Port Vale have launched a retro inspired home kit to mark the official 150th anniversary of the club’s foundation.
It’s a simple design, inspired by the 1953-54 kit and adorned with the letters “PVFC” rather than a club badge.
Images
https://twitter.com/OfficialPVFC/status/1928485148414111916
Launch video
https://twitter.com/OfficialPVFC/status/1928481530965274697
What the club said:
The PUMA kit carries a distinct retro feel, with a clean, off-white primary colour, a black collar and sleeve accents forming the base, and a specially selected classic crest completing the design.
The ‘PVFC’ crest will feature for the duration of the 2025/26 campaign, both on the kit and across the club’s digital media channels, before we revert back to our current badge.
This season’s classic kit is a nod to our history, inspired by the one worn by our heroes of 1953/54, who won the Third Division North and reached the Semi-Finals of the FA Cup, conceding just 21 goals in 46 games.
We are delighted to be welcoming back University of Staffordshire as back-of-shirt sponsor and IronMarket Wealth as sleeve sponsor. As previously announced, the club has chosen to keep the front of shirt free of sponsorship to amplify the retro look.
Black shorts return for all teams that represent the club for the 2025/26 season, with Global QA emblazoned on the back as our proud shorts sponsor.
How to see and purchase the kit
Online – the kit will be available via the club shop website
In person – there will be a kit launch event at the club on Saturday. The club store will be open from 9am to 5pm on Saturday and a range of other activities will be in place.
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What do you think about the kit design? Share your thoughts and post a comment below.
Wonderful, takes me back to my childhood.
Couldn’t agree more. My first season following the Vale. Brings back many memories even though they are becoming quite distant.
Looking forward to seeing it next season.
Great kit. But socks are better black or white .not hoops ..hey but that’s just me ..at least it’s a nice plain shirt n shorts..could have been worse ..like wonky stripes .ay saying that would love to see amber n black stripes on away kit ..no that would be going back to that erea.
It is a nice touch to remember the 150 year retro touch and I love the new kit
The Black shorts should remain as part of our kit forever .
Will be buying this shirt
I have been watching the Vale since 1967
It’s HORRIBLE! Did Vale actually play in Cream and Black in 53/54? Also I don’t recall PVFC embroidered on the shirt, not to mention cheap advertisement plastered on it. If they wanted to do a replica 53/54 kit that’s fine, do it correctly and sell it separately from its 2025/26 club shirt. If they wanted to celebrate 150 of Port Vale, why didn’t they ask the EFL if they could use “Burslem Port Vale” for the season or just one game. How unique would that be? And why use a badge with PVFC, a badge that didn’t appear until the 1970s. In all the photos which I have or have ever seen the Staffordshire Knot is Port Vale’s first badge. Everything about it stinks of being half hearted, ill educated and lazy. Hancock all over !
I love it. As it says in the press release it is INSPIRED by the club’s history not a replica of it. If people want a replica kit they are also available.
Rob, Always down to personal choice but it’s a cream copy of the 70s kit with short sleeves. The neck the collar the badge , Nothing to do with the 53/4 season . You may as well say last season’s kit was in honour of the 53/4 season and the season before that, at least they were black and white. To me it’s not inspired to do a cream copy of a 70s shirt !
I think it’s exactly what the press release said is was. It isn’t a copy, it’s a “nod to our history”, it has a “retro feel” and for that reason I think it’s great. Each to their own but 1,850 sales in 24 hours tells its own story of what the majority think and if the club are indeed pleasing the majority then they deserve a lot of credit and not complaints.