Gallery: vintage images of Port Vale fans through the years Reader comments: 0 Here are a selection of vintage images of Port Vale fans from our OVF archives. Read full article
Clipping: Port Vale play Stoke City in 1928 Reader comments: 0 A clipping from 1914 recalls how a “gallant” Port Vale side suffer a narrow defeat to their neighbours. Read full article
Clipping: Vale suffer vandalism in 1914… Reader comments: 0 A clipping from 1914 recalls how seats were damaged at the Old Rec stadium… Read full article
Clipping: A match report on Port Vale’s record defeat… Reader comments: 0 A clipping from 1892 reports on Port Vale’s record defeat – a home humbling for the Valiants as they concede ten to the Blades… Read full article
Clipping: The moment Port Vale took Leeds City’s league place Reader comments: 0 A clipping from 1919 recalls the unique occasion of Leed City’s expulsion and the appointment of Port Vale to take over their fixures… Read full article
Clippings: Port Vale photos from the 1938-39 season… Reader comments: 0 Here are a selection of clippings from 1939 including action shots of Vale playing at their Hanley ground… Read full article
Clipping: Inquest into death of Vale player Tom Butler, 1923 Reader comments: 0 In this clipping from 1923, the inquest into the tragic death of Tom Butler is announced. Read full article
A collection of Port Vale hard men from yesteryear Reader comments: 0 Here is a collection of older Port Vale hard men – players who als0 had a reputation as true tough guys… Read full article
Vale’s amazing 1926 run – 8 games, 7 wins, 23 goals for, 4 goals against Reader comments: 0 OVF takes a look at an astonishing turnaround in form for the Port Vale team of the 1920’s. Read full article
Three Port Vale caricatures from the 1940s Reader comments: 0 We believe these Port Vale caricatures are from the 1946-47 season when all three players were in the Port Vale team. Read full article
1957: The Potteries rivalry is examined Reader comments: 0 This article from an unknown football magazine circa 1957 is a profile of the rivalry between Port Vale and Stoke City. Read full article
A hand-drawn Port Vale stamp from 1970 Reader comments: 0 Take a look at this hand-drawn Port Vale stamp which was produced by a national newspaper over 45 years ago. Read full article
1936: Nipper Roberts hits his eighth Port Vale goal in five games… The striker’s remarkable spell came despite Port Vale conceding 12 goals in two games and amid mounting financial worries. Read full article
62 years ago: Port Vale reach their only FA Cup semi-final March 27th 2016 marks the 62nd anniversary of Port Vale’s FA Cup semi-final game against West Brom. Read full article
Names to faces – the Port Vale 1920-21 squad One of the frustrations of early Port Vale 1920-21 squad line-ups is the lack of names – making it difficult to identify players of yesterday. We’ve had a go at the 1920-21 squad. Read full article
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. Read full article