William Birks
Time at club: 1944 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: An amateur right-winger who made a handful of appearances. More on this player:
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Time at club: 1944 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: An amateur right-winger who made a handful of appearances. More on this player:
Time at club: 1968-1969 Appearances: 2 Goals: 0 Comments: A locally born goalkeeper who played two games as a 17 year-old as an emergency replacement for the injured Stuart Sharratt. However , he was handed a free transfer in 1969 and moved to Luton Town and also later had a spell with Tottenham Hotspur, winning the […]
Time at club: 1984-1985 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: A midfielder who progressed through the junior ranks to make his debut against Wrexham. However, he only made two further appearances and was released at the end of the season. More on this player:
Time at club: 1949-1959 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: A right-back signed from local league football who made a handful of appearances before being released. More on this player:
Time at club: 1936-1937 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: An inside-right who made occasional appearances before being released. More on this player:
Time at club: 1980 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: A midfielder was signed on loan from Lincoln City. More on this player:
Time at club: 2014-2015 Appearances: 0 Goals: 0 Comments: A young left-back that signed a 18-month contract on joining the club in November 2014. He was loaned out to Boston United in August 2015. However, he left the club in January 2015 without ever making a senior appearance. More on this player:
Time at club: 2011-2012 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Phil Roe player profile: Phil Roe started his career in the Sheffield United junior ranks and became known to Port Vale manager Micky Adams who had a spell at United as manager. Following his release, Adams signed Roe from Sheffield United on a one-year deal. He made […]
Time at club: 1984 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: A former Manchester United player signed on loan from Manchester City. More on this player:
Time at club: 1938 Appearances: 3 Goals: 1 Comments: A former Brighton and Chesterfield player who spent a season at the club. More on this player:
Time at club: 1958-1961 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: A forward who progressed through the junior ranks to the first team. He made only occasional appearances and moved on to Bournemouth and Boscombe in 1961. More on this player:
Time at club: 2015-2017 Appearances: 81 Goals: 0 Ben Purkiss player profile: Experienced and tall right-back Ben Purkiss joined on a two-year deal in June 2015 following the departure of Freddie Veseli. Purkiss started his career at Sheffield United and was released by Walsall in the summer of 2015. He made his full debut in the […]
Time at club: 1975 Appearances: 4 Goals: 2 Comments: A loan signing from Bolton Wanderers, Taylor made his debut against Rotherham United and scored his only Vale goals (a brace) in a game against Sheffield Wednesday. More on this player:
Time at club: 2010 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Anthony Malbon player profile: Anthony Malbon was a locally-born striker who progressed through the Port Vale youth ranks to earn a professional contract. He made his debut in a 2-1 win over Barnet coming on as a substitute. However, after just three senior appearance he left by […]
Time at club: 2001 Appearances: 4 Goals: 0 Comments: A loan signing from Manchester United who arrived promising ‘a goal a game’ but who largely failed to impress. More on this player:
Time at club: 1906 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: A former Stoke City goalkeeper who made a handful of appearances. More on this player:
Ryan Lloyd player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Time at club: 1994 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: A tall striker who appeared on loan from Wimbledon. More on this player:
Time at club: 1999 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: A striker signed on loan from Blackpool. Martin tragically died in a car accident in 2000. More on this player:
Time at club: 1958-1960 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: An inside-forward who made his debut in a 2-2 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion. He was loaned to Southport for a time before being released after just a handful of first-team appearances. More on this player:
Time at club: 2008 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: A veteran midfielder (and former contestant on TV show Countdown) who was signed by manager Dean Glover on loan from Notts County. More on this player:
Time at club: 1938 Appearances: 3 Goals: 0 Comments: A right-winger signed from Bolton Wanderers who made sporadic appearances. More on this player:
Time at club: 1998-1999 Appearances: 4 Goals: 0 John McQuade player profile: John McQuade was an experienced Scottish striker signed by Port Vale manager John Rudge from Hamilton in 1998. However, he made only a total of three appearances for the Valiants, all of them as a substitute, before being released by new Port Vale […]
David Beresford player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Time at club: 1984 Appearances: 4 Goals: 0 Comments: A midfielder signed on a month’s loan from Millwall. More on this player:
Time at club: 2011 Appearances: 4 Goals: 0 Comments: A young forward who was signed on loan from West Brom along with teammate Romaine Sawyers. He returned after a month as the club reportedly could not afford to extend the loan. More on this player: