1924–25 Port Vale F.C. season
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The 1924–25 season was Port Vale
's sixth consecutive season of football (nineteenth overall) in the Football League
. A highly successful season, for the first time in their history
they finished above rivals
Stoke
. Vale's eighth place finish in the second tier was their best finish since 1893–94
. Throughout the 20th century
, this finish would be bettered only in 1930–31
(they would finish third in the Second Division in 1992–93
, however by then the Second Division was actually the third tier in the Football League behind the Premier League).
Their success was down primarily to the goalscoring efforts of young Wilf Kirkham
, who netted 33 goals in 44 games. This was combined with a settled team, which saw just fifteen regular players supplemented by seven reserve players.
goalkeeper Tom Fern
, young half-back Sidney Blunt
, and winger Billy Tempest
made the leap from Stoke to Vale.
The season started with a lose-one-win-one sequence of six games; significantly, the final game of this sequence was a 1–0 win over Stoke at the Victoria Ground
, Bob Connelly
scoring the goal. The "Valiants" followed this with five games without a win, and "a certain section of the crowd" became "prone to gibe and jeer at mistakes", which had a noticeable effect on the side's confidence. Goals were a problem, and so the directors took the decision to sell full-back Len Birks
to Sheffield United
for 'a substantial sum', promising to spend the money on forwards. They duly signed Alfred Strange
from Portsmouth
.
The team bobbed along at mid-table, and on 20 December were expected to be turned over by promotion-chasing Manchester United
; however Vale managed to record a 2–1 win. The difficult games continued, as two games in as many days came against eventual champions Leicester City
; they were thumped 7–0 at Filbert Street
on Christmas
Day. Johnny Duncan
scored six of the "Foxes" seven goals (a Leicester record).
The second half of the season would prove to be a brilliant one for the club. They won ten of their first thirteen league games of 1925, including a 2–0 win over Stoke at The Old Recreation Ground
– former "Potter" Tempest getting a goal against his former employers. The defence were absolutely solid, keeping clean sheets in nine of these thirteen games.
Whilst on the South Coast of England
the players were rewarded for their hard work with a relaxing holiday, seeing sights such as the Isle of Wight
, the Southampton docks
, the HMS Victory
, the Newbury races
, and music hall star Gertie Gitana
performing at the theatre. Following this, manager Joe Schofield
took advantage of a comfortable league position by experimenting with his starting eleven. Just four points were picked up from their last nine games, this included a 1–0 defeat at Stamford Bridge
in front of 30,000 and a 4–0 defeat at Old Trafford
in front of 40,000. However Kirkham did bag his third hat-trick
of the season against Stockport County
.
At the end of season, Vale picked up a club record 42 Football League points, with Kirkham scoring a club record 26 league goals. Outside of Kirkham however, the club were finding difficulties in front of goal, and had to be much more prolific in order to challenge for promotion. They were fifteen points off the top two, and eight points clear of the bottom two.
Jack Lowe
was an ever-present in both league and cup, whereas Kirkham and Briscoe each missed just the one game. Fern, Connelly, and Blunt also were highly consistent. At the end of the campaign all of the first team performers were retained.
outright, putting down a deposit of £2,250.
, the Vale managed to qualify for the First Round Proper for the first time since 1921–22
. Kirkham and Briscoe scored a combined total of ten goals in the games against Midland League
Boston and Central Alliance League Alfreton, with Strange contributing three. This set up a difficult encounter with First Division
Aston Villa
at Villa Park
, and Vale were easily outclassed in the second-half, despite leading 1–0 at the break, they finished the game with a 7–2 defeat. The nine goals scored amounted to a club record aggregate score in the competition.
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
's sixth consecutive season of football (nineteenth overall) in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
. A highly successful season, for the first time in their history
History of Port Vale F.C.
The history of Port Vale F.C., an English association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, began when the club was formed in 1876. In 1884, the club moved to the town of Burslem, changing their name to Burslem Port Vale in the process. The club joined the Football League Second Division upon its...
they finished above rivals
Potteries derby
The Potteries derby is the football local derby in Stoke-on-Trent between Port Vale and Stoke City. The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals; this has led to a heated atmosphere at these matches, especially with the rise of football hooliganism and the 'Naughty Forty'...
Stoke
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
. Vale's eighth place finish in the second tier was their best finish since 1893–94
1893–94 Burslem Port Vale F.C. season
The 1893–94 season was Burslem Port Vale's second consecutive season of football in the Football League. Winning their opening seven league games, Vale seemed destined for First Division football, however they won just six of their final 22 games and ended up in mid-table...
. Throughout the 20th century
20th century
Many people define the 20th century as running from January 1, 1901 to December 31, 2000, others would rather define it as beginning on January 1, 1900....
, this finish would be bettered only in 1930–31
1930–31 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1930–31 season was Port Vale's twenty-fifth season of football in the Football League, and their twenty-fourth in the Second Division following their promotion from the Third Division North the previous season. They finished fifth with 47 points, making it the most successful season in the...
(they would finish third in the Second Division in 1992–93
1992–93 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1992–93 season was Port Vale's eighty-first season of football in the Football League, and fourth successive season in the Second Division. John Rudge found new stars by bringing both Ian Taylor and Paul Musselwhite to the club at a combined fee of just £40,000. His team won the pre-season TNT...
, however by then the Second Division was actually the third tier in the Football League behind the Premier League).
Their success was down primarily to the goalscoring efforts of young Wilf Kirkham
Wilf Kirkham
Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season...
, who netted 33 goals in 44 games. This was combined with a settled team, which saw just fifteen regular players supplemented by seven reserve players.
Second Division
The pre-season saw the arrival of three new players: veteran EvertonEverton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
goalkeeper Tom Fern
Tom Fern
Thomas Edward Fern was an English footballer.-Playing career:Fern played for Mafeking Rovers, Worksop Albion, Worksop Town, Lincoln City and Everton before joining Port Vale in June 1924. He was the first choice keeper for the Football League side despite being in his late 30s. In September 1926,...
, young half-back Sidney Blunt
Sidney Blunt
Sidney Blunt was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.-Playing career:Blunt began his career with his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers, but never appeared for their first team...
, and winger Billy Tempest
Billy Tempest
William Tempest was an English footballer who played on the left-wing. He played for Stoke between 1912 and 1924, before finishing his career in 1926 with Port Vale.-Playing career:...
made the leap from Stoke to Vale.
The season started with a lose-one-win-one sequence of six games; significantly, the final game of this sequence was a 1–0 win over Stoke at the Victoria Ground
Victoria Ground
Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers...
, Bob Connelly
Bob Connelly
Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals...
scoring the goal. The "Valiants" followed this with five games without a win, and "a certain section of the crowd" became "prone to gibe and jeer at mistakes", which had a noticeable effect on the side's confidence. Goals were a problem, and so the directors took the decision to sell full-back Len Birks
Len Birks
Leonard Birks was an English footballer.-Playing career:Birks joined Port Vale from Butt Lane Star in May 1920. During his time with the club he lifted the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1922, played 105 matches and was an ever-present during the 1923–24 season...
to Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
for 'a substantial sum', promising to spend the money on forwards. They duly signed Alfred Strange
Alfred Strange
Alfred Henry Strange was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.-Club career:...
from Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
.
The team bobbed along at mid-table, and on 20 December were expected to be turned over by promotion-chasing Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
; however Vale managed to record a 2–1 win. The difficult games continued, as two games in as many days came against eventual champions Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
; they were thumped 7–0 at Filbert Street
Filbert Street
Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,...
on Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
Day. Johnny Duncan
Johnny Duncan (footballer)
John 'Johnny' Duncan was a Scottish football player and manager, who is most notable for his time at Leicester City.He captained the club to its greatest ever league finishes of 3rd and 2nd place in the First Division in 1927-28 and 1928-29 respectively...
scored six of the "Foxes" seven goals (a Leicester record).
The second half of the season would prove to be a brilliant one for the club. They won ten of their first thirteen league games of 1925, including a 2–0 win over Stoke at The Old Recreation Ground
The Old Recreation Ground
The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:...
– former "Potter" Tempest getting a goal against his former employers. The defence were absolutely solid, keeping clean sheets in nine of these thirteen games.
Whilst on the South Coast of England
Southern England
Southern England, the South and the South of England are imprecise terms used to refer to the southern counties of England bordering the English Midlands. It has a number of different interpretations of its geographic extents. The South is considered by many to be a cultural region with a distinct...
the players were rewarded for their hard work with a relaxing holiday, seeing sights such as the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
, the Southampton docks
Port of Southampton
The Port of Southampton is a major passenger and cargo port located in the central part of the south coast of England. It benefits from shelter provided by the Isle of Wight and Southampton Water, unique "double tides" and close proximity to the motorway and rail networks...
, the HMS Victory
HMS Victory
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, laid down in 1759 and launched in 1765. She is most famous as Lord Nelson's flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805....
, the Newbury races
Newbury Racecourse
Newbury Racecourse is a racecourse in the civil parish of Greenham, adjoining the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England. It has courses for flat races and over jumps...
, and music hall star Gertie Gitana
Gertie Gitana
Gertie Gitana , was a British music hall entertainer.She was born Gertrude Mary Astbury in Shirley Street, Longport, Stoke-on-Trent. Her father was a pottery works foreman and her mother Lavinia taught at St Peter's RC school in Cobridge...
performing at the theatre. Following this, manager Joe Schofield
Joe Schofield
Joseph Alfred Schofield was an English footballer and later football manager.A winger, he played for Stoke between 1891 and 1899, winning himself three England caps in the process. He was later appointed as Stoke's manager in 1915, before he left the post in 1919 to take up the reigns at nearby...
took advantage of a comfortable league position by experimenting with his starting eleven. Just four points were picked up from their last nine games, this included a 1–0 defeat at Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...
in front of 30,000 and a 4–0 defeat at Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
in front of 40,000. However Kirkham did bag his third hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
of the season against Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
.
At the end of season, Vale picked up a club record 42 Football League points, with Kirkham scoring a club record 26 league goals. Outside of Kirkham however, the club were finding difficulties in front of goal, and had to be much more prolific in order to challenge for promotion. They were fifteen points off the top two, and eight points clear of the bottom two.
Jack Lowe
Jack Lowe (footballer)
John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive...
was an ever-present in both league and cup, whereas Kirkham and Briscoe each missed just the one game. Fern, Connelly, and Blunt also were highly consistent. At the end of the campaign all of the first team performers were retained.
Finances
The club finally found themselves on a sound financial footing, making a record £4,469 profit on the campaign. The club debt went down to £134, and the club decided to purchase The Old Recreation GroundThe Old Recreation Ground
The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:...
outright, putting down a deposit of £2,250.
Cup competitions
In the FA CupFA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
, the Vale managed to qualify for the First Round Proper for the first time since 1921–22
1921–22 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1921–22 season was Port Vale's third consecutive season of football in the Football League. Another difficult season, both on and off the pitch, the club finished with 36 points for the second season in a row...
. Kirkham and Briscoe scored a combined total of ten goals in the games against Midland League
Midland Football League
There have been at least two different football competitions in England which used the name Midland Football League.One existed until 1982 before merging with the Yorkshire League to form the Northern Counties League....
Boston and Central Alliance League Alfreton, with Strange contributing three. This set up a difficult encounter with First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
at Villa Park
Villa Park
Villa Park may mean:United Kingdom* Villa Park, an association football stadium in Birmingham, EnglandUnited States* Villa Park, California, a small city in Orange County* Villa Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County...
, and Vale were easily outclassed in the second-half, despite leading 1–0 at the break, they finished the game with a 7–2 defeat. The nine goals scored amounted to a club record aggregate score in the competition.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
42 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 58 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 90 | 32 | 2.813 | + 58 | 59 | ||||
| 2 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
42 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 57 | 23 | 2.478 | + 24 | 57 | ||||
| 3 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 71 | 36 | 1.972 | + 35 | 55 | ||||
| 4 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
42 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 58 | 50 | 1.160 | + 8 | 48 | ||||
| 5 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
42 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 51 | 37 | 1.378 | + 14 | 47 | ||||
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 55 | 51 | 1.078 | + 4 | 46 | ||||
| 7 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
42 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 40 | 36 | 1.111 | + 4 | 44 | ||||
| 8 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 48 | 56 | 0.857 | – 8 | 42 | ||||
| 9 | South Shields South Shields F.C. South Shields F.C. are a football club based in South Shields, England. They have a long and complicated history, with three distinct incarnations taking the name... |
42 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 38 | 1.105 | + 4 | 41 | ||||
| 10 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 35 | 50 | 49 | 1.020 | + 1 | 41 | ||||
| 11 | Clapton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
42 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 42 | 1.000 | ± 0 | 40 | ||||
| 12 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 41 | 56 | 0.732 | – 15 | 40 | ||||
| 13 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
42 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 36 | 44 | 0.818 | – 8 | 39 | ||||
| 14 | The Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
42 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 33 | 50 | 56 | 0.893 | – 6 | 38 | ||||
| 15 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
42 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 46 | 59 | 0.780 | – 13 | 38 | ||||
| 16 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
42 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 37 | 37 | 50 | 0.740 | – 13 | 38 | ||||
| 17 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
42 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 65 | 61 | 1.066 | + 4 | 37 | ||||
| 18 | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
42 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 30 | 35 | 51 | 0.686 | – 16 | 37 | ||||
| 19 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 57 | 0.649 | – 20 | 37 | ||||
| 20 | Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 34 | 46 | 0.739 | – 12 | 35 | ||||
| 21 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
42 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 38 | 54 | 0.704 | – 16 | 34 | ||||
| 22 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 58 | 45 | 84 | 0.536 | – 39 | 31 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against;
GA = Goal average; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Second Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 1924 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
H | 1–3 | 15,000 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 6 September 1924 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
A | 3–1 | 8,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (2), Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
| 8 September 1924 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
H | 0–1 | 10,000 | |
| 13 September 1924 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
H | 2–1 | 6,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... , Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
| 15 September 1924 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
H | 0–2 | 9,000 | |
| 20 September 1924 | Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
A | 1–0 | 22,747 | Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
| 27 September 1924 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
A | 1–1 | 10,000 | Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
| 4 October 1924 | South Shields South Shields F.C. South Shields F.C. are a football club based in South Shields, England. They have a long and complicated history, with three distinct incarnations taking the name... |
H | 0–0 | 10,180 | |
| 11 October 1924 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
A | 1–4 | 18,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
| 13 October 1924 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
H | 1–1 | 5,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
| 18 October 1924 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
H | 1–2 | 10,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
| 25 October 1924 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
H | 4–0 | 7,965 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (2), Maddock Jack Maddock John Maddock was an English footballer, noted for his 'rifle shot'. He played in the right-back position for Stoke between 1919 and 1921, before signing with Port Vale following a two years spell at Macclesfield Town. He spent eight years with Vale, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1931... (pen), Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
| 1 November 1924 | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
A | 0–2 | 3,000 | |
| 8 November 1924 | The Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
H | 1–0 | 9,018 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
| 15 November 1924 | Clapton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
A | 1–3 | 10,000 | Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
| 22 November 1924 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
H | 3–0 | 8,147 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (2), Strange Alfred Strange Alfred Henry Strange was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.-Club career:... |
| 6 December 1924 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
H | 1–1 | 11,975 | Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
| 20 December 1924 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
H | 2–1 | 14,000 | Lowe Jack Lowe (footballer) John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive... , Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
| 25 December 1924 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
A | 0–7 | 22,000 | |
| 26 December 1924 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
H | 1–2 | 17,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
| 27 December 1924 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
A | 0–3 | 8,000 | |
| 3 January 1925 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
H | 2–0 | 7,654 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... , Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 17 January 1925 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
A | 1–0 | 6,000 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 24 January 1925 | Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
H | 2–0 | 17,936 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... , Tempest Billy Tempest William Tempest was an English footballer who played on the left-wing. He played for Stoke between 1912 and 1924, before finishing his career in 1926 with Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
| 2 February 1925 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
H | 1–0 | 6,000 | o.g. Own goal An own net occurs in goal-scoring games when a player scores a goal that is registered against his or her own team. It is usually accidental, and may be a result of an attempt at defensive play that failed or was spoiled by opponents.... |
| 7 February 1925 | South Shields South Shields F.C. South Shields F.C. are a football club based in South Shields, England. They have a long and complicated history, with three distinct incarnations taking the name... |
A | 0–3 | 10,000 | |
| 14 February 1925 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
H | 2–1 | 16,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (2 [1 pen]) |
| 25 February 1925 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
A | 2–0 | 3,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (2) |
| 28 February 1925 | Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry... |
A | 0–0 | 9,000 | |
| 7 March 1925 | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
H | 1–0 | 11,005 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 14 March 1925 | The Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
A | 1–0 | 12,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
| 21 March 1925 | Clapton Orient Leyton Orient F.C. Leyton Orient F.C. are an English professional football club in East London. They currently play in Football League One and are known to their fans as the O's.Leyton Orient have spent one season in the top flight of English football, in 1962–63... |
H | 4–2 | 10,000 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (3), Blunt Sidney Blunt Sidney Blunt was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.-Playing career:Blunt began his career with his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers, but never appeared for their first team... |
| 28 March 1925 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
A | 0–0 | 8,000 | |
| 30 March 1925 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
A | 0–2 | ||
| 4 April 1925 | Southampton Southampton F.C. Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club... |
A | 0–1 | 8,000 | |
| 10 April 1925 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
H | 1–1 | 14,500 | Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
| 11 April 1925 | Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four... |
A | 0–1 | 30,000 | |
| 13 April 1925 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
A | 1–2 | 4,000 | Strange Alfred Strange Alfred Henry Strange was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.-Club career:... |
| 18 April 1925 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
H | 4–1 | 9,760 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (3 [1 pen]), Strange Alfred Strange Alfred Henry Strange was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.-Club career:... |
| 22 April 1925 | Blackpool Blackpool F.C. Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the... |
A | 1–4 | 8,000 | Strange Alfred Strange Alfred Henry Strange was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.-Club career:... |
| 25 April 1925 | Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958... |
A | 0–4 | 40,000 | |
| 2 May 1925 | Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season... |
A | 1–1 | 10,000 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5Q | 29 November 1924 | Boston | H | 6–1 | 7,101 | Strange Alfred Strange Alfred Henry Strange was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.-Club career:... (2), Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (2), Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... (2) |
| 6Q | 13 December 1924 | Alfreton | A | 8–2 | 6,000 | Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... (4), Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (3), Strange Alfred Strange Alfred Henry Strange was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.-Club career:... |
| R1 | 10 January 1925 | Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder... |
A | 2–7 | 35,800 | Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (2) |
Appearances
| Pos. | Name | Football League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Sidney BrownSidney Brown (footballer) -Playing career:Brown joined Port Vale in November 1923, making his debut in a 5–1 FA Cup qualifier defeat at Wrexham on 1 December that year. He was a reserve keeper and only played a further 17 games before getting released at the end of the 1926–27 season. He moved on to Gillingham, West... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| GK | Tom Fern Tom Fern Thomas Edward Fern was an English footballer.-Playing career:Fern played for Mafeking Rovers, Worksop Albion, Worksop Town, Lincoln City and Everton before joining Port Vale in June 1924. He was the first choice keeper for the Football League side despite being in his late 30s. In September 1926,... |
37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| GK | Robert Wallis |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Len Birks Len Birks Leonard Birks was an English footballer.-Playing career:Birks joined Port Vale from Butt Lane Star in May 1920. During his time with the club he lifted the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup in 1922, played 105 matches and was an ever-present during the 1923–24 season... |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| DF | Jimmy Oakes Jimmy Oakes James Oakes was an English footballer who played as a left back for Port Vale between 1923 and 1933.-Playing style:He was noted as being a clean player, who never resorted to rough player or dirty tricks.... |
28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| DF | Jack Maddock Jack Maddock John Maddock was an English footballer, noted for his 'rifle shot'. He played in the right-back position for Stoke between 1919 and 1921, before signing with Port Vale following a two years spell at Macclesfield Town. He spent eight years with Vale, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1931... |
21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| DF | Tom Cooper Tom Cooper (footballer) Thomas "Tom" Cooper was an England international footballer who played for Derby and Liverpool.-Playing career:Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Cooper played for Longton and then Trentham before being bought by Port Vale for £20 in August 1924... |
21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| MF | Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge Ernest Collinge was an English footballer and the elder brother of Tom Collinge.-Playing career:Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, his debut was in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May 1921, Vale lost 5–3 but Collinge became a regular in... |
29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| MF |  Bob ConnellyBob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
38 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| MF | Roger Jones Roger Jones (footballer born 1902) Reginald Jones was an English footballer.-Playing career:Jones played for Middleport and Ravensdale before joining Port Vale in July 1923. It took him six years to establish himself in the first team, but he was a part of the side that won the Football League Third Division North championship in... |
11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| MF | Jack Lowe Jack Lowe (footballer) John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive... |
42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| MF | Arden Maddison Arden Maddison Arden John Arden Maddison was an English footballer.-Playing career:Maddison played for Usworth Colliery and Stoke before joining Port Vale in October 1924. He became a regular in the first 11 from September 1925, but fractured a collarbone in November 1926 and missed the rest of the 1926–27 season... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| MF | Harry Lomas Harry Lomas Harold Lomas was an English amateur footballer.-Playing career:Lomas played for Leek and Congleton before joining Port Vale in July 1924. He played as a left-half in a 3–1 home defeat to Wolves on 30 August 1924 and was released without signing as a professional, most likely in 1925.-References:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Jack Hyde Jack Hyde Jack Hyde was an English footballer.-Playing career:Hyde joined Port Vale as an amateur in July 1924 and made his debut in a 4–0 home triumph over Coventry City on 25 October 1924... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Alfred Strange Alfred Strange Alfred Henry Strange was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.-Club career:... |
30 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 7 |
| MF | Billy Tempest Billy Tempest William Tempest was an English footballer who played on the left-wing. He played for Stoke between 1912 and 1924, before finishing his career in 1926 with Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| MF | Jack Wareham Jack Wareham John Wareham was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wareham played for Scot Hay, Alsagers Bank P.S.A., Podmore Hall and Stoke before joining local rivals Port Vale in August 1924. After making his debut in a 4–1 defeat at Blackpool on 22 April 1925 he played in the 4–0 defeat at Old Trafford... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Sidney Blunt Sidney Blunt Sidney Blunt was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.-Playing career:Blunt began his career with his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers, but never appeared for their first team... |
36 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| FW | Tom Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| FW | Tom Reid Tom Reid (footballer born 1901) Thomas Reid was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Reid played for North Stevenson United and Ayr United, also having trials with Clyde, Albion Rovers and Dundee before joining Port Vale in August 1922... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Wilf Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
41 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 33 |
| FW | Billy Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
41 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 12 |
All competitions
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Wilf Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
33 |
| Billy Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
12 |
| Alfred Strange Alfred Strange Alfred Henry Strange was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.-Club career:... |
7 |
| Tom Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
5 |
| Bob Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
2 |
| Jack Maddock Jack Maddock John Maddock was an English footballer, noted for his 'rifle shot'. He played in the right-back position for Stoke between 1919 and 1921, before signing with Port Vale following a two years spell at Macclesfield Town. He spent eight years with Vale, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1931... |
1 |
| Jack Lowe Jack Lowe (footballer) John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive... |
|
| Billy Tempest Billy Tempest William Tempest was an English footballer who played on the left-wing. He played for Stoke between 1912 and 1924, before finishing his career in 1926 with Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
|
| Sidney Blunt Sidney Blunt Sidney Blunt was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.-Playing career:Blunt began his career with his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers, but never appeared for their first team... |
|
League
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Wilf Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
26 |
| Billy Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
6 |
| Tom Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
5 |
| Alfred Strange Alfred Strange Alfred Henry Strange was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.-Club career:... |
4 |
| Bob Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
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| Jack Maddock Jack Maddock John Maddock was an English footballer, noted for his 'rifle shot'. He played in the right-back position for Stoke between 1919 and 1921, before signing with Port Vale following a two years spell at Macclesfield Town. He spent eight years with Vale, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1931... |
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| Jack Lowe Jack Lowe (footballer) John "Jack" Lowe was an English footballer.-Playing career:Lowe played for Ripley Town, Sheffield Wednesday, Chesterfield and Bolton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in May 1923. He soon became a regular and was an ever-present during the 1924–25 and 1925–26 seasons, making 128 consecutive... |
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| Billy Tempest Billy Tempest William Tempest was an English footballer who played on the left-wing. He played for Stoke between 1912 and 1924, before finishing his career in 1926 with Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
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| Sidney Blunt Sidney Blunt Sidney Blunt was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Port Vale.-Playing career:Blunt began his career with his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers, but never appeared for their first team... |
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