The Port Vale nostalgia and memorabilia section of the onevalefan.co.uk website hosts the Internet’s most extensive collection of historic Port Vale articles and images. This section houses hundreds of historic Port Vale images, Port Vale team line-ups, rare Port Vale documents and features about the Port Vale early years.
Our features include – the origins of the Port Vale name, vintage Port Vale press clippings, items of Port Vale memorabilia (ranging from rare Port Vale programmes to items from our own Vale Vaults exhibition) and features on Port Vale characters ranging from Port Vale cult heroes to tributes to Port Vale legends.
In 1998, things went right down to the wire as John Rudge’s side needed to win their final game at Huddersfield Town in order to stay up. Here are press clippings and video.
Port Vale first played Peterborough United in the 1961-62 season and although they lost the first encounter, they won the second. Here is a match clipping.
We take a look back at the 1898-99 season and Burslem Port Vale’s first-ever encounter with Luton Town.
We take a leaf through the pages of a Port Vale home programme from 1980.
The future Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland star came achingly close to a move to Vale Park in the early stages of his career…
Thanks to our new photo providers – SmartFrame – we’ve produced this gallery showing some recent images of the Vale Park stadium.
Mammoth defender Bob Hazell on the wing and Ray Walker popping up with a last-gasp goal – this game had virtually everything as the Valiants ended a decades long wait for their first-ever win over Bolton Wanderers…
This feature shows the front covers of several Port Vale testimonial programmes…
We have press coverage of the defining game of Port Vale’s 1982-83 season as John McGrath’s side beat Stockport County 2-0 to seal promotion to Division Three.
We have produced this article on the 51st anniversary of the legendary striker’s death as we look back on the goalscorer’s astonishing Port Vale career.
We take a trip back to November 1969 and a pulsating first Port Vale encounter with Wigan Athletic…
Travel back to 1993 and watch a highly entertaining Autoglass Trophy clash between Port Vale and Northampton with cracking goals for both sides on display.
It’s been well over a century since Port Vale’s last win over Arsenal and here’s a match report on that game.
We take a leaf through the pages of a programme from an FA Cup first round game against rivals Mansfield Town in November 1985.
Read the match report from Vale’s first-ever visit to Exeter City when even an injury to the Valiants goalkeeper can’t prevent a comprehensive win.
Thanks to OVF reader Paul Rafferty, we have an image of Vale’s crucial FA Cup goal against Leyton Orient – the strike that secured Port Vale’s place in the semi-finals.
Port Vale stun the FA Cup holders in one of Vale Park’s finest games of all time as it finishes Port Vale 2-0 Blackpool in 1954…
We take an brief leaf through the pages of a vintage programme – the FA Cup Fourth Round clash between Port Vale and Cardiff City in 1954.
This is the story of the day Port Vale snapped up Bolton Wanderers star Jack Round – while the team were on their way to a game against Bradford City…
After numerous previous attempts, Port Vale finally achieved a win over local rivals Stoke City in 1890. Here is a match report of the game.
It’s 1950 and the start of an exciting new era for Port Vale – the move to the Vale Park stadium – here’s how the Sentinel previewed the forthcoming season…
Freddie Steele was the renowned manager of the awe inspiring Port Vale 1953-54 Iron Curtain side. His success was primarily due to his policy of consistent selection and faith in his squad.
Port Vale first faced Rotherham United in 1929 – here are press clippings of a match preview and a match report on the game.
The 1929-30 season really was a remarkable campaign for Port Vale but one that is barely remembered these days. In this feature we look at how the promotion was celebrated in the local press at the time.
Port Vale have confirmed the sad news that former midfielder Terry Miles has passed away aged 88.
In the 1960’s Port Vale FC embarked on two tours of Czechoslovakia and also hosted a home friendly against the national side, but what prompted this close relationship between Port Vale and Czechoslovakia?