Five of the best Port Vale non-league signings
We take a look at five hugely influential non-league signings by Port Vale FC.
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Ray King was a legendary Port Vale FC goalkeeper who was the regular keeper during the famous 1953-54 Iron Curtain season. He made 275 appearances.
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We take a look at five hugely influential non-league signings by Port Vale FC.
This photo shows goalkeeper Ray King saving a West Ham attack in the 1956-57 season.
We’ve moved onto the bench players for our Ultimate Port Vale XI vote. We already have a winner as the starting keeper but who should be his back-up?
We’re asking Port Vale fans to select their finest-ever Valiants line-up and now it’s time to vote for the greatest goalkeeper.
Ray King is widely regarded as Port Vale’s finest goalkeeper. Here are a selection of clippings about him…
Ray King player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this legendary Port Vale player.
Iron Curtain stars at home: taken from a Sentinel FA Cup semi-final special on display at the Vale Vaults exhibition, here are some unique period portraits of the legendary Freddie Steele side pictured at home.
Barry Clarke’s scrapbook shows us the developments in 1957 as Ray King’s departure leaves a goalkeeping vacancy at the club…
Following the sad passing of legendary goalkeeper Ray King recently, we felt it was appropriate to feature this clipping from the 1950s.
Here are some clippings from Vale fan Barry Clarke’s scrapbook from Vale’s 1956-7 season.
In a tribute to the late Ray King, who sadly passed away earlier this month, we are reproducing his 2000 interview with OVF in full.
Ray King passes away: Ray King, the goalkeeper of Port Vale’s legendary 1954 side has sadly passed away aged 89.
In the third episode of our new series, we take a look at more Port Vale headlines from the 1950’s as the local paper previews the 1956-57 season’s hopes.
In the second episode of our new series, we take a look at more Port Vale headlines from 1957 as Ray King rocks the club with a transfer request.
In the first of a new regular series, we take a look at a number of 1950’s press cuttings about Port Vale.
The number of Port Vale players to appear in goal for their national side is a small one. Out of the dozen or so players to play Internationally while on Vale books, just three were keepers.
Whilst in the course of research for more OVF historical features, we were given these amazing images of Vale’s 1954 FA Cup semi-final clash with West Bromwich Albion.
It all connects for Barry; the 27th March, those thirty-one days, the twelve games played and Easter.
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.
1953-54 Port Vale player profiles: images and contemporary text from the ‘Pride of Port Vale’ booklet.
In 2000, OVF managed to speak to Ray King, a genuine Port Vale legend, who played in Vale’s FA Cup semi-final side. Read the great man’s thoughts.