Port Vale’s performances in the three cup competitions means the club has now banked over £1m in prize money and TV revenue.
The Valiants have played fourteen cup games so far this season. Their run to the quarter-final stages of the Football League Trophy banked them £105,000. Their run in the League Cup (and in particular the TV revenue for the Arsenal tie) banked a further £132,000.
Meanwhile, their memorable run to the FA Cup quarter-finals has already banked them £854,250 (presuming the quarter-final is televised) even if they lose their next game. If Vale manage to win in the quarter-finals their total could push the total past £1.5m plus the proceeds from a televised Wembley semi-final.
This revenue doesn’t include gate receipts (nor the amount Vale received for their televised second round game against Fleetwood in the FA Cup) and one thing is for sure – income aside, the memories it has created are priceless.
FA Cup
First round
£47,750
Second round
£79,500
Third round
£121,500*
Fourth round
£127,000
Fifth round
£238,500 (including TV revenue)
*revenue for Fleetwood game televised on TNT Sports unknown
FA Cup total if they lose in the quarter-final: £854,250 (not including Fleetwood TV revenue but presuming £120,000 TV fee for quarter-final game)
FA Cup total if they win (!) the quarter-final: £1,331,250
League Cup
First round
£5,000
Second round
£7,000
Third round
£120,000 (including TV revenue)
League Cup total: £132,000
Football League Trophy
Participation fee
£20,000
Group stages
£25,000 (two wins and a draw)
Round of 32
£20,000
Round of 16
£40,000
Football League Trophy total: £105,000
Grand total (all cup competitions) so far: £1,091,250
Invest it on a new ” State of the Park ” pitch .
Given their damaging league form, Vale’s 11 wins in 14 Cup games this season is remarkable. The financial rewards must be a huge bonus to the club, counting the cost of likely relegation and possibly reduced ticket sales for next season. It would be interesting to know what the “undisclosed fees” were for selling Cole and Curtis in the January window. Surely it must have been in excess of £250K.
You’ve done Mr Hancock’s job for him, but no doubt by the time he’s explained it to us, none of it will make any sense and we will have made another £3:5 million lose !