Founded in 1876 the Valiants were an amateur side, named after the club's meeting place, Port Vale House, a suburb of Stoke on Trent. The suburb in Stoke was a port serving the Trent-Mersey canals.
In 1884 the club moved to Burslem and added that to front of their club name, playing in the Midland League. Port Vale FC is the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal. The Club took its name from the venue of the inaugural meeting at 'Port Vale House', in a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent.
In 1892 they were founder members of the Football League, Second Divisin 1892 but had a few financial moments, leaving the league in 1896 but were able, in 1898, to rejoin the Division Two. Times were tough and they collapsed again in 1907 and played Central League games under the more straight forward name, Port Vale.
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Freddie Steele's "Iron Curtain" team won the Third Division North title in 1953-4 and reached the FA Cup semi-final, a very successful season. In 1965-8, Potters' hero, Stanley Matthews, (who was he??? SHAME...look him up!!!) took over as General manager after he decided finally to retire from playing. Stanley Matthews joined manager Jackie Mudie, a Scottish colleague from their days at Blackpool FC. They both won FA Cup medals in the 1953 Cup Final.
John Rudge and Neil Aspin are at the helm this season. Roy Sproson was manager between 1974-7; he holds the record for most appearances for the club-842 between 1950-1972. It didn't work much!
Robbie Williams, a local, owns part of Port Vale FC. In 2014, he was awarded the freedom of his home town of Stoke-on-Trent, as well as having a tourist trail created and streets named in his honour. Robert Peter Williams was born on 13 February 1974 in Stoke, the son of Janet (née Farrell) and Peter Williams (also known as Pete Conway), who ran a pub called the Red Lion in Burslem before his father became the licensee at the Port Vale FC Social Club.
They have never played top-flight football, and hold the records for the most seasons in the EFL (111) and in the second tier (41) without reaching the first tier. The club's traditional rivals are Stoke City and games between the two are known as the "Potteries Derby". They play in EFL One having won promotion from 2021-2 through the play offs, having come 5th in the division of 24.
After playing at the Athletic Ground in Cobridge and at The Old Recreation Ground in Hanley, the club returned to Burslem when Vale Park was opened in 1950. Outside the ground is a statue to Roy Sproson, who played 842 competitive games for the club. The club's traditional rivals are Stoke City, in what is called the Potteries Derby, when they meet.
Becoming one of the more prominent football clubs in Staffordhire, Burslem Port Vale were invited to become founder members of the Football League Second Division in 1892. They spent 13 non-consecutive seasons in the division, punctuated by two seasons in the Midland League. before they resigned due to financial difficulties and entered liquidation in 1907. The name of Port Vale continued in the North Staffordshire Federation League, and this new club were successful enough to be reinstated into the Football League in 1919.
The club crest was introduced in February 2013; it included local historical references: the Portland Vases representing Josiah Wedgwood (top left), the Scythe coming from the house crest of the Sneyd family (top right) and the silver cross appearing from the house crest of the local landowners, the Audley Family, as well as the Stafford Knot above the crest.
In 1950 the club moved to the present Vale Park, remembering that this is a league club playing without a geographical place name. Any others?
https://www.quora.com/Is-Arsenal-the-only-club-not-named-after-the-city-state-they-are-based-in
Freddie Steele's "Iron Curtain" team won the Third Division North title in 1953-4 and reached the FA Cup semi-final, a very successful season.
In 1965-8, Potters' hero, Stanley Matthews, (who was he??? Look him up!!!) took over as General manager after he decided finally to retire from playing. Stanley Matthews joined manager Jackie Mudie, a Scottish colleague from their days at Blackpool FC. They both won FA Cup medals in the 1953 Cup Final.
John Rudge and Neil Aspin are at the helm this season. Roy Sproson was manager between 1974-7; he holds the record for most appearances for the club-842 between 1950-1972. It didn't work much!
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