Port vale 3 exeter city 1 grecians slump to first defeat. Port vale england league 2 step 4 port vale reserves. Matchdetails from burslem port vale liverpool played on. The valiants want to cast their eye over a number of talented reds youngsters next month. The above quote from simon inglis was from 1996, and recently, leading football magazine four four two branded the vale britains most dysfunctional football club. This is the oldest part of the ground and also has some parts dating from the clubs previous stadium. Port vale are the only professional team in england who arent named after a specific geographical location. The old rec was where a football ground ought to be, right in the centre of things. Douglas vale historic homestead and vineyard, port macquarie. Important ordering from this site requires us to put a cookie on. In order to give you a taste, the essence if you will, of what i found at each ground, ill be posting a short paragraph from each chapter of the book. The original ground consisted of two stands the railway side and the lorne street main stand with banks of terracing at the bycars and hamil ends of the.
Vale park has been port vales home ground since 1950. Upon moving to burslem in 1884 the club changed its name to burslem port vale and after several seasons in the midland league became founder members of the football league division two in 1892. A major turning point in the clubs history arrived in january 1988, when a late winner in the f. A quality finisher, he was the topscorer over the course of at least one season at leicester, west brom, walsall, and port vale. Scunthorpe united have history on their side for game against. In jeff kents book on port vale the valiants years he claims that it is from a canal wharf called port vale near burslem, that the club took its name.
Vale park has been the home of port vale football club since 1950, but the club had been. Hotels near port vale football club with rooms from. Vale has a large port area where passenger and cargo ships dock, including international ships from vacuo and atlas. The players trudged off the pitch in silence and fans left quietly as port vale played their last ever game at the old recreation ground. Barcelona has long been an important port on the coast of the mediterranean, with over 2000 years of history that date to the time of the ancient romans. Port vale could sign more nottingham forest players on loan. Jun 19, 2019 port vale could sign more nottingham forest players on loan after double deal last season. Poor ground poor support poor facilities dismal atmosphere and the town centre is full of dole dossers and. But there were many who were sad to see the end of the old rec, the home vale had known for 37 years after moving from the cobridge athletic ground in 19. In 1919, vale unsuccessfully applied for election to the league once again following a decision to expand the second division with four new clubs. Record attendance, 49,768 port vale v aston villa 1960.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Vale park simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In use as the home of the vale between 1885 and 1912. Port vale fans will need to travel a total of 4215. Businessman linked with notts takeover sells port vale. A cup against nonleague macclesfield town earned a plum 4th round home tie against tottenham hotspur. The following images and captions are all taken from the book. Port vales last ever game at the old rec in hanley stoke. 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.
Jun 18, 2018 port vale owner norman smurthwaite is the new owner of nuneaton boroughs ground after the deal was approved by the efl. Aug 19, 2019 forest green rovers are back on the road tomorrow as they travel to port vale looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign. The port vale manager tells nick ames about life in league one, the plight of his former club leeds, a chaotic sixweek spell in bulgaria and his friend at old trafford published. Buy crawley tickets and get half price tickets for bradford. The club was formed after a meeting in a suburb of stokeontrent at port vale. Port vale 3 exeter city 1 grecians slump to first defeat in 11 after poor secondhalf nicky ajoses fourth goal of the season had given the grecians a deserved firsthalf lead, but port vale. Port vale football club the name gives no clue to its whereabouts, but this book tells all of the highs, lows and downright strange happenings at a club that has been in. We do not have an allocation to sell, although there is a link from our website. Also, with nearby porthill victoria having played upon a hill, the team of the valley below meant that the name port vale was a rather natural choice. Close to cobridge lights in waterloo road, by the exit from festival park. Port vale football club was formed in 1876 and took its name from the venue of the inaugural meeting at port vale house situated in a suburb of. He signed with port vale in july 1984, and helped the valiants to win promotion out of the fourth division in 198586, before he retired in may 1986. Port vale fc welcomes all disabled supporters therefore ticketing prices remain at the standard charge for an adult or child we believe our facilities ensure all public receive an equal football experience at vale park. Vale is a large city on the western coast of the kingdom of vale.
Douglas vale is a notforprofit organisation and unique in australia, with the 3. Many of the hotels near port vale football club have links to their own website, which gives you ample opportunity to see for yourself the value and quality on offer from hotels near port vale football club. The foreword is written by port vale chairman bill bratt mbe, and has a thumbs up from bbc radio stokes sports producer graham mcgarry who exclaims, this is a. Port vale football club was formed in 1876 and took its name from the venue of the inaugural meeting at port vale house situated in a suburb of stokeontrent. It has only ever been 100% sold out for a league game once, v stoke city in 1990, the first meeting at the ground for 33 years. Jun 05, 2018 port vale owner norman smurthwaite is trying to buy nuneaton town fcs ground. Members of the nuneaton borough supporters cooperative nbsc say that the coventry born businessman has confirmed. Crawley town visit the utilita energy stadium next saturday october 19, before port vale travel to west yorkshire just two days later tuesday october.
More or less between vale park and the old rec was the cobridge ground. Tickets for citys trip to vale park to face port vale on tuesday, january 28 can now be purchased directly from port vale. Port vale fc owner launches bid to buy nuneaton town fc ground. Port vale owner norman smurthwaite is trying to buy nuneaton town fcs ground.
Cemeteries of the port sorell district, northwest coast, tasmania. Scunthorpe united have history on their side for game. If port vale is your football club or you just enjoy testing your football knowledge then the official port vale quiz book is for you. To align with the clubs green ethos, there will also be a. We have got all the match results from 1892 to today along with great player profiles matchdetails from burslem port vale liverpool played on monday 21 october 1895 lfchistory stats galore for liverpool fc. Vale park is a football stadium in the north of stoke on trent, with a capacity of 19,000, and home to port vale fc. Port vale football club is a professional association football club based in burslem. Port vale football club the name gives no clue to its whereabouts, but this book tells all of the highs, lows and downright strange happenings at a club that has been in existence in the potteries for over years. Harford, green banks moriarty, new ground, northdown, and wesley vale.
Port vales final away game of the month sees the valiants make the short journey down to walsall. When port vale won 21 to earn national recognition the clubs fortunes appeared to take off. This short article about sports can be made longer. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Ratings for quality and value are currently held by many of the hotels near port vale football club, which means that you can rest assured that great attention is being paid to the provision of good standards of. 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 the following images and captions are all taken from the book. Forest green rovers are back on the road tomorrow as they travel to port vale looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign. Next up at vale park for john askeys side is colchester united and we want you there to see it all with our fantastic ticket offer for the game. Originally planned to be as massive as an 80,000 capacity stadium, the development was known as the wembley of the north. Smurthwaite was approached by nuneatons chairman lee thorn to buy their. Great books about current and former port vale players and port vale managers and the history of port vale football club.
The result, a 10 defeat to aldershot, marked a forlorn. Jan 14, 2020 port vale fans will be able to buy their tickets for this game via the port vale ticket office, with tickets also available on the day of the game from our ticket office. The history of companhia vale do rio doce cvrd, established in 1942 from farquhars itabira iron ore co. Enjoy a few tour of the homestead, oldest timber building in the hastings region, then take. Port vale could sign more nottingham forest players on loan after double deal last season. Port vale fans will be able to buy their tickets for this game via the port vale ticket office, with tickets also available on the day of the game from our ticket office. Vale park is a football stadium in stokeontrent, england. The port vale record 18791993 witan books, 1993, isbn 0950898198. The unique name of port vale has attracted interest and debate. For the computer game fifa 2000, robbie williams provided an original theme song with its only us, on the condition that port vale were included in the game, which they were, and are located in the rest of world section newfieldvaliant.
Buy the official port vale quiz book by chris cowlin, kevin snelgrove, john dt. Scunthorpe united will look to back up last weeks first league away win of the season at leyton orient when they take on port vale on saturday. The reds have a number of city ground starlets desperate for firstteam game time. Port vale wharf, port vale street, port vale corn mills and port vale house. They were founder members of the second division in 1892 and of the fourth division. When i sat down to interview him recently, he recalled heady days at vale park in the 1960s. The first concrete terracing was laid on the main stand side. See more ideas about port vale fc, british football and stoke on trent. Port vale football club is a professional association football club based in burslem, stokeontrent, england.
With a history going back to world war two, and many developments since then, the ground offers a unique mix of old and new construction features. Jan 27, 2020 tickets for citys trip to vale park to face port vale on tuesday, january 28 can now be purchased directly from port vale. Vale parks current capacity is just under 20,000, a far cry from the 49,768 supporters that managed to cram into the ground when port vale took on aston villa in the fifth round of the fa cup in 1960. Vale park is a football stadium in burslem, stokeontrent, england. Vale park is all seated with a decent view from all areas and with the capacity being set at 17,900 it is never a problem to get in on the day. Following a move to a new ground, the club became known simply as port vale and joined the central league. Port vale owner norman smurthwaite completes deal for. The first match on my road to the 92 started in preston as they took on port vale in the johnstones paint trophy. Find accommodation near vale park zoom out for more options distances to league two away matches. It is a history of dreams, adventure, politics, wealth, wars, laws and men. We all like to think we know about our football clubs well this is the book where that will challenge you about the clubs history, former players, managers, and much more. Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, facilities etc. Port vale football club information at football ground map.
For more information on how use this page please read the following paragraphs. Nov 22, 2019 scunthorpe united will look to back up last weeks first league away win of the season at leyton orient when they take on port vale on saturday. Vale park is not the oldest ground in the world, it has had several upgrades in its history. We have got all the match results from 1892 to today along with great player profiles matchdetails from burslem port vale liverpool played on saturday 12 november 1904 lfchistory stats galore for liverpool fc. Port vale is a ground which looks old fashioned and modern, it was quite empty though although it has a capacity of nearly 20,000 it looked like there was only 3,000 there. Port vale fc vale park football league ground guide. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Then view our comprehensive away fans guide to port vale fc.
Port vale fc home ground vale park my footy grounds. Tickets are on sale now and details can be found below. Port vale owner norman smurthwaite is the new owner of nuneaton boroughs ground after the deal was approved by the efl. Sep 12, 2017 port vale in action at the old hanley stadium in 1948. Port vales last ever game at the old rec in hanley. The busiest vale forum, plus blogs, photos, memorabilia and a searchable player database. The cargo docks include largescale container handling facilities, indicating that the port handles large quantities of goods on a frequent basis. No one should be at all surprised by the latest crisis to hit port vale.
Cobridge ground actual location port vale past onevalefan. A history that, as will become evident, was born in the shiny rocks of caue peak. The businessman linked with a takeover of notts county has completed the sale of league two club port vale norman smurthwaite, who purchased vale from administrators in. Written by mervyn edwards, local historian and burslem history club speaker s ecretary, november, 2016 alan massey, from may bank, is the chairman of burslem history club but did you know that he was once on the books of port vale. Jun 29, 2009 the foreword is written by port vale chairman bill bratt mbe, and has a thumbs up from bbc radio stokes sports producer graham mcgarry who exclaims, this is a book with all the right answers. Today, the heart of this historic maritime hub is known as port vell, meaning quite simply old port and is. Hamil road, burslem, stokeontrent, st6 1aw, england. Vale went to beat chesterfield by a club record 91 margin on 24 september. Port vale were moving back to burslem, to the hamil road ground where the valiants still play today. In 1919, vale unsuccessfully applied for election to the league once again following a decision to. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. See more ideas about port vale fc, stoke on trent and first football. Later to become an athletic ground, and greyhound racing track. The national press had dubbed it the wembley of the north.
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