Fixtures: Vale begin with Walsall
The Football League have published the fixtures for the new season – and Port Vale will begin with a home fixture against old rivals Walsall.
Boxing Day will see a plum home game against promotion favourites Sheff Utd while Vale end the season with a home game against Fleetwood Town.
Fixtures for 2014-15
AUGUST
Port Vale v Walsall Sat 9 Aug 15:00
Port Vale v Hartlepool Tue 12 Aug 19:45 (League Cup)
Doncaster v Port Vale Sat 16 Aug 15:00
Oldham v Port Vale Tue 19 Aug 19:45
Port Vale v Notts County Sat 23 Aug 15:00
Port Vale v Chesterfield Sat 30 Aug 15:00
SEPTEMBER
Peterborough v Port Vale Sat 6 Sep 15:00
Crewe v Port Vale Sat 13 Sep 15:00
Port Vale v Bristol City Tue 16 Sep 19:45
Port Vale v Barnsley Sat 20 Sep 15:00
Bradford v Port Vale Sat 27 Sep 15:00
OCTOBER
Fleetwood v Port Vale Sat 4 Oct 15:00
Port Vale v Yeovil Sat 11 Oct 15:00
Preston v Port Vale Sat 18 Oct 15:00
Port Vale v Scunthorpe Tue 21 Oct 19:45
Port Vale v Leyton Orient Sat 25 Oct 15:00
NOVEMBER
Colchester v Port Vale Sat 1 Nov 15:00
Port Vale v Rochdale Sat 15 Nov 15:00
MK Dons v Port Vale Sat 22 Nov 15:00
Gillingham v Port Vale Sat 29 Nov 15:00
DECEMBER
Port Vale v Coventry Sat 13 Dec 15:00
Crawley v Port Vale Sat 20 Dec 15:00
Port Vale v Sheff Utd Fri 26 Dec 15:00
Swindon v Port Vale Sun 28 Dec 15:00
JANUARY
Port Vale v Gillingham Sat 3 Jan 15:00
Chesterfield v Port Vale Sat 10 Jan 15:00
Port Vale v Peterborough Sat 17 Jan 15:00
Port Vale v Crewe Sat 24 Jan 15:00
Barnsley v Port Vale Sat 31 Jan 15:00
FEBRUARY
Port Vale v Bradford Sat 7 Feb 15:00
Bristol City v Port Vale Tue 10 Feb 19:45
Walsall v Port Vale Sat 14 Feb 15:00
Port Vale v Doncaster Sat 21 Feb 15:00
Notts County v Port Vale Sat 28 Feb 15:00
MARCH
Port Vale v Oldham Tue 3 Mar 19:45
Coventry v Port Vale Sat 7 Mar 15:00
Port Vale v Swindon Sat 14 Mar 15:00
Port Vale v Crawley Tue 17 Mar 19:45
Sheff Utd v Port Vale Sat 21 Mar 15:00
Leyton Orient v Port Vale Sat 28 Mar 15:00
APRIL
Port Vale v Colchester Sat 4 Apr 15:00
Rochdale v Port Vale Mon 6 Apr 15:00
Port Vale v MK Dons Sat 11 Apr 15:00
Scunthorpe v Port Vale Tue 14 Apr 19:45
Port Vale v Preston Sat 18 Apr 15:00
Yeovil v Port Vale Sat 25 Apr 15:00
MAY
Port Vale v Fleetwood Sat 2 May 15:00