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Port Vale FC

Port Vale FC

England · League One · League One
Squad size26
Avg age26.9
Nations16
Latest season2010
Squad value €9.80m

About Port Vale FC

Port Vale Football Club is a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system, but will compete in EFL League Two in the 2026–27 season after relegation. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal. They have never played top-flight football, and hold the record for the most seasons in the English Football League (113) without reaching the first tier. After playing at the Athletic Ground in Cobridge and the Old Recreation Ground in Hanley, the club returned to Burslem when Vale Park was opened in 1950. Outside the ground is a statue of Roy Sproson, who played 842 competitive games for the club. The club's traditional rivals are Stoke City, and games between the two are known as the Potteries derby.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Squad size26active players
Avg age26.9years
Domestic23England
Foreigners312% of squad
EU passport25non-EU: 1
Nationalities16different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
5
18–22
6
23–26
8
27–30
7
31+

Position breakdown

GK
3 (12%)
DEF
9 (35%)
MID
8 (31%)
FWD
6 (23%)
65% foreign players
17 of 26
27.5y avg squad age
3 Goalkeepers
9 Defenders
8 Midfielders
6 Attackers
38 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
360 players ever
€90k biggest signing ever
€90k biggest sale ever
31 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Joe Gauci Goalkeeper 25 Australia New Zealand right 194.00m 2026-06-30 €1.50m
George Hall Midfield - Central Midfield 21 England right 175.00m 2028-06-30 €1.00m
Jordan Gabriel Defender - Right-Back 27 England Scotland right 179.00m 2027-06-30 €750k
Cameron Humphreys Defender - Centre-Back 27 England right 187.00m 2027-06-30 €700k
Jaheim Headley Defender - Left-Back 24 England Jamaica left 175.00m 2027-06-30 €650k
Devante Cole Attack - Centre-Forward 31 Jamaica England right 184.00m 2028-06-30 €600k
Ben Waine Attack - Centre-Forward 24 New Zealand England right 179.00m 2027-06-30 €550k
Dajaune Brown Attack - Centre-Forward 20 Jamaica England right 182.00m 2026-05-31 €400k
Mo Faal Attack - Centre-Forward 23 The Gambia England right 196.00m 2026-05-31 €400k
Ben Garrity Midfield - Central Midfield 29 England right 182.00m 2026-06-30 €350k
Liam Gordon Defender - Left-Back 27 Guyana England left 183.00m 2027-06-30 €300k
George Byers Midfield - Central Midfield 29 Scotland England right 180.00m 2027-06-30 €275k
Jordan Shipley Midfield - Left Midfield 28 Ireland England left 183.00m 2027-06-30 €275k
Ryan Croasdale Midfield - Defensive Midfield 31 England right 170.00m 2026-06-30 €275k
Jayden Stockley Attack - Centre-Forward 32 England right 188.00m 2026-06-30 €250k
Jesse Debrah Defender - Centre-Back 26 England Somalia right 187.00m 2026-06-30 €200k
Marko Marosi Goalkeeper 32 Slovakia right 193.00m 2027-06-30 €200k
Mitch Clark Defender - Right-Back 27 Wales England right 173.00m 2026-06-30 €200k
Ronan Curtis Attack - Left Winger 30 Ireland England right 182.00m 2027-06-30 €200k
Ben Heneghan Defender - Centre-Back 32 England Ireland right 191.00m 2026-06-30 €175k
Kyle John Defender - Right-Back 25 England Wales right 176.00m 2027-06-30 €175k
Jack Shorrock Midfield - Left Midfield 19 England left 178.00m 2028-06-30 €125k
Funso Ojo Midfield - Central Midfield 34 Belgium Nigeria right 178.00m 2026-06-30 €100k
Ben Amos Goalkeeper 36 England right 193.00m 2026-06-30 €75k
Rhys Walters Midfield - Central Midfield 20 England right 176.00m 2028-06-30 €75k
Ben Lomax Defender - Centre-Back 20 England right 185.00m 2025-06-30
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
04/05 2005-02-01 Danny Sonner Midfield - Defensive Midfield Peterborough Transfer
05/06 2006-02-01 Mark McGregor Defender - Centre-Back Blackpool Transfer
98/99 1999-01-01 Crystal Palace Transfer €500k
10/11 2011-01-01 Peterborough Loan
94/95 1994-11-25 Steve Guppy Midfield - Left Midfield Newcastle Transfer €250k
08/09 2008-07-01 Stephen Thompson Attack Boro U18 Transfer
09/10 2009-10-01 Stephen Thompson Attack Stafford Return from loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Rob Taylor Defender - Left-Back Nuneaton Transfer
14/15 2014-07-02 Mark Marshall Attack - Right Winger Coventry Transfer
24/25 2025-02-03 Finn Ashworth Midfield - Central Midfield Wolves U21 Loan
14/15 2014-07-01 Colin Daniel Defender - Left-Back Mansfield Town Transfer
15/16 2016-05-31 Colin Daniel Defender - Left-Back Mansfield Town Return from loan
99/00 2000-01-01 Gareth Taylor Attack - Centre-Forward Man City Loan
08/09 2008-10-08 Damien McCrory Defender - Left-Back Plymouth Loan
09/10 2009-08-24 Damien McCrory Defender - Left-Back Plymouth Loan
00/01 2001-03-22 Ashley Dodd Midfield - Central Midfield Man Utd Res. Loan
01/02 2001-07-01 Ashley Dodd Midfield - Central Midfield Man Utd Res. Transfer
17/18 2017-07-01 Cristian Montano Midfield - Left Midfield Bristol Rovers Transfer
23/24 2023-07-17 Oliver Arblaster Midfield - Central Midfield Sheff Utd Loan
25/26 2025-09-01 George Hall Midfield - Central Midfield Birmingham Transfer €250k
97/98 1997-07-01 Liam Burns Defender - Centre-Back Port Vale U18 Transfer
25/26 2025-08-27 Dajaune Brown Attack - Centre-Forward Derby Loan
24/25 2024-08-30 Brandon Cover Midfield - Defensive Midfield Leicester U21 Loan
11/12 2012-02-14 Chris Shuker Midfield - Right Midfield Without Club Transfer
19/20 2019-08-30 Shaun Brisley Defender - Centre-Back Notts County Transfer
07/08 2008-03-01 Ross Davidson Midfield Port Vale U18 Transfer
07/08 2008-03-01 Luke Chapman Midfield Port Vale U18 Transfer
98/99 1998-06-28 Kevin Pilkington Goalkeeper Man Utd Transfer
07/08 2008-04-01 Danny Edwards Midfield - Central Midfield Port Vale U18 Transfer
09/10 2009-09-30 Danny Edwards Midfield - Central Midfield Altrincham Return from loan
07/08 2007-07-01 Simon Richman Midfield - Central Midfield Port Vale U18 Transfer
23/24 2024-01-23 Daniel Gore Midfield - Central Midfield Man Utd Loan
22/23 2022-07-26 Thierry Small Defender - Left-Back Southampton U21 Loan
21/22 2021-07-01 Ben Garrity Midfield - Central Midfield Blackpool Transfer
25/26 2025-08-07 Mo Faal Attack - Centre-Forward Wrexham Loan
24/25 2024-07-01 Ben Amos Goalkeeper Wigan Transfer
20/21 2021-02-01 Mustapha Olagunju Defender - Centre-Back Huddersf. U23 Loan
24/25 2025-01-02 Jaheim Headley Defender - Left-Back Huddersfield Transfer
23/24 2023-08-25 Alfie Devine Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tottenham U21 Loan
21/22 2022-01-07 Kian Harratt Attack - Centre-Forward Huddersf. U23 Loan
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
07/08 2007-07-01 Danny Sonner Midfield - Defensive Midfield Walsall Transfer
08/09 2008-07-01 Mark McGregor Defender - Centre-Back Altrincham Transfer
99/00 1999-10-01 Sheff Utd Transfer €450k
10/11 2011-05-01 Peterborough Return from loan
96/97 1997-02-28 Steve Guppy Midfield - Left Midfield Leicester Transfer €1.19m
09/10 2009-09-01 Stephen Thompson Attack Stafford Loan
09/10 2009-10-01 Stephen Thompson Attack Telford Utd Transfer
14/15 2014-08-05 Rob Taylor Defender - Left-Back Mansfield Town Transfer
15/16 2015-07-13 Mark Marshall Attack - Right Winger Bradford Transfer
24/25 2025-05-31 Finn Ashworth Midfield - Central Midfield Wolves U21 Return from loan
15/16 2016-02-23 Colin Daniel Defender - Left-Back Mansfield Town Loan
16/17 2016-07-01 Colin Daniel Defender - Left-Back Blackpool Transfer
99/00 2000-02-01 Gareth Taylor Attack - Centre-Forward Man City Return from loan
08/09 2008-12-30 Damien McCrory Defender - Left-Back Plymouth Return from loan
09/10 2009-10-28 Damien McCrory Defender - Left-Back Plymouth Return from loan
00/01 2001-05-07 Ashley Dodd Midfield - Central Midfield Man Utd Res. Return from loan
01/02 2002-04-25 Ashley Dodd Midfield - Central Midfield Moor Green Transfer
21/22 2021-07-01 Cristian Montano Midfield - Left Midfield Livingston FC Transfer
23/24 2023-12-29 Oliver Arblaster Midfield - Central Midfield Sheff Utd Return from loan
03/04 2003-07-01 Liam Burns Defender - Centre-Back Bristol Rovers Transfer
25/26 2026-05-31 Dajaune Brown Attack - Centre-Forward Derby Return from loan
24/25 2025-01-22 Brandon Cover Midfield - Defensive Midfield Leicester U21 Return from loan
13/14 2014-05-04 Chris Shuker Midfield - Right Midfield Career break Transfer
21/22 2021-07-09 Shaun Brisley Defender - Centre-Back Wrexham Transfer
10/11 2010-07-01 Ross Davidson Midfield Stafford Transfer
10/11 2010-07-01 Luke Chapman Midfield Rocester FC Transfer
00/01 2000-08-01 Kevin Pilkington Goalkeeper Aberystwyth Transfer
09/10 2009-08-30 Danny Edwards Midfield - Central Midfield Altrincham Loan
10/11 2012-07-01 Danny Edwards Midfield - Central Midfield Sutton C. Transfer
10/11 2010-08-05 Simon Richman Midfield - Central Midfield Worcester Transfer
23/24 2024-05-31 Daniel Gore Midfield - Central Midfield Man Utd Return from loan
22/23 2022-11-07 Thierry Small Defender - Left-Back Southampton U21 Return from loan
25/26 2026-05-31 Mo Faal Attack - Centre-Forward Wrexham Return from loan
20/21 2021-05-31 Mustapha Olagunju Defender - Centre-Back Huddersf. U23 Return from loan
23/24 2024-01-16 Alfie Devine Midfield - Attacking Midfield Tottenham U21 Return from loan
21/22 2022-05-31 Kian Harratt Attack - Centre-Forward Huddersf. U23 Return from loan
98/99 1999-05-10 Tommy Widdrington Midfield - Central Midfield Grimsby Town Return from loan
01/02 2001-07-14 Tommy Widdrington Midfield - Central Midfield Hartlepool Transfer
04/05 2005-02-24 Tommy Widdrington Midfield - Central Midfield Salisbury Transfer
19/20 2020-05-31 Jake Taylor Midfield - Central Midfield Nottingham U23 Return from loan
NationalityPlayers% of squad
England 9 34.6%
Jamaica England 2 7.7%
Ireland England 2 7.7%
Australia New Zealand 1 3.8%
England Scotland 1 3.8%
England Jamaica 1 3.8%
New Zealand England 1 3.8%
The Gambia England 1 3.8%
Guyana England 1 3.8%
Scotland England 1 3.8%
England Somalia 1 3.8%
Slovakia 1 3.8%
Wales England 1 3.8%
England Ireland 1 3.8%
England Wales 1 3.8%
Belgium Nigeria 1 3.8%
SeasonCompetition
99/00FA Cup
99/00First Division
98/99FA Cup
98/99First Division
97/98FA Cup
97/98First Division
96/97First Division
96/97League Cup
95/96FA Cup
95/96First Division
94/95First Division
94/95League Cup
93/94FA Cup
93/94Second Division
92/93EFL Trophy
92/93FA Cup
92/93Second Division
91/92FA Cup
91/92League Cup
91/92Second Division
90/91FA Cup
90/91Second Division
89/90FA Cup
89/90Second Division
87/88Third Division
25/26EFL Cup
25/26EFL Trophy
25/26League One
24/25EFL Cup
24/25EFL Trophy
24/25FA Cup
24/25League Two
23/24EFL Cup
23/24EFL Trophy
23/24FA Cup
23/24League One
22/23EFL Cup
22/23EFL Trophy
22/23FA Cup
22/23League One
21/22EFL Cup
21/22EFL Trophy
21/22FA Cup
21/22League Two
21/22League Two Play-Offs
20/21EFL Cup
20/21EFL Trophy
20/21FA Cup
20/21League Two
19/20EFL Cup
29 matches this season · 998 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2026-02-07 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 2–2 Burton Albion D
2026-01-31 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Leyton Orient 0–1 Port Vale FC W
2026-01-27 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 0–1 AFC Wimbledon L
2026-01-24 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 1–3 Exeter City L
2026-01-17 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Mansfield Town 3–0 Port Vale FC L
2026-01-01 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 5–1 Blackpool FC W
2025-12-29 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Bradford City 1–0 Port Vale FC L
2025-12-26 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Huddersfield Town 2–0 Port Vale FC L
2025-12-20 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 1–3 Peterborough United L
2025-12-13 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Luton Town 2–0 Port Vale FC L
2025-12-09 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 0–0 Bradford City D
2025-11-29 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Lincoln City 1–0 Port Vale FC L
2025-11-22 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle D
2025-11-15 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers L
2025-11-08 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Port Vale FC L
2025-10-27 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 0–3 Stockport County L
2025-10-18 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Wigan Athletic 1–0 Port Vale FC L
2025-10-11 GB3 REGULAR SEASON AFC Wimbledon 1–1 Port Vale FC D
2025-10-04 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 0–0 Northampton Town D
2025-09-27 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Barnsley FC 0–2 Port Vale FC W
2025-09-20 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 2–1 Mansfield Town W
2025-09-13 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Exeter City 0–2 Port Vale FC W
2025-09-06 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 2–3 Leyton Orient L
2025-08-30 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Reading FC 1–0 Port Vale FC L
2025-08-23 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers L
2025-08-19 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 1–2 Stevenage FC L
2025-08-16 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Burton Albion 0–0 Port Vale FC D
2025-08-07 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Port Vale FC 0–0 Cardiff City D
2025-08-02 GB3 REGULAR SEASON Rotherham United 2–1 Port Vale FC L

Aggregated from 29 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.

Record 5W-7D-17L 0.76 pts/game
Goals scored 22 0.76 per match
Goals conceded 39 1.34 per match
Goal difference -17
Clean sheets 7 24% of matches
Failed to score 16 55% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 2W-5D-8L 15-22 goals
Away record 3W-2D-9L 7-17 goals

Highlights

Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.

Port Vale FC Reserves
Port Vale FC U18
Port Vale FC Youth
24 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Matt Carragher Defender - Right-Back England 37 3,220 1 0 1 0 7 0 0.03 0.00 0.03
Allen Tankard Defender - Left-Back England 36 2,789 1 0 1 0 6 0 0.03 0.00 0.03
Richard Eyre Midfield England 29 1,539 1 1 2 0 1 0 0.06 0.06 0.12
Kevin Pilkington Goalkeeper England 15 1,350 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Micky Cummins Midfield - Left Midfield Ireland 12 1,072 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.08 0.00 0.08
Michael Walsh Defender - Right-Back England 12 948 1 0 1 0 1 0 0.09 0.00 0.09
Sagi Burton Defender - Centre-Back St. Kitts & Nevis England 20 841 2 0 2 0 4 0 0.21 0.00 0.21
Anthony Gardner Defender - Centre-Back England Jamaica 27 779 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.35 0.00 0.35
Tommy Widdrington Midfield - Central Midfield England 38 638 5 0 5 4 4 1 0.71 0.00 0.71
Jeff Minton Midfield - Central Midfield England 24 618 3 0 3 2 3 0 0.44 0.00 0.44
Martin Bullock Midfield - Defensive Midfield England New Zealand 6 508 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.18 0.00 0.18
David Healy Attack - Centre-Forward Northern Ireland 16 469 3 0 3 0 2 0 0.58 0.00 0.58
Tony Naylor Attack - Centre-Forward England 37 384 6 0 6 0 2 0 1.41 0.00 1.41
Ville Viljanen Attack - Centre-Forward Finland 14 245 4 0 4 0 0 0 1.47 0.00 1.47
Mark Goodlad Goalkeeper England 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
George O'Callaghan Midfield - Attacking Midfield Ireland 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Neil Brisco Midfield - Defensive Midfield England 14 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Alex Smith Defender - Left-Back England 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tony Butler Defender - Centre-Back England 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
David Brammer Midfield - Central Midfield Wales England 28 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0.00 0.00 0.00
Liam Burns Defender - Centre-Back Northern Ireland Ireland 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gareth Taylor Attack - Centre-Forward Wales England 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Andy Oakes Goalkeeper England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Paul Donnelly Defender - Centre-Back England 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about Port Vale FC

What is Port Vale FC?

Port Vale FC is a professional football club based in England, competing in League One.

How many players are in Port Vale FC's squad?

Port Vale FC currently has 26 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does Port Vale FC play in?

Port Vale FC plays in League One.