Clipping Heroes #9: New signings
In our latest collection of clippings from the archives, we take a look at new signings for the club…
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Potteries legend Freddie Steele represented Port Vale both as player and manager. However, he is best remembered as the manager of Port Vale’s legendary 1953-54 Iron Curtain side which won promotion and reached the FA Cup semi-final.
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In our latest collection of clippings from the archives, we take a look at new signings for the club…
Freddie Steele player profile: biography, stats, images and news about this Port Vale player.
A well-received book about Port Vale’s legendary 1954 side – Men of Steele – has been given another print run.
Thanks to Stuart Dean, we have a short documentary clip of Port Vale’s 1954 record-breaking side.
The excellent football nostalgia magazine Backpass has an extensive feature on Port Vale’s 1954 Iron Curtain side including an interview with Vale great Colin Askey.
1953-54 Port Vale player profiles: images and contemporary text from the ‘Pride of Port Vale’ booklet.
Paul Humphreys has kindly provided the onevalefan viewers with the opportunity to leaf through the pages of a souvenir programme from the glorious 1954 Iron Curtain campaign.
The move to Vale Park, the cup run of the famed ‘Steele Curtain’ side and the controversy over league expulsion.