Original Vale Park plans envisaged a huge Kop-style end terrace
(Updated with a new photograph) Back in the late 1940s Port Vale had grand plans for the Hamil End of the ground – we take a look at what was proposed…
Vintage Vale Park
A look at some past and present images of Port Vale’s Vale Park stadium.
Gallery: some images of the Vale Park stadium in 2025
Thanks to our new photo providers – SmartFrame – we’ve produced this gallery showing some recent images of the Vale Park stadium.
Report, view and photos – an historic day as John Rudge statue is unveiled
OVF editor Rob Fielding was privileged to be at the John Rudge statue unveiling event. In this special feature, we report on the day, a personal view of the day from the OVF editor and a selection of photos.
The Vale Park stadium opening day, August 1950
Port Vale’s stadium opened on the 24th August 1950. We look back at that day with press clippings, the schedule of events and a look at the songsheet handed out to Port Vale supporters…
Mini gallery: a fond look back at Port Vale’s old Hamil Road scoreboard
Port Vale unveiled a new big screen at the Vale Park stadium during the 2023-24 season. In this feature, we take a brief look back at the scoreboard it replaced.
Goodbye to the old home end – fifteen photos of Vale Park’s Bycars stand
With the Bycars stand in use as a home stand for possibly the last time in 2023, we take a look at the history of the stand with this series of photos.
The long, long wait ended – the summer that the Lorne St stand became fully seated
Port Vale FC announced in 2020 the long-awaited news that the Lorne Street stand was now fully seated.
The quiet centurion of Vale Park…
Nestling quietly in the corner of the Vale Park stadium is an often overlooked but unique slice of club history.
The Roy Sproson statue is unveiled
We look back at the day that the Roy Sproson statue was unveiled at Vale Park.
Photo shows Burslem without Vale Park
A 1934 aerial image on the website Britain from the Air shows how Burslem looked before the Vale Park stadium was constructed on the Hamil Road.
The programme from Vale Park’s first floodlit game, 1958
Vale Park’s first floodlit game: thanks once again to Stuart Dean, we have the matchday programme plus a report from the Sentinel from this notable occasion.
Read the first Vale Park match programme
We are delighted to produce one of the most significant match programmes in the entire history of Port Vale FC – the first Vale Park match programme.
The Lorne Street stand: a pictorial history
In this picture series, we take a look at how certain sections of the Vale Park ground have developed over the years. This time it’s the turn of the Lorne Street stand, which was finally fully seated in 2020 some 22 years after the work began…
The Railway stand: a pictorial history
In this picture series, we take a look at how certain sections of the Vale Park ground have developed over the years. This time it’s the turn of the Railway Stand, one of the most popular areas of the stadium…
The Hamil End: a pictorial history
In this picture series, we take a look at how certain sections of the Vale Park ground have developed over the years. This time it’s the turn of the Hamil End, perhaps the least celebrated stand at Vale Park…
The Bycars stand: a pictorial history…
In this picture series, we take a look at how certain sections of the Vale Park ground have developed over the years. We’ll kick off with the Bycars stand…
Ozzy and Lemmy play Port Vale: photos from 1981…
The Heavy Metal Holocaust has gone down as one of the more memorable events in Port Vale’s history. And OVF has some photos to share with you…
On the Vale Park terraces in the 1950’s
Thanks to Port Vale fan Angela Fox, OVF has been handed these amazing images of Port Vale supporters on the Vale Park terraces in the 1950’s.
The story of Port Vale booklet
The following text, images and captions have been reproduced from the rare The Story of Port Vale booklet, which was published in 1950 to commemorate the opening of the Vale Park stadium.
A tour of Vale Park, 1979
Vintage short film showing how Vale Park, the home of Port Vale, looked during the 1979/1980 season.