Connections: Port Vale and Cambridge United
A look at a selection of players to appear for both sides ahead of the weekend clash.
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Vale forward David Amoo (right) has been in fine form since joining in the summer. Amoo has netted twice already. He left Cambridge at the end of last season after 76 games and seven goals.
Luke Hannant is set to face his former teammates after his move to Cambridge over the summer. A Neil Aspin signing from Gateshead, Hannant enjoyed a strong start to his Valiants career before drifting out of the picture under Aspin’s replacement, John Askey. The winger made 68 appearances for Vale, scoring five times.
There could be a couple more familiar faces in the opposition ranks. Former Vale striker Marc Richards has joined Cambridge on a short-term deal. Richards, who scored 75 times for Vale, has already got off the mark this season. The ever-popular Dan Jones switched to Cambridge this season and could face his fans on the Railway Paddock.
Finally, veteran Leon Legge has been a regular in the Vale back four this season. Legge played 124 times for Cambridge between 2015 and 2018 scoring twelve times into the bargain.
OTHERS
Players to enjoy loan spells at both clubs in recent seasons include defender Kyle Howkins and striker Alex Jones.
Other players to have spells at both clubs in recent years include striking trio Uche Ikpeazu, Wayne Gray and Jordan Slew. Other players include defender Liam Chilvers, who is pictured on the left enjoying promotion with the Valiants in 2013 and former Manchester United goalkeeper Kevin Pilkington.