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Defender Phil Sproson was the nephew of Vale legend Roy Sproson and made 495 appearances for the club, appearing in three promotion campaigns.
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In the 2021-22 Port Vale squad both captain Tom Conlon and striker Eden Bailey have relatives who have also played for the club. Here’s a select list of Port Vale players from the same family…
Match Weekly was a popular football magazine in the 1980s – here’s how they covered Port Vale’s famous FA Cup win over Tottenham Hotspur in 1988.
With thanks to Port Vale supporter Ken Grocott, we have three national press previews of Port Vale’s FA Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur in 1988.
Striker Will Swan joined Port Vale on loan in February 2021 becoming the fifth Nottingham Forest player to join the club on loan in the last four years. There have also been two permanent transfers and a couple of unsuccessful trials.
Former Port Vale player and agent Phil Sproson has told BBC Radio Stoke that Port Vale have made a permanent offer for loan midfielder Jake Taylor.
A look back at a still memorable FA Cup game for Port Vale.
Pictured are Valiants Phil Sproson, John Rudge and Ray Walker with a portable radio…
Baddeley Green WMC is hosting a night with Port Vale legend Phil Sproson and former Stoke City captain Andy Griffin on Friday 2nd February.
Kindly provided to this website by Dave here are some clippings of the Sentinel’s coverage of Vale’s famous win over Spurs in 1988.
The premise of this series is simple – a selection of clippings on a single theme. This time it’s Vale cup ties.
Phil Sproson player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Football agent Phil Sproson says that former Cheltenham midfielder Darren Carter is unlikely to join Port Vale this summer.
It should come as no surprise that on the 25th anniversary of OVF editor Rob Fielding’s favourite Vale game, that this website should produce a number of features recalling the events of 30th January 1988…
In the seventh of a series of special OVF features to mark the build-up to the unveiling of the long-awaiting Roy Sproson statue, here’s an OVF interview with Phil Sproson.
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.
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.
BBC Radio Five Live presented a dedicated programme on Port Vale’s famous 1988 win over Tottenham Hotspur – and here’s the full transcript.
We talk to Valiant legend Phil Sproson about his time at the club and his thoughts on his famous Vale family.
Watch an FA Cup giantkilling classic as goals from Ray Walker and Phil Sproson secure a Port Vale victory over Spurs.
A legendary family for Vale followers, Rob Fielding look back at the extraordinary loyalty of three generations of Sprosons.