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Here’s a vintage interview with Port Vale defender David Harris taken from a 1977 Port Vale programme. Continue reading A vintage interview with Port Vale player David Harris at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Pictured are a number of new Port Vale signings warming up ahead of the friendly match with Kidsgrove in 2016. Continue reading Photo Essay: a host of new Port Vale signings at Kidsgrove in 2016 at onevalefan.co.uk. More

We’re looking for interested fans to join us in a match sponsorship next season? Click for more information and to register your interest. Continue reading Interested in joining us at an OVF match sponsorship? at onevalefan.co.uk. More

New Port Vale striker Richie Bennett says he will work hard once he starts playing in a Port Vale shirt. Bennett signed on a two-year contract earlier in the summer and told the official Port Vale YouTube channel that he is “excited” ahead of the new campaign. The striker added: “The minimum you can offer is hard work. hopefully I will chip in with my fair share of goals but results is more important to me.” Click play to watch the video Continue reading Port Vale striker Richie Bennett: the minimum I will offer is hard work at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Port Vale have confirmed that youngsters Lucas Green-Birch and Joe Birks have agreed professional contracts. The pair have agreed six month contracts and join fellow oyuth team graduate Ryan Campbell-Gordon who has signed a two-year deal. Manager John Askey told the Sentinel newspaper: “We will probably look to get them on loan as quickly as possible to play in men’s football because I think that is important. “If they do well out on loan then when they come back we will be looking to use them.” Continue reading Port Vale youngsters agree pro deals, set to go on loan at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Local business Autonet have been unveiled as the new sponsors of the Hamil Road stand. The deal will being in further revenue for new owners Carol and Kevin Shanahan on top of heavy season ticket sales. Autonet founder Ian Donaldson told the Sentinel “As a local business we have always been passionate about giving back to our local community. “Port Vale is a huge part of Burslem and its community and, as I already do business with Kevin and Carol, I was very keen to get involved in their new venture as the owners of Port Vale FC, a club that played a huge part in my own childhood. Continue reading Autonet become new sponsors of Port Vale’s Hamil Road stand at onevalefan.co.uk. More

The talk is all about trialists at Vale Park right now, but how did last season’s trial players get on? Gime Toure / released The powerful striker (pictured right) played for Vale in their friendly with Kidsgrove but wasn’t taken on. He has moved twice in the meantime. He began the season at AFC Fylde where he scored four goals in just six starts. In December he moved on to Sutton United where he managed a further four goals in eighteen starts. Continue reading What happened to Port Vale’s trialists last summer? at onevalefan.co.uk. More

The Sentinel newspaper reports that Port Vale have taken on three trialists ahead of their opening friendly game. Manager John Askey is looking to strengthen his squad and the paper claims that a right-back and two goalkeepers have joined the side in training. Askey is looking for a replacement for departed keeper Sam Hornby and competition for right-back James Gibbons. The trio could feature in the club’s opening friendly game against Kidsgrove. Continue reading Three trialists join Port Vale – report at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Port Vale have announced that they have sold just short of 3,500 season tickets during the early bird period alone. The number is just short of the 3,500 season tickets sold in total last season and does not include hospitality tickets which were included last season. With the inclusion of hospitality tickets this season’s total figure is already over 4,000. A message on the official Port Vale website said: Port Vale would like to thank every single supporter who purchased an Early Bird Season Ticket for the 2019/20 campaign, with the total number of season tickets sold coming to 3,416. Continue reading Port Vale sell 3,416 early bird season tickets at onevalefan.co.uk. More

A player who failed to make the first-team grade at Port Vale but went on to enjoy promotion in Ireland His time at Port Vale Gary O’Neill was one of a crop of player brought in by owner Paul Wildes to form the Port Vale Development squad. The team was coached by Jimmy Bell but only Jordan Hugill was to make an impression on the first-team. It was disbanded when Norman Smurthwaite took over as sole owner after he said it was too expensive but arguably the development squad did its job. Continue reading Where are they now: Gary O’Neill at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Users of the popular OVF app will be pleased to read that the new InVision forum is now working on the app. However, you will need to upgrade to the latest version of the app in order to see the forum. The app is only available to Android users due to excessive developer charges by the Apple store. Android users can upgrade by deleting the current app, searching for “OVF” in the Google Play store and installing the latest version. Continue reading New forum now showing on the OVF app at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Pictured is Port Vale midfielder Ryan Lloyd in training in 2012. Continue reading Photo Essay: Ryan Lloyd in training in 2012 at onevalefan.co.uk. More

A look at some memorable Port Vale shirts over the years. Are these five among your favourites? Port Vale have worn their famous white and black kits since 1921. Prior to the changeover, Port Vale had worn a variety of colors including white and red. The club even wore a white and red striped shirt similar to their regional rivals Stoke City at one time. Port Vale will play in League Two once again this season and it will be their 109th season in the Football League. Continue reading Five iconic Port Vale FC shirts? at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Out with the old and in with the new. That is the cliché being used by Port Vale as the club has parted ways with striker Ricky Miller and signed Mark Cullen and Ryan Lloyd. Port Vale supporters will be able to see Cullen and Lloyd all season long at Vale Park. Fans can wager on Port Vale’s matches in League Two all season with this bonus and never miss a game. Port Vale finished 20th in League Two last season just staving off relegation to the National League. Continue reading Port Vale part ways with Ricky Miller, sign two attacking replacements at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Port Vale have revealed that they have sold over 3,000 season tickets with days of the early day period still remaining. The club told the Sentinel newspaper that they had sold 3,075 by Friday evening. The club is also not including hospitality box sales in the figure – unlike other recent seasons. Last season’s total was 3,500 and with two days left in the early bird period plus sales after that still to come, that figure should be comfortably broken this season. Continue reading Port Vale season ticket sales soar over 3,000 mark at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Former Port Vale defender Chris Banks is returning to Vale Park as the club’s new physio. The club’s current physio Alex Poulton will act as Banks’ deputy. Banks progressed through the club’s youth ranks to make 87 appearances between 1984 and 1988. He helped the club to promotion in 1986. He later had lengthy playing spells with Bath City and Cheltenham Town. Banks qualified as physio and has had a lengthy spell at neighbours Stoke City. Continue reading Former Vale player Chris Banks returns as head physio at onevalefan.co.uk. More

Over 850,000 posts, 52,000 private messages and 5,000 user accounts were successfully migrated to our new forum on Thursday evening. The new forum can be accessed through a slightly different URL – https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/forum/ You can also find a page explaining a host of new features – https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/forum/using/ Continue reading OVF forum upgrade successful as 850,000 posts are migrated at onevalefan.co.uk. More