Andy Jones
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Andy Jones player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Time at club: 1949-1957 Appearances: 129 Goals: 9 Comments: An England Youth International left-winger who progressed through the junior ranks. He was a fairly regular first-team pick but barely featured during the legendary 1953-54 season. He was only picked occasionally after 1954 and was transferred to Crewe in 1957. More on this player:
Time at club: 1985-1988 Appearances: 147 Goals: 27 Comments: An experienced set-piece expert who arrived on a free-transfer from Tacoma Stars. He was a member of the 1985-1986 promotion side scoring 13 goals that season. He was handed a free transfer in 1988. More on this player:
Time at club: 1882-1886 Appearances: 146 Goals: 5 Comments: One of the club’s first recorded players and club founders. He was a member of the club’s first recorded line-up in 1882. He later played for Stoke City. More on this player:
Time at club: 1970-1975 Appearances: 145 Goals: 6 Comments: A tall central defender signed from Leek Town for £400. He was a regular in the first-team until he broke his neck in 1974. After recovering from injury he was involved in the first-team again until he was released on a free transfer in 1975. More […]
Time at club: 1991-1996 Appearances: 143 Goals: 7 Comments: A locally-born winger who was signed from Mansfield Town for £80,000 plus Gary Ford and who played in the Autoglass Trophy winning side. He retired through injury in 1996 He subsequently commented on Vale matches for BBC Radio Stoke. More on this player:
Time at club: 2008-2012 Appearances: 163 Goals: 4 Lee Collins player profile: Versatile defender Lee Collins was initially signed on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2008. Collins was an immediate success and he signed a two and a hlaf year deal with the Valiants in January 2009. Collins was able to play all across the […]
Rob Taylor player profile with biography, stats,images and related news stories. Time at club: 2008 to 2014 Appearances: 181 Goals: 21 Rob Taylor player profile: Pacy left-sided midfielder or defender Rob Taylor signed for Port Vale FC from non-league side Nuneaton Borough in 2008 after a successful trial. He scored on his debut against Luton Town […]
Time at club: 1938-1948 Appearances: 158 Goals: 46 Comments: A locally-born player who was spotted playing for his works side. He was promptly sacked by the company for deciding to play for the Valiants. He made his debut in 1938 and the left-winger was top-scorer during the 1944-45 season. In 1948, he was sold to […]
Time at club: 1998-2004 Appearances: 140 Goals: 36 Marc Bridge-Wilkinson player profile: Talented midfield playmaker Marc Bridge-Wilkinson was a free-transfer signing from Derby County in 1998. He scored twice on his full Vale debut against Oldham Athletic. He also scored from the penalty spot to help win the LDV Trophy Final in2000 and was top-scorer […]
Time at club: 1991-1994 Appearances: 138 Goals: 7 Peter Swan player profile: Powerful centre-half and occasional forward Peter Swan was signed from Hull City for £300,000. Swan played in the Autoglass Trophy winning side and was named in the 1993 divisional team of the year. However, he was sent-off in Vale’s play-off final defeat against […]
Time at club: 1977-1982 Appearances: 158 Goals: 41 Comments: The elder of the two Chamberlain brothers, Neville made his debut in 1977 before signing as the club’s first black professional. He was top scorer in both the 1979-80 and 1980-81 seasons before he was sold to Stoke City in 1982 for a £40,000 fee. He […]
Time at club: 2001-2006 Appearances: 136 Goals: 1 Steve Rowland player profile: Steve Rowland was a versatile defender who progressed through the Port Vale junior ranks to make his debut in 2001. He was able to play across the back four and his form was such that he was called-up for the Wales U21 side. He […]
Time at club: 1994-2000 Appearances: 158 Goals: 13 Comments: Talbot was signed from non-league Moor Green in 1994 for a small fee. Once again, it proved to be a master signing by manager John Rudge as Talbot quickly established himself in the first-team. He played in the Anglo-Italian cup final and continued to be a […]
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Time at club: 1970-1975 Appearances: 148 Goals: 1 Roy Cross player profile: Roy Cross was a centre-half who was signed by Port Vale from Walsall in 1970. He made 134 consecutive appearances until he suffered a serious knee injury in 1973 and then struggled to regain his first-team place. He was given a free transfer […]
Time at club: 2001-2004 Appearances: 147 Goals: 44 Steve McPhee player profile: Steve McPhee was a pacy striker who was signed by Port Vale on a free transfer from Coventry City in 2001. An instant hit, he scored on his debut against Notts County and was top scorer with fourteen goals after his first season […]
Time at club: 1989-1994 Appearances: 171 Goals: 41 Comments: Forward Nicky Cross joined Port Vale in 1989 after lengthy spells with West Bromwich Albion and Walsall. The Valiants paid Leicester City £125,000 for the striker’s services. His first goal for Vale ironically came against Leicester in a 2-1 win in October 1989. Cross also netted […]
Time at club: 1975-1978 and 1978-1981 Appearances: 198 Goals: 22 Comments: The locally-born midfielder progressed through the junior ranks and made his senior debut in 1975. Three years later he was loaned to Cleveland Cobras in the summer of 1978 as the fledging US league took off. He was named as player of the year […]
Time at club: 1995-2000 Appearances: 170 Goals: 12 Ian Bogie player profile: The talented midfield playmaker Ian Bogie was signed for £50,000 from Leyton Orient in 1995. Bogie had a knack of scoring memorable goals with strikes against Everton in the FA Cup and a twelve second goal against Stoke City soon making him a […]
Time at club: 1957-1966 Appearances: 196 Goals: 8 Comments: A long-serving, locally born defender who mostly played for the club as an amateur, as he also worked as a teacher. He spent fifteen years at the club as he progressed through the junior ranks and had a thirteen year period as a first-team player. He […]
Time at club: 1948-1952 Appearances: 169 Goals: 4 Comments: The inside-forward was signed alongside Mick Hulligan in a club-record £9,000 deal from Liverpool in 1948. The player later told liverpoolfc.tv that: “I’d just come back from the States and I got the shock of my life. Tom Bush, a former centre half who was then […]