1990–91 Port Vale F.C. season
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The 1990–91 season was Port Vale
's seventy-ninth season of football in the Football League
, and second successive (thirty-fourth overall) season in the Second Division
. For the first time since 1926–27
they played in a league above rivals
Stoke City
. Vale finished in mid-table, exiting the FA Cup
at the Fourth Round, the League Cup
at the Second Round, and the Full Members Cup
at the First Round. John Rudge
continued to uncover hidden 'gems', signing Dutchman Robin van der Laan
for £80,000. Darren Beckford
was top-scorer once again, though the club's Player of the Year award went to Ray Walker
.
follow up a recommendation by signing young Irish forward Derek Swan
from Bohemians
for £15,000. Meanwhile more than £250,000 was taken in by the club from season-ticket sales. Much of this went on improving Vale Park
, with 3,750 yellow and white seats fitted in the Railway Paddock, and 1,121 seats added to the upper tier of the Bycars End. The Bycars End roof was removed for safety reasons, whilst a police box was constructed between the Railway Paddock and the Hamil End. Admission rates increased to £5 for a terrace place, £6 for a seat in the Paddock and £7 in the stand. Season tickets ranged between £75 and £105. With police bills set to spiral upwards, a record five-figure shirt sponsorship deal was struck with Kalamazoo (a business systems company). A 25,000 seater stadium was planned for Festival Park
, however Chairman Bill Bell was 'frightened to death by the cost', and the plans were binned.
The season opened with two defeats, though a 2–0 win over Leicester City
on 1 September kick-started the Vale's campaign. A week later they beat Portsmouth
4–2 at Fratton Park
. However their 3–2 win over Middlesbrough
was followed by seven league games without a win. Left-back Colin Gibson scored on his debut, having arrived on loan from Manchester United
; whilst future-Nigerian international
Reuben Agboola
also arrived on loan from Sunderland
. The streak ended when Ray Walker
and Darren Beckford
found their scoring form, firing the club to five victories in seven games, including a 5–1 home win over Plymouth Argyle
. The Vale lost their form around Christmastime however, and they remained in indifferent form until the end of the season. Rudge took in Nick Platnauer
on loan from Notts County
, though results failed to pick up.
In February, Ronnie Jepson
was sold to Preston North End
for £80,000, having previously been loaned out to Peterborough United
. Gary West
also spent much of the season away from Vale Park, spending time on loan at Gillingham
and Lincoln City
(signing permanently for Lincoln at the end of the season for a £25,000 fee). All of the money raised from Jepson's sale went on bringing Dutchman Robin van der Laan
to Burslem
from Wageningen
. Right-back Paul West
also arrived for a £3,800 fee from non-league Alcester Town. In March, Gary Ford
and £80,000 were traded to Mansfield Town
in exchange for Kevin Kent
. Also of note during this spell was a hat-trick for Beckford in a 3–0 win over Blackburn Rovers
on 9 March, and a run of four goals in the final four games for Robbie Earle
. Striker Brian Mills
made his debut in a final day win over Swindon Town
, and would later be picked for the England squad for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.
They finished in fifteenth place with 57 points, twelve points away from Middlesbrough
in the play-offs, but nine points clear of relegated West Bromwich Albion
. Beckford scored 23 goals in all competitions, whilst Earle contributed twelve goals.
, Vale advanced into the Fourth Round with a 2–1 victory over Fourth Division
Peterborough United
. There they lost at home to First Division
Manchester City
in front of a season-high crowd of 19,132.
In the League Cup
, the "Valiants" faced Oxford United
. A 2–0 defeat on the home leg meant they were eliminated after a goalless draw at the Manor Ground.
In the short-lived Full Members Cup
, Vale lost 1–0 to Notts County
at Meadow Lane
to exit the competition at the first stage.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
's seventy-ninth season of football in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
, and second successive (thirty-fourth overall) season in the Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
. For the first time since 1926–27
1926–27 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1926–27 season was Port Vale's eighth consecutive season of football in the Football League. Vale finished in eighth position for the third season running, obtaining 45 points, this time coming nine points off promotion to the top tier in English football. For the first time in the club's...
they played in a league above rivals
Potteries derby
The Potteries derby is the football local derby in Stoke-on-Trent between Port Vale and Stoke City. The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals; this has led to a heated atmosphere at these matches, especially with the rise of football hooliganism and the 'Naughty Forty'...
Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
. Vale finished in mid-table, exiting the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
at the Fourth Round, the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
at the Second Round, and the Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
at the First Round. 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....
continued to uncover hidden 'gems', signing Dutchman Robin van der Laan
Robin van der Laan
Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football...
for £80,000. Darren Beckford
Darren Beckford
Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards....
was top-scorer once again, though the club's Player of the Year award went to Ray Walker
Ray Walker (footballer)
Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times...
.
Second Division
The pre-season saw John RudgeJohn Rudge
John Robert Rudge is an English former football player and football manager. He is currently working as the director of football at Stoke City....
follow up a recommendation by signing young Irish forward Derek Swan
Derek Swan
Derek Anthony "Swanny" Swan is an Irish former footballer. As of June 2009, he is joint 22nd in the all time list of League of Ireland goalscorers, with 118 league goals.-Playing career:...
from Bohemians
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...
for £15,000. Meanwhile more than £250,000 was taken in by the club from season-ticket sales. Much of this went on improving 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....
, with 3,750 yellow and white seats fitted in the Railway Paddock, and 1,121 seats added to the upper tier of the Bycars End. The Bycars End roof was removed for safety reasons, whilst a police box was constructed between the Railway Paddock and the Hamil End. Admission rates increased to £5 for a terrace place, £6 for a seat in the Paddock and £7 in the stand. Season tickets ranged between £75 and £105. With police bills set to spiral upwards, a record five-figure shirt sponsorship deal was struck with Kalamazoo (a business systems company). A 25,000 seater stadium was planned for Festival Park
Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival
The Stoke-on-Trent National Garden Festival was the second of Britain's National Garden Festivals. It was held in the city from 1 May to 26 October 1986, and was opened by the Queen. Preparation of the site involved the reclamation of land formerly occupied by the Shelton Bar steelworks , about...
, however Chairman Bill Bell was 'frightened to death by the cost', and the plans were binned.
The season opened with two defeats, though a 2–0 win over Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
on 1 September kick-started the Vale's campaign. A week later they beat Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
4–2 at Fratton Park
Fratton Park
Fratton Park is a football stadium in the English city-port of Portsmouth. It has been the home of professional club Portsmouth F.C. since its construction in 1898.-Description:...
. However their 3–2 win over Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
was followed by seven league games without a win. Left-back Colin Gibson scored on his debut, having arrived on loan from Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
; whilst future-Nigerian international
Nigeria national football team
The Nigeria national football team, nicknamed the Super Eagles or Green Eagles, is the national team of Nigeria and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation . The team has ranked as high as 5th in the FIFA World Rankings, in April 1994...
Reuben Agboola
Reuben Agboola
Reuben Omojola Folasanje Agboola is a retired Nigerian footballer who played at left back for Southampton and Sunderland and made nine appearances for Nigeria.-Southampton:Agboola was born in Camden, London...
also arrived on loan from Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
. The streak ended when Ray Walker
Ray Walker (footballer)
Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times...
and Darren Beckford
Darren Beckford
Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards....
found their scoring form, firing the club to five victories in seven games, including a 5–1 home win over Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
. The Vale lost their form around Christmastime however, and they remained in indifferent form until the end of the season. Rudge took in Nick Platnauer
Nick Platnauer
Nicholas Robert Platnauer is an English former professional footballer, who played as a left-back. He is currently assistant manager at Bedford Town.-Playing career:...
on loan from Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
, though results failed to pick up.
In February, Ronnie Jepson
Ronnie Jepson
Ronald Francis "Ronnie" Jepson is an English former footballer and manager, now working as development coach at Queens Park Rangers....
was sold to Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
for £80,000, having previously been loaned out to Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
. Gary West
Gary West
Gary West is an English former footballer. He made 250 appearances in the Football League between 1982 and 1993, playing for numerous clubs; most notably Sheffield United, Lincoln City and Gillingham.-Playing career:...
also spent much of the season away from Vale Park, spending time on loan at Gillingham
Gillingham F.C.
Gillingham Football Club is an English professional football club based in the town of Gillingham, Kent. The only Kent-based club in the Football League, they play their home matches at the Priestfield Stadium...
and Lincoln City
Lincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
(signing permanently for Lincoln at the end of the season for a £25,000 fee). All of the money raised from Jepson's sale went on bringing Dutchman Robin van der Laan
Robin van der Laan
Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football...
to Burslem
Burslem
The town of Burslem, known as the Mother Town, is one of the six towns that amalgamated to form the current city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England.-Topography:...
from Wageningen
FC Wageningen
FC Wageningen was a Dutch football club which was founded on August 27, 1911. The club played its matches in the Wageningse Berg stadium ....
. Right-back Paul West
Paul West (footballer)
Paul Darrell West is an English former footballer turned manager, who is in charge at Southern League Premier Division side Evesham United.-Playing career:...
also arrived for a £3,800 fee from non-league Alcester Town. In March, Gary Ford
Gary Ford
Gary Ford is an English former footballer. He played on the right-wing.-Playing career:Ford started playing with small York based team, Leeman United and then turned professional with York City at 18-years-of-age in February 1979. He stayed at the club for the next eight years, racking up 435...
and £80,000 were traded to Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town F.C.
Mansfield Town Football Club is an English football club from the former mining town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. The club was formed in 1897 as Mansfield Wesleyans and changed its name to Mansfield Wesley in 1906 before settling on Mansfield Town in 1910...
in exchange for Kevin Kent
Kevin Kent
Kevin Joseph Kent is a retired English professional football winger, now working as a football coach.Starting his career at West Bromwich Albion in 1983, he began playing regular football with Newport County the following year. He then made his name playing for Mansfield Town over a six year...
. Also of note during this spell was a hat-trick for Beckford in a 3–0 win over Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
on 9 March, and a run of four goals in the final four games for Robbie Earle
Robbie Earle
Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals....
. Striker Brian Mills
Brian Mills (footballer)
Brian Mills is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.-Playing career:...
made his debut in a final day win over Swindon Town
Swindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
, and would later be picked for the England squad for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.
They finished in fifteenth place with 57 points, twelve points away from Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
in the play-offs, but nine points clear of relegated West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
. Beckford scored 23 goals in all competitions, whilst Earle contributed twelve goals.
Cup competitions
In the FA CupFA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
, Vale advanced into the Fourth Round with a 2–1 victory over 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...
Peterborough United
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is...
. There they lost at home 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....
Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
in front of a season-high crowd of 19,132.
In the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
, the "Valiants" faced Oxford United
Oxford United F.C.
Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The...
. A 2–0 defeat on the home leg meant they were eliminated after a goalless draw at the Manor Ground.
In the short-lived Full Members Cup
Full Members Cup
The Full Members Cup was an association football cup competition held in English football from 1985 to 1992. It was also known under its sponsored names of the Simod Cup from 1987 to 1989 and the Zenith Data Systems Cup from 1989 to 1992....
, Vale lost 1–0 to Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
at Meadow Lane
Meadow Lane
Not to be confused with The Meadow, home of Southern Football League Premier Division football team Chesham UnitedThe Meadow Lane Stadium is a football stadium in Nottingham, England...
to exit the competition at the first stage.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | W | D | L | GF | GA | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
46 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 83 | 53 | + 30 | 88 | |||
| 2 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 60 | 34 | + 26 | 87 | |||
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 80 | 51 | + 29 | 82 | |||
| 4 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 76 | 55 | + 21 | 80 | |||
| 5 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 23 | 70 | 51 | + 19 | 73 | |||
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 63 | 69 | – 6 | 70 | |||
| 7 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 66 | 47 | + 19 | 69 | |||
| 8 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 32 | 63 | 48 | + 15 | 69 | |||
| 9 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 68 | 71 | – 3 | 67 | |||
| 10 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 69 | 66 | + 3 | 61 | |||
| 11 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 49 | 56 | – 7 | 59 | |||
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 35 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 63 | 63 | ± 0 | 58 | |||
| 13 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
46 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 27 | 39 | 56 | 59 | – 3 | 58 | |||
| 14 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 40 | 60 | 68 | – 8 | 57 | |||
| 15 | Port Vale Port Vale F.C. Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as... |
46 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 40 | 56 | 64 | – 8 | 57 | |||
| 16 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 57 | 61 | – 4 | 56 | |||
| 17 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 43 | 58 | 70 | – 12 | 53 | |||
| 18 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 36 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 48 | 54 | 78 | – 24 | 53 | |||
| 19 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 39 | 51 | 66 | – 15 | 52 | |||
| 20 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
46 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 27 | 45 | 59 | – 14 | 51 | |||
| 21 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 34 | 43 | 65 | 73 | – 8 | 50 | |||
| 22 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 50 | 60 | 83 | – 23 | 50 | |||
| 23 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
46 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 52 | 61 | – 9 | 48 | |||
| 24 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
46 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 53 | 57 | 85 | – 28 | 45 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League Second Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 1990 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
|A | 2–5 | 4,837 | Jeffers John Jeffers John Joseph Jeffers is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000... , 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.... |
| 28 August 1990 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
|H | 1–2 | 12,746 | Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... (pen) |
| 1 September 1990 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
|H | 2–0 | 8,837 | 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.... , Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
| 8 September 1990 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
|A | 4–2 | 8,835 | Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... (2), Cross Nicky Cross Nicholas Jeremy Rowland Cross is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Cross played for West Bromwich Albion before signing for Walsall where he was the clubs 1985–86 top scorer with 21 goals. He later signed for Leicester City before joining Port Vale for a £125,000 fee in June 1989... , Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 15 September 1990 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
|H | 0–1 | 10,040 | |
| 17 September 1990 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
|H | 3–1 | 7,880 | Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... (2), Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 22 September 1990 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
|A | 1–1 | 8,533 | Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
| 29 September 1990 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
|A | 2–3 | 5,185 | Gibson, Cross Nicky Cross Nicholas Jeremy Rowland Cross is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Cross played for West Bromwich Albion before signing for Walsall where he was the clubs 1985–86 top scorer with 21 goals. He later signed for Leicester City before joining Port Vale for a £125,000 fee in June 1989... |
| 1 October 1990 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
|H | 0–1 | 7,723 | |
| 6 October 1990 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
|H | 1–1 | 6,706 | Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
| 13 October 1990 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
|A | 0–3 | 10,438 | |
| 20 October 1990 | Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
|A | 1–1 | 24,527 | Gibson |
| 22 October 1990 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
|H | 1–2 | 8,824 | Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... (pen) |
| 27 October 1990 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
|H | 3–2 | 7,451 | Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... (2 [1 pen]), Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
| 3 November 1990 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
|A | 2–1 | 8,364 | Ford Gary Ford Gary Ford is an English former footballer. He played on the right-wing.-Playing career:Ford started playing with small York based team, Leeman United and then turned professional with York City at 18-years-of-age in February 1979. He stayed at the club for the next eight years, racking up 435... , Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
| 10 November 1990 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
|A | 0–2 | 5,661 | |
| 17 November 1990 | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
|H | 1–0 | 11,384 | Cross Nicky Cross Nicholas Jeremy Rowland Cross is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Cross played for West Bromwich Albion before signing for Walsall where he was the clubs 1985–86 top scorer with 21 goals. He later signed for Leicester City before joining Port Vale for a £125,000 fee in June 1989... |
| 23 November 1990 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
|A | 1–1 | 8,061 | Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... (pen) |
| 1 December 1990 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
|H | 5–1 | 6,717 | Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... (2), Jeffers John Jeffers John Joseph Jeffers is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000... , Ford Gary Ford Gary Ford is an English former footballer. He played on the right-wing.-Playing career:Ford started playing with small York based team, Leeman United and then turned professional with York City at 18-years-of-age in February 1979. He stayed at the club for the next eight years, racking up 435... , Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... |
| 15 December 1990 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
|H | 1–0 | 5,953 | Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
| 22 December 1990 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
|H | 0–1 | 6,750 | |
| 26 December 1990 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
|A | 1–2 | 8,084 | Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 29 December 1990 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
|A | 0–0 | 23,603 | |
| 1 January 1991 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
|H | 0–2 | 8,418 | |
| 12 January 1991 | Leicester City Leicester City F.C. Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester... |
|A | 1–1 | 9,307 | 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.... |
| 19 January 1991 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
|H | 3–2 | 6,314 | Aspin Neil Aspin Neil Aspin is an English former professional footballer turned football manager, who is now managing Conference North club F.C. Halifax Town.... , Glover Dean Glover Dean Victor Glover is an English former footballer and football manager. A cultured and stylish defender, he had the ball control skills of a midfielder. He played 457 league games in a seventeen year career in the Football League.He started his career at Aston Villa in 1980, before he moved on to... , Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
| 2 February 1991 | Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
|A | 0–2 | 14,480 | |
| 16 February 1991 | Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league... |
|A | 0–2 | 12,907 | |
| 23 February 1991 | Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city.... |
|H | 3–2 | 7,166 | Millar Paul Millar Paul William Millar is a Northern Irish football player turned manager, currently manager of Larne.As a player, he played in Midfield and attack. He started at Glentoran, moving on to Portadown, before signing with Port Vale in 1988. Three years later he transferred to Cardiff City... , Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... , Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... (pen) |
| 26 February 1991 | Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at... |
|A | 1–3 | 15,919 | Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 2 March 1991 | Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle F.C. Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the... |
|A | 0–2 | 5,145 | |
| 9 March 1991 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
|H | 3–0 | 7,004 | Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... (3) |
| 12 March 1991 | Notts County Notts County F.C. Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system... |
|A | 1–1 | 6,305 | Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
| 16 March 1991 | Hull City Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football... |
|H | 0–0 | 6,103 | |
| 18 March 1991 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
|H | 1–2 | 5,820 | 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... |
| 23 March 1991 | Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic F.C. Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,... |
|A | 1–0 | 5,225 | 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... |
| 30 March 1991 | Watford Watford F.C. Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade... |
|H | 0–0 | 6,661 | |
| 3 April 1991 | Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system.... |
|A | 2–1 | 9,733 | Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... , van der Laan Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
| 6 April 1991 | West Ham United West Ham United F.C. West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current... |
|H | 0–1 | 9,658 | |
| 9 April 1991 | Middlesbrough Middlesbrough F.C. Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889... |
|A | 0–4 | 15,063 | |
| 13 April 1991 | Millwall Millwall F.C. Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the... |
|A | 2–1 | 10,860 | 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... , Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
| 15 April 1991 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
|H | 0–1 | 6,939 | |
| 27 April 1991 | West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion F.C. West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands... |
|A | 1–1 | 13,650 | Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
| 4 May 1991 | Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
|A | 1–1 | 11,555 | 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.... |
| 6 May 1991 | Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the... |
|H | 1–1 | 13,317 | 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.... |
| 11 May 1991 | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
|H | 3–1 | 7,713 | Mills Brian Mills (footballer) Brian Mills is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.-Playing career:... (2), Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 5 January 1991 | Peterborough United Peterborough United F.C. Peterborough United Football Club are a professional English football club based in Peterborough. Peterborough United formed in 1934 and played in the old Midland League, which they won six times; eventually being admitted to the Football League in 1960, replacing Gateshead. Their home ground is... |
H | 2–1 | 7,490 | Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... (pen), Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
| R4 | 26 January 1991 | Manchester City Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894... |
H | 1–2 | 19,132 | Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R2 1st Leg | 24 September 1990 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
H | 0–2 | 5,265 | |
| R2 2nd Leg | 10 October 1990 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
A | 0–0 | 2,333 |
Appearances
| Pos. | Name | Football League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Mark GrewMark Grew Mark Stuart Grew is an English former football goalkeeper, now assistant manager to Micky Adams at Port Vale. On three occasions he has also served as the club's caretaker-manager, most recently from March to May in 2011.... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| GK |  Trevor WoodTrevor Wood Trevor John Wood is a former international Northern Irish footballer, born in Jersey.-Playing career:Wood played for Brighton & Hove Albion before having a successful trial with Port Vale in May 1988. He kept a clean sheet on his debut; a 2–0 home win over Huddersfield Town on 3 October 1988... |
32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| DF | Alan Webb Alan Webb (footballer) Alan Richard Webb is an English former footballer who played as a right-back. He played 225 league games in an eleven year career in the Football League. He spent 1981 to 1984 with West Bromwich Albion, and also played on loan at Lincoln City, but spent most of his career at Port Vale. He was... |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Simon Mills |
41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| DF | Darren Hughes Darren Hughes (footballer) Darren John Hughes is a former English footballer. He was a left-back noted for his pace. He played 333 games for six clubs over a fourteen year career in the Football League... |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| DF | Dean Glover Dean Glover Dean Victor Glover is an English former footballer and football manager. A cultured and stylish defender, he had the ball control skills of a midfielder. He played 457 league games in a seventeen year career in the Football League.He started his career at Aston Villa in 1980, before he moved on to... |
41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| DF | Tim Parkin Tim Parkin Timothy John "Tim" Parkin is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Parkin passed through the ranks at Blackburn Rovers to earn a contract in 1976, in three years with the club he made 13 league appearances... |
29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| DF | Neil Aspin Neil Aspin Neil Aspin is an English former professional footballer turned football manager, who is now managing Conference North club F.C. Halifax Town.... |
41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| DF |  Reuben AgboolaReuben Agboola Reuben Omojola Folasanje Agboola is a retired Nigerian footballer who played at left back for Southampton and Sunderland and made nine appearances for Nigeria.-Southampton:Agboola was born in Camden, London... |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| MF |  Robbie EarleRobbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
35 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 |
| MF | Andy Porter Andy Porter (footballer) Andrew Michael "Andy" Porter is an English former footballer, turned coach and manager, who is now a youth team coach at Stockport County... |
40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| MF | Ray Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... |
45 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 7 |
| MF | Kevin Finney Kevin Finney Kevin Finney is an English former footballer.-Playing career:Finney came up through the Port Vale youth team to sign as a professional in May 1987. He made numerous appearances throughout the 1987–88 campaign, but was used mainly as a substitute for the next three seasons... |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | John Jeffers John Jeffers John Joseph Jeffers is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000... |
31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| MF | Paul Millar Paul Millar Paul William Millar is a Northern Irish football player turned manager, currently manager of Larne.As a player, he played in Midfield and attack. He started at Glentoran, moving on to Portadown, before signing with Port Vale in 1988. Three years later he transferred to Cardiff City... |
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| MF |  Robin van der LaanRobin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| MF | Nick Platnauer Nick Platnauer Nicholas Robert Platnauer is an English former professional footballer, who played as a left-back. He is currently assistant manager at Bedford Town.-Playing career:... |
14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| MF | Gary Ford Gary Ford Gary Ford is an English former footballer. He played on the right-wing.-Playing career:Ford started playing with small York based team, Leeman United and then turned professional with York City at 18-years-of-age in February 1979. He stayed at the club for the next eight years, racking up 435... |
30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| MF | Colin Gibson |
6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| MF | Kevin Kent Kevin Kent Kevin Joseph Kent is a retired English professional football winger, now working as a football coach.Starting his career at West Bromwich Albion in 1983, he began playing regular football with Newport County the following year. He then made his name playing for Mansfield Town over a six year... |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| FW | Darren Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
43 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 23 |
| FW | Ronnie Jepson Ronnie Jepson Ronald Francis "Ronnie" Jepson is an English former footballer and manager, now working as development coach at Queens Park Rangers.... |
15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| FW | Nicky Cross Nicky Cross Nicholas Jeremy Rowland Cross is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Cross played for West Bromwich Albion before signing for Walsall where he was the clubs 1985–86 top scorer with 21 goals. He later signed for Leicester City before joining Port Vale for a £125,000 fee in June 1989... |
19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 |
| FW | Brian Mills Brian Mills (footballer) Brian Mills is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.-Playing career:... |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
All competitions
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Darren Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
23 |
| Robbie Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
12 |
| Ray Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... |
7 |
| Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
4 |
| Nicky Cross Nicky Cross Nicholas Jeremy Rowland Cross is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Cross played for West Bromwich Albion before signing for Walsall where he was the clubs 1985–86 top scorer with 21 goals. He later signed for Leicester City before joining Port Vale for a £125,000 fee in June 1989... |
3 |
| Colin Gibson |
2 |
| Gary Ford Gary Ford Gary Ford is an English former footballer. He played on the right-wing.-Playing career:Ford started playing with small York based team, Leeman United and then turned professional with York City at 18-years-of-age in February 1979. He stayed at the club for the next eight years, racking up 435... |
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| Brian Mills Brian Mills (footballer) Brian Mills is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.-Playing career:... |
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| John Jeffers John Jeffers John Joseph Jeffers is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000... |
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| Paul Millar Paul Millar Paul William Millar is a Northern Irish football player turned manager, currently manager of Larne.As a player, he played in Midfield and attack. He started at Glentoran, moving on to Portadown, before signing with Port Vale in 1988. Three years later he transferred to Cardiff City... |
1 |
| Neil Aspin Neil Aspin Neil Aspin is an English former professional footballer turned football manager, who is now managing Conference North club F.C. Halifax Town.... |
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| Dean Glover Dean Glover Dean Victor Glover is an English former footballer and football manager. A cultured and stylish defender, he had the ball control skills of a midfielder. He played 457 league games in a seventeen year career in the Football League.He started his career at Aston Villa in 1980, before he moved on to... |
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League
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Darren Beckford Darren Beckford Darren Richard Lorenzo Beckford is a former professional footballer. His younger brother Jason also played professional football. They both played as forwards.... |
21 |
| Robbie Earle Robbie Earle Robert Fitzgerald "Robbie" Earle MBE is an English-born Jamaican former international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 578 league games in senior club football, scoring 136 goals.... |
12 |
| Ray Walker Ray Walker (footballer) Raymond "Ray" Walker is an English former football midfielder. He played 440 games for Port Vale in all competitions between 1986 and 1997, ensuring himself a place in the club's history. He was twice the club's player of the season, and was named on the PFA Team of the Year three times... |
6 |
| Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan Robin van der Laan is a Dutch former footballer who spent most of his senior career in English football... |
4 |
| Nicky Cross Nicky Cross Nicholas Jeremy Rowland Cross is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Cross played for West Bromwich Albion before signing for Walsall where he was the clubs 1985–86 top scorer with 21 goals. He later signed for Leicester City before joining Port Vale for a £125,000 fee in June 1989... |
3 |
| Colin Gibson |
2 |
| Gary Ford Gary Ford Gary Ford is an English former footballer. He played on the right-wing.-Playing career:Ford started playing with small York based team, Leeman United and then turned professional with York City at 18-years-of-age in February 1979. He stayed at the club for the next eight years, racking up 435... |
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| Brian Mills Brian Mills (footballer) Brian Mills is an English former footballer. His brief professional career was ended by illness in 1993.-Playing career:... |
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| John Jeffers John Jeffers John Joseph Jeffers is a former English footballer.-Playing career:Jeffers played for Liverpool before joining Port Vale on loan in December 1988, he was recalled by the Reds in February 1989 but was snapped up by Vale the next month for £30,000... |
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| Paul Millar Paul Millar Paul William Millar is a Northern Irish football player turned manager, currently manager of Larne.As a player, he played in Midfield and attack. He started at Glentoran, moving on to Portadown, before signing with Port Vale in 1988. Three years later he transferred to Cardiff City... |
1 |
| Neil Aspin Neil Aspin Neil Aspin is an English former professional footballer turned football manager, who is now managing Conference North club F.C. Halifax Town.... |
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| Dean Glover Dean Glover Dean Victor Glover is an English former footballer and football manager. A cultured and stylish defender, he had the ball control skills of a midfielder. He played 457 league games in a seventeen year career in the Football League.He started his career at Aston Villa in 1980, before he moved on to... |
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