' Trophy, and Coronation Cup. Minor cup competitions (such as the Staffordshire Senior Cup) may also be included prior to World War II only, as are all first team league appearances in local leagues prior to World War I. Friendly matches in the 19th century are included.
Transfer fees
Gareth Ainsworth is the club's record incoming and outgoing transfer.
- Paid
| # | Fee | Paid to | For | Date | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £500,000 | Lincoln City | | Gareth Ainsworth | Winger | September 1997 | [13] |
| 2 | £450,000 | York City |  | Jon McCarthy | Winger | August 1995 | |
| 3 | £375,000 | Oxford United | | Martin Foyle | Forward | June 1991 | [14] |
| 4 | £350,000 | Wrexham | | Dave Brammer | Midfielder | March 1999 | |
| 5 | £300,000 | Bristol Rovers | | Peter Beadle | Forward | August 1998 | [15] |
| – | £300,000 | Crystal Palace | | Marcus Bent | Forward | January 1999 | |
- Record progression
| Date | Fee | Paid to | For | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1931 | Undisclosed | Oldham Athletic | | Stewart Littlewood | Forward | [16] |
| October 1946 | Undisclosed | Blackpool | | Jimmy Todd | Half-back | [17] |
| July 1948 | £10,000[lower-alpha 1] | Liverpool | | Mick Hulligan Stan Palk | Winger Inside forward | [18] |
| January 1956 | £7,000 | Tottenham Hotspur | | Eddie Baily | Inside forward | [19] |
| July 1963 | £15,000 | Leicester City | | Albert Cheesebrough | Forward | [20] |
| August 1963 | £15,000[lower-alpha 2] | Everton | | Billy Bingham | Outside-right | [21] |
| August 1978 | £37,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | | Ken Todd | Midfielder | [17] |
| November 1978 | £40,000 | Bury | | Peter Farrell | Midfielder | [22] |
| February 1989 | £200,000 | Middlesbrough | | Dean Glover | Defender | [23] |
| June 1991 | £375,000 | Oxford United | | Martin Foyle | Forward | [14] |
| August 1995 | £450,000 | York City | | Jon McCarthy | Winger | [24] |
| September 1997 | £500,000 | Lincoln City | | Gareth Ainsworth | Winger | [13] |
- Received
| # | Fee | Received from | For | Date | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | £2.0m | Wimbledon | | Gareth Ainsworth | Winger | October 1998 | [25] |
| 2 | £1.5m | Birmingham City | | Jon McCarthy | Winger | September 1997 | |
| 3 | £1.0m | Sheffield Wednesday | | Ian Taylor | Midfielder | August 1994 | [26] |
| – | £1.0m | Bradford City | | Lee Mills | Forward | August 1997 | |
| 5 | £950,000[lower-alpha 1] | Leicester City | | Steve Guppy | Winger | February 1997 | |
- ↑ Includes £100,000 in add-ons
- Record progression
| Date | Fee | Paid to | For | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1921 | £4,750 | West Bromwich Albion | | Bobby Blood | Forward | [27] |
| January 1949 | Undisclosed | Queens Park Rangers | | Bill Pointon | Forward | [28] |
| August 1967 | £30,000 | Blackpool | | Terry Alcock | Defender | [29] |
| October 1978 | £55,000 | Leicester City | | John Ridley | Midfielder | [30] |
| September 1987 | £350,000 | Charlton Athletic | .svg.png){kind=small} | Andy Jones | Forward | |
| June 1991 | £925,000 | Norwich City | | Darren Beckford | Forward | [31] |
| August 1994 | £1.0m | Sheffield Wednesday | | Ian Taylor | Midfielder | [26] |
| September 1997 | £1.5m | Birmingham City | | Jon McCarthy | Winger | |
| October 1998 | £2.0m | Wimbledon | | Gareth Ainsworth | Winger | [25] |
Club records
Tom Holford played for the club against Derby County at the age of 46.
Chris Birchall won 24 caps for Trinidad and Tobago whilst at Port Vale.
Roy Sproson made 842 first team appearances for Port Vale.
- Most Football League goals scored in a season: 110 in 46 matches, Fourth Division, 1958–59.
- Fewest Football League goals scored in a season: 30 in 22 matches, Second Division, 1892–93.
- Fewest Football League goals conceded in a season: 21 in 46 matches, Third Division North, 1953–54.[32]
- Most Football League goals conceded in a season: 106 in 42 matches, Second Division, 1935–36.
- Fewest Football League goals conceded at home in a season: 5 in 23 matches, Third Division North, 1953–54.[32]
- Most points in a Football League season: 89 in 46 matches, Second Division 1992–93.
- Fewest points in a Football League season: 15 in 22 matches, Second Division, 1892–93.[3]
- Most wins in a Football League season: 30 in 42 matches, Third Division North, 1929–30.[3]
- Fewest wins in a Football League season: 6 in 22 matches, Second Division, 1892–93.[3]
- Fewest defeats in a Football League season: 3 in 46 matches, Third Division North, 1953–54.[3]
- Most defeats in a Football League season: 28 in 42 matches, Second Division, 1956–57.[3]
- Most red cards in a season: 7 in 46 games, 1974–75 & 2001–02
- Most clean sheets in a season: 30 in 46 matches, Third Division North, 1953–54[lower-alpha 1]
- Most players used in a season: 43 in 1998–99[33]
Streaks
- League wins: 8, 8 April 1893 to 30 September 1893[34]
- Draws: 6, 26 April 1981 to 12 September 1981[34]
- Losses: 9, 9 March 1957 to 20 April 1957[34]
- Clean sheets: 7, 11 February 1922 to 18 March 1922[34]
- Without a win: 17, 7 December 1991 to 21 March 1992[34]
- Without a draw: 20, 10 September 1906 to 19 January 1907 & 30 October 2004 to 5 March 2005[34]
- Without a loss: 19, 5 May 1969 to 8 November 1969[34]
- Without a clean sheet: 22, 22 September 1956 to 23 February 1957[34]
- Without failing to score: 22, 12 September 1992 to 13 February 1993[34]
- Without scoring a goal: 6, 19 August 2017 to 12 September 2017[35]
- Home
- Wins: 12, 9 February 1952 to 8 September 1952[34]
- Draws: 6, 10 October 1977 to 27 December 1977 & 20 January 1982 to 6 March 1982[34]
- Losses: 6, 1 January 1992 to 14 March 1992[34]
- Clean sheets: 11, 7 September 1953 to 13 February 1954[34]
- Failing to score: 5, 13 April 1998 to 31 August 1998[34]
- Without a win: 12, 28 March 1978 to 21 October 1978[34]
- Without a draw: 19, 25 August 1928 to 6 April 1929[34]
- Without a loss: 42, 8 November 1952 to 18 September 1954[34]
- Without a clean sheet: 13, 26 September 1964 to 15 March 1965[34]
- Without failing to score: 33, 19 October 1946 to 13 March 1948[34]
- Away
- Wins: 5, 20 March 1993 to 24 April 1993[34]
- Draws: 6, 20 March 1954 to 26 April 1954 & 19 January 1985 to 29 March 1985[34]
- Losses: 14, 21 September 1895 to 18 April 1896[34]
- Clean sheets: 5, 20 March 1993 to 24 April 1993[34]
- Failing to score: 6, 8 January 1966 to 9 March 1966[34]
- Without a win: 29, 17 January 1903 to 8 October 1904[34]
- Without a draw: 27, 26 January 1895 to 3 December 1898[34]
- Without a loss: 10, 5 May 1969 to 8 November 1969[34]
- Without a clean sheet: 42, 18 December 1976 to 30 September 1978[34]
- Without failing to score: 15, 10 January 1998 to 26 September 1998[34]
Matches
Vale Park held 49,768 supporters for the visit of Aston Villa on 20 February 1960
- Record win: 16–0 against Middlewich in a friendly, 2 February 1884.[36]
- Record away win: 9–0 at Smallthorne in North Staffs & District League, 26 February 1910.[36]
- Record Football League win: 9–1 against Chesterfield in Second Division, 24 September 1932.[36]
- Record defeat: 0–12 at Aston Villa in Staffordshire Senior Cup, 26 January 1891.[37]
- Record Football League defeat: 0–10 against Sheffield United in Second Division, 10 December 1892.[lower-alpha 1][37]
- Record aggregate score: 12 (3–9) at Tottenham Hotspur, 21 November 1931.
- Record aggregate cup score: 9 (2–7) at Aston Villa, 10 January 1925.
- Highest home attendance: 49,768 against Aston Villa, FA Cup fifth round, 20 February 1960.[1]
- Highest Football League attendance: 40,066 against Stoke City, Second Division, 25 April 1955.[1]
- Highest home gate receipts: £170,349: against Everton, FA Cup fourth round, 14 February 1996.
- Highest average home attendance: 20,708 in 1954–55
- Lowest (competitive first team) attendance at Vale Park: 601 against Burton Albion, EFL Trophy Group Stage, 9 October 2018.[38]
- Lowest Football League attendance at Vale Park: 1,924 against York City, 1 May 1982.[1]
- Notes
References
- General
- Kent, Jeff: "The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale" (Witan Books, 1990, ISBN 0-9508981-4-7).
- Kent, Jeff: "The Port Vale Record 1879–1993" (Witan Books, 1993, ISBN 0-9508981-9-8).
- Kent, Jeff: "Port Vale Personalities: A Biographical Dictionary of Players, Officials and Supporters" (Witan Books, 1996, ISBN 0-9529152-0-0).
- Specific
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Kent 1990, p. 291
- ↑ "Port Vale FC History". www.port-vale.co.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kent, 1990 & p292
- ↑ "21 things you didn't know about Port Vale". The Sentinel. 30 October 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "Sam Johnson eager to make his mark". The Sentinel. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 Kent, 1993 & p288
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (27 November 2015). "How Ajay Leitch-Smith compares to Vale goal heroes". The Sentinel. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ Shaw, Phil (13 March 1996). "Bogie's lightning strike catches Stoke cold". The Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ Sherwin, Phil (2010). The Port Vale Miscellany. Brimscombe Port: The History Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7524-5777-2.
- ↑ Kent, 1996 & p214
- ↑ Baggaley, Michael (1 September 2018). "Port Vale 1, Newport 2: History-maker Tom Pope is proud but frustrated". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ↑ Baggaley, Michael (28 April 2018). "Tom Pope makes history at Port Vale player of the year awards". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- 1 2 Shaw, Steve (20 November 2010). "Port Vale: Rudge was huge influence on career, says Gareth Ainsworth". The Sentinel. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- 1 2 Struthers, Greg (21 September 2008). "Caught in Time: Vale drunk on success". The Times. London, UK. Retrieved 25 November 2008. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "Profile" (PDF). watfordfcarchive.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ↑ Kent, 1996 & p273
- 1 2 Kent, 1996 & p291
- ↑ Kent, 1996 & p146
- ↑ Kent, 1996 & p14
- ↑ Kent, 1996 & p59
- ↑ Kent, 1996 & p30
- ↑ Kent, 1996 & p98
- ↑ Shaw, Phil (26 January 2006). "FA Cup Countdown: Heroes and Villans". The Independent. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
- ↑ "Red raiders net Greening". York Evening Press. 24 March 1998. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- 1 2 Shaw, Steve (20 November 2010). "Port Vale: Rudge was huge influence on career, says Gareth Ainsworth". The Sentinel. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- 1 2 Kent, 1996 & p287
- ↑ Oakes, Beverley (2015), The Valiant, Country Books, p. 89, ISBN 978-1-910489-20-8
- ↑ Kent, 1996 & p233
- ↑ "Whatever happened to... Terry Alcock". Blackpool F.C. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
- ↑ Kent, 1996 & p250
- ↑ Kent, 1996 & p22
- 1 2 3 "Football League Records". football–league.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ↑ Baggaley, Mike (26 January 2017). "Port Vale talking points: Scouts, signings and likely game change". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 "Port Vale scoring and sequence records - Statto.com". Statto.com. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ↑ Baggaley, Michael (13 September 2017). "Talking points as rock bottom Port Vale make unwanted history". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- 1 2 3 Kent, 1993 & p284
- 1 2 Kent, 1993 & p286
- ↑ Baggaley, Michael (9 October 2018). "Port Vale 1, Burton 0 report as Miller's quality finish secures hard-fought win". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
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