1926–27 Port Vale F.C. season
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The 1926–27 season was Port Vale
's eighth consecutive season of football (twenty-first overall) in the Football League
. Vale finished in eighth position for the third season running, obtaining 45 points, this time coming nine points off promotion to the top tier in English football. For the first time in the club's history
, they played in a league above rivals Stoke City. Wilf Kirkham
broke a club record by scoring 38 league goals, and 41 goals in all competitions. He scored six braces, four hat-tricks, and also scored four goals in one game.
half-back George Whitcombe
.
The season started with just one defeat in the opening ten games, the defeat coming against relegation candidates Darlington
. Going into October the club suffered from injuries, meaning that four of the five games that month ended in defeat, with just two goals scored. Goalkeeper Tom Fern
was one of the injured, and so 44 year old Howard Matthews
was re-signed, having left the club nineteen years earlier. To boost the strike-force Stewart Littlewood
and Jack Simms
were signed from Luton Town
and Leek Alexandra respectively. The week after a 6–2 defeat at Fulham
, the "Valiants" returned to thrash Grimsby Town
6–1, Kirkham bagging a hat-trick.
In January, Alfred Strange
felt unsettled and so was transferred to The Wednesday
in exchange for Harry Anstiss
and an unknown sum of money. Strange would later win twenty caps for England
in his 30s, whereas Anstiss settled in well at the Vale, scoring eleven goals in fifteen league games during his debut season. Meanwhile injuries occasionally savaged the Vale team, with even Jack Lowe
being forced to end his run of 123 consecutive games after spraining his ankle. As the season drew to a close secretary Joe Schofield
was made manager, meaning he was better able to work with the younger players.
due to the lack of space to develop The Old Recreation Ground. However, the council would only offer £20,000 for the land at the Old Rec, and refused to waive the first option on a repurchase, thereby killing the club's ambitions.
, Vale made it through to the Fourth Round after taking Clapton Orient
to a replay. This came just two weeks after playing the club twice during the Christmas period. They then faced First Division
Arsenal
, and following a draw at The Old Recreation Ground
, the "Gunners" won 1–0 at Highbury
, before going on to lose in the final. Vale's hard work in the tournament earned them over £4,000 in gate receipts. On 5 May 1927, Vale played Potteries derby
rivals Stoke City
in the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary Cup, and lost an embarrassing 5–0 to the Third Division North
champions. However £365 was raised for the local hospital.
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 eighth consecutive season of football (twenty-first 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...
. Vale finished in eighth position for the third season running, obtaining 45 points, this time coming nine points off promotion to the top tier in English football. For the first time in the club's 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 played in a league above rivals Stoke City. 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...
broke a club record by scoring 38 league goals, and 41 goals in all competitions. He scored six braces, four hat-tricks, and also scored four goals in one game.
Second Division
The pre-season additions included Stoke left-half Vic Rouse and Stockport CountyStockport 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...
half-back George Whitcombe
George Whitcombe
George Charles Whitcombe was a Welsh footballer. He also captained Wales at baseball, winning a total of five caps....
.
The season started with just one defeat in the opening ten games, the defeat coming against relegation candidates Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
. Going into October the club suffered from injuries, meaning that four of the five games that month ended in defeat, with just two goals scored. 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,...
was one of the injured, and so 44 year old Howard Matthews
Howard Matthews
William Howard Matthews was an English footballer who made 72 appearances for Port Vale over two spells, separated by a period of twenty years....
was re-signed, having left the club nineteen years earlier. To boost the strike-force Stewart Littlewood
Stewart Littlewood
Stewart Christopher Littlewood was an English footballer. He played 55 games and scored 35 league goals for Port Vale.-Playing career:...
and Jack Simms
Jack Simms
John Simms was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simms played for Whitfield Colliery, Stoke and Leek Alexandra before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1926. He signed as a professional in October that year, making his debut in a 4–0 defeat at Portsmouth at the end of the month...
were signed from Luton Town
Luton Town F.C.
Luton Town Football Club is an English professional football club based since 1905 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, Bedfordshire. The club currently competes in the fifth tier of English football, the Conference National, for the third consecutive season during the 2011–12 season.Formed in 1885, it was...
and Leek Alexandra respectively. The week after a 6–2 defeat at 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...
, the "Valiants" returned to thrash Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
6–1, Kirkham bagging a hat-trick.
In January, 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:...
felt unsettled and so was transferred to 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...
in exchange for Harry Anstiss
Harry Anstiss
Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for...
and an unknown sum of money. Strange would later win twenty caps for England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
in his 30s, whereas Anstiss settled in well at the Vale, scoring eleven goals in fifteen league games during his debut season. Meanwhile injuries occasionally savaged the Vale team, with even 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...
being forced to end his run of 123 consecutive games after spraining his ankle. As the season drew to a close secretary 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...
was made manager, meaning he was better able to work with the younger players.
Finances
On the financial side, the club wished to move back to the Athletic GroundAthletic Ground (Cobridge)
The Athletic Ground was a football stadium, located in Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for 27 years, hosting twelve Football League seasons....
due to the lack of space to develop The Old Recreation Ground. However, the council would only offer £20,000 for the land at the Old Rec, and refused to waive the first option on a repurchase, thereby killing the club's ambitions.
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...
, Vale made it through to the Fourth Round after taking 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...
to a replay. This came just two weeks after playing the club twice during the Christmas period. They then faced 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....
Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, and following a draw 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:...
, the "Gunners" won 1–0 at Highbury
Arsenal Stadium
Arsenal Stadium was a football stadium in Highbury, North London, which was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club between 6 September 1913 and 7 May 2006...
, before going on to lose in the final. Vale's hard work in the tournament earned them over £4,000 in gate receipts. On 5 May 1927, Vale played Potteries derby
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'...
rivals Stoke City
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...
in the North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary Cup, and lost an embarrassing 5–0 to the Third Division North
Football League Third Division North
The Third Division North of The Football League was a tier in the English association football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran parallel to Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position...
champions. However £365 was raised for the local hospital.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | F | A | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 78 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 37 | 122 | 60 | 2.033 | + 62 | 62 | ||||
| 2 | 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 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 87 | 49 | 1.776 | + 38 | 54 | ||||
| 3 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
42 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 38 | 108 | 61 | 1.770 | + 47 | 54 | ||||
| 4 | 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 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 35 | 62 | 52 | 1.192 | + 10 | 52 | ||||
| 5 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
42 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 57 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 80 | 55 | 1.455 | + 25 | 50 | ||||
| 6 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
42 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 43 | 74 | 72 | 1.028 | + 2 | 49 | ||||
| 7 | 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 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 33 | 63 | 52 | 1.212 | + 11 | 47 | ||||
| 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 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 52 | 88 | 78 | 1.128 | + 10 | 45 | ||||
| 9 | 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 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 54 | 95 | 80 | 1.188 | + 15 | 44 | ||||
| 10 | 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 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 74 | 84 | 0.881 | – 10 | 44 | ||||
| 11 | 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 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 64 | 88 | 87 | 1.011 | + 1 | 43 | ||||
| 12 | Swansea City Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position... |
42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 51 | 68 | 72 | 0.944 | – 4 | 43 | ||||
| 13 | 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 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 60 | 62 | 0.968 | – 2 | 42 | ||||
| 14 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
42 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 64 | 72 | 0.889 | – 8 | 40 | ||||
| 15 | 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 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 54 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 73 | 75 | 0.973 | – 2 | 35 | ||||
| 16 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
42 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 25 | 72 | 70 | 96 | 0.729 | – 26 | 35 | ||||
| 17 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
42 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 52 | 74 | 91 | 0.813 | – 17 | 34 | ||||
| 18 | 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 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 58 | 92 | 0.630 | – 34 | 34 | ||||
| 19 | 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 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 22 | 71 | 71 | 96 | 0.740 | – 25 | 33 | ||||
| 20 | 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 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 61 | 60 | 96 | 0.625 | – 36 | 31 | ||||
| 21 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
42 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 53 | 42 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 26 | 56 | 79 | 98 | 0.806 | – 19 | 30 | ||||
| 22 | 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 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 60 | 50 | 88 | 0.568 | – 38 | 23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 1926 | 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 | 2–1 | 14,077 | 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... , 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 August 1926 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
A | 3–4 | 6,081 | 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... , 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... |
| 4 September 1926 | 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 | 0–0 | 14,720 | |
| 11 September 1926 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
A | 4–4 | 18,960 | 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), 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... , Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , 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 September 1926 | 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 | 2–2 | 8,681 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , 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... |
| 18 September 1926 | 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 | 4–2 | 12,474 | 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... (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) |
| 20 September 1926 | Darlington Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003... |
H | 3–2 | 8,827 | 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... , Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , 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 September 1926 | 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 | 0–0 | 7,793 | |
| 27 September 1926 | 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 | 3–1 | 9,594 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... (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 October 1926 | 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 | 1–1 | 14,083 | 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... |
| 9 October 1926 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
A | 1–2 | 11,838 | 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... |
| 16 October 1926 | 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 | 0–2 | 5,520 | |
| 23 October 1926 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
H | 0–2 | 14,467 | |
| 30 October 1926 | 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 | 0–4 | 12,372 | |
| 6 November 1926 | 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 | 3–0 | 7,339 | 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), Simms Jack Simms John Simms was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simms played for Whitfield Colliery, Stoke and Leek Alexandra before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1926. He signed as a professional in October that year, making his debut in a 4–0 defeat at Portsmouth at the end of the month... |
| 13 November 1926 | 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 | 2–6 | 3,102 | 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... |
| 20 November 1926 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
H | 6–1 | 5,327 | 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), 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... , 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... , Simms Jack Simms John Simms was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simms played for Whitfield Colliery, Stoke and Leek Alexandra before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1926. He signed as a professional in October that year, making his debut in a 4–0 defeat at Portsmouth at the end of the month... |
| 27 November 1926 | 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 | 2–2 | 7,656 | 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) |
| 4 December 1926 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
H | 1–1 | 9,340 | 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... |
| 11 December 1926 | Swansea City Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position... |
A | 2–2 | 16,344 | 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... , Simms Jack Simms John Simms was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simms played for Whitfield Colliery, Stoke and Leek Alexandra before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1926. He signed as a professional in October that year, making his debut in a 4–0 defeat at Portsmouth at the end of the month... |
| 18 December 1926 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
H | 0–2 | 8,046 | |
| 25 December 1926 | 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 | 2–1 | 14,378 | Littlewood Stewart Littlewood Stewart Christopher Littlewood was an English footballer. He played 55 games and scored 35 league goals for Port Vale.-Playing career:... (2) |
| 27 December 1926 | 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 | 3–0 | 16,457 | 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... |
| 1 January 1927 | 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 | 2–5 | 26,163 | 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]) |
| 15 January 1927 | 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 | 0–0 | 9,732 | |
| 5 February 1927 | 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 | 3–3 | 4,603 | 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) |
| 12 February 1927 | 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 | 0–0 | 10,654 | |
| 26 February 1927 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
H | 6–2 | 9,368 | 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), 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... , Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... |
| 5 March 1927 | 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 | 3–2 | 8,452 | 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... , Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , 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... |
| 12 March 1927 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
A | 1–4 | 34,281 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... |
| 16 March 1927 | Barrow Barrow A.F.C. Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have... |
A | 0–2 | 18,169 | |
| 19 March 1927 | 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 | 2–3 | 10,972 | 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... , Simms Jack Simms John Simms was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simms played for Whitfield Colliery, Stoke and Leek Alexandra before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1926. He signed as a professional in October that year, making his debut in a 4–0 defeat at Portsmouth at the end of the month... |
| 26 March 1927 | 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 | 3–1 | 4,419 | Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... (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... |
| 28 March 1927 | Preston North End Preston North End F.C. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One... |
H | 2–0 | 8,388 | Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... , 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 April 1927 | 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 | 7–1 | 7,642 | 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... (4), Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... (3) |
| 9 April 1927 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
A | 4–4 | 8,717 | Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , 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... , 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... , Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... |
| 15 April 1927 | 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 | 3–1 | 21,056 | 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) |
| 16 April 1927 | 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 | 2–4 | 10,749 | Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... , 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... |
| 19 April 1927 | 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 | 2–1 | 11,628 | 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... , Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... |
| 23 April 1927 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
A | 0–2 | 9,084 | |
| 30 April 1927 | Swansea City Swansea City A.F.C. Swansea City Association Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Swansea, Wales. One of the most successful clubs in Welsh football, it has won 10 Welsh Cups and led the English Football League First Division in December 1981, before finishing the season in 6th position... |
H | 1–1 | 7,483 | 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... |
| 7 May 1927 | Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship... |
A | 3–0 | 5,455 | Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... , 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) |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 8 January 1927 | 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 | 1–1 | 17,965 | Simms Jack Simms John Simms was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simms played for Whitfield Colliery, Stoke and Leek Alexandra before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1926. He signed as a professional in October that year, making his debut in a 4–0 defeat at Portsmouth at the end of the month... |
| R3 Replay | 12 January 1927 | 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 | 5–1 | 11,450 | 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), Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , 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:... , Simms Jack Simms John Simms was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simms played for Whitfield Colliery, Stoke and Leek Alexandra before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1926. He signed as a professional in October that year, making his debut in a 4–0 defeat at Portsmouth at the end of the month... |
| R4 | 29 January 1927 | Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
H | 2–2 | 18,000 | 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.... , 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... |
| R4 Replay | 2 February 1927 | Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... |
A | 0–1 | 35,700 |
Appearances
| Pos. | Name | Football League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Tom FernTom 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,... |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| GK | George Holdcroft George Holdcroft George Henry Holdcroft , also known as Harry Holdcroft, was an FA Cup-winning, England international football goalkeeper.-Club career:... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| GK | Howard Matthews Howard Matthews William Howard Matthews was an English footballer who made 72 appearances for Port Vale over two spells, separated by a period of twenty years.... |
21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| GK |  Alex BinnieAlex Binnie Alexander Binnie was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Binnie played for Kilsyth Rangers and Partick Thistle before joining Port Vale on trial in September 1926. He kept a clean sheet in his debut in a draw at Hull City on 25 September 1926, but failed to impress in his three other games and... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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.... |
40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 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... |
39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 3 |
| DF | Billy Wootton Billy Wootton William "Billy" Wootton was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wootton played for Trentham, Stoke and Congleton Town before joining Port Vale in June 1925. He spent seven seasons with the Valiants but was never a regular. In August 1932, after 59 games he was transferred to Southend United... |
5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | 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... |
39 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 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... |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 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... |
40 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 8 |
| 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... |
15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 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:... |
24 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| MF | Herbert Smith Herbert Smith (pro footballer) -Playing career:Smith joined Port Vale from Littleworth in August 1925, over the next 3 seasons he was selected on a semi-regular basis before released at the end of the 1928–29 season, having played 64 games, including 5 in the FA Cup. He later played for Stafford Rangers.-References:... |
13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| MF | Fred Smith Fred Smith (footballer) Frederic C. "Fred" Smith was an English footballer.-Playing career:Smith joined Port Vale as an amateur in November 1925, signing professional forms in January 1926. His debut came on 5 April 1926 in a 2–0 defeat at Bradford City. However after only making a further three appearances he was... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF |  George WhitcombeGeorge Whitcombe George Charles Whitcombe was a Welsh footballer. He also captained Wales at baseball, winning a total of five caps.... |
21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| MF | Vic Rouse |
29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| MF | Jack Simms Jack Simms John Simms was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simms played for Whitfield Colliery, Stoke and Leek Alexandra before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1926. He signed as a professional in October that year, making his debut in a 4–0 defeat at Portsmouth at the end of the month... |
21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 6 |
| MF | Phil Griffiths Phil Griffiths Philip Henry "Phil" Griffiths was a former Welsh international footballer. He played 118 games for Port Vale, including 85 in the Football League and scored 43 goals, 30 of which were in the league.-Club career:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 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:... |
34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 10 |
| 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 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 41 |
| 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... |
30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 7 |
| FW | Arthur Ecclestone Arthur Ecclestone Arthur Ecclestone was an English footballer.-Playing career:Ecclestone played for Stone Lotus before joining Port Vale in November 1924. He made his debut in a 3–1 defeat at Wolves on 17 April 1926, but was only selected for one more game before he was given a free transfer in May 1928.-References:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Stewart Littlewood Stewart Littlewood Stewart Christopher Littlewood was an English footballer. He played 55 games and scored 35 league goals for Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| FW | Percy Oldacre Percy Oldacre Percy Oldacre was an English footballer.-Playing career:Oldacre played for Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday , Exeter City, Castleford Town, Sheffield United, Halifax Town, Crewe Alexandra and Shrewsbury Town before being signed by Port Vale for £150 in August 1926... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Harry Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... |
15 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 |
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... |
41 |
| Harry Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... |
11 |
| 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:... |
10 |
| 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... |
8 |
| 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... |
7 |
| Jack Simms Jack Simms John Simms was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simms played for Whitfield Colliery, Stoke and Leek Alexandra before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1926. He signed as a professional in October that year, making his debut in a 4–0 defeat at Portsmouth at the end of the month... |
6 |
| 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:... |
5 |
| 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... |
3 |
| Stewart Littlewood Stewart Littlewood Stewart Christopher Littlewood was an English footballer. He played 55 games and scored 35 league goals for Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
2 |
| 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... |
1 |
| 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... |
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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... |
38 |
| Harry Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... |
11 |
| 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:... |
9 |
| 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... |
8 |
| 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... |
7 |
| 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 |
| Jack Simms Jack Simms John Simms was an English footballer.-Playing career:Simms played for Whitfield Colliery, Stoke and Leek Alexandra before joining Port Vale as an amateur in June 1926. He signed as a professional in October that year, making his debut in a 4–0 defeat at Portsmouth at the end of the month... |
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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... |
3 |
| Stewart Littlewood Stewart Littlewood Stewart Christopher Littlewood was an English footballer. He played 55 games and scored 35 league goals for Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
2 |
| 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... |
1 |
| 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... |
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