Potteries derby
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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
'. The two teams have met a total of 185 times, consisting of: 44 The Football League
, 6 FA Cup
, 62 friendlies, and 73 other (mostly local) cup games. A league meeting of the two cannot not take place until at least 2014, as Stoke have risen to English football's Premier League, while Vale have slipped to the Football League Two, the fourth tier.
Stoke-on-Trent is the least populous city in England to have two football league clubs, being a smaller city than London
, Birmingham
, Liverpool
, Sheffield
, Bristol
, and Manchester
and Nottingham
. Whereas Leeds
, Leicester
, Coventry
, Hull
, and Bradford
are all larger cities that contain just one league club.
Both clubs come from Stoke-on-Trent and as of yet are the only clubs from the city to have played in the football league. Port Vale are Burslem
based and Stoke City traditionally are based in Stoke-upon-Trent
. The city of Stoke-on-Trent was incorporated in 1910
(city status granted in 1925), therefore before this time the two clubs were based in separate towns and were local rivals rather than rivals within the same city. Despite this however, the Valiants did use The Old Recreation Ground
as their home stadium, which was located in Hanley.
Both clubs had strong links to the local pottery
industry, Port Vale's unique name being based on the Trent and Mersey Canal
and with City's nickname being The Potters.
Port Vale tends to get support from the North of the city, notably Tunstall
and Burslem. Stoke therefore tend to enjoy greater support in the South of the city.
in 1892 and the Fourth Division
in 1958. City have tended to be the more successful club over the years, the most valued trophy going to Stoke in 1972 in the form of the League Cup
. Although Vale did reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup
in 1954, Stoke bettered this with a second place finish in 2011
. Stoke have also tended to play in higher tiers of the football league throughout the clubs history, although since 1919 the two clubs have found themselves in the same league for 22 seasons. Vale have had only five seasons playing at a higher level than City, and never in the top flight. Whilst competing in the same division, Vale have finished above Stoke on seven occasions. Stoke therefore have finished above Vale 87 times (as of 2011, and only including seasons in which Vale have competed in the Football League).
The first derby game was played at Westport Meadows on 2 December 1882, in the Second Round of the Staffordshire Senior Cup
. Vale were complete unknowns, and so pulled off a surprise by managing a 1–1 with their more established rivals-to-be. No details of the match were recorded, though The Staffordshire Sentinel did mention the match along with the comment that it was "a spirited game". Stoke won the replay 5–1 at the Victoria Ground seven days later, with George Shutt
bagging four of the goals. It took Vale seventeen attempts to register their first victory over Stoke, which they finally did in a friendly on 29 March 1890, winning 2–1.
The biggest attendance came on 6 January 1951, as a crowd of 49,500 packed into the Victoria Ground
to witness the teams draw in an FA Cup
First Round encounter. Three years later some 46,777 turned up at the ground when the pair met in the league. The biggest crowd for an encounter Vale Park
came on 25 April 1955, when a crowd of 41,674 witnessed a Stoke victory.
This list shows all competitive senior matches in the Football League
, the FA Cup
, League Cup
, and League Trophy
. Matches from wartime competitions, friendlies, Staffordshire Senior Cup
, and other minor cup competitions are not included.
Note that the league system was re-organized in 1992 with the creation of the Premier League and in 2004 with the league re-branding.
These are the major footballing honours of Port Vale and Stoke City.
The player with the most appearances in derby games is Tom Holford
, who played nine times in Stoke colours and nineteen times in Vale colours between 1899 and 1922. Dickie Smith
played 24 appearances in Stoke colours, whilst Billy Briscoe
turned out 22 times for the Valiants. The player with most appearances in the derby following World War II
is John McCue
, who played seventeen times for the Potters, followed by Vale's Roy Sproson
with fifteen derby appearances.
In terms of goals scored the record-holder is Bob Whittingham
, who knocked thirteen goals in for Stoke between 1917 and 1920, though only one of these came in a Football League encounter. The most successful scorer in Vale colours has been Wilf Kirkham
with seven goals, though he also scored once whilst playing on Stoke's side – all Kirkham's goals came in the Football League
.
Players in bold transferred directly between the clubs, or were released by one and then signed for the other.
Both the Potteries clubs also share a rivalry with Crewe Alexandra
. Players highlighted in pink have turned out for all three clubs.
Updated to 26 April 2009
Updated to 26 April 2009
Local derby
In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby means a sporting fixture between two, generally local, rivals, particularly in association football...
in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
between 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...
and 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...
. 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
Football hooliganism
Football hooliganism, sometimes referred to by the British media as the English Disease, is unruly and destructive behaviour—such as brawls, vandalism and intimidation—by association football club fans...
and the 'Naughty Forty
Naughty Forty
Naughty Forty is a football hooligan firm linked to the English Premier League team, Stoke City F.C.-Background:...
'. The two teams have met a total of 185 times, consisting of: 44 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...
, 6 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...
, 62 friendlies, and 73 other (mostly local) cup games. A league meeting of the two cannot not take place until at least 2014, as Stoke have risen to English football's Premier League, while Vale have slipped to the Football League Two, the fourth tier.
Stoke-on-Trent is the least populous city in England to have two football league clubs, being a smaller city than London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, and Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
. Whereas Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...
, Coventry
Coventry
Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...
, Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
, and Bradford
Bradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
are all larger cities that contain just one league club.
Background
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:...
based and Stoke City traditionally are based in Stoke-upon-Trent
Stoke-upon-Trent
Stoke-upon-Trent, commonly called Stoke or Stoke town, is a component town of the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, England....
. The city of Stoke-on-Trent was incorporated in 1910
Federation of Stoke-on-Trent
The federation of Stoke-on-Trent refers to the events leading to the 1910 amalgamation of the six Potteries towns of Burslem, Tunstall, Stoke-upon-Trent, Hanley, Fenton and Longton into the single county borough of Stoke-on-Trent. An anomaly in the history of English local government, this was the...
(city status granted in 1925), therefore before this time the two clubs were based in separate towns and were local rivals rather than rivals within the same city. Despite this however, the Valiants did use The Old Recreation Ground
The Old Recreation Ground
The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:...
as their home stadium, which was located in Hanley.
Both clubs had strong links to the local pottery
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
industry, Port Vale's unique name being based on the Trent and Mersey Canal
Trent and Mersey Canal
The Trent and Mersey Canal is a in the East Midlands, West Midlands, and North West of England. It is a "narrow canal" for the vast majority of its length, but at the extremities—east of Burton upon Trent and west of Middlewich—it is a wide canal....
and with City's nickname being The Potters.
Port Vale tends to get support from the North of the city, notably Tunstall
Tunstall, Staffordshire
Tunstall is an area in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. It was one of the original six towns that federated to form the city. Tunstall is the most northern town of the city of Stoke-on-Trent....
and Burslem. Stoke therefore tend to enjoy greater support in the South of the city.
History
The two clubs have long league histories, Stoke City were founded in 1863, and Port Vale were founded 13 years later. Other than brief periods in the early 20th century when both clubs spent time out of the football league structure from 1907 (for Vale) and 1908 (for Stoke) until 1919 - both had resigned due to financial troubles. Stoke were founder members of the football league in 1888 and Port Vale were founder members of both the Second DivisionFootball 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...
in 1892 and the Fourth Division
Football League Fourth Division
The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
in 1958. City have tended to be the more successful club over the years, the most valued trophy going to Stoke in 1972 in the form of 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...
. Although Vale did reach the semi-finals of 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...
in 1954, Stoke bettered this with a second place finish in 2011
2011 FA Cup Final
The 2011 FA Cup Final was the 130th final of the FA Cup, the world's oldest domestic football cup competition. The match took place on 14 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London. The clubs contesting the 2011 final were Premier League clubs Manchester City and Stoke City, with the victors guaranteed...
. Stoke have also tended to play in higher tiers of the football league throughout the clubs history, although since 1919 the two clubs have found themselves in the same league for 22 seasons. Vale have had only five seasons playing at a higher level than City, and never in the top flight. Whilst competing in the same division, Vale have finished above Stoke on seven occasions. Stoke therefore have finished above Vale 87 times (as of 2011, and only including seasons in which Vale have competed in the Football League).
The first derby game was played at Westport Meadows on 2 December 1882, in the Second Round of the Staffordshire Senior Cup
Staffordshire Senior Cup
The Staffordshire Senior Challenge Cup is a football cup tournament based in the county of Staffordshire in England first competed for in 1877-78. Organised by the Staffordshire Football Association, it is competed for by a mix of clubs from Staffordshire and the surrounding areas. Both...
. Vale were complete unknowns, and so pulled off a surprise by managing a 1–1 with their more established rivals-to-be. No details of the match were recorded, though The Staffordshire Sentinel did mention the match along with the comment that it was "a spirited game". Stoke won the replay 5–1 at the Victoria Ground seven days later, with George Shutt
George Shutt
George Shutt was an English international footballer who played at centre half.-Club career:Shutt was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Stoke Priory before becoming one of the first professional players signed by Stoke following their adoption of professionalism in August 1885, being paid...
bagging four of the goals. It took Vale seventeen attempts to register their first victory over Stoke, which they finally did in a friendly on 29 March 1890, winning 2–1.
The biggest attendance came on 6 January 1951, as a crowd of 49,500 packed into the Victoria Ground
Victoria Ground
Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers...
to witness the teams draw in an 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...
First Round encounter. Three years later some 46,777 turned up at the ground when the pair met in the league. The biggest crowd for an encounter 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....
came on 25 April 1955, when a crowd of 41,674 witnessed a Stoke victory.
Game list
The most recent game resulted in a 1–0 away win for Port Vale, Stoke City's last win over Vale being seven derbies ago.This list shows all competitive senior matches 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...
, 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...
, 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...
, and 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...
. Matches from wartime competitions, friendlies, Staffordshire Senior Cup
Staffordshire Senior Cup
The Staffordshire Senior Challenge Cup is a football cup tournament based in the county of Staffordshire in England first competed for in 1877-78. Organised by the Staffordshire Football Association, it is competed for by a mix of clubs from Staffordshire and the surrounding areas. Both...
, and other minor cup competitions are not included.
Note that the league system was re-organized in 1992 with the creation of the Premier League and in 2004 with the league re-branding.
| Date | Competition | Stadium | Score | 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... Scorers |
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... Scorers |
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| Stoke City promoted to 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.... 2001–02 |
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| 10 February 2002 | 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... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
Cummins Michael Cummins Michael Thomas 'Micky' Cummins is an Irish footballer who plays for Gateshead. He has also appeared for the Republic of Ireland under-21 team.... |
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| 21 October 2001 | 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... |
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.... |
1–1 | McPhee Stephen McPhee Stephen McPhee is a Scottish former footballer. In a ten year career he has played for clubs in Scotland, England and Portugal. And has been capped for his country at under-21 level. A forward, he scored 55 goals in 249 games in all competitions.Starting his career at Coventry City, following a... |
Iwelumo Chris Iwelumo Christopher Robert "Chris" Iwelumo is a Scottish footballer who plays for Watford as a striker.Iwelumo started his career with St Mirren before moving to Danish club Aarhus Fremad for two years. A move to Stoke City in 2000 saw him sent out on loan to several teams before a short-lived spell with... |
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| 5 March 2001 | LDV 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... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
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Mohan Nicky Mohan Nicholas "Nicky" Mohan is an English former professional footballer who played in defence making 390 league appearances for seven clubs during his 15-year football league career.-Playing career:... |
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Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
1–1 | Brammer | O'Connor | 22,133 | ||
| 17 September 2000 | 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... |
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.... |
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| Port Vale relegated to 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... 1999–2000 1999–2000 Port Vale F.C. season The 1999–2000 season was Port Vale's eighty-eighth season of football in the Football League, and sixth successive season in the First Division. Vale suffered relegation in 23rd place, some thirteen points adrift of safety. They also exited the FA Cup at the Third Round, and were knocked out of the... |
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| Stoke City relegated to 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... 1997–98 |
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| 1 March 1998 | 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.... |
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.... |
0–0 | 13,853 | ||||
| 12 October 1997 | 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.... |
Britannia Stadium Britannia Stadium The Britannia Stadium is an all-seater football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England and the home of Premier League club Stoke City Football Club. With space for 27,598 spectators . The name is taken from the sponsors of the Stadium the Britannia Co-operative Bank... |
Naylor Tony Naylor Anthony Joseph Naylor is an English former football player. He is best known for his spells at Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra in the 1990s.... |
Forsyth Richard Forsyth Richard Forsyth is an English footballer who played as a midfielder. He made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City, Stoke City, Blackpool, Peterborough United and Cheltenham Town.-Playing career:... , Keen Kevin Keen Kevin Keen is a football coach, manager and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Wycombe Wanderers, West Ham United, Wolves, Stoke City and Macclesfield Town... |
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| 20 April 1997 | 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.... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Sheron Mike Sheron Michael "Mike" Sheron is an English former footballer, born in Liverpool, who made nearly 500 appearances in the Premier League and the Football League playing as a striker for Manchester City, Bury, Norwich City, Stoke City, Queens Park Rangers, Barnsley, Blackpool, Macclesfield Town and... (2) |
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| 13 October 1996 | 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.... |
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.... |
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| 12 March 1996 | 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.... |
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.... |
Bogie Ian Bogie Ian Bogie is a former footballer, now football manager. He spent two decades as a professional player, from 1985 up until 2001 he was playing in the Football League, where he made 382 appearances.... |
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| 27 August 1995 | 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.... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
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| 22 April 1995 | 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.... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
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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.... |
1–1 | Naylor Tony Naylor Anthony Joseph Naylor is an English former football player. He is best known for his spells at Port Vale and Crewe Alexandra in the 1990s.... |
Sandford Lee Sandford Lee Sandford is an English former footballer who made more than 480 first-team appearances as a Defender. He played in the Football League for Portsmouth, Stoke City, Sheffield United, Reading and Stockport.-Career:... |
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| Port Vale promoted to 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.... 1993–1994 1993–94 Port Vale F.C. season The 1993–94 season was Port Vale's eighty-second season of football in the Football League, and fifth successive season in the Second Division. They won promotion to the First Division as the division's runners-up, just one point away from champions Reading... |
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| Stoke City promoted to 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.... 1992–1993 |
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| 31 March 1993 | 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... |
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.... |
Stein, Gleghorn Nigel Gleghorn Nigel William Gleghorn is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward or central midfielder.-Biography:... |
20,373 | ||||
| 3 March 1993 | Autoglass 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
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... |
22,254 | ||||
| 24 November 1992 | FA Cup First Round Replay 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... |
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.... |
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), 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... |
Sandford Lee Sandford Lee Sandford is an English former footballer who made more than 480 first-team appearances as a Defender. He played in the Football League for Portsmouth, Stoke City, Sheffield United, Reading and Stockport.-Career:... |
19,810 | |||
| 16 November 1992 | FA Cup First Round 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
0–0 | 24,490 | ||||
| 24 October 1992 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Kerr | Cranson Ian Cranson Ian Cranson is an English former professional footballer. During his career he made over 200 appearances for Stoke City and over 100 appearances for Ispwich Town.-Playing career:... , Stein |
24,334 | |||
| Port Vale relegated to 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... 1991–92 1991–92 Port Vale F.C. season The 1991–92 season was Port Vale's eightieth season of football in the Football League, and third successive season in the Second Division. For only the third time in their history they competed in a division above rivals Stoke City... |
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| Stoke City relegated to 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... 1989–90 |
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| 3 February 1990 | 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... |
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.... |
0–0 | 22,075 | ||||
| 23 September 1989 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
1–1 | 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.... |
Palin Leigh Palin Leigh Palin is a former English footballer who played as a midfielder.-Career:Born in Worcester, he started his career with Aston Villa. He never played a league game for Aston Villa, and following a short loan spell with Shrewsbury Town, he moved to Nottingham Forest, where he also failed to... |
27,004 | ||
| Port Vale promoted to 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... 1988–89 1988–89 Port Vale F.C. season The 1988–89 season was Port Vale's seventy-seventh season of football in the Football League, and third successive season in the Third Division. They achieved promotion to the Second Division with a 2–1 aggregate win over Bristol Rovers in the two-legged play-off Final... |
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| Port Vale relegated to 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... 1956–57 1956–57 Port Vale F.C. season The 1956–57 season was Port Vale's forty-fifth season of football in the Football League, and their third successive season in the Second Division. An unmitigated disaster from start to finish, they were relegated in bottom place with just 22 points from 42 games... |
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| 29 April 1957 | 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... |
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.... |
2–2 | Cunliffe John Cunliffe (footballer born 1930) John "Dickie" Cunliffe was an English football left-winger. He made 309 appearances in the Football League, scoring 55 goals.... , Steele Stan Steele Stanley Frederick "Stan" Steele is a former English footballer. He is noted for playing 370 Vale games and scoring 97 Vale goals . His parents named him Stanley Frederick in honour of Stanley Matthews and Freddie Steele.-Playing career:Steele graduated from the Port Vale juniors to sign... |
Graver Andy Graver Andrew Martin "Andy" Graver is an English former footballer who scored 158 goals from 323 games playing in the Football League for Newcastle United, Lincoln City, Leicester City and Stoke City. Graver is Lincoln City's all-time leading scorer, and topped the poll as the club's supporters voted for... , King |
22,395 | ||
| 10 October 1956 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Smith Stan Smith (footballer) Stanley James Smith was an English footballer.-Playing career:Smith played for Stoke City before joining rivals Port Vale in May 1950. It took until 27 September 1954 for him to make his debut, in a 1-0 defeat at Doncaster Rovers, following this he appeared fairly regularly until November 1956,... |
Coleman Neville Coleman (footballer) Neville James Coleman was a footballer who played in The Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke City. He made 114 appearances for Stoke and is currently holding the club's record for scoring most goals in a game.-Career:... (2), Kelly George Kelly (footballer) George Lawson Kelly was a footballer who played in The Football League for Cardiff City, Stockport County and Stoke City.... |
39,446 | |||
| 31 March 1956 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
1–1 | Griffiths Ken Griffiths Kenneth James Griffiths is an English former football forward. He scored 59 goals in 221 games in the Football League.... |
Oscroft Harry Oscroft Harry "Ozzy" Oscroft was an English footballer. He was Stoke City's main left winger throughout the 1950s. He was named as one of the club's '101 Golden Greats' in Simon Lowe's book of that name.-Playing career:... |
37,928 | ||
| 8 October 1955 | 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... |
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.... |
Done Cyril Done Cyril Charles Done was an English former footballer, most notable for his 14 years with Liverpool.-Playing career:... |
37,261 | ||||
| 25 April 1955 | 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... |
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.... |
Bowyer Frank Bowyer Frank Bowyer was an English footballer.-Career:He joined Stoke City in June, 1937, soon after leaving school. World War II disrupted his career, and it was not until February 1948, at the age of 26, that he finally played in the Football League and FA Cup competitions... |
41,674 | ||||
| 4 September 1954 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
0–0 | 46,777 | ||||
| Port Vale promoted to 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... 1953–54 1953–54 Port Vale F.C. season The 1953–54 season was Port Vale's forty-second season of football in the Football League, and their second season back in the Third Division North. Quite possibly the greatest season in the club's history, Freddie Steele's side were crowned Third Division North champions with 69 points out of a... |
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| 8 January 1951 | FA Cup First Round Replay 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Bowyer Frank Bowyer Frank Bowyer was an English footballer.-Career:He joined Stoke City in June, 1937, soon after leaving school. World War II disrupted his career, and it was not until February 1948, at the age of 26, that he finally played in the Football League and FA Cup competitions... |
40,977 | ||||
| 6 January 1951 | FA Cup First Round 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
2–2 | Bennett Alan Bennett (English footballer) Alan Bennett is a former English footballer.-Playing style:A skilful and speedy winger, he required the protection of his teammates to prevent opposition hatchet men taking him out of the game.-Playing career:... , Pinchbeck Cliff Pinchbeck Clifford Brian Pinchbeck is a former English footballer who played as Forward. He spent six years in the Football League, between 1947 and 1953, with Everton, Brighton & Hove Albion, Port Vale, and Northampton Town... |
Mullard Albert Mullard Albert Thomas Mullard was an English footballer. After spending most of World War II in a Prisoner-of-war camp he turned to professional football... (2) |
49,500 | ||
| Stoke City promoted to 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.... 1932–33 |
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| 4 March 1933 | 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
McGrath Jimmy McGrath James McGrath was an English footballer, described as speedy and crafty.-Playing career:McGrath played for Washington Colliery and Cardiff City before joining Port Vale in May 1932. His debut came at the humiliating 7–0 Potteries derby defeat to Stoke City in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup... |
Johnson Joe Johnson (footballer born 1911) Joseph Alfred Johnson was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and also played for England.-Club career:... , Ware Harry Ware Harry Ware was an English footballer and manager.-Playing career:Ware played for Hanley St.Luke's, Stoke St. Peter's, Stoke City, Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday and Norwich City before the outbreak of war... , Matthews Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'... |
19,625 | |||
| 22 October 1932 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Johnson Joe Johnson (footballer born 1911) Joseph Alfred Johnson was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Stoke City, West Bromwich Albion and also played for England.-Club career:... |
29,296 | ||||
| 6 February 1932 | 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
Marshall Harry Marshall William Henry 'Harry' Marshall was an English footballer.-Playing career:Marshall played for Hucknall Primitives, Bromley's Athletic, Nottingham Forest, Southport and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale for a sizeable outlay in March 1930... (2), Henshall James Henshall James Cecil Henshall was an English footballer.-Playing career:Henshall joined Port Vale in May 1928 and made his debut on 20 December 1930, in a 3–2 home win over Millwall. After being a regular for the remainder of the season he fell out of favour and was transferred to Crewe Alexandra in... |
21,089 | ||||
| 26 September 1931 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Sale Tommy Sale Thomas Sale was an English footballer who played as a striker. Born in Stoke-on-Trent, Sale had two spells at his home town club, Stoke City, amassing 483 appearances, either side of a two year stint at Blackburn Rovers... , Bussey Walter Bussey Walter Bussey was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Exeter City, Swansea Town and Stoke City. He made one hundred and eighty five appearances for Stoke.-Stoke City:... (3) |
28,292 | ||||
| 18 April 1931 | 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
0–0 | 13,403 | ||||
| 13 December 1930 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Robertson | 26,609 | ||||
| Port Vale promoted to 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... 1929–30 1929–30 Port Vale F.C. season The 1929–30 season was Port Vale's eleventh consecutive season of football in the Football League, and their first in the Third Division North. They finished as champions and were thus promoted back to the Second Division. With 67 points they broke a division record... |
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| Port Vale relegated to Third Division North Football League Third Division North The Third Division North of The Football League was a tier in the English association football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran parallel to Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position... 1928–29 1928–29 Port Vale F.C. season The 1928–29 season was Port Vale's tenth consecutive season of football in the Football League. For the first time in their history they suffered relegation. This was down to poor away form, at home they went a club record 19 games without a draw, picking up all but five of their points in front... |
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| 26 January 1929 | 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
Mandley Jack Mandley John Mandley was an English footballer, he was noted for his pinpoint crosses. He spent eight years in the Football League, playing for Port Vale from 1926 to 1930 and top flight Aston Villa from 1930 to 1934.... |
Shirley John Shirley (footballer) John Shirley was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made thirty appearances for Stoke. He was born in Crewe, England.-References:... (2) |
18,869 | |||
| 15 September 1928 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Griffiths Phil Griffiths Philip Henry "Phil" Griffiths was a former Welsh international footballer. He played 118 games for Port Vale, including 85 in the Football League and scored 43 goals, 30 of which were in the league.-Club career:... |
Davies, Bussey Walter Bussey Walter Bussey was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Blackpool, Exeter City, Swansea Town and Stoke City. He made one hundred and eighty five appearances for Stoke.-Stoke City:... |
35,288 | |||
| 17 March 1928 | 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
0–0 | 21,071 | ||||
| 5 November 1927 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Anstiss Harry Anstiss Harry Augustus Anstiss was a much travelled English footballer.-Playing career:Anstiss played for Hammersmith Athletic, Brentford, Millwall, Watford, Rochdale and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Port Vale in February 1927, along with 'a substantial financial consideration' in exchange for... , Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
31,493 | ||||
| Stoke City promoted to 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... 1926–27 |
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| Stoke City relegated to Third Division North Football League Third Division North The Third Division North of The Football League was a tier in the English association football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran parallel to Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position... 1925–26 |
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| 7 September 1925 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (3) |
21,869 | ||||
| 31 August 1925 | 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... (2 [1 pen]), Strange Alfred Strange Alfred Henry Strange was an English former footballer who played most of his career as a half back with Sheffield Wednesday and made 20 appearances for England.-Club career:... |
19,997 | ||||
| 24 January 1925 | 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... , Tempest Billy Tempest William Tempest was an English footballer who played on the left-wing. He played for Stoke between 1912 and 1924, before finishing his career in 1926 with Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
17,936 | ||||
| 20 September 1924 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Connelly Bob Connelly Robert Connelly was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Connelly started his career with Townhead Hibernians and later Shettleston Juniors, before joining Port Vale in August 1921. Over the next eleven years he played in 341 matches and scored 18 league goals... |
22,747 | ||||
| 13 October 1923 | 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , Butler Tom Butler (footballer) Thomas "Tom" Butler was an English footballer who played as an inside-left. He played 60 league games in the Football League, scoring 23 goals. He played for non-league Willenhall, before spending the 1921–22 season at Walsall. He joined Port Vale via Darlaston in December 1922... |
J Broad Jimmy Broad James "Jimmy" Broad was an English footballer who played as a forward for various Football League clubs in the 1910s and 1920s, including Oldham Athletic, Stoke City and Everton.-Career:... (2), Eyres Johnny Eyres John Eyres was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Walsall, York City and Stoke. He made sixty four appearances for Stoke.-Career:... (2) |
16,800 | |||
| 6 October 1923 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Clarke George Clarke (footballer born 1894) George Clarke was a footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke. He made one hundred and fifty nine appearances for Stoke.-Career:... |
21,685 | ||||
| Stoke relegated to 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... 1922–23 |
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| Stoke promoted to 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.... 1921–22 |
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| 7 January 1922 | FA Cup First Round 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , Brough Joe Brough Joseph Brough was an English footballer. He played 209 matches for Port Vale and scored 111 goals... |
Watkin Arthur Watkin Arthur Watkin was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made one hundred and sixty three appearances for Stoke... (3), Tempest Billy Tempest William Tempest was an English footballer who played on the left-wing. He played for Stoke between 1912 and 1924, before finishing his career in 1926 with Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
14,471 | |||
| 1 October 1921 | 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
J Broad Jimmy Broad James "Jimmy" Broad was an English footballer who played as a forward for various Football League clubs in the 1910s and 1920s, including Oldham Athletic, Stoke City and Everton.-Career:... |
20,000 | ||||
| 24 September 1921 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
0–0 | 30,000 | ||||
| 2 October 1920 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
Blood Bobby Blood Robert Blood was an English footballer who played as a centre-forward, noted for his powerful strikes.-Playing career:... |
26,500 | ||||
| 25 September 1920 | 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
Page Tom Page (footballer) Thomas Page was an English footballer and international baseball player. He was the older brother of Louis Page.-Playing career:... , Briscoe Billy Briscoe William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924... |
McColl | 20,000 | |||
| 13 March 1920 | 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
0–0 | 27,000 | ||||
| 6 March 1920 | 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... |
The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:... |
Whittingham Bob Whittingham Robert "Bob" Whittingham was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly prior to the First World War... , Brown, Watkin Arthur Watkin Arthur Watkin was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made one hundred and sixty three appearances for Stoke... |
22,697 | ||||
| Port Vale and Stoke City re-admitted to the Football League 1919–20 1919–20 Port Vale F.C. season The 1919–20 season was Port Vale's first season of football back in the Football League . It was their first Football League season at The Old Recreation Ground, and their first season in which they were in the same division as rivals Stoke... |
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| 15 October 1887 | FA Cup First Round 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... |
Victoria Ground Victoria Ground Victoria Ground may refer to:*Victoria Ground, the former name of Hartlepool United’s ground Victoria Park.*Victoria Ground, Stoke City’s ground from 1878 to 1997.*Victoria Ground, current home of Bromsgrove Rovers... |
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Statistics
As of 12 January 2009| Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | +/- |
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| 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... |
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| Port Vale | 44 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 45 | -7 |
| Stoke City | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +7 |
| 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... |
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| Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| Football 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... |
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| Port Vale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| Friendlies & minor cups | |||||||
| Port Vale | 133 | 29 | 23 | 82 | 156 | 298 | -142 |
| Stoke City | 133 | 82 | 23 | 29 | 298 | 156 | +142 |
| Totals | |||||||
| Port Vale | 185 | 44 | 40 | 101 | 207 | 353 | -146 |
| Stoke City | 185 | 101 | 40 | 44 | 353 | 207 | +146 |
Honours
| Competition | 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... |
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... |
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| 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... / Football League Championship Football League Championship The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League... (2nd tier) |
0 | 2 |
| 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... / Third Division North Football League Third Division North The Third Division North of The Football League was a tier in the English association football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran parallel to Third Division South with clubs elected to the League or relegated from a higher division allocated to one or the other according to geographical position... / League One Football League One Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system.... (3rd tier) |
2 | 2 |
| 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... / League Two Football League Two Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system.... (4th tier) |
1 | 0 |
| Football 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... |
0 | 1 |
| Football 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... |
2 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 7 |
Players who have played for both clubs
Tom Holford
Thomas Holford was an English footballer who played for Stoke, Manchester City, Port Vale and the England national team. His primary position was wing-half, but over the course of his career he played in many different positions...
, who played nine times in Stoke colours and nineteen times in Vale colours between 1899 and 1922. Dickie Smith
Dickie Smith
Richard Smith was a footballer who played in the Football League for Crewe Alexandra and Stoke. He made one hundred and seven appearances for Stoke.-Career:...
played 24 appearances in Stoke colours, whilst Billy Briscoe
Billy Briscoe
William "Billy" Briscoe was an English footballer who played as a forward.A former Watford, Stoke, Milton Brotherhood, and Leek United player; he first turned professional with Port Vale in 1918. After five years he moved on to Congleton Town for a season, only to return to Vale in 1924...
turned out 22 times for the Valiants. The player with most appearances in the derby following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
is John McCue
John McCue
John McCue was an English football Full back.-Career:McCue first became associated with his local club Stoke City as a fifteen year old although, despite turning professional during the Second World War, his debut in the Football League was delayed until the end of the conflict...
, who played seventeen times for the Potters, followed by Vale's Roy Sproson
Roy Sproson
Roy Sproson was an English footballer and football manager for Port Vale. A one-club man, he holds the all-time appearance record for Vale, making 837 starts for Vale between 1950 and 1972. This includes a run of 128 consecutive appearances between April 1954 and March 1957...
with fifteen derby appearances.
In terms of goals scored the record-holder is Bob Whittingham
Bob Whittingham
Robert "Bob" Whittingham was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly prior to the First World War...
, who knocked thirteen goals in for Stoke between 1917 and 1920, though only one of these came in a Football League encounter. The most successful scorer in Vale colours has been Wilf Kirkham
Wilf Kirkham
Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season...
with seven goals, though he also scored once whilst playing on Stoke's side – all Kirkham's goals came 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...
.
Players in bold transferred directly between the clubs, or were released by one and then signed for the other.
Both the Potteries clubs also share a rivalry with 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...
. Players highlighted in pink have turned out for all three clubs.
Updated to 26 April 2009
| Player | Port Vale career | Stoke City career | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Span | League Appearances |
League Goals |
Span | League Appearances |
League Goals |
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| Ron Andrew Ron Andrew Ronald Edward Harold Andrew is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Andrew played for Ellesmere Port Town and Stoke City before crossing the Potteries divide to join Port Vale for a £3,000 fee in June 1964. He scored on his debut in a 4-1 reverse at Workington on 22 August 1964... |
1964–1965 | 8 | 1 | 1957–1964 | 115 | 1 |
| Len Armitage Len Armitage Leonard Armitage was an English footballer.-Playing career:Armitage played for Sheffield Forge & Rolling Mills, Walkley Amateurs, Wadsley Bridge, Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United, Wigan Borough, Stoke City and Rhyl Athletic before joining Port Vale in December 1932... |
1932–1934 | 11 | 2 | 1924–1932 | 200 | 19 |
| Bill Asprey Bill Asprey William Asprey is an English former football player and manager. He spent thirteen years as a player with Stoke City, also managing the club for a brief period in the mid 1980s.-Playing career:... |
1967–1968 | 31 | 0 | 1953–1966 | 304 | 23 |
| Tom Baddeley Tom Baddeley Thomas "Tom" Baddeley was an English international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. In his playing career, Baddeley made over 350 league appearances, as well as earning five caps for the English national side.... |
1893–1896 | 64 | 0 | 1910 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Baker Frank Baker (footballer) Frank Baker was a footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City. He made 165 appearances for Stoke.-Career:... |
1935–1936 | 0 | 0 | 1936–1950 | 162 | 32 |
| Lewis Ballham Lewis Ballham Joseph Lewis Ballham was a footballer. His brother Edgar played a friendly for Vale in 1890.-Playing career:Ballham played for Stoke Locomotive and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1888. However he was still under contract to Stoke until the end of September that year and so had to... |
1888–1890 | 16 | 6 | 1891–1892 | 18 | 5 |
| George Bateman George Bateman George Henry Bateman was an English footballer.-Playing career:Bateman was a key member of Burslem Port Vale, helping men such as Enoch Hood found the club. He was a member of the club's first recorded line-up on 9 December 1882, in a 5–1 defeat at Stoke... |
1882–1886 1886–1890 |
18 | 0 | 1886–1887 1891–1892 |
5 | 0 |
| Jason Beckford Jason Beckford Jason Neil Beckford is an English former footballer. His elder brother Darren also played professional football.-Playing career:... |
1991 | 5 | 1 | 1994–1995 | 4 | 0 |
| Harry Benson Harry Benson (footballer) Harry Lewis Benson was an English footballer.-Playing career:Benson played for non-league Shelton Albion and Porthill before joining the local big club Stoke in 1901. He spent six years at the club before moving on to Northampton Town and then onto the newly reformed Port Vale in December 1908... |
1908–1911 | 43 | 0 | 1901–1907 | 87 | 0 |
| Bill Bentley Bill Bentley William John "Bill" Bentley is an English former professional football player. He played as a left-back.... |
1977–1980 | 95 | 0 | 1964–1968 | 48 | 1 |
| Brian Bithell Brian Bithell Brian Bithell is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Bithell started his career with Stoke City. He crossed the Potteries divide in September 1977 to spend time on loan with Port Vale. He only played two games however, before returning to the Potters in October of that year... |
1977 | 2 | 0 | 1976–1977 | 17 | 0 |
| Alan Bloor Alan Bloor Alan Bloor is an English professional footballer and manager, now retired. He made close to 400 appearances in the Football League for both Potteries teams... |
1978–1979 | 6 | 1 | 1961–1977 | 388 | 17 |
| Albert Boardman Albert Boardman Albert Boardman was a former footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke where he made four appearances.- Career statistics :-References:... |
1894–1895 | 0 | 0 | 1895–1897 | 4 | 0 |
| Lucien Boullemier Lucien Boullemier Lucien Emile Boullemier was an English footballer and ceramic designer.-Playing career:The son of the French-born ceramic artist Antonin Boullemier, who had moved to Stoke in 1872 to work as a decorator at Minton's factory, Lucien Boullemier worked as a ceramic artist and painter and played for... |
1897–1902 1905 |
153 | 6 | 1896 | 7 | 0 |
| John Bowman | 1899 | 0 | 0 | 1899–1900 | 4 | 0 |
| Arthur Box Arthur Box Arthur Box was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made more than 100 appearances in the Football League playing for Burslem Port Vale, Stoke and Birmingham.-Playing career:... |
1904–1907 | 50 | 1 | 1907–1909 | 33 | 0 |
| William Bradbury William Bradbury (footballer) William Bradbury was an English footballer.-Playing career:Bradbury played for May Bank and Newcastle Swifts before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1903. He made his debut on Boxing Day 1903, in a 3–1 home defeat by Bristol City... |
1903–1907 | 12 | 0 | 1910–1911 | 28 | 0 |
| Dave Brammer | 1999–2001 2008–2009 |
85 | 3 | 2004–2007 | 105 | 2 |
| Arthur Bridgett Arthur Bridgett George Arthur Bridgett was an English footballer who played most of his career, playing at outside left, for Sunderland and also made eleven appearances for England.... |
1923–1924 | 14 | 7 | 1902 | 7 | 0 |
| Ian Brightwell Ian Brightwell Ian Robert Brightwell is an English former footballer, he played for six clubs, most notably spending twelve years with Manchester City... |
2002–2004 | 37 | 0 | 2002 | 4 | 0 |
| Davy Brodie Davy Brodie David "Davy" Brodie was a Scottish footballer who played for Abercorn and Stoke.-Career:Davy Brodie was one of a generation of Scottish footballers who moved to England to become professional footballers. Brodie was one of many who arrived at the Victoria Ground to earn his living in the sport... |
1897 | 0 | 0 | 1889–1897 | 170 | 2 |
| Joe Brough Joe Brough Joseph Brough was an English footballer. He played 209 matches for Port Vale and scored 111 goals... |
1906–1907 1909–1910 1913–1922 |
159 | 69 | 1907 | 1 | 0 |
| Adrian Capes Adrian Capes Adrian Capes , was an English footballer. He played 243 matches for Port Vale, 164 of which in the league and also scored 89 goals for the club, 60 of which came in the league... |
1900–1905 1907–1911 |
197 | 75 | 1905–1907 | 17 | 2 |
| Mark Chamberlain Mark Chamberlain Mark Valentine Chamberlain is an English retired international footballer. He is the younger brother of Neville Chamberlain, and the father of Arsenal and England U21 player Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.... |
1979–1982 | 96 | 18 | 1982–1985 | 111 | 17 |
| Neville Chamberlain Neville Chamberlain (footballer) Neville Patrick Chamberlain is a retired English footballer. His brother, Mark was also a footballer, and his nephew Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain plays for Arsenal.-Playing career:... |
1978–1982 | 141 | 32 | 1982–1984 | 7 | 0 |
| Tommy Clare | 1884 1897 1898–1901 |
39 | 0 | 1884–1897 | 198 | 4 |
| Albert Cook Albert Cook (footballer) -Playing career:Cook played for North Staffs Nomads before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1900. He made his debut at centre-half in a 3–1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion on 21 September 1901. Over the next five seasons he appeared in various positions for the Football League club, before... |
1900–1906 1907 1909–1911 |
58 | 7 | 1906 | 12 | 1 |
| William Cope William Cope (footballer) William Arthur Cope was an English footballer who played as a full-back. He played 287 league games in the Football League over a nineteen year professional career.... |
1904–1907 | 73 | 1 | 1907–1908 | 25 | 0 |
| Harry Cotton Harry Cotton Harry Cotton was an English footballer.-Playing career:Cotton played for Nantwich before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1901, he spent four seasons with the club, playing as the first choice 'keeper. At the end of the 1904–05 season he moved on to Crewe Alexandra and later played for... |
1901–1905 | 124 | 0 | 1905–1908 | 22 | 1 |
| Tom Coxton Tom Coxton Thomas Coxton was an English footballer with pace and intelligence.-Playing career:Coxton played for Bradeley before joining Burslem Port Vale in August 1902. He managed an impressive record of four goals in five games but failed to establish himself in the first team and he was sold to rivals... |
1902–1903 1906–1907 |
42 | 13 | 1903–1904 1907 |
34 | 6 |
| Arthur Cumberlidge Arthur Cumberlidge Arthur Leonard Cumberlidge was an English footballer.-Playing career:Cumberlidge played for Stoke City before joining Port Vale as an amateur in October 1936, before making his debut the following February and signing professional forms in March 1937... |
1937–1946 | 81 | 1 | 1936 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Davies | 1938–1939 | 44 | 4 | 1922–1929 1932–1937 |
388 | 92 |
| Tony Dinning Tony Dinning Anthony "Tony" Dinning is an English former football midfielder. He spent sixteen years of an eighteen year career in the Football League, making 515 appearances in league and cup.... |
2005–2006 | 42 | 2 | 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| Alan Dodd Alan Dodd (English footballer) Alan Dodd is an English former footballer who played in England, Sweden, and the Republic of Ireland. He is a strict vegan.-Playing career:... |
1986–1987 | 2 | 0 | 1969–1982 | 356 | 3 |
| Billy Draycott Billy Draycott William Levi "Billy" Draycott was an English footballer. His regular position was at half back.-Playing career:... |
1890–1891 | 2 | 1 | 1891–1894 | 2 | 0 |
| Archie Dyke Archie Dyke Archibald Samuel "Archie" Dyke was an English footballer.-Playing career:Dyke played for Chesterton, Newcastle Congregational, Newcastle P.S.A. and Stoke before joining Potteries derby rivals Port Vale in the summer of 1912... |
1913–1914 1919 |
21 | 2 | 1909–1912 1914 |
41 | 3 |
| Billy Eardley Billy Eardley William George Eardley was a footballer; a pacey, quality player he was also prone to sulking.-Playing career:Eardley joined Burslem Port Vale in May 1894; the following season he only played nine games , but did score three goals. He switched to Newcastle Swifts in the summer of 1895, but... |
1894–1895 1895–1896 |
17 | 7 | 1896 | 10 | 1 |
| Francis Eardley Francis Eardley Francis Eardley was a footballer who played for in the Football League for Stoke, and for numerous local amateur clubs.-Playing career:... |
1910–1911 | 6 | 2 | 1909 | 3 | 2 |
| 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... |
1985–1987 | 39 | 0 | 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| Ted Evans Ted Evans John Edward Evans , also known as "Jammer", was a footballer.-Playing career:Evans played for Newcastle Swifts before joining local league club Stoke in 1891, he left in 1895 for Bury, moving on to Burslem Port Vale most likely in the autumn of 1896. He was a regular in the first team, helping the... |
1896–1899 | 38 | 14 | 1891–1895 | 55 | 18 |
| Arthur Fielding Arthur Fielding Arthur John Fielding was an English footballer.-Playing career:Fielding started his career with local clubs Dresden Athletic and Dresden Victoria, before moving on to Florence Colliery. He signed with Bolton Wanderers before returning to Florence Colliery... |
1910–1911 | 4 | 5 | 1908–1909 | 3 | 0 |
| John Flowers John Flowers (footballer) John Edward Flowers is an English former footballer. He is the younger brother of Ron Flowers.-Playing career:Flowers played for Stoke City and Doncaster Rovers before joining Port Vale for 'a small fee' in August 1971... |
1971–1972 | 34 | 0 | 1963–1966 | 8 | 0 |
| Peter Ford Peter Ford (footballer) Peter Leslie Ford is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Ford played for West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City before transferring to Port Vale, along with Harry Oscroft, in exchange Dickie Cunliffe and £2,000 in September 1959. He was a regular for his first two seasons, winning the... |
1959–1963 | 104 | 5 | 1956–1959 | 14 | 0 |
| Jimmy Greenhoff Jimmy Greenhoff James "Jimmy" Greenhoff is an English former football player. He was a skilful forward and although capped five times at under-23 level, once as an over-age player, he never played for the full side, and is labelled as the finest English player never to play for England... |
1981–1983 | 48 | 5 | 1969–1976 | 274 | 76 |
| 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... |
1984–1986 | 36 | 4 | 1983–1984 | 60 | 5 |
| Steve Guppy Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids.... |
1994–1997 | 105 | 12 | 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| Charles Hallam Charles Hallam Charles Hallam was an English footballer.-Playing career:Hallam played for Sandford Hill Primitives before joining Port Vale in September 1922. His only appearance was at inside-left in a goalless home draw with Rotherham County on 25 November 1922... |
1922–1923 | 1 | 0 | 1924–1927 | 31 | 2 |
| Mark Harrison Mark Harrison (footballer) Mark Simon Harrison is a former English footballer, specialist goalkeeper trainer, and manager.-Playing career:Harrison was a trainee with Southampton before joining Port Vale in February 1980. He was immediately the first choice keeper, however was troubled by cartilage problems from November 1980... |
1980–1982 | 70 | 0 | 1982–1983 | 7 | 0 |
| Arthur Hartshorne Arthur Hartshorne Arthur Hartshorne was an English footballer, known for his hard-tackling ability.-Playing career:Hartshorne played for Moxley White Star and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in June 1902. He was a regular throughout the 1902–03 season, but was sold to local rivals Stoke in April... |
1902–1903 | 28 | 0 | 1903–1905 | 53 | 0 |
| Billy Heames Billy Heames William "Billy" Henry Heames was an early footballer who played most of his career with Burslem Port Vale.-Playing career:Heames played for Middleport Athletic and Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1897... |
1897–1904 | 208 | 22 | 1883–1887 | 16 | 2 |
| Geoff Hickson Geoff Hickson George Geoffrey Hickson is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Hickson played for Coventry City, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers, Stoke City and Crewe Alexandra. Whilst at Crewe he was loaned to Fourth Division Port Vale in August 1968. He played in the clubs next twenty matches, but was... |
1968 | 17 | 0 | 1959–1961 | 11 | 0 |
| Ted Holdcroft Ted Holdcroft Hugh Edward Holdcroft was an English footballer.-Playing career:Holdcroft joined Burslem Port Vale in October 1901... |
1901–1903 | 16 | 1 | 1903–1905 | 43 | 11 |
| Tom Holford Tom Holford Thomas Holford was an English footballer who played for Stoke, Manchester City, Port Vale and the England national team. His primary position was wing-half, but over the course of his career he played in many different positions... |
1919–1924 | 62 | 3 | 1898–1908 | 248 | 30 |
| Vic Horrocks Vic Horrocks Victor Horrocks was an English footballer.-Playing career:Horrocks played for local sides Goldenhill Wanderers, Stoke, Talke United, Sandyford and Goldenhill United before signing with Burslem Port Vale in April 1905... |
1905–1907 1911–1912 |
37 | 2 | 1904 1908–1911 |
19 | 8 |
| Sam Howshall Sam Howshall -Playing career:Howshall played for Newcastle Swifts before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1903. His first game was at outside-right in a 3–1 defeat at Preston North End on 3 October 1903, but after only one further appearance was released at the end of the 1904–05 season. He moved on to... |
1903–1905 | 2 | 0 | 1908 | 1 | 2 |
| Arthur Jepson Arthur Jepson Arthur Jepson was an English first-class cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire before becoming an umpire. In addition to cricket he was also an accomplished football goalkeeper who played over 100 games in the Football League before turning his hand to management.-Cricket career:Jepson, a... |
1938–1946 | 41 | 0 | 1946–1948 | 28 | 0 |
| Tony Kelly Tony Kelly (footballer) Anthony Gerald Kelly is an English former footballer, who played mainly in central midfield. During his career he played over 100 appearances for Wigan Athletic, Shrewsbury Town and Bolton Wanderers.... |
1994 | 4 | 1 | 1986–1987 | 36 | 4 |
| Wilf Kirkham Wilf Kirkham Wilfred Thomas "Wilf" Kirkham was a Port Vale football player who scored a record 164 goals in 276 Vale appearances, including a record 38 goals in one season... |
1923–1929 1932–1933 |
260 | 153 | 1929–1932 | 51 | 30 |
| Tony Lacey Tony Lacey Anthony John "Tony" Lacey is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Lacey played for Leek C.S.O.B., St. Luke's College and Stoke City before joining Port Vale on loan in February 1970. He was an ever-present for the rest of the season and was signed permanently in April 1970 for £2,500... |
1970–1975 | 201 | 9 | 1967–1969 | 4 | 0 |
| George Lawton | 1886 | 0 | 0 | 1885–1889 | 13 | 1 |
| Billy Leech Billy Leech William "Billy" Leech was an English footballer who played as a left half.-Playing career:Leech played for local sides Newcastle White Star and Newcastle Swifts before joining London side Tottenham Hotspur, he left Spurs in June 1899 to join Burslem Port Vale back in his native Staffordshire.He... |
1899–1900 | 26 | 1 | 1900–1901 | 46 | 2 |
| Terry Lees Terry Lees Terence "Terry" Lees is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City, Crewe Alexandra, Port Vale, Birmingham City, Newport County and Scunthorpe United, in the North American Soccer League for San Jose Earthquakes, and in the Eredivisie for Sparta Rotterdam, Roda... |
1975–1976 | 41 | 2 | 1970–1975 | 24 | 0 |
| Harry Leese Harry Leese Harold Leese was an English footballer.-Playing career:Leese played non-league football with local sides Smallthorne and Goldenhill Villa before he was signed up to league club Stoke. He had a spell with Bradford City before returning to Stoke and then moving to local rivals Port Vale in May 1913... |
1913–1919 | 37 | 4 | 1907 1909–1913 |
109 | 11 |
| Aaron Lockett Aaron Lockett Aaron Lockett was an English footballer and cricketer.-Football career:Lockett played for Wereton Queen's Park, Audley and Kidsgrove Wellington before joining Port Vale in the summer of 1914. He scored on his debut in a 3–1 home win over Oldham Athletic Reserves in a Central League match on 13... |
1914–1915 1916–1917 1919–1920 |
27 | 9 | 1918 | 21 | 11 |
| John Lumsdon John Lumsdon John David Lumsdon is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Lumsdon started his career with Stoke City. He was loaned to Potteries derby rivals Port Vale in March 1978 and played five games for the Vale before returning at the end of the season. He later moved on to Telford... |
1978 | 5 | 0 | 1975–1978 | 28 | 0 |
| Neil MacKenzie Neil MacKenzie Neil David MacKenzie is an English football midfielder who plays for St Neots Town in the Southern Football League Division One Central.... |
2008–2009 | 2 | 0 | 1996–1999 | 41 | 1 |
| Ted McDonald Ted McDonald (footballer) Edward McDonald was an English footballer.-Playing career:McDonald played for Stoke before joining Burslem Port Vale in July 1894. He returned to Stoke in August 1896 after Vale failed to get re-elected to the football league, however he made the switch to Vale once again in the summer of 1897... |
1894–1896 1897–1899 |
105 | 10 | 1896–1897 | 2 | 0 |
| Bob McSkimming Bob McSkimming Robert McSkimming was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:McSkimming played for Kilmarnock and Hurlford before trying his luck in England with Stoke in 1888. He scored six goals in 22 league appearances, but joined nearby Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1889... |
1889–1891 | 0 | 0 | 1888–1889 | 22 | 6 |
| Arden Maddison Arden Maddison Arden John Arden Maddison was an English footballer.-Playing career:Maddison played for Usworth Colliery and Stoke before joining Port Vale in October 1924. He became a regular in the first 11 from September 1925, but fractured a collarbone in November 1926 and missed the rest of the 1926–27 season... |
1924–1927 | 53 | 1 | 1924 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Maddock Jack Maddock John Maddock was an English footballer, noted for his 'rifle shot'. He played in the right-back position for Stoke between 1919 and 1921, before signing with Port Vale following a two years spell at Macclesfield Town. He spent eight years with Vale, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 1931... |
1923–1931 | 173 | 10 | 1919–1921 | 23 | 4 |
| 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:... |
1985–1988 | 115 | 22 | 1980–1984 | 107 | 24 |
| Alan Martin | 1941–1951 | 169 | 28 | 1951–1955 | 104 | 66 |
| Harry Mellor | 1896 | 0 | 0 | 1897–1900 | 29 | 3 |
| Lee Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
1995–1998 | 109 | 35 | 2003 | 11 | 1 |
| Bob Milarvie Bob Milarvie Robert "Bob" Milarvie was a Scottish footballer.-Playing career:Milarvie played for Pollokshield and Hibernian before moving south to the English Midlands to join Stoke. He moved on to nearby Burslem Port Vale in the summer of 1889... |
1889 | 0 | 0 | 1888–1889 | 15 | 5 |
| Ernie Millward Ernie Millward Ernest Foster Millward was an English footballer.-Playing career:Milward played for Glossop, Wrexham, Stoke and Hanley Swifts before joining Port Vale, probably in 1907... |
1907–1908 | 0 | 0 | 1908–1910 | 69 | 24 |
| Ian Moores Ian Moores Ian Richard Moores was an English footballer, at 6 foot 2 inches, the bearded blonde striker was an imposing figure on the pitch.-Playing career:... |
1988 | 0 | 0 | 1974–1976 | 50 | 14 |
| Jackie Mudie Jackie Mudie John "Jackie" Knight Mudie was a Scottish international footballer who played as a forward. He won seventeen caps for his country, helping the Scots to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.... |
1963–1967 | 54 | 9 | 1961–1963 | 89 | 32 |
| Albert Mullard Albert Mullard Albert Thomas Mullard was an English footballer. After spending most of World War II in a Prisoner-of-war camp he turned to professional football... |
1951–1956 | 163 | 22 | 1950–1951 | 21 | 3 |
| Ernest Mullineux Ernest Mullineux Ernest Mullineux was an English footballer.-Burslem Port Vale:Mullineux started off with Burslem Park before joining Burslem Port Vale in May 1900... |
1900–1904 | 113 | 1 | 1907–1914 | 173 | 0 |
| Jimmy O'Neill | 1965–1966 | 42 | 0 | 1960–1964 | 130 | 0 |
| Harry Oscroft Harry Oscroft Harry "Ozzy" Oscroft was an English footballer. He was Stoke City's main left winger throughout the 1950s. He was named as one of the club's '101 Golden Greats' in Simon Lowe's book of that name.-Playing career:... |
1959–1961 | 47 | 12 | 1949–1959 | 349 | 106 |
| Gareth Owen | 2008–2009 2009–present |
54 | 0 | 2001–2005 | 5 | 0 |
| Syd Owen Syd Owen (footballer born 1885) Alfred Sydney "Syd" Owen was an English footballer.-Career:Owen played for North Staffs Nomads, Stoke and Stockport County before guesting for Port Vale in a 1-0 home win over Hanley Town in a North Staffordshire Federation League match on 26 October 1907. He then returned to Stoke and then moved... |
1907 1908 |
3 | 0 | 1906 1907 |
6 | 4 |
| Wally Owen Wally Owen Wallace Owen is a former professional footballer who played for Stoke. He made six appearances for Stoke scoring four goals all which came in the FA Cup.... |
1911–1912 | 1 | 0 | 1910 | 0 | 0 |
| Louis Page Louis Page Louis Antonio Page was an England international football player and football manager. He was the younger brother of Tom Page.-Club career:Page began his senior career with Merseyside clubs Everton and South Liverpool... |
1932–1933 | 18 | 2 | 1919–1922 | 21 | 1 |
| Jack Peart Jack Peart John George "Jack" Peart was an English footballer who played centre forward for 13 different teams, in a career which spanned the First World War. After he retired he became a football manager until his death in 1948.... |
1922 | 7 | 0 | 1909–1912 | 44 | 38 |
| Syd Peppitt Syd Peppitt Sydney Peppitt was an English footballer.-Playing career:Peppitt played for Stoke City before joining cross-city rivals Port Vale in May 1950 for a £4,000 fee. He started the 1950–51 season with the #8 jersey, but Walter Aveyard showed his quality to quickly win it back and deny Peppitt a place... |
1950–1951 | 11 | 3 | 1936–1950 | 94 | 29 |
| Edward Proctor Edward Proctor -Playing career:Proctor played for Leek and Royal Dublin Fusiliers before joining league club Stoke in 1895, after scoring two goals in three league games he moved onto Midland Football League club and nearby rivals Burslem Port Vale in October 1896. He scored on his debut, in a 1–1 home draw with... |
1896–1897 | 13 | 3 | 1895–1896 | 3 | 2 |
| Bob Ramsey Bob Ramsey David Robert Ramsey was a 19th century footballer. He played 90 games for Burslem Port Vale, 72 of these were friendlies.-Playing career:... |
1886–1888 1893–1894 |
16 | 0 | 1888–1890 | 43 | 5 |
| Leigh Richmond Roose Leigh Richmond Roose Leigh Richmond "Dick" Roose, MM, was a Welsh international footballer who kept goal for a number of professional clubs in the Football League between 1901 and 1912. A celebrated amateur at a time when the game was played largely by professionals, Roose was renowned as one of the best players in... |
1910 | 0 | 0 | 1901–1904 1905–1907 |
147 | 0 |
| Vic Rouse | 1926–1929 | 95 | 0 | 1922–1926 | 92 | 2 |
| Arthur Rowley Arthur Rowley (footballer born 1870) Arthur Rowley was an English footballer.-Playing career:Rowley played for Leek, Distillery, the North Staffordshire Regiment, Stoke and Bristol Rovers before joining Burslem Port Vale in September 1902... |
1902–1903 | 57 | 4 | 1896–1899 | 57 | 0 |
| Bill Rowley Bill Rowley William Spencer "Bill" Rowley was an English footballer who played as goalkeeper for Stoke in the 1880s and 1890s, also making two appearances for England... |
1884–1886 | 0 | 0 | 1887–1896 | 118 | 0 |
| Harry Sellars Harry Sellars Harold Sellars was an English footballer, who played in the Football League for Stoke. He made 394 appearances for Stoke in all competitions. Harry's son John Sellars also played for Stoke in the 1950s.-Playing career:... |
1937–1938 | 0 | 0 | 1923–1935 | 369 | 18 |
| Kevin Sheldon Kevin Sheldon Kevin John Sheldon is an English former footballer. He had the nickname Bomber.-Playing career:Bomber played for Stoke City before joining Wigan Athletic. At Wigan he had a loan spell with Port Vale beginning in August 1982... |
1982 | 5 | 0 | 1975–1981 | 15 | 0 |
| George Shutt George Shutt George Shutt was an English international footballer who played at centre half.-Club career:Shutt was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Stoke Priory before becoming one of the first professional players signed by Stoke following their adoption of professionalism in August 1885, being paid... |
1891–1893 | 1 | 0 | 1885–1889 | 21 | 1 |
| Barry Siddall Barry Siddall Barry Alfred Siddall is an English former professional football goalkeeper. When he retired from the game he had made 614 appearances to his name over a 21-year career in the Football League, playing for numerous clubs.... |
1982–1984 | 81 | 0 | 1984–1986 | 20 | 0 |
| Eric Skeels Eric Skeels Eric Thomas Skeels is an English former footballer. He played 512 games in the Football League, 507 for Stoke City. He is Stoke's record appearance holder having played in 592 matches in all competitions.-Playing career:... |
1976–1977 | 5 | 1 | 1959–1976 | 507 | 7 |
| John Spencer John Spencer (footballer born 1898) John Thomas Spencer was a footballer who played in the Football League for Hartlepools United and Stoke. He made sixteen appearances for Stoke.-References:... |
1929–1930 | 0 | 0 | 1921–1922 | 17 | 0 |
| Freddie Steele Freddie Steele (footballer) Frederick Charles Steele was a footballer who played as a forward for Stoke City and was a former England international. He also had spells at Mansfield Town and Port Vale as a player-manager, leading Vale to a league title... |
1951–1953 | 25 | 12 | 1933–1949 | 224 | 140 |
| James Swarbrick James Swarbrick James Swarbrick was a footballer who played in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers, Grimsby Town and Oldham Athletic. He also played for Stoke. He made three appearances for Stoke. After leaving Stoke he joined rivals Burslem Port Vale, and was a regular in the Central League side that lifted... |
1911–1912 | 22 | 3 | 1910–1911 | 3 | 0 |
| Harry Taylor Harry Taylor (footballer) Henry George Taylor was a footballer.-Playing career:Taylor played for local Staffordshire teams Chell Heath and Fegg Hayes. He then had spells with Newcastle United and Fulham before joining Stoke City. He signed with Huddersfield Town in 1911 and played fifteen league games, scoring five goals... |
1912 | 0 | 0 | 1909–1910 | 10 | 4 |
| Billy Tempest Billy Tempest William Tempest was an English footballer who played on the left-wing. He played for Stoke between 1912 and 1924, before finishing his career in 1926 with Port Vale.-Playing career:... |
1924–1926 | 45 | 3 | 1912–1924 | 202 | 29 |
| Billy Twemlow Billy Twemlow William Twemlow was an English footballer.-Playing career:Twemlow played for Audley, Sandbach Ramblers and Stoke City before he crossed the Potteries derby divide and joined Port Vale in August 1921. He was a regular in his debut season, but picked up a cartilage injury in 1922 and was sidelined... |
1921–1923 | 21 | 0 | 1916–1921 | 36 | 2 |
| Steve Waddington Steve Waddington Steven Waddington is an English former footballer. His father is the former Stoke City manager Tony Waddington.-Playing career:... |
1982–1983 | 1 | 0 | 1976–1979 | 52 | 5 |
| Tommy Ward Tommy Ward (footballer) Thomas Edward George Ward is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Ward played for Chatham, Crystal Palace and Grimsby Town before he joined Port Vale in June 1936. He converted to a centre-forward role in November 1936 and with 18 goals in the 1936–37 season was the club's top scorer... |
1936–1938 1939 |
50 | 22 | 1938–1939 | 5 | 0 |
| Cyril Watkin Cyril Watkin Cyril Watkin was a footballer who played in The Football League for Bristol City and Stoke City. He also briefly guested for Port Vale during World War II.-References:... |
1944 | 0 | 0 | 1944–1952 | 86 | 0 |
| Frank Watkin Frank Watkin Frank Watkin was an English footballer. His father Arthur Watkin was also a footballer who played for Stoke.-Playing career:Watkin played for Congleton Town and Stoke City before signing to local rivals Port Vale in June 1929... |
1929–1931 | 13 | 9 | 1926 | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Whitehouse Frank Whitehouse -Playing career:Whitehouse played for Bucknall before joining Burslem Port Vale in June 1899. He bagged a brace on his debut, playing outside-right in a 5–0 home win over West Bromwich Albion on 11 December 1899, in a first round Birmingham Senior Cup match. He was transferred to Stoke in May... |
1899–1900 | 19 | 1 | 1900–1904 | 88 | 23 |
| Bob Whittingham Bob Whittingham Robert "Bob" Whittingham was an English footballer who played as an inside-forward for various clubs, mainly prior to the First World War... |
1919 | 2 | 0 | 1904 1919–1920 |
18 | 8 |
| Louis Williams Louis Williams (footballer) Louis Williams was an English footballer.-Playing career:Williams played for North Staffs Nomads before joining league club Stoke in 1907. He played 33 games for the club in the 1907–08 season, only to find the club resigning from the league due to financial difficulties... |
1912–1913 | 4 | 0 | 1907–1908 | 33 | 1 |
| Ron Wilson Ron Wilson (footballer) Ronald "Ron" Wilson is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left-back. He played 300 games in an eleven year career in the Football League, scoring five goals.... |
1963–1970 | 264 | 5 | 1959–1964 | 11 | 0 |
| Alf Wood | 1892–1895 | 63 | 18 | 1895–1901 | 118 | 10 |
| John Woodward | 1973–1975 | 88 | 30 | 1964–1967 | 11 | 1 |
| Davide Xausa Davide Xausa Davide Antonio Xausa is a Canadian footballer, currently playing for amateur side Columbus Clan.-Club career:... |
1998 | 0 | 0 | 1997–1998 | 1 | 0 |
Managers who worked at both clubs
Those in bold were actually full–time managers at both clubs.Updated to 26 April 2009
| Manager | Port Vale career | Stoke City career |
|---|---|---|
| Span | Span | |
| Micky Adams Micky Adams Michael Richard "Micky" Adams is an English former professional footballer turned football manager who is in charge of League Two side Port Vale. As a player he was a full back, and made a total of 438 league appearances in a nineteen year professional career in the Football League, including five... |
2009–2010 2011–present |
1994 |
| Bill Asprey Bill Asprey William Asprey is an English former football player and manager. He spent thirteen years as a player with Stoke City, also managing the club for a brief period in the mid 1980s.-Playing career:... |
1967–1968 | 1984–1985 |
| Alan Bloor Alan Bloor Alan Bloor is an English professional footballer and manager, now retired. He made close to 400 appearances in the Football League for both Potteries teams... |
1979 | 1961–1977 |
| Tom Holford Tom Holford Thomas Holford was an English footballer who played for Stoke, Manchester City, Port Vale and the England national team. His primary position was wing-half, but over the course of his career he played in many different positions... |
1919–1924 1932–1935 |
1898–1908 |
| Jackie Mudie Jackie Mudie John "Jackie" Knight Mudie was a Scottish international footballer who played as a forward. He won seventeen caps for his country, helping the Scots to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup.... |
1965–1967 | 1961–1963 |
| Bill Rowley Bill Rowley William Spencer "Bill" Rowley was an English footballer who played as goalkeeper for Stoke in the 1880s and 1890s, also making two appearances for England... |
1884–1886 | 1886–1898 |
| 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.... |
1983–1999 | 1999–present |
| Stanley Matthews Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE was an English footballer. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the English game, he is the only player to have been knighted while still playing, as well as being the first winner of both the European Footballer of the Year and the Football Writers'... |
1967–1968 | 1932–1947 1961–1965 |
| Joe Schofield Joe Schofield Joseph Alfred Schofield was an English footballer and later football manager.A winger, he played for Stoke between 1891 and 1899, winning himself three England caps in the process. He was later appointed as Stoke's manager in 1915, before he left the post in 1919 to take up the reigns at nearby... |
1924–1930 | 1915–1919 |
| Freddie Steele Freddie Steele (footballer) Frederick Charles Steele was a footballer who played as a forward for Stoke City and was a former England international. He also had spells at Mansfield Town and Port Vale as a player-manager, leading Vale to a league title... |
1951–1957 1962–1965 |
1933–1949 |
External links
- Head to Head stats at Soccerbase
- Profile on footballderbies.com
- Potteries derby page at Stoke City's official website
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