The highs and lows of Andy Crosby’s spell at Vale Park
Andy Crosby spent twenty two months with the Valiants as coach and manager. We look back at his time at the club.
A selection of what we consider to be important Port Vale-related documents, gathered together for easy reference.
Andy Crosby spent twenty two months with the Valiants as coach and manager. We look back at his time at the club.
Darrell Clarke had one of the more successful managerial spells with Port Vale before his surprising dismissal in 2023. We look back at his reign’s high and low points.
John Askey at Port Vale: we take a look at the highs and lows of the managerial reign of John Askey at Vale Park.
Often controversial and certainly full of incident – here’s our account of the seven years association between Norman Smurthwaite and Port Vale FC.
OVF takes a look at the Port Vale career of manager Micky Adams.
Here is a rolling report of Norman Smurthwaite’s sale of the club which started in December 2015 and ended in the summer of 2016.
Back in 2003, Gianni Paladini was linked with a Vale takeover. Here is how we reported it at the time…
One of the most notorious incidents in the short but incident packed Jim Gannon regime, here is the story of “busgate”…
In a wide ranging interview Chairman Norman Smurthwaite and Bruno Ribeiro told BBC Radio Stoke’s Lee Blakeman about a busy summer for the club.
Port Vale chairman Norman Smurthwaite says that the club has banned the local newspaper, the Sentinel, after they failed to apologise for posting a “complete lie” on Facebook.
Port Vale Chairman Norman Smurthwaite has indicated that he is looking to build a block of apartments on the corner of the Vale Park stadium.
MOLD board: We haven’t enough space to detail all the activities of the “MOLD” board but here as a permanent reminder is a brief recap of what they did.
If you missed it on Friday, you can listen again to Norman Smurthwaite’s hour-long interview on Signal 2.
Supporters who were unable to attend the Fans Forum on Monday evening can watch a video of proceedings courtesy of the Port Vale Supporters Club.
OVF founder and editor Rob Fielding was interviewed on 6 Towns Radio and you can listen to his interview here on OVF.
In a wide-ranging phone-in on BBC Radio Stoke, Port Vale chairman Paul Wildes told fans that the club planned to relay the Vale Park pitch and also complete the unfinished half of the Lorne Street stand.
Port Vale FC’s new owners are asking Valiants supporters to have their say on whether the club should adopt a new club crest for the 2013-2014 season.
In January 2013, the club’s owners circulated a presentation that spelt out their vision of how the club should remember the past and be proud of its geographical location.
Here (sadly) is our comprehensive day-by-day guide to the twists and turns of the club’s spell in administration during 2012
Video footage of the press conference to announce Paul Wildes as the preferred bidder for Port Vale FC.
A copy of the original Mo Chaudry presentation to supporters which detailed his proposals to take the club forward.
A copy of the Supporters Club Q&A document from 2011 with the board detailing various answers about their intentions and the Blue Sky deal.
Here are two fascinating newspaper clippings by Port Vale fan Ray Shaughnessy which appears to cast doubt on the official date Port Vale was formed.
The disgraceful personal attack on Mo Chaudry by the Port Vale board in the summer of 2011.
Perry Deakin reneges on Nantwich agreement: copies of documents showing that Port Vale reneged on a pre-existing contract with Nantwich Town.
Peter Miller Port Vale salary: a copy of a letter that was sent to Peter Miller detailing his chairman’s salary.