1991–92 Port Vale F.C. season
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The 1991–92 season was Port Vale
's eightieth season of football in the Football League
, and third successive (thirty-fifth overall) season in the Second Division
. For only the third time in their history
they competed in a division above rivals
Stoke City
. However it was not a happy campaign, John Rudge
was forced to deal with star players Darren Beckford
and Robbie Earle
being sold for combined fees of £1.7 million. He spent just £375,000 to bring future-legend Martin Foyle
to the club, whilst reliable goalkeeper Mark Grew
was handed the club's Player of the Year award. Vale were relegated in bottom place, just five points short of safety. They exited the League Cup
at the Third Round, despite a credible 2–2 draw with Liverpool
at Anfield
. Leaving the FA Cup
at the Third Round, they were knocked out at the Second Round stage of the Full Members Cup
.
sign aged striker Keith Houchen
from Hibernian
for £100,000. He also spent £300,000 on Hull City
defender Peter Swan
. This money was raised through the sale of top-scorer Darren Beckford
to Norwich City
for £925,000 after a Football League tribunal (Vale had wanted £1.5 million). As well as losing his star striker, Rudge had to deal with the departure of his midfield dynamo, Robbie Earle
having been sold to Wimbledon
for £775,000. To replace Beckford, Rudge signed Martin Foyle
from Oxford United
for a fee of £375,000. The transfers of both Beckford and Foyle were club-records.
The season started positively, with new man Foyle getting both goals in a 2–0 win over his former employers Oxford. In September, Houchen suffered a tear in his hamstring, and struggled to regain his place upon his recovery. To replace him, Jason Beckford
, younger brother of Darren, was brought in on loan from Manchester City
. He proved somewhat less prolific than his sibling. The Vale only picked up one victory in nine league games, Houchen bagging a brace in a 2–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers
at Molineux
. Heading into December they had lost just three games in a sequence of ten league matches. Yet from 7 December to 21 March they went on a club-record seventeen games without a win (recording ten defeats). During this spell Andy Williams
played a handful of games after arriving on a loan deal from Leeds United
. Colin West
then joined the club on loan from West Bromwich Albion
. In February, Rudge took forward Joe Allon
on loan from Chelsea
. The next month, winger David Lowe
arrived on loan from Ipswich Town
. Out went Ryan Kidd, signing for Preston North End
on a free transfer. At the end of March, victories over Plymouth Argyle
and Blackburn Rovers
raised hopes of a last minute escape. Picking up five points in the first four games of April, their fate rested in their hands. They failed to escape the drop however, losing both to Cambridge United
at the Abbey Stadium
and to Grimsby Town
at Vale Park
.
They finished bottom of the table with 45 points, five points short of the safety of Oxford United. With 42 goals scored Vale had the lowest tally in the division, along with Plymouth, though their 59 goals conceded was a respectable total. Foyle was top-scorer with eleven league goals and sixteen in all competitions. At the end of the season young right-back Paul West
was permitted to join Bradford City
on a free transfer.
, Vale were easily dispatched by Sunderland
, who recorded a 3–0 victory at Vale Park.
In the League Cup
, Vale advanced past Notts County
on away goals with a 2–1 win at Vale Park and a 3–2 defeat at Meadow Lane
. Facing First Division
Liverpool
in the Third Round, the "Valiants" achieved a 2–2 draw at Anfield
against a first eleven of eight internationals. Robin van der Laan
put the Vale ahead on seven minutes after heading past Bruce Grobbelaar
from a Simon Mills corner. Steve McManaman
equalized three minutes later from a Mark Walters
assist, and Liverpool took the lead on 65 minutes after Ian Rush
headed in a McManaman flick on. Vale earned a replay on 73 minutes, when Martin Foyle
hit the net from a Peter Swan
header. Yet they were knocked out of the competition as the "Reds" recorded a 4–1 win in Burslem
in front of a 18,725 strong crowd.
In the short-lived Full Members Cup
, Vale progress past Blackburn Rovers
with a 1–0 win through a Foyle goal. They were then eliminated in the next round with a 4–0 defeat to Leicester City
at Filbert Street
.
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 eightieth 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 third successive (thirty-fifth overall) season in 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...
. For only the third time in their history
History of Port Vale F.C.
The history of Port Vale F.C., an English association football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, began when the club was formed in 1876. In 1884, the club moved to the town of Burslem, changing their name to Burslem Port Vale in the process. The club joined the Football League Second Division upon its...
they competed in a division above rivals
Potteries derby
The Potteries derby is the football local derby in Stoke-on-Trent between Port Vale and Stoke City. The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals; this has led to a heated atmosphere at these matches, especially with the rise of football hooliganism and the 'Naughty Forty'...
Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
. However it was not a happy campaign, 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....
was forced to deal with star players Darren Beckford
Darren Beckford
Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards....
and 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....
being sold for combined fees of £1.7 million. He spent just £375,000 to bring future-legend Martin Foyle
Martin Foyle
Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals...
to the club, whilst reliable goalkeeper Mark Grew
Mark Grew
Mark Stuart Grew is an English former football goalkeeper, now assistant manager to Micky Adams at Port Vale. On three occasions he has also served as the club's caretaker-manager, most recently from March to May in 2011....
was handed the club's Player of the Year award. Vale were relegated in bottom place, just five points short of safety. They exited 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...
at the Third Round, despite a credible 2–2 draw with Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
. Leaving 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...
at the Third Round, they were knocked out at the Second Round stage of the Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
.
Second 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 aged striker Keith Houchen
Keith Houchen
Keith Morton Houchen is an English former footballer and football manager. A forward, he score 162 goals in 509 league games....
from Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
for £100,000. He also spent £300,000 on 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...
defender Peter Swan
Peter Swan (footballer born 1966)
Peter Harold Swan is an English former footballer who played as a defender and centre forward. In a sixteen year professional career in the Football League he scored 62 goals in 445 games....
. This money was raised through the sale of top-scorer Darren Beckford
Darren Beckford
Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards....
to 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...
for £925,000 after a Football League tribunal (Vale had wanted £1.5 million). As well as losing his star striker, Rudge had to deal with the departure of his midfield dynamo, 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....
having been sold to Wimbledon
Wimbledon F.C.
Wimbledon Football Club was an English professional association football club from Wimbledon, south-west London. Founded in 1889 as Wimbledon Old Central Football Club, the club spent most of its history in amateur and semi-professional non-League football before being elected to the Football...
for £775,000. To replace Beckford, Rudge signed Martin Foyle
Martin Foyle
Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals...
from Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
for a fee of £375,000. The transfers of both Beckford and Foyle were club-records.
The season started positively, with new man Foyle getting both goals in a 2–0 win over his former employers Oxford. In September, Houchen suffered a tear in his hamstring, and struggled to regain his place upon his recovery. To replace him, Jason Beckford
Jason Beckford
Jason Neil Beckford is an English former footballer. His elder brother Darren also played professional football.-Playing career:...
, younger brother of Darren, was brought in on loan from Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
. He proved somewhat less prolific than his sibling. The Vale only picked up one victory in nine league games, Houchen bagging a brace in a 2–0 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
at Molineux
Molineux stadium
Molineux Stadium is a Premier League football stadium situated in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, England. It has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since 1889, and has a long and illustrious history as the first 'new build' stadium in Football League history, one of the...
. Heading into December they had lost just three games in a sequence of ten league matches. Yet from 7 December to 21 March they went on a club-record seventeen games without a win (recording ten defeats). During this spell Andy Williams
Andy Williams (footballer born 1962)
Andrew "Andy" Williams is a former footballer, who played for 278 league games in an eleven year professional career in the Football League. He turned out for Coventry City, Rotherham United, Leeds United, Port Vale, Notts County, Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Scarborough...
played a handful of games after arriving on a loan deal from Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
. Colin West
Colin West
Coin West was an English footballer who played for numerous clubs, most notably Sunderland and Leyton Orient...
then joined the club on loan from 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...
. In February, Rudge took forward Joe Allon
Joe Allon
Joseph Ball Allon is a former English footballer. A striker, he scored 112 goals in 300 league games between 1984 and 1998....
on loan from Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
. The next month, winger David Lowe
David Lowe (footballer)
David Anthony Lowe is an English former footballer. He made almost 600 appearances in the Football League in a career spanning seventeen years.-Playing career:...
arrived on loan from Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
. Out went Ryan Kidd, signing for 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...
on a free transfer. At the end of March, victories over 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...
and Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
raised hopes of a last minute escape. Picking up five points in the first four games of April, their fate rested in their hands. They failed to escape the drop however, losing both to 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...
at the Abbey Stadium
Abbey Stadium
The Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...
and to Grimsby Town
Grimsby Town F.C.
Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town...
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....
.
They finished bottom of the table with 45 points, five points short of the safety of Oxford United. With 42 goals scored Vale had the lowest tally in the division, along with Plymouth, though their 59 goals conceded was a respectable total. Foyle was top-scorer with eleven league goals and sixteen in all competitions. At the end of the season young right-back Paul West
Paul West (footballer)
Paul Darrell West is an English former footballer turned manager, who is in charge at Southern League Premier Division side Evesham United.-Playing career:...
was permitted to join Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....
on a free transfer.
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 were easily dispatched by Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
, who recorded a 3–0 victory at Vale Park.
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 Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
on away goals with a 2–1 win at Vale Park and a 3–2 defeat at Meadow Lane
Meadow Lane
Not to be confused with The Meadow, home of Southern Football League Premier Division football team Chesham UnitedThe Meadow Lane Stadium is a football stadium in Nottingham, England...
. Facing 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....
Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
in the Third Round, the "Valiants" achieved a 2–2 draw at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
against a first eleven of eight internationals. Robin van der Laan
Robin van der Laan
Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football...
put the Vale ahead on seven minutes after heading past Bruce Grobbelaar
Bruce Grobbelaar
Bruce David Grobbelaar is a former football goalkeeper and manager.He played for a number of clubs in a career which spanned for more than 20 years at professional level, most notably Liverpool during their dominant period in the 1980s and early 1990s.-Early years:In his teenage years, Grobbelaar...
from a Simon Mills corner. Steve McManaman
Steve McManaman
Steven McManaman is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder, winger and playmaker. Having spent his playing career at two of European football's most successful clubs of the 20th century, Liverpool and Real Madrid, as well as a spell at Manchester City, McManaman is the most...
equalized three minutes later from a Mark Walters
Mark Walters
Mark Everton Walters is a retired professional footballer from Birmingham, England.-Aston Villa:Walters began his career as an apprentice at Aston Villa on leaving school in the summer of 1980, turning the professional a year later - just after Villa's Football League First Division title triumph...
assist, and Liverpool took the lead on 65 minutes after Ian Rush
Ian Rush
Ian James Rush, MBE, is a retired football player from Flint, Wales. He is best remembered as a player for Liverpool, where he was among the top strikers in the English game in the 1980s and 1990s. He also had spells playing at Chester City, Juventus, Leeds United, Newcastle United, Sheffield...
headed in a McManaman flick on. Vale earned a replay on 73 minutes, when Martin Foyle
Martin Foyle
Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals...
hit the net from a Peter Swan
Peter Swan (footballer born 1966)
Peter Harold Swan is an English former footballer who played as a defender and centre forward. In a sixteen year professional career in the Football League he scored 62 goals in 445 games....
header. Yet they were knocked out of the competition as the "Reds" recorded a 4–1 win 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:...
in front of a 18,725 strong crowd.
In the short-lived Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
, Vale progress past Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
with a 1–0 win through a Foyle goal. They were then eliminated in the next round with a 4–0 defeat to Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
at Filbert Street
Filbert Street
Filbert Street, in Leicester, England, was a football stadium, and the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. Although officially titled "The City Business Stadium" in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadia.- Early years :The club,...
.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
46 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 70 | 50 | + 20 | 84 | |||
| 2 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 58 | 41 | + 17 | 80 | |||
| 3 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 69 | 51 | + 18 | 78 | |||
| 4 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 62 | 55 | + 7 | 77 | |||
| 5 | 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 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 65 | 47 | + 18 | 74 | |||
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 70 | 53 | + 17 | 74 | |||
| 7 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 48 | + 6 | 71 | |||
| 8 | 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 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 69 | 55 | + 14 | 69 | |||
| 9 | 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... |
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 65 | 51 | + 14 | 69 | |||
| 10 | 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 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 48 | + 3 | 65 | |||
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 30 | 61 | 53 | + 8 | 64 | |||
| 12 | 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 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 61 | 61 | ± 0 | 62 | |||
| 13 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 43 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 60 | 63 | – 3 | 62 | |||
| 14 | 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 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 56 | 56 | ± 0 | 61 | |||
| 15 | 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 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 39 | 64 | 71 | – 7 | 61 | |||
| 16 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
46 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 45 | 57 | – 12 | 59 | |||
| 17 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 55 | 71 | – 16 | 54 | |||
| 18 | Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 42 | 61 | 65 | – 4 | 53 | |||
| 19 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
46 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 47 | 62 | – 15 | 53 | |||
| 20 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 54 | 66 | 84 | – 18 | 52 | |||
| 21 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 43 | 66 | 73 | – 7 | 50 | |||
| 22 | 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 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 38 | 42 | 64 | – 22 | 48 | |||
| 23 | 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 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 37 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 56 | 77 | – 21 | 47 | |||
| 24 | 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 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 34 | 42 | 59 | – 17 | 45 |
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 Second Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1991 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
|H | 2–1 | 6,984 | Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... (2) |
| 20 August 1991 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
|A | 1–2 | 8,646 | Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... (pen) |
| 24 August 1991 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
|A | 0–1 | 8,033 | |
| 27 August 1991 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
|H | 0–0 | 6,299 | |
| 31 August 1991 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
|H | 1–1 | 7,057 | S.Mills |
| 3 September 1991 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
|A | 2–0 | 16,115 | Houchen Keith Houchen Keith Morton Houchen is an English former footballer and football manager. A forward, he score 162 goals in 509 league games.... (2) |
| 7 September 1991 | 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 | 2–2 | 7,168 | Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... (2) |
| 14 September 1991 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
|A | 0–1 | 10,225 | |
| 18 September 1991 | 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 | 1–3 | 5,790 | Houchen Keith Houchen Keith Morton Houchen is an English former footballer and football manager. A forward, he score 162 goals in 509 league games.... |
| 21 September 1991 | 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 | 0–0 | 5,988 | |
| 28 September 1991 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
|A | 0–2 | 4,049 | |
| 5 October 1991 | 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 | 1–0 | 5,991 | Porter Andy Porter (footballer) Andrew Michael "Andy" Porter is an English former footballer, turned coach and manager, who is now a youth team coach at Stockport County... |
| 12 October 1991 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
|A | 2–1 | 8,218 | S.Mills, Beckford Jason Beckford Jason Neil Beckford is an English former footballer. His elder brother Darren also played professional football.-Playing career:... |
| 19 October 1991 | Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
|H | 3–3 | 7,525 | Swan Peter Swan (footballer born 1966) Peter Harold Swan is an English former footballer who played as a defender and centre forward. In a sixteen year professional career in the Football League he scored 62 goals in 445 games.... , Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... , van der Laan Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
| 26 October 1991 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
|A | 0–1 | 11,403 | |
| 2 November 1991 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
|A | 3–3 | 3,547 | Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... (2), van der Laan Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
| 6 November 1991 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
|H | 1–0 | 8,589 | Jalink Nico Jalink Nicholaas Jalink is a former Dutch footballer.In a career spanning some eighteen years, he played 480 professional league games, scoring seventy goals. He spent almost a year in England with Port Vale, though the majority of his career was spent in his native Holland... |
| 9 November 1991 | 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 | 0–2 | 8,944 | |
| 16 November 1991 | 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 | 4,363 | |
| 23 November 1991 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
|A | 1–0 | 11,450 | Jeffers John Jeffers John Joseph Jeffers is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000... |
| 30 November 1991 | 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 | 2–1 | 5,777 | Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... , van der Laan Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
| 7 December 1991 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
|A | 2–2 | 18,386 | Hughes Darren Hughes (footballer) Darren John Hughes is a former English footballer. He was a left-back noted for his pace. He played 333 games for six clubs over a fourteen year career in the Football League... , Glover Dean Glover Dean Victor Glover is an English former footballer and football manager. A cultured and stylish defender, he had the ball control skills of a midfielder. He played 457 league games in a seventeen year career in the Football League.He started his career at Aston Villa in 1980, before he moved on to... (pen) |
| 13 December 1991 | 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 | 1–1 | 6,426 | West Colin West Coin West was an English footballer who played for numerous clubs, most notably Sunderland and Leyton Orient... |
| 21 December 1991 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
|H | 1–1 | 8,480 | van der Laan Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
| 26 December 1991 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
|A | 0–0 | 8,843 | |
| 28 December 1991 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
|A | 0–3 | 9,235 | |
| 1 January 1992 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
|H | 1–2 | 8,075 | Hughes Darren Hughes (footballer) Darren John Hughes is a former English footballer. He was a left-back noted for his pace. He played 333 games for six clubs over a fourteen year career in the Football League... |
| 11 January 1992 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
|H | 0–2 | 5,925 | |
| 18 January 1992 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
|A | 2–2 | 4,199 | Houchen Keith Houchen Keith Morton Houchen is an English former footballer and football manager. A forward, he score 162 goals in 509 league games.... , Swan Peter Swan (footballer born 1966) Peter Harold Swan is an English former footballer who played as a defender and centre forward. In a sixteen year professional career in the Football League he scored 62 goals in 445 games.... |
| 1 February 1992 | Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
|A | 1–1 | 19,505 | Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... |
| 8 February 1992 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
|H | 1–2 | 7,019 | 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.... |
| 15 February 1992 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
|H | 1–2 | 8,084 | Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... |
| 22 February 1992 | 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 | 0–0 | 6,602 | |
| 29 February 1992 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
|H | 0–1 | 10,321 | |
| 6 March 1992 | 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 | 1–2 | 8,477 | Jeffers John Jeffers John Joseph Jeffers is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000... |
| 11 March 1992 | Derby County Derby County F.C. Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English... |
|A | 1–3 | 15,345 | Jeffers John Jeffers John Joseph Jeffers is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000... |
| 14 March 1992 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
|H | 0–1 | 5,861 | |
| 21 March 1992 | 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 | 0–1 | 6,148 | |
| 28 March 1992 | 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 | 1–0 | 5,310 | Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... (pen) |
| 31 March 1992 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
|H | 2–0 | 10,384 | van der Laan Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... , Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... |
| 4 April 1992 | 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 | 0–1 | 8,567 | |
| 11 April 1992 | 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 | 2–1 | 6,441 | Swan Peter Swan (footballer born 1966) Peter Harold Swan is an English former footballer who played as a defender and centre forward. In a sixteen year professional career in the Football League he scored 62 goals in 445 games.... , Lowe David Lowe (footballer) David Anthony Lowe is an English former footballer. He made almost 600 appearances in the Football League in a career spanning seventeen years.-Playing career:... |
| 15 April 1992 | 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 | 0–0 | 4,462 | |
| 21 April 1992 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
|H | 1–1 | 8,461 | B.Mills Brian Mills (footballer) Brian Mills is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.-Playing career:... |
| 25 April 1992 | 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 | 2–4 | 7,599 | B.Mills Brian Mills (footballer) Brian Mills is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.-Playing career:... , Lowe David Lowe (footballer) David Anthony Lowe is an English former footballer. He made almost 600 appearances in the Football League in a career spanning seventeen years.-Playing career:... |
| 2 May 1992 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
|H | 0–1 | 8,678 |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 4 January 1992 | Sunderland Sunderland A.F.C. Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League... |
H | 0–3 | 15,564 |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 1st Leg | 24 September 1991 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
H | 2–1 | 4,722 | Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... , B.Mills Brian Mills (footballer) Brian Mills is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.-Playing career:... |
| R2 2nd Leg | 9 October 1991 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
A | 2–3 | 4,419 | Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... , Houchen Keith Houchen Keith Morton Houchen is an English former footballer and football manager. A forward, he score 162 goals in 509 league games.... |
| R3 1st Leg | 20 October 1991 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
A | 2–2 | 21,553 | van der Laan Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... , Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... |
| R3 2nd Leg | 20 November 1991 | Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
H | 1–4 | 18,725 | Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... |
Appearances
| Pos. | Name | Football League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Mark GrewMark Grew Mark Stuart Grew is an English former football goalkeeper, now assistant manager to Micky Adams at Port Vale. On three occasions he has also served as the club's caretaker-manager, most recently from March to May in 2011.... |
46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 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... |
3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | Simon Mills |
33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| DF | Darren Hughes Darren Hughes (footballer) Darren John Hughes is a former English footballer. He was a left-back noted for his pace. He played 333 games for six clubs over a fourteen year career in the Football League... |
42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| DF | Dean Glover Dean Glover Dean Victor Glover is an English former footballer and football manager. A cultured and stylish defender, he had the ball control skills of a midfielder. He played 457 league games in a seventeen year career in the Football League.He started his career at Aston Villa in 1980, before he moved on to... |
46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
| DF | Tim Parkin Tim Parkin Timothy John "Tim" Parkin is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Parkin passed through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers to earn a contract in 1976, in three years with the club he made 13 league appearances... |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| DF | Neil Aspin Neil Aspin Neil Aspin is an English former professional footballer turned football manager, who is now managing Conference North club F.C. Halifax Town.... |
42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| DF | Peter Swan Peter Swan (footballer born 1966) Peter Harold Swan is an English former footballer who played as a defender and centre forward. In a sixteen year professional career in the Football League he scored 62 goals in 445 games.... |
33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| DF | Ryan Kidd |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Andy Porter Andy Porter (footballer) Andrew Michael "Andy" Porter is an English former footballer, turned coach and manager, who is now a youth team coach at Stockport County... |
32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| MF | Ray Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... |
26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| MF | John Jeffers John Jeffers John Joseph Jeffers is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000... |
33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| MF |  Robin van der LaanRobin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 6 |
| MF | Kevin Kent Kevin Kent Kevin Joseph Kent is a retired English professional football winger, now working as a football coach.Starting his career at West Bromwich Albion in 1983, he began playing regular football with Newport County the following year. He then made his name playing for Mansfield Town over a six year... |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| MF | Andy Williams Andy Williams (footballer born 1962) Andrew "Andy" Williams is a former footballer, who played for 278 league games in an eleven year professional career in the Football League. He turned out for Coventry City, Rotherham United, Leeds United, Port Vale, Notts County, Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Scarborough... |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | George Rushton George Rushton George Rushton was an English footballer.-Playing career:Rushton played for Leek Broughs before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1901. He was a regular in the first team until losing his place in March 1902. He joined Barrow in the summer of 1902, but re-signed with Vale in January 1903... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | David Lowe David Lowe (footballer) David Anthony Lowe is an English former footballer. He made almost 600 appearances in the Football League in a career spanning seventeen years.-Playing career:... |
9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| MF | Nico Jalink Nico Jalink Nicholaas Jalink is a former Dutch footballer.In a career spanning some eighteen years, he played 480 professional league games, scoring seventy goals. He spent almost a year in England with Port Vale, though the majority of his career was spent in his native Holland... |
28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| FW | Jason Beckford Jason Beckford Jason Neil Beckford is an English former footballer. His elder brother Darren also played professional football.-Playing career:... |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| FW | Nicky Cross Nicky Cross Nicholas Jeremy Rowland Cross is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Cross played for West Bromwich Albion before signing for Walsall where he was the clubs 1985–86 top scorer with 21 goals. He later signed for Leicester City before joining Port Vale for a £125,000 fee in June 1989... |
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| FW | Brian Mills Brian Mills (footballer) Brian Mills is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.-Playing career:... |
21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| FW | Martin Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... |
43 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 16 |
| FW | Joe Allon Joe Allon Joseph Ball Allon is a former English footballer. A striker, he scored 112 goals in 300 league games between 1984 and 1998.... |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | Keith Houchen Keith Houchen Keith Morton Houchen is an English former footballer and football manager. A forward, he score 162 goals in 509 league games.... |
21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| FW | Colin West Colin West Coin West was an English footballer who played for numerous clubs, most notably Sunderland and Leyton Orient... |
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
All competitions
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Martin Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... |
16 |
| Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
6 |
| Keith Houchen Keith Houchen Keith Morton Houchen is an English former footballer and football manager. A forward, he score 162 goals in 509 league games.... |
5 |
| Peter Swan Peter Swan (footballer born 1966) Peter Harold Swan is an English former footballer who played as a defender and centre forward. In a sixteen year professional career in the Football League he scored 62 goals in 445 games.... |
3 |
| John Jeffers John Jeffers John Joseph Jeffers is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000... |
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| Brian Mills Brian Mills (footballer) Brian Mills is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.-Playing career:... |
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| Darren Hughes Darren Hughes (footballer) Darren John Hughes is a former English footballer. He was a left-back noted for his pace. He played 333 games for six clubs over a fourteen year career in the Football League... |
2 |
| Simon Mills |
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| Ray Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... |
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| David Lowe David Lowe (footballer) David Anthony Lowe is an English former footballer. He made almost 600 appearances in the Football League in a career spanning seventeen years.-Playing career:... |
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| Nico Jalink Nico Jalink Nicholaas Jalink is a former Dutch footballer.In a career spanning some eighteen years, he played 480 professional league games, scoring seventy goals. He spent almost a year in England with Port Vale, though the majority of his career was spent in his native Holland... |
1 |
| Jason Beckford Jason Beckford Jason Neil Beckford is an English former footballer. His elder brother Darren also played professional football.-Playing career:... |
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| Colin West Colin West Coin West was an English footballer who played for numerous clubs, most notably Sunderland and Leyton Orient... |
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| Dean Glover Dean Glover Dean Victor Glover is an English former footballer and football manager. A cultured and stylish defender, he had the ball control skills of a midfielder. He played 457 league games in a seventeen year career in the Football League.He started his career at Aston Villa in 1980, before he moved on to... |
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| Andy Porter Andy Porter (footballer) Andrew Michael "Andy" Porter is an English former footballer, turned coach and manager, who is now a youth team coach at Stockport County... |
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League
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Martin Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... |
11 |
| Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
5 |
| Keith Houchen Keith Houchen Keith Morton Houchen is an English former footballer and football manager. A forward, he score 162 goals in 509 league games.... |
4 |
| Peter Swan Peter Swan (footballer born 1966) Peter Harold Swan is an English former footballer who played as a defender and centre forward. In a sixteen year professional career in the Football League he scored 62 goals in 445 games.... |
3 |
| John Jeffers John Jeffers John Joseph Jeffers is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000... |
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| Darren Hughes Darren Hughes (footballer) Darren John Hughes is a former English footballer. He was a left-back noted for his pace. He played 333 games for six clubs over a fourteen year career in the Football League... |
2 |
| Simon Mills |
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| Brian Mills Brian Mills (footballer) Brian Mills is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.-Playing career:... |
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| Ray Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... |
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| David Lowe David Lowe (footballer) David Anthony Lowe is an English former footballer. He made almost 600 appearances in the Football League in a career spanning seventeen years.-Playing career:... |
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| Nico Jalink Nico Jalink Nicholaas Jalink is a former Dutch footballer.In a career spanning some eighteen years, he played 480 professional league games, scoring seventy goals. He spent almost a year in England with Port Vale, though the majority of his career was spent in his native Holland... |
1 |
| Jason Beckford Jason Beckford Jason Neil Beckford is an English former footballer. His elder brother Darren also played professional football.-Playing career:... |
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| Colin West Colin West Coin West was an English footballer who played for numerous clubs, most notably Sunderland and Leyton Orient... |
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| Dean Glover Dean Glover Dean Victor Glover is an English former footballer and football manager. A cultured and stylish defender, he had the ball control skills of a midfielder. He played 457 league games in a seventeen year career in the Football League.He started his career at Aston Villa in 1980, before he moved on to... |
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| Andy Porter Andy Porter (footballer) Andrew Michael "Andy" Porter is an English former footballer, turned coach and manager, who is now a youth team coach at Stockport County... |
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