A look at the Cardiff City v Port Vale, 1954 match programme
We take an brief leaf through the pages of a vintage programme – the FA Cup Fourth Round clash between Port Vale and Cardiff City in 1954.
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Our survival is still down to us
Tom from the @unofficialvale Twitter account has been encouraged by Vale’s recent performances and thinks the club can survive in League One.
OVF Opinion: Port Vale deserve praise for inviting asylum seekers to game
Port Vale invited eleven children from families seeking asylum to watch the game against Northampton Town.
There’s a minority of idiots who tarnish Vale’s name with idiotic actions
OVF editor Rob Fielding was disturbed to read reports of highly offensive behaviour by a group of Port Vale “fans” – here’s his response.
Vale’s Wimbledon trip to be shown on TV
The Football League have announced that Port Vale’s trip to League Two rivals AFC Wimbledon will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.
Port Vale: third best team in the country?
Shoot magazine’s unique FL POWER RANKINGS (FLPR) has Port Vale ranked as the third best team in the country.
Rare document from first Stoke game unearthed
Port Vale’s first-ever league encounter with neighbours Stoke City took place in 1920 and OVF has a vintage document from that league match to share with you…
Administration fears for Port Vale
The Sentinel newspaper has reported what many fans fear – that Port Vale FC could be on the brink of administration.
Fulham play Port Vale in the FA Cup
Watch vintage Pathe News footage of Fulham’s 1961 FA Cup match with Port Vale. This feature links in to Angela Fox’s images of Port Vale supporters on their way to the game.
Shrewsbury game called off
Port Vale’s game against Shrewsbury Town scheduled for Saturday lunchtime has been called off after the ground failed a Friday lunchtime pitch inspection. The game has been postponed due to parts of the Greenhous Meadow pitch being frozen.
Read the Port Vale v Everton programme from 1956
We take an exclusive leaf through the pages of a vintage programme – the FA Cup clash between Port Vale and Everton in 1956.
Miller’s chairmanship draws to a close
Port Vale FC have issued a statement which says that Peter Miller’s chairmanship of the club will come to an end in a matter of days. The statement says that Miller’s brief was to secure new investment and was subject to a review.
Fresh scandal as Vale Park is re-mortgaged
Port Vale Online have revealed that Perry Deakin and Peter Miller have REMORTGAGED Vale Park to try and raise money to pay for their shares. The mortgage was lodged with Companies House on Christmas Eve and was for £300,000.
Vale CEO Perry Deakin resigns
Port Vale have announced that of Chief Executive Perry Deakin has resigned and is “working his notice period.” This news will come as a surprise to Vale fans reading Friday’s Sentinel in which Deakin criticised an unknown club official for “bad advice” but indicated he would not resign.
All pals together?
In this second blog posting, Vale legend Ray Williams tells us more about his days at Vale Park and how the players “would go to the Vale Cafe and have pie, chips and gravy and an hour on the pin ball machine.” It’s a fascinating account of life at Vale Park during the seventies including […]
How I joined the Vale…
OVF is delighted to welcome Vale legend Ray Williams who will be writing a regular blog for this website. In this first issue, Ray tells us about how he came to join the Valiants and how he actually ended up earning less if the Vale won…