Remember, the open day is on Sunday
Port Vale’s FREE open day will take place on Sunday and includes the launch of the Junior Supporters’ Club, family entertainment and an open training session.
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The stadium, situated in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent has been Port Vale’s home ground since it opened in 1950.
Originally designed to be the “Wembley of the North” a lack of finances meant the original plans were never completed. Nevertheless, a club record attendance of 49,768 was recorded for a game against Aston Villa in 1960.
In the late 1980’s and 1990’s a number of stands were redeveloped as the ground was converted into an all-seater stadium. Work began on the Lorne Street stand in 1998 and has yet to be completed.
Modern capacity of the stadium is around 19,000.
Port Vale’s FREE open day will take place on Sunday and includes the launch of the Junior Supporters’ Club, family entertainment and an open training session.
Port Vale have announced that a block of the Bycars stand will become a “Temporary” family area while work on the Lorne Street stand continues.
Port Vale Supporters Club have published details of a meeting with Norman Smurthwaite during which the owner asked fans to send in their wish lists and also wants to know if there would be support for completing the unfinished part of the Lorne St stand during the season.
RobF took these shots of the amazing scenes at the home match against Northampton Town on Saturday.
Micky Adams has hailed the Vale Park support and wants to “thank each one of them” after a near 11,000 crowd saw the Valiants thrash promotion rivals Burton 7-1.
Port Vale FC have appealed for volunteers to help clear the Vale Park ground of snow so that there is a better chance of Saturday’s game with Aldershot Town taking place.
Full-back Adam Yates has asked for Vale’s home support to match that of its away following and spur the side on to promotion.
In a wide-ranging phone-in on BBC Radio Stoke, Port Vale chairman Paul Wildes told fans that the club planned to relay the Vale Park pitch and also complete the unfinished half of the Lorne Street stand.
Bill Bell dies: Former Port Vale owner and chairman Bill Bell has died at the age of 81, it has been reported.
Port Vale’s new owners Paul Wildes and Norman Smurthwaite received a standing ovation after a fans forum in which they announced a string of new initiatives.
A bucket collection for Movember, in aid of prostate and and testicular cancer, will be held at Vale Park on Saturday.
Port Vale FC are reminding fans that both the Railway and family stands will be closed for Tuesday’s Capital One clash with Burnley.
Thanks to OVF reader David Shaw, we have this image of rock legends Lemmy and Ozzy Osbourne outside the Vale Park ground in 1981.
Port Vale FC has assured both supporters and the Football League that Vale Park will be able to host games in time for the new season kick-off.
In this picture series, we take a look at how certain sections of the Vale Park ground have developed over the years. This time it’s the turn of the Lorne Street stand, which was finally fully seated in 2020 some 22 years after the work began…
In this picture series, we take a look at how certain sections of the Vale Park ground have developed over the years. This time it’s the turn of the Railway Stand, one of the most popular areas of the stadium…
In this picture series, we take a look at how certain sections of the Vale Park ground have developed over the years. This time it’s the turn of the Hamil End, perhaps the least celebrated stand at Vale Park…
In this picture series, we take a look at how certain sections of the Vale Park ground have developed over the years. We’ll kick off with the Bycars stand…
Influential Port Vale columnist Martin Tideswell says it’s time to end the barrage of bad language from the Vale Park stands as “you still hear some appalling things on the terraces” and “frankly I’m appalled at some of the industrial language and the abuse.”
Potential Port Vale owner Keith Ryder has denied claims that he wants to defer part of the payment for the Vale Park freehold and says that a payment plan with Stoke-on-Trent city council has yet to be finalised.
In his latest “One Vale View” column, Rob Fielding says it is a damning indictment of the board that the completion of the vital revenue-generating Robbie Williams restaurant suite is now more than four years late. In this column, Rob explains how an influential football reports backs up his view that off-field development is vital […]
In Barry’s latest verse there are alleged clangers, the rumour mill talking about a potential coup on Gobbyash‘ job, two canines; one from Smallthorne, the other from the land of male voice choirs, and a scoreless draw.
Exiled Valiant Barry Edge lives in Perth, Western Australia and is a regular columnist for onevalefan. The recent Port Vale Open Day, plus guided tours, reminded Barry of the time he was given a personal bo-peep in and around the ‘Wembley of the North’. Shall we just say that this is a story with a […]
Thanks to Port Vale fan Angela Fox, OVF has been handed these amazing images of Port Vale supporters on the Vale Park terraces in the 1950’s.
The following text, images and captions have been reproduced from the rare The Story of Port Vale booklet, which was published in 1950 to commemorate the opening of the Vale Park stadium.
Vintage short film showing how Vale Park, the home of Port Vale, looked during the 1979/1980 season.
The move to Vale Park, the cup run of the famed ‘Steele Curtain’ side and the controversy over league expulsion.