Gallery: some photos from a 1991 Port Vale friendly game
Resplendent in their classic blue Kalamazoo away kit are several Port Vale FC players ahead of the 1991-1992 season.
Robin van der Laan
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Tough tackling midfielder Robin van der Laan was Port Vale’s first continental signing. A huge success, he was eventually sold to Derby County.
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Foreign legion – Funso Ojo becomes latest European player to sign for Port Vale FC
Newboy Funso Ojo has joined former loanee Florent Cuvelier in becoming the second Belgian signing by Port Vale. He also joins a growing list of continental European players to appear for the club.
Five of the best: successful Port Vale trialists
There have been plenty of trialists playing for Port Vale in friendlies over the years but many are not taken on. Here we look at five trialists who certainly made the grade for the Valiants…
National Press coverage of Port Vale’s draw against Liverpool at Anfield in 1991
Goals from van der Laan and Foyle stunned the Kop and delighted a huge travelling Vale support – here’s how the national press reported on Port Vale’s creditable away League Cup draw with Liverpool in 1991.
Five ways that Port Vale’s John Rudge showed his transfer market genius
The best John Rudge signings are subject of plenty of debate – here is our selection which we think demonstrate the genius of the legendary Port Vale manager.
Vale video rewind: Wigan Athletic are thrashed by Port Vale in 1993
We take a look at the videos on the onevalefan YouTube channel and take a trip back to 1993 and a comprehensive away victory over Wigan Athletic.
Photo Essay: Vale go Dutch with van der Laan arrival
This photo shows Robin van der Laan in the very early stages of his Port Vale career.
Ultimate Port Vale XI: central midfield
Ultimate Port Vale central midfield: we’re asking Port Vale fans to select their finest-ever Valiants line-up and now it’s time to vote for the greatest central midfielders
Clipping Heroes #13: Vale Cover Stars
A selection of programme front cover images from over the decades form the latest of our Clipping Heroes series.
Robin van der Laan
Robin van der Laan player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Liverpool 2-2 Port Vale video, 1991
Watch a news report on one of Vale’s finest league cup hours – an honourable away draw at Anfield in front of 8,000 travelling Valiants.
Former Valiants: Pilkington released
Another news round-up about former Port Vale players including snippets on George Pilkington and Jake Speight.
Video vault: vintage action and the joy of photoshoots
Here are two more Port Vale clips from our OVF YouTube video channel – one from the late 1950’s and the other from the mid-1990’s Clip One This shows a match from the late 1950’s, possibly 1960’s. This clip has no sound. We’re not sure of the opposition (we don’t think it’s West Brom as […]
Video Vault: Port Vale 4-2 Rotherham Utd, 1992
Highlights of a superb Port Vale win during the 1992-1993 season. Ray Walker pulls the strings in midfield as Ian Taylor and John Jeffers score two quality goals. Even defender Peter Swan gets on the scoresheet with some nifty footwork while a vintage Robin van der Laan long-range finish wraps up the scoring. The match […]
Video Vault: Vale score two stunners at Brentford
Here’s another one of our clips from the archives – this time a 1993 victory over Brentford and two stunning goals from Robin van der Laan and Nicky Cross.
Video vault: Stoke 0-1 Port Vale
Watch highlights as Port Vale knock Stoke City out of the Autoglass Trophy thanks to a fine header by Robin van der Laan.
When OVF chatted with Robin van der Laan
Thursday 21st February marks the 22nd anniversary of Port Vale signing Robin van der Laan, the club’s very first Dutch signing.
Kitman confessions: Getting my own back on prankster Swanny
Long-serving Port Vale kitman Stan “Stan the man” Nicholls has passed some more of his anecdotes onto OVF. In his latest anecdotes, Stan recalls an unfortunate clash at Wembley stadium, life away from football and how he got revenge after yet another Peter Swan prank…
How the local press reported Liverpool 2-2 Port Vale in 1992
Liverpool 2-2 Port Vale: Valiants supporters out sing the famous Kop as the team match the mighty Reds. here’s how the Sentinel newspaper reported the game…
Van der Laan: I had my best time at Vale Park
As one of Port Vale’s finest continental imports, we felt it was high time OVF caught up with mercurial midfielder Robin van der Laan.
Cult Hero 08: Robin van der Laan
Robertus Petrus van der Laan or Robin van der Laan to Vale fans, did not confirm to stereotypes.