Ultimate Port Vale XI: central midfield
We’re asking Port Vale fans to select their finest-ever Valiants line-up and now it’s time to vote for the greatest central midfielders
Albert Leake
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Albert Leake was a locally-born forward who was a key figure in the club’s legendary 1953-54 Iron Curtain side. He spent eleven years at the club.
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Albert Leake
Time at club: 1951-1961 Appearances: 291 Goals: 43 Comments: A legendary inside-forward who was a key part of the 1954 ‘Iron Curtain’ side. He joined Port Vale from Stoke City in 1950 and became a first-team regular in 1952. In the legendary “Iron Curtain” season Leake scored memorable FA Cup goals against Blackpool and the […]
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