1985–86 Port Vale F.C. season
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The 1985–86 season was Port Vale
's seventy-fourth season of football in the Football League
, and second successive (thirteenth overall) season in the Fourth Division
. John Rudge
achieved his first success as manager, leading Vale to promotion into the Third Division
with a fourth place finish. The club also reached the Second Round in both the FA Cup
and League Cup
, as well as the Northern Section Semi-Finals of the League Trophy
. Rudge signing Andy Jones
excelled to become the club's top-scorer, whilst Robbie Earle
had another impressive season. However the promotion campaign was built on the strength of the Vale defence, and goalkeeper Jim Arnold
was made Player of the Year.
sign big defender John Williams
from Tranmere Rovers
for £12,000, and powerful Welsh striker Andy Jones
from Northern Premier League
side Rhyl
for £3,000. He also signed goalkeeper Jim Arnold
(Everton
); Paul Maguire
(Tacoma Stars); Jeff Johnson
(Gillingham
); and Wayne Ebanks
(West Bromwich Albion
). Meanwhile new safety regulations reduced Vale Park
's capacity down to 16,800, and later again to 16,300. The club set a £10 bonus for clean sheets and also set bonuses for promotion. Another late addition was Jon Bowden
from Oldham Athletic
for £5,000.
The season opened with a 1–0 defeat to Exeter City
at St James Park. Vale continued on indifferent form, and on 17 September played out a goalless draw with Aldershot
at the Recreation Ground
's lowest recorded Football League attendance of 1,027. At the end of the month Vale went nine league games without a loss to fire the club into the promotion race, their run including three 4–0 wins in Burslem
as they went clear at the top of the table. With John Williams sidelined with an ankle injury, Vale's form suffered with just two wins in the following eleven games, and Vale fell to fifth place. From 11 January to 26 April the "Valiants" hit a run of eighteen league games unbeaten (eight draws and ten wins), thus ensuring promotion. This run was built on the striking partnership of Robbie Earle
and Andy Jones, as well as a solid defence and consistent displays from keeper Arnold. During this spell Rudge failed to re-sign Bob Newton
from Chesterfield
, though was cheered by completing the double over Dario Gradi
's Crewe Alexandra
at Gresty Road
. One low point was an attack by a Stockport
gang on Russell Bromage
following a 2–1 win over Stockport County
at Edgeley Park
. Promotion was ensured with a 1–0 win over bottom club Torquay United
at Plainmoor
, in which the majority of the crowd were Vale fans. However with two defeats and a draw in their final three games, Rudge accused his players of lacking professionalism as they lost the chance to head into the Third Division as runners-up.
They finished in fourth place with 79 points, seven points clear of Orient
. Preston North End
were the only team to beat Vale on their own ground in the league all season. Their 37 goals conceded was the lowest total in the division and a record excelled only by Manchester United
in the First Division. Their 67 goals scored tally was not particularly impressive, though Earle and Jones' partnership provided almost half of these goals. Phil Sproson
was selected for the PFA
Fourth Division
Team of the Year
.
(Salisbury United), Chris Pearce
(Wrexham), and Jeff Johnson
(Barrow
). Player of the Year Jim Arnold
and Ally Brown retired, whilst Oshor Williams
was sold to Preston North End
for 'a small fee'.
, Vale beat Mansfield Town
1–0 in a replay following a 1–1 draw at Field Mill
. Vale Park
saw a crowd of 11,736 for the Second Round goalless tie with Walsall
, and were then eliminated following a 2–1 defeat at the Bescot Stadium
.
In the League Cup
, Vale advanced past Third Division
Wigan Athletic
3–2 on aggregate following at 2–0 win at Springfield Park
. They were then knocked out by First Division
West Bromwich Albion
, though did manage a 2–2 draw at The Hawthorns
.
In the League Trophy
, Vale advanced through the group stage with a 1–1 draw with Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground
and a 2–0 home win over Blackpool
. The next stage saw Vale triumph over Scunthorpe United
at Glanford Park
with a 4–3 win on penalties following a 1–1 draw. In the Area Semi-Finals they were then defeated by holders Wigan Athletic, though still earned £1,250 in prize money.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; 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 seventy-fourth 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 second successive (thirteenth overall) season in 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...
. John Rudge
John Rudge
John Robert Rudge is an English former football player and football manager. He is currently working as the director of football at Stoke City....
achieved his first success as manager, leading Vale to promotion into 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...
with a fourth place finish. The club also reached the Second Round in both the FA Cup
FA 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...
and League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
, as well as the Northern Section Semi-Finals of the League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
. Rudge signing Andy Jones
Andy Jones (footballer)
Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals....
excelled to become the club's top-scorer, whilst Robbie Earle
Robbie Earle
Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals....
had another impressive season. However the promotion campaign was built on the strength of the Vale defence, and goalkeeper Jim Arnold
Jim Arnold (footballer)
James Alexander "Jim" Arnold is an English former football goalkeeper, noted for his highly intelligent positional ability. He made 165 league appearances in a seventeen year career in the Football League....
was made Player of the Year.
Fourth Division
The pre-season saw John RudgeJohn Rudge
John Robert Rudge is an English former football player and football manager. He is currently working as the director of football at Stoke City....
sign big defender John Williams
John Williams (footballer born 1960)
John Williams is a retired English football centre back, now working as a radio commentator.- Playing career :...
from Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
for £12,000, and powerful Welsh striker Andy Jones
Andy Jones (footballer)
Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals....
from Northern Premier League
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League, is one of the regional English football leagues which sits directly below the Football Conference featuring semi-professional and amateur clubs. Geographically, the league covers all of Northern England, and the northern areas of the Midlands. Originally just one...
side Rhyl
Rhyl F.C.
Rhyl Football Club is a Welsh football club, playing in the Cymru Alliance.The club was founded in 1882 and the team plays its home matches at Belle Vue, Rhyl, which can accommodate 3,000 spectators.- History :Few clubs in the Welsh Premier League have as distinguished a past as Rhyl's...
for £3,000. He also signed goalkeeper Jim Arnold
Jim Arnold (footballer)
James Alexander "Jim" Arnold is an English former football goalkeeper, noted for his highly intelligent positional ability. He made 165 league appearances in a seventeen year career in the Football League....
(Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
); Paul Maguire
Paul Maguire (footballer)
Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:...
(Tacoma Stars); Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson (footballer)
Jeffrey David Johnson is a Welsh former professional footballer. In addition to his club career- playing over 400 games in the Football League, he also represented his country at youth and under-23 level....
(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 Wayne Ebanks
Wayne Ebanks
Michael Wayne Anthony Ebanks , known as Wayne Ebanks, is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Ebanks played for West Bromwich Albion, where he went out on loan to nearby Stoke City and Port Vale. His loan spell at Vale started in March 1985 and he impressed enough in his eleven games to be...
(West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
). Meanwhile new safety regulations reduced 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....
's capacity down to 16,800, and later again to 16,300. The club set a £10 bonus for clean sheets and also set bonuses for promotion. Another late addition was Jon Bowden
Jon Bowden
Jonathan Lee Bowden is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Bowden played for Oldham Athletic before joining Port Vale for £5,000 in September 1985...
from 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...
for £5,000.
The season opened with a 1–0 defeat to 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...
at St James Park. Vale continued on indifferent form, and on 17 September played out a goalless draw with 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...
's lowest recorded Football League attendance of 1,027. At the end of the month Vale went nine league games without a loss to fire the club into the promotion race, their run including three 4–0 wins in Burslem
Burslem
The town of Burslem, known as the Mother Town, is one of the six towns that amalgamated to form the current city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England.-Topography:...
as they went clear at the top of the table. With John Williams sidelined with an ankle injury, Vale's form suffered with just two wins in the following eleven games, and Vale fell to fifth place. From 11 January to 26 April the "Valiants" hit a run of eighteen league games unbeaten (eight draws and ten wins), thus ensuring promotion. This run was built on the striking partnership of Robbie Earle
Robbie Earle
Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals....
and Andy Jones, as well as a solid defence and consistent displays from keeper Arnold. During this spell Rudge failed to re-sign Bob Newton
Bob Newton (footballer)
Robert Newton is an English footballer. Newton played as a striker for several clubs in the lower divisions of the Football League during the 1970s and '80s. He is most notable for his first five year spell at Hartlepool United between 1977 and 1982, where he wrote himself into club history with...
from Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
, though was cheered by completing the double over Dario Gradi
Dario Gradi
Dario Gradi MBE is an Italian-born English football manager and former player, who was serving as manager of the Crewe Alexandra F.C. Academy. He is a former manager of Crewe Alexandra, with whom he has been associated for almost thirty years.Gradi is notable for his 24-year first spell as manager...
's 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...
at Gresty Road
Alexandra Stadium
The Alexandra Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Crewe, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Crewe Alexandra...
. One low point was an attack by a Stockport
Stockport
Stockport is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground southeast of Manchester city centre, at the point where the rivers Goyt and Tame join and create the River Mersey. Stockport is the largest settlement in the metropolitan borough of the same name...
gang on Russell Bromage
Russell Bromage
Russell Bromage is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. In a fourteen year career in the Football League he made 400 league appearances, scoring 14 goals....
following a 2–1 win over Stockport County
Stockport County F.C.
Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...
at Edgeley Park
Edgeley Park
Edgeley Park is an association football and rugby union stadium in Stockport, England. The stadium was initially built for the rugby league club Stockport in 1901, but by 1902, the rugby club was defunct and in the same year, Stockport County Football Club, who were looking for a bigger ground,...
. Promotion was ensured with a 1–0 win over bottom club 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...
at Plainmoor
Plainmoor
Plainmoor is a suburb of Torquay, Devon, but is best known as the name of the stadium in which Torquay United Football Club currently play.-History:...
, in which the majority of the crowd were Vale fans. However with two defeats and a draw in their final three games, Rudge accused his players of lacking professionalism as they lost the chance to head into the Third Division as runners-up.
They finished in fourth place with 79 points, seven points clear of 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...
. 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...
were the only team to beat Vale on their own ground in the league all season. Their 37 goals conceded was the lowest total in the division and a record excelled only by Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
in the First Division. Their 67 goals scored tally was not particularly impressive, though Earle and Jones' partnership provided almost half of these goals. Phil Sproson
Phil Sproson
Phillip Jess "Phil" Sproson is a former English footballer who played as a central defender. He played in 500 matches for Port Vale and scored 41 goals , this places him third highest in the list of appearances for Port Vale...
was selected for the PFA
Professional Footballers' Association
The Professional Footballers' Association is the trade union for professional footballers in England and Wales. The world's oldest professional sport trade union, it has 4,000 members....
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...
Team of the Year
PFA Team of the Year
The Professional Footballers' Association Team of the Year is an annual award given to a set of 44 footballers in the top four tiers of English football; the Premier League, the Championship, League One and League Two, whom are seen to be deserving of being named in a "Team of the Year".The award...
.
Finances
On the financial side, the season lost a disastrous sum of £79,474. The promotion bonuses meant the wage bill totalled at £413,471. Vale's average home attendance of 3,581 was the third-highest in the division. Three players transferred at the end of the season were Peter GriffithsPeter Griffiths (footballer)
Peter James Griffiths is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Griffiths played for Bideford and Stoke City, also spending a loan spell with Bradford City before joining Port Vale in July 1984. He played regular football in the 1984–85 season until tearing a groin muscle in April 1985...
(Salisbury United), Chris Pearce
Chris Pearce (footballer)
Christopher Leslie Pearce is a Welsh former footballer.-Playing career:Pearce played for Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Blackburn Rovers. He enjoyed loan spells with Rochdale and Barnsley before transferring to Port Vale in June 1983. He became the first choice keeper from September 1984,...
(Wrexham), and Jeff Johnson
Jeff Johnson (footballer)
Jeffrey David Johnson is a Welsh former professional footballer. In addition to his club career- playing over 400 games in the Football League, he also represented his country at youth and under-23 level....
(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...
). Player of the Year Jim Arnold
Jim Arnold (footballer)
James Alexander "Jim" Arnold is an English former football goalkeeper, noted for his highly intelligent positional ability. He made 165 league appearances in a seventeen year career in the Football League....
and Ally Brown retired, whilst Oshor Williams
Oshor Williams
Oshor Joseph Williams is a former footballer in the English football league who now works for the PFA as a union learning representative. During his playing days he played both in midfielder and in attack...
was sold to 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...
for 'a small 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 beat 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...
1–0 in a replay following a 1–1 draw at Field Mill
Field Mill
Field Mill is a multi-use stadium in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England.It is currently occupied by its main tenant, Mansfield Town.The stadium has a capacity of around 10,000 when fully open, but due to the Bishop Street Stand being closed and safety restrictions, the ground currently holds less...
. 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....
saw a crowd of 11,736 for the Second Round goalless tie with 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...
, and were then eliminated following a 2–1 defeat at the Bescot Stadium
Bescot Stadium
Bescot Stadium, also known as the Banks's Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is the home ground of Walsall Football Club. It was built in 1989-90 by GMI Construction with a reported build cost of £4.5m...
.
In the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
, Vale advanced past 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...
Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
3–2 on aggregate following at 2–0 win at Springfield Park
Springfield Park
Springfield Park may refer to:*Springfield Park, Liverpool, a public park in Liverpool, England*Springfield Park , a park in Upper Clapton, London*Springfield Park, Quebec, a neighbourhood in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada...
. They were then knocked out by 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....
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
, though did manage a 2–2 draw at The Hawthorns
The Hawthorns
The Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England, with a capacity of 26,484. It has been the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C. since 1900, when it became the sixth ground to be used by the club. The ground was the last Football League ground to be built in the...
.
In the League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
, Vale advanced through the group stage with a 1–1 draw with Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground
Racecourse Ground
The Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium AKA The Racecourse Ground is a stadium located in Wrexham, North Wales. It is the home of Wrexham F.C. and, since 2010, the Crusaders Rugby League team who play in the engage Super League...
and a 2–0 home win over 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...
. The next stage saw Vale triumph over Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....
at Glanford Park
Glanford Park
Glanford Park is a football stadium in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, and the current home of Scunthorpe United. It is the smallest stadium by capacity in the Championship ....
with a 4–3 win on penalties following a 1–1 draw. In the Area Semi-Finals they were then defeated by holders Wigan Athletic, though still earned £1,250 in prize money.
Final league table
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GA | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 32 | 6 | 8 | 82 | 43 | 102 | |
| 2 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 83 | 50 | 84 | |
| 3 | 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... |
46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 47 | 81 | |
| 4 | 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 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 67 | 37 | +30 | 79 |
| 5 | 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... |
46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 79 | 64 | 72 | |
| 6 | 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 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 88 | 63 | 70 | |
| 7 | Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 68 | 67 | 70 | |
| 8 | 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 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 79 | 58 | 64 | |
| 9 | 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 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 69 | 67 | 64 | |
| 10 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 74 | 73 | 64 | |
| 11 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 63 | 71 | ||
| 64 | |||||||||
| 12 | 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... |
46 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 54 | 61 | ||
| 63 | |||||||||
| 13 | Wrexham | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 68 | 80 | ||
| 60 | |||||||||
| 14 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 65 | ||
| 59 | |||||||||
| 15 | Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 55 | ||
| 59 | |||||||||
| 16 | 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 | 17 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | ||
| 58 | |||||||||
| 17 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 52 | 64 | ||
| 56 | |||||||||
| 18 | Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 77 | ||
| 55 | |||||||||
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 74 | 73 | 54 | |
| 20 | Halifax Town Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years... |
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 60 | 71 | ||
| 54 | |||||||||
| 21 | 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 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 59 | ||
| 54 | |||||||||
| 22 | Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 80 | ||
| 54 | |||||||||
| 23 | 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... |
46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 54 | 89 | ||
| 43 | |||||||||
| 24 | 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 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 43 | 88 | ||
| 37 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Fourth Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1985 | 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 | 2,868 | |
| 24 August 1985 | 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... |
|H | 0–0 | 2,930 | |
| 26 August 1985 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
|A | 2–1 | 3,995 | Sproson Phil Sproson Phillip Jess "Phil" Sproson is a former English footballer who played as a central defender. He played in 500 matches for Port Vale and scored 41 goals , this places him third highest in the list of appearances for Port Vale... , Griffiths Peter Griffiths (footballer) Peter James Griffiths is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Griffiths played for Bideford and Stoke City, also spending a loan spell with Bradford City before joining Port Vale in July 1984. He played regular football in the 1984–85 season until tearing a groin muscle in April 1985... |
| 31 August 1985 | Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
|H | 1–1 | 3,043 | Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... |
| 7 September 1985 | 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 | 0–1 | 2,455 | |
| 14 September 1985 | Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
|H | 4–1 | 2,674 | Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... (2 [2 pens]), Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... , Brown |
| 17 September 1985 | 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 | 0–0 | 1,027 | |
| 21 September 1985 | Halifax Town Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years... |
|H | 3–2 | 2,754 | Hunter Geoff Hunter (footballer) Geoffrey "Geoff" Hunter is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder. In a twelve year career in the Football League he played 430 league games, scoring 38 goals.... (2), Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 27 September 1985 | 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 | 0–1 | 3,110 | |
| 30 September 1985 | Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
|H | 4–0 | 3,015 | O.Williams Oshor Williams Oshor Joseph Williams is a former footballer in the English football league who now works for the PFA as a union learning representative. During his playing days he played both in midfielder and in attack... , J.Williams John Williams (footballer born 1960) John Williams is a retired English football centre back, now working as a radio commentator.- Playing career :... , Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... , Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 5 October 1985 | Wrexham | |H | 4–0 | 3,351 | Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... (2 [1 pen]), Johnson Jeff Johnson (footballer) Jeffrey David Johnson is a Welsh former professional footballer. In addition to his club career- playing over 400 games in the Football League, he also represented his country at youth and under-23 level.... , 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.... |
| 12 October 1985 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
|A | 2–1 | 2,338 | Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... , Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 19 October 1985 | 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 | 4–0 | 4,736 | Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... (2), Webb Alan Webb (footballer) Alan Richard Webb is an English former footballer who played as a right-back. He played 225 league games in an eleven year career in the Football League. He spent 1981 to 1984 with West Bromwich Albion, and also played on loan at Lincoln City, but spent most of his career at Port Vale. He was... , Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 22 October 1985 | Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
|A | 0–0 | 1,888 | |
| 26 October 1985 | 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 | 3–0 | 5,073 | O.Williams Oshor Williams Oshor Joseph Williams is a former footballer in the English football league who now works for the PFA as a union learning representative. During his playing days he played both in midfielder and in attack... , Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... , Brown |
| 2 November 1985 | 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 | 1–0 | 4,536 | Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... (pen) |
| 6 November 1985 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
|A | 1–1 | 3,308 | Sproson Phil Sproson Phillip Jess "Phil" Sproson is a former English footballer who played as a central defender. He played in 500 matches for Port Vale and scored 41 goals , this places him third highest in the list of appearances for Port Vale... |
| 9 November 1985 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
|H | 1–1 | 5,248 | Bowden Jon Bowden Jonathan Lee Bowden is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Bowden played for Oldham Athletic before joining Port Vale for £5,000 in September 1985... |
| 23 November 1985 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
|A | 0–1 | 2,852 | |
| 14 December 1985 | 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 | 2–2 | 3,259 | Sproson Phil Sproson Phillip Jess "Phil" Sproson is a former English footballer who played as a central defender. He played in 500 matches for Port Vale and scored 41 goals , this places him third highest in the list of appearances for Port Vale... , Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 17 December 1985 | 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 | 1–0 | 3,421 | Hunter Geoff Hunter (footballer) Geoffrey "Geoff" Hunter is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder. In a twelve year career in the Football League he played 430 league games, scoring 38 goals.... |
| 22 December 1985 | 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... |
|A | 1–2 | 3,730 | O.Williams Oshor Williams Oshor Joseph Williams is a former footballer in the English football league who now works for the PFA as a union learning representative. During his playing days he played both in midfielder and in attack... |
| 26 December 1985 | 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... |
|H | 3–0 | 5,976 | Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... , Brown, Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 1 January 1986 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
|A | 1–4 | 5,323 | Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 4 January 1986 | 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 | 0–1 | 3,592 | |
| 11 January 1986 | Rochdale Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921... |
|A | 3–3 | 2,445 | Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... (2), Brown |
| 17 January 1986 | 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 | 0–0 | 3,385 | |
| 25 January 1986 | Cambridge United Cambridge United F.C. Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League... |
|A | 3–1 | 2,437 | J.Williams John Williams (footballer born 1960) John Williams is a retired English football centre back, now working as a radio commentator.- Playing career :... , Hunter Geoff Hunter (footballer) Geoffrey "Geoff" Hunter is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder. In a twelve year career in the Football League he played 430 league games, scoring 38 goals.... , Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 1 February 1986 | 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 | 2–0 | 3,074 | Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... (2) |
| 3 February 1986 | Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
|H | 3–1 | 2,977 | J.Williams John Williams (footballer born 1960) John Williams is a retired English football centre back, now working as a radio commentator.- Playing career :... , Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... (pen), Bromage Russell Bromage Russell Bromage is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. In a fourteen year career in the Football League he made 400 league appearances, scoring 14 goals.... |
| 24 February 1986 | Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888... |
|H | 1–1 | 3,030 | Banks Chris Banks (footballer) Christopher N. Banks is an English former professional football defender, now a physiotherapist at Stoke City.... |
| 1 March 1986 | 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 | 1–1 | 2,726 | Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... |
| 5 March 1986 | Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season... |
|A | 1–1 | 2,550 | Bowden Jon Bowden Jonathan Lee Bowden is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Bowden played for Oldham Athletic before joining Port Vale for £5,000 in September 1985... |
| 8 March 1986 | Wrexham | |A | 3–1 | 2,614 | Shankland Andy Shankland Andrew John "Andy" Shankland is an English former footballer who played 29 league and cup games in the Football League for Port Vale between 1981 and 1986. During this time the club were twice promoted out of the Fourth Division... , Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... , Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... (pen) |
| 15 March 1986 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
|H | 0–0 | 3,527 | |
| 18 March 1986 | 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 | 3–1 | 2,461 | Bowden Jon Bowden Jonathan Lee Bowden is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Bowden played for Oldham Athletic before joining Port Vale for £5,000 in September 1985... , Hunter Geoff Hunter (footballer) Geoffrey "Geoff" Hunter is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder. In a twelve year career in the Football League he played 430 league games, scoring 38 goals.... , Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 23 March 1986 | 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 | 10,147 | |
| 29 March 1986 | Chester City Chester City F.C. Chester City Football Club was an English football team from Chester. The club was founded as Chester F.C., and joined the Football League in 1931, spending most of their time in the lower divisions. They changed their name to Chester City in 1983. Chester won their first league title in 2004, the... |
|H | 1–1 | 4,490 | Sproson Phil Sproson Phillip Jess "Phil" Sproson is a former English footballer who played as a central defender. He played in 500 matches for Port Vale and scored 41 goals , this places him third highest in the list of appearances for Port Vale... |
| 31 March 1986 | 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... |
|A | 1–0 | 4,986 | Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 5 April 1986 | Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',... |
|H | 1–0 | 3,344 | Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... (pen) |
| 11 April 1986 | Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport... |
|A | 2–1 | 4,691 | Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... , Brown |
| 19 April 1986 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
|H | 2–0 | 3,765 | Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... (2 [1 pen]) |
| 26 April 1986 | 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 | 1–0 | 1,898 | Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 29 April 1986 | Halifax Town Halifax Town A.F.C. Halifax Town Association Football Club were an English football team who most recently played in the Conference National, although prior to that they participated in the Football League for over eighty years... |
|A | 0–2 | 1,389 | |
| 3 May 1986 | 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 | 0–0 | 3,873 | |
| 5 May 1986 | 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 | 1–2 | 1,687 | Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 16 November 1985 | 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... |
A | 1–1 | 5,207 | Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| R1 Replay | 18 November 1985 | 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... |
H | 1–0 | 6,749 | Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... (pen) |
| R2 | 8 December 1985 | 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 | 0–0 | 11,736 | |
| R2 Replay | 10 December 1985 | 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 | 1–2 | 5,671 | Brown |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 1st Leg | 20 August 1985 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
H | 1–2 | 2,620 | Sproson Phil Sproson Phillip Jess "Phil" Sproson is a former English footballer who played as a central defender. He played in 500 matches for Port Vale and scored 41 goals , this places him third highest in the list of appearances for Port Vale... |
| R1 2nd Leg | 2 September 1985 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
A | 2–0 | 2,772 | Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... , Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| R2 1st Leg | 24 September 1985 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
H | 0–1 | 6,218 | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 7 October 1985 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
A | 2–2 | 7,985 | Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... , Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
League Trophy
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 21 January 1986 | Wrexham | A | 1–1 | 992 | Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... (pen) |
| R1 | 10 February 1986 | 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 | 3–1 | 1,584 | Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... , Hunter Geoff Hunter (footballer) Geoffrey "Geoff" Hunter is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder. In a twelve year career in the Football League he played 430 league games, scoring 38 goals.... , Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... |
| NSQF | 10 March 1986 | Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One.... |
A | 1–1 (4-3 pens) | 1,415 | Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... (pen) |
| NSSF | 26 March 1986 | Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic F.C. Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW... |
H | 1–2 | 4,832 | Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... (pen) |
Appearances
| Pos. | Name | Football League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Chris PearceChris Pearce (footballer) Christopher Leslie Pearce is a Welsh former footballer.-Playing career:Pearce played for Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Blackburn Rovers. He enjoyed loan spells with Rochdale and Barnsley before transferring to Port Vale in June 1983. He became the first choice keeper from September 1984,... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| GK |  Jim ArnoldJim Arnold (footballer) James Alexander "Jim" Arnold is an English former football goalkeeper, noted for his highly intelligent positional ability. He made 165 league appearances in a seventeen year career in the Football League.... |
41 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| DF | Phil Sproson Phil Sproson Phillip Jess "Phil" Sproson is a former English footballer who played as a central defender. He played in 500 matches for Port Vale and scored 41 goals , this places him third highest in the list of appearances for Port Vale... |
44 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 5 |
| DF | Alan Webb Alan Webb (footballer) Alan Richard Webb is an English former footballer who played as a right-back. He played 225 league games in an eleven year career in the Football League. He spent 1981 to 1984 with West Bromwich Albion, and also played on loan at Lincoln City, but spent most of his career at Port Vale. He was... |
39 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| DF | Wayne Ebanks Wayne Ebanks Michael Wayne Anthony Ebanks , known as Wayne Ebanks, is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Ebanks played for West Bromwich Albion, where he went out on loan to nearby Stoke City and Port Vale. His loan spell at Vale started in March 1985 and he impressed enough in his eleven games to be... |
12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| DF | Chris Banks Chris Banks (footballer) Christopher N. Banks is an English former professional football defender, now a physiotherapist at Stoke City.... |
19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| DF | John Williams John Williams (footballer born 1960) John Williams is a retired English football centre back, now working as a radio commentator.- Playing career :... |
36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| MF | Russell Bromage Russell Bromage Russell Bromage is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. In a fourteen year career in the Football League he made 400 league appearances, scoring 14 goals.... |
40 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| MF | Geoff Hunter Geoff Hunter (footballer) Geoffrey "Geoff" Hunter is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder. In a twelve year career in the Football League he played 430 league games, scoring 38 goals.... |
45 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 6 |
| MF |  Robbie EarleRobbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
46 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 17 |
| MF | Peter Griffiths Peter Griffiths (footballer) Peter James Griffiths is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Griffiths played for Bideford and Stoke City, also spending a loan spell with Bradford City before joining Port Vale in July 1984. He played regular football in the 1984–85 season until tearing a groin muscle in April 1985... |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| MF |  Paul MaguirePaul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
45 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 13 |
| MF | Jeff Johnson Jeff Johnson (footballer) Jeffrey David Johnson is a Welsh former professional footballer. In addition to his club career- playing over 400 games in the Football League, he also represented his country at youth and under-23 level.... |
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| MF | Oshor Williams Oshor Williams Oshor Joseph Williams is a former footballer in the English football league who now works for the PFA as a union learning representative. During his playing days he played both in midfielder and in attack... |
32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| MF | Jon Bowden Jon Bowden Jonathan Lee Bowden is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Bowden played for Oldham Athletic before joining Port Vale for £5,000 in September 1985... |
36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| FW | Ally Brown |
27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 6 |
| FW | Mick Perry Mick Perry Michael Alexander Perry is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Perry played for West Bromwich Albion and had loan spells with Torquay United and Northampton Town before signing for the former in 1984... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Andy Shankland Andy Shankland Andrew John "Andy" Shankland is an English former footballer who played 29 league and cup games in the Football League for Port Vale between 1981 and 1986. During this time the club were twice promoted out of the Fourth Division... |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| FW | Andy Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... |
41 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 53 | 18 |
| FW | Steve Cammack Steve Cammack Stephen Richard Cammack is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Cammack played for Sheffield United, Chesterfield, Scunthorpe United and Lincoln City before he head back to Scunthorpe. He was loaned out to Port Vale in December 1985, but returned to his club the next month after failing... |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Steve Biggins Steve Biggins Steven James Biggins is an English former footballer, who played as a forward in a fifteen year career in the Football League.... |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
All competitions
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Andy Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... |
18 |
| Robbie Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
15 |
| Paul Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
13 |
| Ally Brown |
6 |
| Geoff Hunter Geoff Hunter (footballer) Geoffrey "Geoff" Hunter is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder. In a twelve year career in the Football League he played 430 league games, scoring 38 goals.... |
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| Phil Sproson Phil Sproson Phillip Jess "Phil" Sproson is a former English footballer who played as a central defender. He played in 500 matches for Port Vale and scored 41 goals , this places him third highest in the list of appearances for Port Vale... |
5 |
| Jon Bowden Jon Bowden Jonathan Lee Bowden is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Bowden played for Oldham Athletic before joining Port Vale for £5,000 in September 1985... |
3 |
| John Williams John Williams (footballer born 1960) John Williams is a retired English football centre back, now working as a radio commentator.- Playing career :... |
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| Oshor Williams Oshor Williams Oshor Joseph Williams is a former footballer in the English football league who now works for the PFA as a union learning representative. During his playing days he played both in midfielder and in attack... |
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| Alan Webb Alan Webb (footballer) Alan Richard Webb is an English former footballer who played as a right-back. He played 225 league games in an eleven year career in the Football League. He spent 1981 to 1984 with West Bromwich Albion, and also played on loan at Lincoln City, but spent most of his career at Port Vale. He was... |
1 |
| Chris Banks Chris Banks (footballer) Christopher N. Banks is an English former professional football defender, now a physiotherapist at Stoke City.... |
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| Peter Griffiths Peter Griffiths (footballer) Peter James Griffiths is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Griffiths played for Bideford and Stoke City, also spending a loan spell with Bradford City before joining Port Vale in July 1984. He played regular football in the 1984–85 season until tearing a groin muscle in April 1985... |
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| Jeff Johnson Jeff Johnson (footballer) Jeffrey David Johnson is a Welsh former professional footballer. In addition to his club career- playing over 400 games in the Football League, he also represented his country at youth and under-23 level.... |
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| Andy Shankland Andy Shankland Andrew John "Andy" Shankland is an English former footballer who played 29 league and cup games in the Football League for Port Vale between 1981 and 1986. During this time the club were twice promoted out of the Fourth Division... |
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| Russell Bromage Russell Bromage Russell Bromage is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. In a fourteen year career in the Football League he made 400 league appearances, scoring 14 goals.... |
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League
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Robbie Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
15 |
| Andy Jones Andy Jones (footballer) Andrew Mark "Andy" Jones is a former Welsh international footballer. He gained six caps at international level, to add to his 276 appearances in the Football League. He scored one international goal and 89 domestic league goals.... |
12 |
| Paul Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
10 |
| Ally Brown |
5 |
| Geoff Hunter Geoff Hunter (footballer) Geoffrey "Geoff" Hunter is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder. In a twelve year career in the Football League he played 430 league games, scoring 38 goals.... |
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| Phil Sproson Phil Sproson Phillip Jess "Phil" Sproson is a former English footballer who played as a central defender. He played in 500 matches for Port Vale and scored 41 goals , this places him third highest in the list of appearances for Port Vale... |
4 |
| Jon Bowden Jon Bowden Jonathan Lee Bowden is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Bowden played for Oldham Athletic before joining Port Vale for £5,000 in September 1985... |
3 |
| John Williams John Williams (footballer born 1960) John Williams is a retired English football centre back, now working as a radio commentator.- Playing career :... |
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| Oshor Williams Oshor Williams Oshor Joseph Williams is a former footballer in the English football league who now works for the PFA as a union learning representative. During his playing days he played both in midfielder and in attack... |
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| Alan Webb Alan Webb (footballer) Alan Richard Webb is an English former footballer who played as a right-back. He played 225 league games in an eleven year career in the Football League. He spent 1981 to 1984 with West Bromwich Albion, and also played on loan at Lincoln City, but spent most of his career at Port Vale. He was... |
1 |
| Chris Banks Chris Banks (footballer) Christopher N. Banks is an English former professional football defender, now a physiotherapist at Stoke City.... |
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| Peter Griffiths Peter Griffiths (footballer) Peter James Griffiths is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Griffiths played for Bideford and Stoke City, also spending a loan spell with Bradford City before joining Port Vale in July 1984. He played regular football in the 1984–85 season until tearing a groin muscle in April 1985... |
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| Jeff Johnson Jeff Johnson (footballer) Jeffrey David Johnson is a Welsh former professional footballer. In addition to his club career- playing over 400 games in the Football League, he also represented his country at youth and under-23 level.... |
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| Andy Shankland Andy Shankland Andrew John "Andy" Shankland is an English former footballer who played 29 league and cup games in the Football League for Port Vale between 1981 and 1986. During this time the club were twice promoted out of the Fourth Division... |
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| Russell Bromage Russell Bromage Russell Bromage is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. In a fourteen year career in the Football League he made 400 league appearances, scoring 14 goals.... |
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