Garrity made captain as Port Vale squad numbers announced
The Valiants have announced that influential midfielder Ben Garrity is the captain for the 2024-25 season.
Defender Connor Hall and midfielder George Byers are the vice-captains.
Garrity has been given the number eight shirt while Connor Ripley keeps the number one jersey and striker Jayden Stockley is the number nine.
Recent signing Kyle John has been handed the number 24 shirt.
Port Vale squad numbers 2024-25
1 Connor Ripley
2 Mitch Clark
3 Dan Jones
4 Ben Heneghan
5 Connor Hall
6 Nathan Smith
7 Heorge Byers
8 Ben Garrity (c)
9 Jayden Stockley
10 Ethan Chislett
11 Ronan Curtis
12 Baylee Dipepa
13 Ben Amos
14 Funso Ojo
15 Conor Grant
16 Jason Lowe
17 Ruari Paton
18 Ryan Croasdale
19 Lorent Tolaj
20 Tom Sang
21 James Plant
22 Jesse Debrah
23 Jack Shorrock
24 Kyle John
28 Andrew Buah
29 Arron Davies
30 Ben Lomax
37 Benicio Baker-Boaity
42 Sam Hart
Squad numbers have been edited to take account of Kyle John signing
Tim the Valiant
8th August 2024 @ 11:16 pm
Have I missed some news as I don’t see Rhys Walters name in the squad numbers list? Has he left the club?
Rob Fielding
9th August 2024 @ 8:10 am
There’s been no announcement and I think it’s worth bearing in mind that having no squad number doesn’t mean he’s not still with the club. From what I understand he hasn’t signed a contract but he’s also injured so unable to play (and therefore no need for a squad number right now). I’m not sure of the rules but I’d imagine he could be given a number if fit and having agreed a deal.
So, he hasn’t formally left but appears to be in some sort of limbo. I do think it’s been frustrating over how long it takes a teenager to agree a deal. I appreciate it’s a big decision but the deals offered to Shorrock, Lomax and so on didn’t cause this drawn-out delay so the club terms would appear to be favourable. He’s hardly coming from a position of strength like an experienced pro who can negotiate a top deal.
I think he’s got some potential and I hope he stays but with the squad numbers out it does point more towards an exit – but nothing formal has been announced on that yet.
Peter Brown
9th August 2024 @ 5:34 pm
Is Liam Brazier still with the club ?
I think his squad number was 26