Seventh clean sheet as Vale beat Ilkeston
Port Vale made it seven clean sheets from seven friendlies as the Valiants’ defence made it 630 minutes without conceding a goal. An own goal and a strike from Ben Williamson (pictured) secured a 2-0 win over Ilkeston.
The game was played in front of a crowd of 265.
Port Vale: Neal, Yates, McCombe, Artell, Loft, Lloyd, Morsy, James, Shuker, Williamson, Purcell.
Unused subs: Johnson, Davis, Morris, Marland, Pryor.
Vale’s senior friendly results this summer:
- Alsager Town 0-8 Port Vale
- Biddulph Town 0-5 Port Vale
- Newcastle Town 0-2 Port Vale
- Athlone Town 0-5 Port Vale
- Shiven Rovers 0-9 Port Vale
- Galway 0-3 Port Vale
- Ilkeston 0-2 Port Vale
Scorers:
- Tom Pope 10
- Ben Williamson 6
- Tadhg Purcell 4
- Louis Dodds 4
- Jennison Myrie-Williams 2
- Ashley Vincent 2
- Chris Shuker 1
- Clayton McDonald 1
- John McCombe 1
- Ryan Burge
- Own goals 1
Future friendly fixtures
- Nantwich Town (Friday, August 3)
- Coventry City (Tuesday, August 7)
- Tranmere Rovers (Saturday, August 11)