Birchall: I’ve signed for Vale
Chris Birchall has joined Port Vale on a deal until the end of the season according to tweets from Vale co-owner Paul Wildes and Birchall himself.
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Trinidad and Tobago International Chris Birchall is Port Vale’s most capped International player and appeared at the World Cup finals while at the club. Locally born Birchall progressed through the junior ranks in 2001 and left in 2006 to join Coventry City.
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Birchall’s future remains unclear
The future of former Port Vale player Chris Birchall was uncertain after he was placed on the MLS re-entry draft.
Birchall set to train with Port Vale?
The club’s most-capped International, Chris Birchall, has indicated that he may be training with the Valiants next week.
Six years ago… Birchall makes Vale history
On this day in 2006, locally-born winger Chris Birchall made club history as he took part in a game at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund.
Birchall extends MLS stay
Former Valiant Chris Birchall, who was linked with a move to the Valiants earlier this season, has signed a “multi-year” contract with MLS outfit Columbus Crew.
League place transfer embargo on Vale
BBC Radio Stoke are reporting that Port Vale have been given a transfer embargo by the Football League for an unpaid payment. The news will be a further blow for the club’s discredited and hugely unpopular board, who are under intense pressure to leave their positions in the boardroom ahead of the forthcoming EGM.
Birchall's return boosts Adams' options
The Sentinel reports that Chris Birchall has received international clearance to play for Port Vale and the midfielder could now be included in Vale’s squad to face Northampton Town. Birchall, the club’s most-capped player, has agreed a month-to-month contract six years after he first played for the club and he could be named as a […]
Birchall: I'll play for Vale for free
Former Vale winger Chris Birchall has offered to play for the club for free, the Sentinel has revealed. The Trinidad and Tobago International is the club’s most capped International with 22 full caps and is the only person to appear at a World Cup finals whilst a Port Vale player. After rising through the junior […]
Stars in stripes: Vale’s foreign legion
In his latest “One Vale View” column, Rob Fielding takes a break from off-field politics and finds out what some former Port Vale players are up to after leaving the club. But rather look at examples in the English leagues, he decides to take a look at a select group of former players who ply […]
Gershwin de Trini-Man
This is a story of ‘truetrini’, a regular Forum member. Trinidad born Gershwin Stephen (aka truetrini) currently lives and works in Virginia USA and is a mad keen supporter of the Trinidad & Tobago Soca Warriors. Stafford born Chris Birchall plays for Port Vale FC and Trinidad & Tobago. No, it’s not a conundrum because […]
Birchall’s Trinidad reach play-off places
Chris Birchall played the full ninety minutes as Trinidad and Tobago racked up one of the most famous wins in their International history. Birchall’s team defeated Mexico 2-1 in their final group game, in the process pipping Guetamala to a play-off place for the World Cup finals in 2006. The ‘Socawarriors’ will now play-off with […]
The Time features Chris Birchall
The Times have run a special feature on Vale winger Chris Birchall’s World Cup dream – you can read it on the onevalefan website Birchall emerges at heart of unlikely Caribbean dream By Richard Edwards The Potteries may seem a million miles from Port of Spain, but when Trinidad and Tobago run out for their […]
Birchall eyes play-off spot
Chris Birchall’s Trinidad and Tobago side are now favourites to claim a play-off place in the CONCACAF World Cup qualifying group. Birchall played, winning his eleventh International cap as T&T defeated Panama 1-0 thanks to a goal from Stern John. With rivals Guatemala losing to Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago are now in the play-off place […]
Birchall set for double figures
Chris Birchall will earn his tenth Trinidad cap tonight – and become only the second Vale player to play ten games for his country while still a Vale player. Birchall’s astonishing rise from Stafford teenager to fully fledged International has taken just a matter of months. Following a surprise call-up to his mother’s place of […]
Birchall plays for T&T against Guatemala
Chris Birchall played the whole ninety minutes as Trinidad and Tobago defeated Guatemala in a World Cup qualifier. Birchall, winning his ninth full cap for his country played a full part as T&T came back from 2-1 down with five minutes to go to eventually win 3-2. The goalscorers were Stern John with two and […]
Rumour: Paladini says QPR are interested in Chris Birchall
Motormouth, controversial QPR supremo Gianni Palidini has hinted in one of his many, many utterances to the press that Rangers could be interested in Chris Birchall. Palidini, who has recently returned to work at the club after a lengthy court case, told the local press that the club are interested in two new players including […]
Rumour: Birchall wanted by Ipswich Town?
A Trinidad newspaper is claiming that Championship side Ipswich Town have expressed an interest in Vale’s World Cup star Chris Birchall. According to the Trinidad & Tobago Express, new Ipswich Town boss Jim Magilton could make a £150,000 bid for the Port Vale winger. The Stafford-born star has been at Vale Park since his early […]
Chris Birchall’s World Cup is over
Chris Birchall’s World Cup campaign is over after Trinidad & Tobago slumped to a disappointing defeat to Paraguay. The defeat meant T&T failed to qualify for the knock-out stages. Birchall was the first-ever Vale player to appear in the finals, the Vale winger starting all three of the socawarriors’ games. Birchall is also the club’s […]
Birchall impresses but T&T lose
Chris Birchall’s 21st cap for Trinidad & Tobago ended in disappointment as the socawarriors lost to two late England goals| . Chris Birchall’s 21st cap for Trinidad & Tobago ended in disappointment as the socawarriors lost to two late England goals. However, Birchall and his team mates impressed as they frustrated England for the majority […]
Chris Birchall ready for his biggest day
Port Vale and Trinidad and Tobago international, Chris Birchall, has declared that playing against England will be the “biggest day of my life” as he looks forward to playing the country of his birth on 15th June 2006. Chris qualifies for the Socawarriors through his mother who was born in Port of Spain. Nineteen caps […]
Birchall injury blow
Chris Birchall has been ruled out of the Yeovil match after suffering a hamstring injury in the win at Oldham. The Trinidad International was making a rare start for the Valiants before he was taken off to be replaced by Mickey Cummins. Vale manger Martin Foyle commented to the Staffordshire Sentinel that: “Birchy is nowhere […]
Birchall earns praise after first cap
Carribean commentators were full of praise for Chris Birchall after he won his first full cap for Trinidad and Tobago. The Vale youngster played the full ninety minutes in a 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Panama. Birchall was named in the first eleven for the must-win match at the Hasely Crawford Stadium which was […]
Birchall hours from first cap
Chris Birchall is set to follow Tony Rougier in becoming only the second Port Vale player this Millennium to take part in a senior, full International match as he prepares to line-up for Trinidad and Tobago this weekend Vale have had little International recognition recently, George Abbey was a non-playing Nigerian squad player, Steve McPhee […]
Birchall dazzles in warm-up game
Vale winger Chris Birchall impressed in his second appearance for the Trinidad and Tobago side – Birchall started and starred in a 4-0 International friendly win over Bermuda and according to local sources, he is a definite to start in June 4th’s World Cup qualifier Birchall played the whole 90 minutes and played his part […]