Port Vale Mascots of yesteryear – pictured
Port Vale Mascots: we love these photos and we wanted to share them with you all. They date from the days before Port Vale had one, official mascot…
Port Vale FC memorabilia and historical features, many of which are exclusive to OVF.
Port Vale Mascots: we love these photos and we wanted to share them with you all. They date from the days before Port Vale had one, official mascot…
We recently found this article in the excellent football memorabilia magazine Back Pass and we felt it may be of interest to our users. It’s a brief interview with Vale legend Andy Jones plus a small piece on Andy’s current activities.
Port Vale’s first-ever league encounter with neighbours Stoke City took place in 1920 and OVF has a vintage document from that league match to share with you…
Port Vale Valiants nickname: do you know when the club first adopted the “Valiants” nickname? Was it 1876, when the club was founded, perhaps? Well, somewhat surprisingly, the nickname did not come into use until some 43 years after the club’s formation.
Port Vale have had a variety of club crests over the many years of the club’s existence. OVF examines the history behind the club’s many badge designs.
Hold on, you may be thinking… Ryan Giggs hasn’t scored a goal in either league or cup against Port Vale! Well, I must confess this feature is a bit of a cheat, but hopefully it’s still a fascinating read.
Port Vale history was made during a Division Four game against Barnsley in April 1979. It involved two homegrown youngsters in the early stages of their careers with the club.
Salute to Port Vale is a vintage cartoon from the March 1954 edition of Charles Buchan’s Football Monthly.
OVF has reproduced this image of Port Vale’s 1958 side. It’s pictured on the front of Soccer Star magazine.
In 1988, Port Vale secured a famous FA Cup victory over cup holders Tottenham Hotspur and this is how national football magazine Match celebrated the achievement.
OVF would like to pay tribute to Port Vale players, officials, fans and all other men and women who gave their lives serving their country.
Vale fan Ray Shaughnessy has unearthed a fascinating newspaper clipping from the 19th century that appears to cast doubt on the club’s formation year.
1920’s Port Vale pictures: thanks to Port Vale fan Leigh Briscoe, OVF has been handed these amazing images of Port Vale players during the late 1920s including striker Billy Briscoe.
Thanks to Port Vale fan Leigh Briscoe, OVF has been handed these amazing images of Port Vale players during the 1920s including striker Billy Briscoe. These images were discovered by Leigh’s grandmother and mainly feature Billy Briscoe, who is related to Leigh.
Thanks to Port Vale fan Angela Fox, OVF has been handed these amazing images of Port Vale players, fans and club staff during the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Thanks to Port Vale fan Angela Fox, OVF has been handed these amazing images of Port Vale supporters on their way to an FA Cup tie against Fulham.
Thanks to Port Vale fan Angela Fox, OVF has been handed these amazing images of Port Vale supporters on the Vale Park terraces in the 1950’s.
We take a look at a 1961 feature from the Reynold’s News and Sunday Citizen newspaper. The feature takes the form of a hand-tinted team photograph and some text on Port Vale’s cup run during the 1961-1962 season.
Continuing our look at the booklet celebrating Port Vale’s 1970 promotion success. The booklet is 69 pages long, so this is the second part of our look through the pages of the promotion pamphlet.
Robert Connelly remembered: when OVF purchased Bob Connelly’s cup winning medal and presented it to the club, little did we realise that the publication of the article would lead to OVF being contacted by a relative of the Port Vale star.
In this 1988 edition of Shoot magazine, Port Vale were featured due to their epic FA Cup run. This edition ran just before Vale’s fifth round clash with Watford and featured a fascinating revelation from Phil Sproson on how close he came to joining neighbours Stoke City.
Take a look at the pamphlet celebrating Port Vale’s 1970 promotion success.
Were you at Vale Park in 1986, when the Valiants lined-up in a bright orange kit? We have the photos to prove it.
We present a series of photos taken by two of the actual players involved in Port Vale’s Czechoslovakia Tour which took place in 1960.
Port Vale’s famous 1988 FA Cup run really made the headlines – and we have the pictorial evidence to prove it…
A vintage article from Charlie Buchan’s Soccer Gift Book as then Vale general manager Sir Stanley Matthews explains the club’s youth policy.
Take a look at some vintage cigarette cards featuring Port Vale players dating from the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1950’s.