Blast from the past: Wigan 0-4 Port Vale, April 1993
John Rudge’s Vale side put on a vintage away performance during the 1992-93 season (and well worth watching for Bernie Slaven’s opener)
Rob Fielding
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The day a Vale fan proposed changing the club’s name to Stoke City
In the course of our research we came upon a 1925 edition of the Staffordshire Sentinel and an interesting debate brewing in the letters pages.
Miguel Santos
Miguel Santos player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Gezim Shalaj
Gezim Shalaj player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Mick Cullerton interview
A Mick Cullerton interview from the pages of a 1970s Port Vale matchday programme.
Clipping: a national press article on Port Vale’s 1-1 home draw with Arsenal, 1998
Here’s a press cutting on Port Vale’s famous 1-1 draw with Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal side in the FA Cup third round, 1998.
Cult Hero 57: William Aitken
Cult hero Williams Aitken: this is the story of an extraordinary character. A former Valiant who went on to manage an elite Italian club and who won the French equivalent of the FA Cup. This is the story of William “George” Aitken.
Dan Turner
Dan Turner player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Theo Robinson
Theo Robinson player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Martin Henderson interview
A Martin Henderson interview in the pages of the Port Vale matchday programme of the early 1980s.
Jim Steel interview
A Jim Steel interview in the pages of the Port Vale matchday programme of the early 1980s.
Some cracking Port Vale goals from the 1994-95 season
Here’s a compilation of what OVF considers to be Port Vale’s best strikes from the 1994-95 season.
Chris Pearce interview
A Chris Pearce interview taken from a Port Vale programme of the early to late 1980s.
Video: Port Vale’s Tony Naylor scores a hat-trick against Charlton Athletic
It’s the 14th December 1996, Port Vale striker Tony Naylor scores a hat-trick against Charlton Athletic in one of the most complete striker performances of modern times.
Cult Hero 56: Arthur Box
Cult hero Arthur Box: a goalkeeper who played for the club in the early twentieth century, Box pulled off a memorable one-off…
Clipping Heroes #16: Steve Fox
Steve Fox press clippings: on the third anniversary of his sad passing away, we take a look at winger Steve Fox, Port Vale’s wing star of the 1982-83 season.
Cult Hero 55: Bob Blood
Cult hero Bob Blood: striker Bob Blood possessed more than just a great name as our cult feature will explain…
Dimitar Evtimov
Dimitar Evtimov player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Maidenhead’s unlikely starring role in the “Port Vale” movie…
Arnold Bennett’s “The Card” is generally regarded to be based upon Port Vale FC – and FA Cup visitors Maidenhead United played an unlikely role in the film version…
Clipping Heroes #15: Cup Ties
The premise of this series is simple – a selection of clippings on a single theme. This time it’s Vale cup ties.
Len Stephenson
Len Stephenson player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Cult Hero 54: Harry Howell
Cult hero Harry Howell: he may be an unfamiliar name to many but Harry Howell excelled for both Potteries football clubs…
The Vale Vaults Exhibition: One year on…
This weekend marks the one year anniversary of the “Vale Vaults” exhibition – our unique, fans-based exhibition hosted at the Barewall Gallery.
Remembering Wilf Kirkham…
This week marks 41 years since Port Vale’s all-time record goalscorer Wilf Kirkham sadly passed away. He was 73 years old.