Port Vale cigarette cards
Take a look at some vintage cigarette cards featuring Port Vale players dating from the 1920’s, 1930’s and 1950’s.
Bob Pursell
Relative abundance – Port Vale players from the same family
Here’s a select list of Port Vale players from the same family…
Five of the best – Port Vale defenders of the 1920s
We’ve cheated a little (and you’ll see why) but here are the six names of Port Vale’s outstanding defenders from the 1920s?
Names to faces – the Port Vale 1920-21 squad
One of the frustrations of early Port Vale 1920-21 squad line-ups is the lack of names – making it difficult to identify players of yesterday. We’ve had a go at the 1920-21 squad.
Peter Pursell
Peter Pursell player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
Bob Pursell Jnr
Time at club: 1939-1949 Appearances: 39 Goals: 0 Comments: Bob was the nephew of another Bob Pursell who played for the Vale in the 1920’s. A full-back, he signed from Wolves in 1939 but his time at the club was interrupted by the outbreak of WW2. In 1945-46 he was a regular but he fell out […]
Bob Pursell Snr
Time at club: 1920-1922 Appearances: 66 Goals: 0 Comments: A Scottish defender who had been playing for Liverpool before he linked up with his brother Peter at Port Vale. The brothers formed part of a formidable defence which included a seven game run of not conceding a goal in 1922. The brothers were also moved to purchase […]
Cult Hero 42: Bob Pursell
Cult hero Bob Pursell: he had an extraordinary footballing career, he helped set a club record that still stands and all the while, he was featured on a cigarette card on Rob Fielding’s wall.