Should Vale Park have been completed last century?
Yes, hindsight is a fine thing, but Rob Fielding argues that an alternative design for the Lorne Street stand would have been a better option for the club.
Bill Bell
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Port Vale supporter Bill Bell became a shareholder in 1984 and took over as Chairman in 1987. He was associated with the hugely successful John Rudge regime and also with the development of Vale Park into an all-seater stadium. However, he also took the club into administration in 2002. Bill Bell passed away in 2013.
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14 years ago: Port Vale win in Cardiff….
Fourteen years ago, Port Vale won the LDV Vans Trophy final at Cardiff’s Millennium stadium…
Foyle, Foley and a smashed fence
We look at the news reports following Vale’s 3-1 FA Cup win over Stoke City in 1992. This clip includes – footage of the Regis miss, that Foley challenge on Aspin plus interviews with Bill Bell and Martin Foyle.
Port Vale’s road to their 2001 LDV Vans Trophy final win
See highlights of every game in Port Vale’s successful 2001 LDV Vans Trophy run which culminated in a win at the Millennium stadium.
Video vault: Autoglass celebrations, 1993
The second of our video clips from 1993 showing the celebrations following Port Vale’s victory in the Autoglass Trophy final.
Bill Bell obituary by Phil Shaw
Bill Bell obituary: Port Vale supporter and journalist Phil Shaw has written an obituary to former Vale chairman Bill Bell who passed away earlier this year.
OVF pays respects to former Chairman
The funeral of former Port Vale chairman Bill Bell took place in Burslem on Wednesday and as a mark of respect OVF has made a donation to a cancer research charity.
Wildes shows class with Bell gesture
A tweet from Port Vale chairman Paul Wildes has revealed that the co-owner will make a personal gesture of respect to the family of former chairman Bill Bell, who passed away this week.
A saint, a sinner and an unforgettable character
Prominent Port Vale columnist Martin Tideswell has reflected on former Port Vale Chairman Bill Bell who passed away on Tuesday.
Former Port Vale chairman passes away
Bill Bell dies: Former Port Vale owner and chairman Bill Bell has died at the age of 81, it has been reported.
An Ode to Bill
Exiled Valiant Barry Edge lives in Perth, Western Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan. In this poem Barry encourages William T. Bell to do the right thing by selling his controlling share of Port Vale FC to Valiant 2001.
Troublespots: Port Vale
Sadly, we have forgotten the name of the short-lived football fanzine which published this piece produced in 2001.
Former Chairman Bill Bell Questioned in Court
Former Vale chairman Bill Bell was in court this week. Among the questions put to him were discrepancies in bar takings, false invoices and a payment on the Marcus Bent transfer fee.
Neil Hughes: Bill Bell Knew of False Invoices
Former marketing director Neil Hughes, accused of stealing more than £8,000 from Vale told police he made up false invoices with the knowledge of then chairman Bill Bell.
Sentinel: Jackson “Saved Port Vale”
The Staffordshire Sentinel reports in an exclusive that Vale investor Peter Jackson helped Valiant 2001 in their efforts to purchase the club after according to Jackson: “Charles Machin announced he wouldn’t sign guarantees for the deferred consideration of £250,000.”