National press cuttings from Port Vale’s 1989 promotion season
We present a selection of press clippings from the 1988-89 Port Vale promotion season charting the success of John Rudge’s side.
Season 1988-89
Vale video rewind: both of Port Vale’s play-off games against Bristol Rovers in 1989
We take a look at the videos on the onevalefan YouTube channel where we take a look at Port Vale’s dramatic end to the 1988-89 season.
Nearly men 7-12: the rocky transfer route to Ron Futcher…
Port Vale tried five other strikers before opting to sign Ron Futcher. This is the story of those failed transfer deals…
Video Vault: Port Vale 3-2 Chesterfield, 1988
The first of two classic games from 1988 featuring Port Vale and Chesterfield at Vale Park.
Video Vault: Central’s Port Vale v Wolves preview, 1989
A Central TV report on Port Vale ahead of their crucial game against Wolves in February 1989.
1980s: Darren Beckford and Ron Futcher to the fore
In our latest series of clipping from the OVF archives, we look at several matches from the latter part of the 1980’s.
Vale Legends No.3 – the Port Vale MBE routine
A new series of videos by OVF celebrate the achievements of key Vale players or officials. Our aim is to sum up their work for the club in a matter of minutes. This one looks at the Port Vale MBE routine.
Port Vale 3-2 Brentford video, 1989
A dramatic last-minute winner by substitute Andy Jones secures a victory for Port Vale during their 1988-1989 promotion season.
Video Vault: Port Vale 1-3 Norwich, 1989
Fresh from their epic cup run the season before, John Rudge’s Port Vale took on top-flight Norwich City in an FA Cup clash in 1989.
Video Vault: When Vale scored 11 in 3 days…
For this Video Vault feature, we take a trip back to 1988 and a special weekend for Port Vale fans when the Valiants managed to string together two high-scoring wins in the space of just three days. They started with a 6-1 demolition of Cardiff City on Saturday September the 17th, 1988 – a game […]
Read the Port Vale v Wimbledon programme, 1989
We take a leaf through the pages of a 1989 programme for the Littlewoods Cup second round game between Port Vale and Wimbledon.
The ‘lost’ Robbie Earle interview
This exclusive OVF interview, conducted thirteen years ago, has been missing from our website for a number of years.
Cult Hero 02: David Riley
If Ron Futcher (Total Cult number one) was a triumph of a football brain over questionable physique, then David Riley was a triumph of hard graft over questionable talent.
Cult Hero 01: Ron Futcher
Cult hero Ron Futcher: the striker was an explosive mix of mood swings, supreme skill and bad haircuts. He is a worthy entrant to our Cult hall of fame.