Port Vale: 1959 cover stars
We take a look at the front cover of the August 29 edition of SOCCER STAR magazine featuring a Port Vale FC line-up.
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Port Vale legend Roy Sproson was the club’s all-time record appearance holder and a one-club player. He was also the Port Vale manager for a spell.
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We take a look at the front cover of the August 29 edition of SOCCER STAR magazine featuring a Port Vale FC line-up.
We take a brief glance to the past with a look at the programme for a 1964 Port Vale testimonial match, thanks again to Stuart Dean.
Gary Benson, a committee member of the Port Vale Supporters Club is asking fans who purchased plaques placed next to the Roy Sproson statue to contact.
In the sixth of a series of special OVF features to mark the build-up to the unveiling of the long-awaiting Roy Sproson statue, here are a few pictures of the great man in action.
Ahead of this evening’s game with Bristol Rovers, we take a brief look at Vale’s next League Two opponents.
The Port Vale Supporters Club is asking fans to pay a tribute to club legend Roy Sproson, eight minutes and thirty seven seconds into Saturday’s game.
Roy Sproson pictures: in the sixth of a series of special OVF features to mark the build-up to the unveiling of the long-awaiting Roy Sproson statue, here are a selection of pictures of the great man.
There will a limited number of commemorative Roy Sproson tankards on sale outside the ground on Saturday, ahead of the unveiling of the Roy Sproson statue.
Roy Sproson quotes: in the fifth of a series of special OVF features to mark the build-up to the unveiling of the long-awaiting Roy Sproson statue, here are a selection of quotes from the great man himself.
In the fourth of a series of special OVF features to mark the build-up to the unveiling of the long-awaiting Roy Sproson statue, here’s an article from 1970 celebrating Roy Sproson making 750 appearances for Vale.
In the third of a series of special OVF features to mark the build-up to the unveiling of the long-awaiting Roy Sproson statue, here’s a vintage photograph of Roy Sproson in aerial action.
In the second of a series of special OVF features to mark the build-up to the unveiling of the long-awaiting Roy Sproson statue, here’s a vintage interview with Roy Sproson from the 1970’s.
The statue of Port Vale legend Roy Sproson has been erected outside the entrance to Vale Park ahead of its official unveiling.
A joint statement from the Port Vale Supporters Club and administrators Begsbies-Traynor has given an update on the bids for the club and also announced the date for the unveiling of the Roy Sproson statue.
Barry first posted this in January 2002 and it includes a tribute to all those who played for Port Vale fifty years ago – especially in that famous FA Cup Semi Final against West Bromich Albion at Villa Park.
Thanks to Port Vale fan Angela Fox, OVF has been handed these amazing images of Port Vale players, fans and club staff during the 1950’s and 1960’s.
Continuing our look at the booklet celebrating Port Vale’s 1970 promotion success. The booklet is 69 pages long, so this is the second part of our look through the pages of the promotion pamphlet.
We present a series of photos taken by two of the actual players involved in Port Vale’s Czechoslovakia Tour which took place in 1960.
1953-54 Port Vale player profiles: images and contemporary text from the ‘Pride of Port Vale’ booklet.
Right now Barry says his fingernails are bitten down to the quick. But all that can change if we take all three points tomorrow.
Barry Edge, aka ovf’s Aussie Rules, has many fond memories of his time supporting the Valiants in the 1950s. In this memoir he tells us of his favourite Port Vale player and, all importantly, how he spent his pocket money wisely.
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.
Port Vale stun the cup holders in one of Vale Park’s finest games of all time as it finishes Port Vale 2-0 Blackpool in 1954…
This article was published on the When Saturday Comes website on the 11th June, 2011.
In 2000, OVF managed to speak to Ray King, a genuine Port Vale legend, who played in Vale’s FA Cup semi-final side. Read the great man’s thoughts.
The move to Vale Park, the cup run of the famed ‘Steele Curtain’ side and the controversy over league expulsion.
The Roy Sproson legacy, years of underachievement and the emergence of John Rudge.