Take your place in wall of fame
Port Vale FC are offering 250 supporters the chance to have bricks with their name placed in the “Wall of Fame” at Vale Park.
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Pope is player of the year
Top-scorer Tom Pope has been named as Port Vale FC’s player of the season for 2012-2013.
We want your Wycombe photos
Do you have a great photo from the Wycombe game that you’d like to share? Perhaps you have a photo of yourself as a smurf, a clown, an Elvis, a penguin or even a teletubby?
Fans raise hundreds for good causes
Vale fans who travelled to the Wycombe Wanderers match on Jimmy’s coaches raised an impressive £120 for good causes on the way.
Adams: I’m delighted for everyone
Manager Micky Adams told the press that he was “delighted for everyone connected with the football club” after the end of Vale’s promotion season.
Wycombe 1-1 Port Vale
Wycombe 1-1 Port Vale: The Valiants mathematically sealed promotion after a 1-1 draw at Wycombe in a game which marked the end of Vale legend Gareth Ainsworth’s final game as a player.
Fan flies in for Vale celebrations
Port Vale’s end of season celebrations have encouraged fans from far-flung corners to come to the last matches of the season to celebrate the side’s promotion.
Adams: stay off pitch so we can say ‘thanks’
Manager Micky Adams has appealed for Vale fans to stay off the pitch at the club’s final match of the season – at Wycombe.
Two minute guide to: Wycombe
Vale round off a superb season with a trip to Wycombe Wanderers – who will be marking the end of Gareth Ainsworth’s playing career – here’s our guide to the opponents.
Harlequin Property ‘go into administration’
A report says that former Port Vale sponsors Harlequin Property has applied for its sales arm to go into administration. The company has taken more than £300m in deposits from at least 6,000 investors for off-plan luxury holiday accommodation across the Caribbean since 2006. However, it has so far built just around 300 of the thousands […]
Ask a question to Smurf on Signal 2
Port Vale CEO Norman Smurthwaite will be live on Signal 2 radio this Friday – and Vale fans have a chance to ask him a question via the OVF forum.
Duo battle it out for OVF award
Two players with very different roles in the Port Vale side are battling out for the overall OVF player of the season award.
When OVF met: Gareth Ainsworth
This weekend marks the end of an era as Gareth Ainsworth retires from playing. Hopefully, the Vale legend and Wycombe player-manager will put in an appearance against the Valiants at Adams Park.
And now the hard work begins…
Port Vale columnist Martin Tideswell says that amid the euphoria of winning promotion, it is now time for the “serious business of planning for life in League One.”
Season ticket prices revealed
The Valiants have released details of their season ticket prices with under 12s going free and adult season tickets starting from just £305.
Listen to the post-match celebrations
You can listen to BBC Radio Stoke’s dedicated Praise and Grumble programme broadcast after Vale’s game against Northampton Town.
Wildes targets another promotion
Chairman Paul Wildes says the club has no plans to “consolidate” next season and will back Micky Adams in a bid to potentially get back-to-back promotions.
Gallery: the fans’ promotion pics
Here are some superb photos from fans including plenty of Tom Pope, a superb panoramic view of Vale Park and lots of images of fans celebrating.
Adams: “I’ve been blubbering”
Manager Micky Adams confessed to shedding tears of joy as the reality of promotion sank in after the Northampton game.
Port Vale 2-2 Northampton
Port Vale 2-2 Northampton: former Valiant Lee Collins provided a crucial own-goal as the Vale came from behind to secure a point and all but secure promotion to League One.
Gallery: We are going up!
RobF took these shots of the amazing scenes at the home match against Northampton Town on Saturday.
The long wait is over…
Remember this date, because this is the date that Port Vale FC effectively sealed the club’s tenth promotion and ended a five year wait to return to League One.
Send in your photos of our special day
OVF welcomes images and videos of Saturday’s game against Northampton Town at Vale Park. You can also send in any photos you have from this season to us.
Griffith keen to return to Valiants
Midfielder Anthony Griffith has told the Sentinel he would be keen on a permanent move back to the Valiants in the summer.
Two minute guide to: Northampton
It’s Vale’s biggest game for 19 years on Saturday and here’s our lightning quick guide to Vale’s opponents on the big day.
Globetrotting fans heading to Burslem
Port Vale fans from across the globe will be heading to Vale Park hoping to see the side clinch promotion in front of League Two’s biggest attendance of the season.