1957–58 Port Vale F.C. season
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The 1957–58 season was Port Vale
's forty-sixth season of football in the Football League
, and their first full season (eighth overall) back in the Third Division South
following their relegation from the Second Division
. An unusual season, the regional split was to be abolished at the season's end, meaning the bottom two clubs of the Second Division and the clubs placed 2nd to 12th in the Third Division North
and the Third Division South would be the founder members of the Third Division
. It also meant that the bottom twelve clubs of the Third Division North and the Third Division South would be the founder members of the Fourth Division
. In effect, the team's performance in this season could see them placed in either the second, third or fourth tier the following season. Finishing in fifteenth, what would have otherwise been a mid-table finish of little consequence saw them relegated to the Fourth Division.
sign a number of young new players to replace those released at the end of the previous season, saying his team would 'fight like hell to get back into the Second Division'. Four of these signings were: impressive forward Jack Wilkinson
(Sheffield United
); Welsh international
goalkeeper Keith Jones
(signed from Aston Villa
for £3,500); defender Bert Carberry
(Gillingham
); and Alan Martin – who returned to the club as a part-time professional.
The season opened with a 1–0 win over Aldershot
at the Recreation Ground
. This started a sequence of just four defeats in seventeen games, which included doing the double over Southampton
(a 3–0 win at The Dell followed by a 4–0 win at Vale Park
). This was achieved with Low's attacking policy, a stark contract to 'the Steele Curtain' defence. However their five clean sheets in their first eight games also illustrated their defensive strength. In September, right-half Selwyn Whalley
turned part-time, dividing his duties between playing football and teaching at Hanley High School. Winger Alan Bennett
was also transferred to Crewe Alexandra
. By November, Vale were third in the league, and Low signed Bert Carberry
and Jack Wilkinson
. Following this top-scorer Stan Steele
went off the boil, as the Vale lost their form in the Christmas period, losing 1–0 twice to Coventry City
in two days. Though before this a 6–1 victory was recorded over Aldershot.
In January, Ken Griffiths
was sold to Mansfield Town
for a four-figure fee, having mostly languished in the reserves. By February, Vale were in seventh position, only four points off top spot (with three games in hand) despite their loss of form. Four straight defeats dragged them down towards the bottom half of the table. They bought former Wales international Noel Kinsey
from Birmingham City
for £5,000 in an attempt to bolster their form. He helped the club achieve a 5–0 win over Watford
on 8 March, scoring two goals. Though as injuries developed the club's form again declined, and the team lost eight of their final twelve games. Two points from their final six games doomed them to the fourth tier.
They finished in fifteenth position with 42 points from 46 games. Five points away from the top half of the table, their 'remarkable decline' continued with a second relegation in two years. Their 58 goals conceded was a respectable total, as was their 67 goals scored. Stan Steele, Jack Wilkinson, and Harry Poole
all proved themselves consistent goalscorers, scoring 22, 19, and 16 goals respectively.
) and Bill Cleary
(King's Lynn
). Low also sold Colin Askey
to Walsall
for 'a fairly substantial fee' and Basil Hayward
to Portsmouth
for 'a fair fee'.
, Vale narrowly defeated Shrewsbury Town
with two goals from Wilkinson. Third Division North Hull City
knocked the Vale out in the Second Round however, winning the replay 4–3 at Boothferry Park
.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; 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 forty-sixth season of football 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...
, and their first full season (eighth overall) back in the Third Division South
Football League Third Division South
The Football League Third Division South was a level of English professional football which ran in parallel to Third Division North from 1921 to 1958....
following their relegation from the Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
. An unusual season, the regional split was to be abolished at the season's end, meaning the bottom two clubs of the Second Division and the clubs placed 2nd to 12th in 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...
and the Third Division South would be the founder members of the Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
. It also meant that the bottom twelve clubs of the Third Division North and the Third Division South would be the founder members of the Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
. In effect, the team's performance in this season could see them placed in either the second, third or fourth tier the following season. Finishing in fifteenth, what would have otherwise been a mid-table finish of little consequence saw them relegated to the Fourth Division.
Third Division South
The pre-season saw manager Norman LowNorman Low
Norman Harvey Low was a Scottish football player and manager. He was the son of Scottish international footballer, Wilf Low....
sign a number of young new players to replace those released at the end of the previous season, saying his team would 'fight like hell to get back into the Second Division'. Four of these signings were: impressive forward Jack Wilkinson
Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931)
Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February...
(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...
); Welsh international
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
goalkeeper Keith Jones
Keith Jones (Welsh footballer)
Keith Jones is a former Welsh international footballer.-Club career:Jones played for Stourport Swifts, West Bromwich Albion, Kidderminster Harriers and Aston Villa before joining Port Vale in July 1957 for £3,000...
(signed from 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...
for £3,500); defender Bert Carberry
Bert Carberry
Robert Carberry is a former Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Carberry played for Avondale, Norwich City, Bedford Town and Gillingham before joining Port Vale in July 1957. His debut came at centre-half in a 1-0 away triumph at Aldershot on 24 August 1957. He enjoyed regular football from that...
(Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
); and Alan Martin – who returned to the club as a part-time professional.
The season opened with a 1–0 win over Aldershot
Aldershot F.C.
Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable...
at the Recreation Ground
Recreation Ground (Aldershot)
Football has been played at The Recreation Ground in Aldershot since 1927 when Aldershot Town was founded. The ground hosted League football between 1932 and 1992 when Aldershot were members of the football league...
. This started a sequence of just four defeats in seventeen games, which included doing the double over 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 3–0 win at The Dell followed by a 4–0 win at Vale Park
Vale Park
Vale Park is a football stadium in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England. It is the home ground of Port Vale F.C., who have played at the ground since 1950....
). This was achieved with Low's attacking policy, a stark contract to 'the Steele Curtain' defence. However their five clean sheets in their first eight games also illustrated their defensive strength. In September, right-half Selwyn Whalley
Selwyn Whalley
Selwyn Davies Whalley is a former English footballer. He was a one club man with a fifteen year career at Port Vale.-Playing career:Whalley was born in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, and grew up supporting Port Vale...
turned part-time, dividing his duties between playing football and teaching at Hanley High School. Winger Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett (English footballer)
Alan Bennett is a former English footballer.-Playing style:A skilful and speedy winger, he required the protection of his teammates to prevent opposition hatchet men taking him out of the game.-Playing career:...
was also transferred to Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
. By November, Vale were third in the league, and Low signed Bert Carberry
Bert Carberry
Robert Carberry is a former Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Carberry played for Avondale, Norwich City, Bedford Town and Gillingham before joining Port Vale in July 1957. His debut came at centre-half in a 1-0 away triumph at Aldershot on 24 August 1957. He enjoyed regular football from that...
and Jack Wilkinson
Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931)
Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February...
. Following this top-scorer Stan Steele
Stan Steele
Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign...
went off the boil, as the Vale lost their form in the Christmas period, losing 1–0 twice to 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...
in two days. Though before this a 6–1 victory was recorded over Aldershot.
In January, Ken Griffiths
Ken Griffiths
Kenneth James Griffiths is an English former football forward. He scored 59 goals in 221 games in the Football League....
was sold to Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
for a four-figure fee, having mostly languished in the reserves. By February, Vale were in seventh position, only four points off top spot (with three games in hand) despite their loss of form. Four straight defeats dragged them down towards the bottom half of the table. They bought former Wales international Noel Kinsey
Noel Kinsey
Noel Kinsey is a Welsh former international footballer, who played as an inside right for Norwich City, Birmingham City and Port Vale.-Club career:...
from Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
for £5,000 in an attempt to bolster their form. He helped the club achieve a 5–0 win over Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
on 8 March, scoring two goals. Though as injuries developed the club's form again declined, and the team lost eight of their final twelve games. Two points from their final six games doomed them to the fourth tier.
They finished in fifteenth position with 42 points from 46 games. Five points away from the top half of the table, their 'remarkable decline' continued with a second relegation in two years. Their 58 goals conceded was a respectable total, as was their 67 goals scored. Stan Steele, Jack Wilkinson, and Harry Poole
Harry Poole
Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968...
all proved themselves consistent goalscorers, scoring 22, 19, and 16 goals respectively.
Finances
On the financial side, a decline in average attendance by around 3,500 left the club with an average gate of 10,457. Gate receipts were down to £33,800, however a small staff helped to make a profit of £145 despite player wages rising to £24,158. Five players were released in the summer, most notably Bert Carberry (Exeter CityExeter City F.C.
Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003...
) and Bill Cleary
Bill Cleary (English footballer)
William Cleary was an English footballer.-Playing career:Cleary played for South Bank East End, Sunderland, Norwich City and Wisbech Town before joining Port Vale in November 1957. He played eight league and two FA Cup games, but failed to nail down a regular slot and so was transferred to Boston...
(King's Lynn
King's Lynn F.C.
King's Lynn F.C. was an English football club based in King's Lynn, Norfolk. Established in 1879, they were wound up at the High Court on 25 November 2009 with debts of £77,000 and went out of business in December after a failed appeal...
). Low also sold Colin Askey
Colin Askey
Colin Askey is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals....
to Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
for 'a fairly substantial fee' and Basil Hayward
Basil Hayward
Carl Basil Hayward was an English footballer player and manager. He was the younger brother of Doug and Eric Hayward....
to 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...
for 'a fair fee'.
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 narrowly defeated Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town F.C.
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...
with two goals from Wilkinson. Third Division North 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...
knocked the Vale out in the Second Round however, winning the replay 4–3 at Boothferry Park
Boothferry Park
Boothferry Park was a football stadium in Kingston upon Hull, and was home to the football club Hull City for over 50 years from 31 August 1946 until December 2002, when they moved to the Kingston Communications Stadium....
.
Final league table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 88 | 64 | 1.375 | 60 |
| 2 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 82 | 56 | 1.464 | 58 |
| 3 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 67 | 48 | 1.396 | 58 |
| 4 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
46 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 79 | 50 | 1.580 | 57 |
| 5 | 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... |
46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 79 | 51 | 1.549 | 55 |
| 6 | 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... |
46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 112 | 72 | 1.556 | 54 |
| 7 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 90 | 58 | 1.552 | 54 |
| 8 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 75 | 70 | 1.071 | 53 |
| 9 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 81 | 74 | 1.095 | 51 |
| 10 | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 65 | 0.985 | 50 |
| 11 | Newport County Newport County A.F.C. Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 73 | 67 | 1.090 | 48 |
| 12 | Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 77 | 79 | 0.975 | 47 |
| 13 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
46 | 19 | 6 | 21 | 87 | 79 | 1.101 | 44 |
| 14 | 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... |
46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 70 | 72 | 0.972 | 43 |
| 15 | 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... |
46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 67 | 58 | 1.155 | 42 |
| 16 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 59 | 77 | 0.766 | 42 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 49 | 71 | 0.690 | 40 |
| 18 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 59 | 89 | 0.663 | 40 |
| 19 | 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... |
46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 61 | 81 | 0.753 | 39 |
| 20 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 61 | 75 | 0.813 | 37 |
| 21 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 49 | 74 | 0.662 | 35 |
| 22 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 52 | 81 | 0.642 | 35 |
| 23 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 63 | 91 | 0.692 | 31 |
| 24 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 57 | 99 | 0.576 | 31 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GA = Goal average; Pts = Points
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Third Division South
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 1957 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
|A | 1–0 | 6,802 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... |
| 26 August 1957 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
|A | 0–1 | 9,869 | |
| 31 August 1957 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
|H | 3–1 | 16,503 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... (2), Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... |
| 2 September 1957 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
|H | 0–0 | 15,538 | |
| 7 September 1957 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
|A | 1–2 | 17,429 | Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... |
| 11 September 1957 | 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 | 3–0 | 18,887 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... , Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... , Askey Colin Askey Colin Askey is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.... |
| 14 September 1957 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
|H | 2–0 | 14,717 | Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... (2) |
| 16 September 1957 | 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 | 4–0 | 11,021 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... (3), Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... |
| 21 September 1957 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
|A | 0–1 | 9,397 | |
| 28 September 1957 | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
|H | 2–1 | 12,816 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... , Hayward Basil Hayward Carl Basil Hayward was an English footballer player and manager. He was the younger brother of Doug and Eric Hayward.... |
| 30 September 1957 | Newport County Newport County A.F.C. Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
|H | 2–2 | 8,669 | Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... (2) |
| 5 October 1957 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
|A | 1–1 | 11,943 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... |
| 12 October 1957 | 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 | 0–3 | 11,501 | |
| 19 October 1957 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
|H | 3–0 | 12,443 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... (2), Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... |
| 26 October 1957 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
|A | 2–0 | 9,513 | Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... , Askey Colin Askey Colin Askey is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.... |
| 2 November 1957 | 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 | 4–0 | 13,602 | Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... (2), Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... , Askey Colin Askey Colin Askey is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.... |
| 9 November 1957 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
|A | 1–1 | 7,620 | Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... |
| 11 November 1957 | Newport County Newport County A.F.C. Newport County Association Football Club are a professional football club based in the city of Newport, south Wales, who currently play in the Conference National, the highest level of the National League System and fifth highest of the overall English football league system... |
|A | 1–2 | 8,480 | Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... |
| 23 November 1957 | Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
|A | 1–2 | 9,106 | Askey Colin Askey Colin Askey is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.... |
| 30 November 1957 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
|H | 2–2 | 13,816 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... , Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... |
| 14 December 1957 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
|H | 2–1 | 8,827 | Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... , Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... |
| 21 December 1957 | Aldershot Aldershot F.C. Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable... |
|H | 6–1 | 8,273 | Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... (2), Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... (2), Cunliffe John Cunliffe (footballer born 1930) John "Dickie" Cunliffe was an English football left-winger. He made 309 appearances in the Football League, scoring 55 goals.... (2) |
| 25 December 1957 | 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 | 0–1 | 13,713 | |
| 26 December 1957 | 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 | 0–1 | 17,286 | |
| 28 December 1957 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
|A | 0–0 | 15,000 | |
| 4 January 1958 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
|A | 0–0 | 13,312 | |
| 11 January 1958 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
|H | 1–1 | 9,002 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... |
| 18 January 1958 | Gillingham Gillingham F.C. Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium... |
|A | 2–0 | 7,407 | Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... , Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... |
| 1 February 1958 | Exeter City Exeter City F.C. Exeter City Football Club is an English football club, based in Exeter, which is owned by its fans through the Exeter City Supporters Trust.The club was a member of the Football League from 1920 to 2003... |
|H | 3–2 | 9,300 | Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... (2), Cunliffe John Cunliffe (footballer born 1930) John "Dickie" Cunliffe was an English football left-winger. He made 309 appearances in the Football League, scoring 55 goals.... |
| 8 February 1958 | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
|A | 1–2 | 7,594 | Askey Colin Askey Colin Askey is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.... |
| 15 February 1958 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
|H | 1–3 | 7,642 | Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... |
| 22 February 1958 | 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 | 1–2 | 5,940 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... |
| 1 March 1958 | Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season... |
|A | 2–3 | 8,711 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... (2) |
| 8 March 1958 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
|H | 5–0 | 8,515 | Kinsey Noel Kinsey Noel Kinsey is a Welsh former international footballer, who played as an inside right for Norwich City, Birmingham City and Port Vale.-Club career:... (2), Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... , Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... , Whalley Selwyn Whalley Selwyn Davies Whalley is a former English footballer. He was a one club man with a fifteen year career at Port Vale.-Playing career:Whalley was born in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, and grew up supporting Port Vale... |
| 15 March 1958 | 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 | 0–1 | 13,577 | |
| 22 March 1958 | Colchester United Colchester United F.C. Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910.... |
|H | 2–0 | 7,151 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... , Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... |
| 24 March 1958 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
|H | 0–1 | 5,149 | |
| 29 March 1958 | Walsall Walsall F.C. Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second... |
|A | 0–3 | 8,613 | |
| 4 April 1958 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
|A | 0–1 | 22,458 | |
| 5 April 1958 | Torquay United Torquay United F.C. Torquay United Football Club, nicknamed the Gulls, are an English association football club based in the tourist resort town of Torquay, Devon. They played in the Conference National in 2008–09, but were promoted to Football League Two after a 2–0 win over Cambridge United on 17 May 2009 at Wembley... |
|H | 2–1 | 7,504 | Sproson Roy Sproson Roy Sproson was an English footballer and football manager for Port Vale. A one-club man, he holds the all-time appearance record for Vale, making 837 starts for Vale between 1950 and 1972. This includes a run of 128 consecutive appearances between April 1954 and March 1957... , Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... |
| 7 April 1958 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
|H | 0–0 | 11,059 | |
| 12 April 1958 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
|A | 0–3 | 17,843 | |
| 19 April 1958 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
|H | 2–3 | 8,481 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... , Cunliffe John Cunliffe (footballer born 1930) John "Dickie" Cunliffe was an English football left-winger. He made 309 appearances in the Football League, scoring 55 goals.... |
| 23 April 1958 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
|H | 2–2 | 7,256 | Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... , Askey Colin Askey Colin Askey is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.... |
| 26 April 1958 | Brentford Brentford F.C. Brentford Football Club are a professional English football club based in Brentford in the London Borough of Hounslow. They are currently playing in Football League One.... |
|A | 1–4 | 11,923 | Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... |
| 30 April 1958 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic A.F.C. Bournemouth A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899.... |
|A | 1–3 | 10,683 | Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 16 November 1957 | Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football... |
H | 2–1 | 17,660 | Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... (2) |
| R2 | 7 December 1957 | 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 | 2–2 | 14,338 | Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... , Askey Colin Askey Colin Askey is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.... |
| R2 Replay | 9 December 1957 | 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 | 3–4 | 17,403 | Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... , Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... , Sproson Roy Sproson Roy Sproson was an English footballer and football manager for Port Vale. A one-club man, he holds the all-time appearance record for Vale, making 837 starts for Vale between 1950 and 1972. This includes a run of 128 consecutive appearances between April 1954 and March 1957... |
Appearances
| Pos. | Name | Football League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  John PooleJohn Poole (footballer born 1932) John Arthur Frederick Poole is an English former footballer.-Playing career:After playing for numerous youth sides, Poole graduated through the Port Vale juniors to sign professional forms in September 1953. His debut came on 28 April 1956 in a 3-2 home win over Middlesbrough... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GK |  Keith JonesKeith Jones (Welsh footballer) Keith Jones is a former Welsh international footballer.-Club career:Jones played for Stourport Swifts, West Bromwich Albion, Kidderminster Harriers and Aston Villa before joining Port Vale in July 1957 for £3,000... |
43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| DF | Roy Sproson Roy Sproson Roy Sproson was an English footballer and football manager for Port Vale. A one-club man, he holds the all-time appearance record for Vale, making 837 starts for Vale between 1950 and 1972. This includes a run of 128 consecutive appearances between April 1954 and March 1957... |
37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| DF | David Raine David Raine David Raine is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Raine graduated through the Vale juniors to make his debut in a 2–1 home win against Rotherham United on 27 April 1957. He signed his first professional contract the following month and by October 1957 had established himself in the first... |
31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| DF | Selwyn Whalley Selwyn Whalley Selwyn Davies Whalley is a former English footballer. He was a one club man with a fifteen year career at Port Vale.-Playing career:Whalley was born in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, and grew up supporting Port Vale... |
13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| DF | Fred Donaldson Fred Donaldson Frederick Lewis Donaldson is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Donaldson graduated through the Port Vale junior squad to sign first team forms in July 1954. After making his debut in May 1955 he had to wait until August 1957 to play another game. He played the 1957–58 season as a... |
27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| DF |  Bert CarberryBert Carberry Robert Carberry is a former Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Carberry played for Avondale, Norwich City, Bedford Town and Gillingham before joining Port Vale in July 1957. His debut came at centre-half in a 1-0 away triumph at Aldershot on 24 August 1957. He enjoyed regular football from that... |
29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| DF | Jimmy Adams Jimmy Adams (footballer) James Arthur Adams is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Adams signed for Port Vale in May 1956. His only appearance for the club came at Brentford on 26 April 1958, Vale losing 4–1. He was released in May 1960 and later played for Crewe Alexandra.-References:... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Albert Leake Albert Leake Albert George Leake was an English former football half-back.He spent the entire 1950s with Port Vale, as the club enjoyed an exciting period of their history. After a total of 43 goals in 293 games, Leake left the club in 1961 for non-league Macclesfield Town, a club he later managed... |
32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| MF | John Cunliffe John Cunliffe (footballer born 1930) John "Dickie" Cunliffe was an English football left-winger. He made 309 appearances in the Football League, scoring 55 goals.... |
42 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 4 |
| MF | Colin Askey Colin Askey Colin Askey is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.... |
35 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 7 |
| MF | Terry Miles Terry Miles Terrence Miles is a former English football midfielder. He played for Port Vale between 1955 and 1968, helping them to the Fourth Division title in 1958–1959. He later turned out for Eastwood, before returning to Vale Park as a coach.... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| MF | Basil Hayward Basil Hayward Carl Basil Hayward was an English footballer player and manager. He was the younger brother of Doug and Eric Hayward.... |
42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| MF | Alan Martin |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Brian Hopkins Brian Hopkins Brian J. Hopkins is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Hopkins played for Keele University before joining Port Vale as an amateur in August 1957. He made his debut in a 6–1 home win over Aldershot on 21 December 1957 and got his second game in a 1–0 defeat at Coventry City on Christmas... |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Fred Hough Fred Hough Frederick Alan Hough is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Hough joined Port Vale in June 1955 and made his debut in a 1–0 home loss to Coventry City on Boxing Day of 1957. He played three further games that season before leaving on a free transfer in May 1958.-References:... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Bill Cleary Bill Cleary (English footballer) William Cleary was an English footballer.-Playing career:Cleary played for South Bank East End, Sunderland, Norwich City and Wisbech Town before joining Port Vale in November 1957. He played eight league and two FA Cup games, but failed to nail down a regular slot and so was transferred to Boston... |
8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| FW | Ken Griffiths Ken Griffiths Kenneth James Griffiths is an English former football forward. He scored 59 goals in 221 games in the Football League.... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Harry Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... |
41 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 16 |
| FW | Stan Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... |
46 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 22 |
| FW | Jack Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... |
41 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 19 |
| FW | Jimmy McLean Jimmy McLean James McLean was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Mclean played for Alva Rangers before joining Port Vale in March 1958. He only played three games during his two seasons with the club, a two month loan spell with Southport in January 1960 could not revitalize his career... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Noel Kinsey Noel Kinsey Noel Kinsey is a Welsh former international footballer, who played as an inside right for Norwich City, Birmingham City and Port Vale.-Club career:... |
14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
All competitions
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Stan Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... |
22 |
| Jack Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... |
19 |
| Harry Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... |
16 |
| Colin Askey Colin Askey Colin Askey is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.... |
7 |
| John Cunliffe John Cunliffe (footballer born 1930) John "Dickie" Cunliffe was an English football left-winger. He made 309 appearances in the Football League, scoring 55 goals.... |
4 |
| Roy Sproson Roy Sproson Roy Sproson was an English footballer and football manager for Port Vale. A one-club man, he holds the all-time appearance record for Vale, making 837 starts for Vale between 1950 and 1972. This includes a run of 128 consecutive appearances between April 1954 and March 1957... |
2 |
| Noel Kinsey Noel Kinsey Noel Kinsey is a Welsh former international footballer, who played as an inside right for Norwich City, Birmingham City and Port Vale.-Club career:... |
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| Selwyn Whalley Selwyn Whalley Selwyn Davies Whalley is a former English footballer. He was a one club man with a fifteen year career at Port Vale.-Playing career:Whalley was born in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, and grew up supporting Port Vale... |
1 |
| Basil Hayward Basil Hayward Carl Basil Hayward was an English footballer player and manager. He was the younger brother of Doug and Eric Hayward.... |
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League
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Stan Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... |
21 |
| Jack Wilkinson Jack Wilkinson (footballer born 1931) Jack Wilkinson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Wilkinson played for Middlewich Athletic Rangers and Witton Albion before moving into League football joining Arsenal in October 1953. He made just one competitive appearance, in a First Division game against Leicester City on 19 February... |
17 |
| Harry Poole Harry Poole Henry "Harry" Poole is an English former football player, noted for his swerving free kicks. A striker, he has the second highest amount of appearances for Port Vale. He made 499 league and cup appearances for the club in a fifteen year association from 1953 to 1968... |
14 |
| Colin Askey Colin Askey Colin Askey is a former English footballer who played on the right wing. He made a total of 313 appearances in the Football League, scoring 35 goals.... |
6 |
| John Cunliffe John Cunliffe (footballer born 1930) John "Dickie" Cunliffe was an English football left-winger. He made 309 appearances in the Football League, scoring 55 goals.... |
4 |
| Noel Kinsey Noel Kinsey Noel Kinsey is a Welsh former international footballer, who played as an inside right for Norwich City, Birmingham City and Port Vale.-Club career:... |
2 |
| Selwyn Whalley Selwyn Whalley Selwyn Davies Whalley is a former English footballer. He was a one club man with a fifteen year career at Port Vale.-Playing career:Whalley was born in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, and grew up supporting Port Vale... |
1 |
| Basil Hayward Basil Hayward Carl Basil Hayward was an English footballer player and manager. He was the younger brother of Doug and Eric Hayward.... |
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| Roy Sproson Roy Sproson Roy Sproson was an English footballer and football manager for Port Vale. A one-club man, he holds the all-time appearance record for Vale, making 837 starts for Vale between 1950 and 1972. This includes a run of 128 consecutive appearances between April 1954 and March 1957... |
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