1996–97 Port Vale F.C. season
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The 1996–97 season was Port Vale
's eighty-fifth season of football in the Football League
, and third successive season in the First Division
. John Rudge
led the club to its joint-second highest ever league finish, as Vale finished in eighth spot, four points from the play-offs. Vale exited both the FA Cup
and the League Cup
at the Third Round.
sign forward Justin O'Reilly
from non-league Gresley Rovers for a £30,000 fee.
The season started poorly, with just two wins in the opening thirteen games, and protests began to develop against Chairman Bill Bell and his selling policy. A decent October, with wins over Wolverhampton Wanderers
at Molineux
and Birmingham City
at home, was followed by a winless November – in which midfielder Jan Jansson
became the first Swede to play for the club, when he arrived on loan from IFK Norrköping
. A run of four consecutive victories in December showed the squad's potential however. Tony Naylor
put a hat-trick past Charlton Athletic
at The Valley on 14 December, and the following week Vale pulled Norwich City
apart in a 6–1 win, before the run was topped off with a 1–0 win over Manchester City
in front of over 30,000 people at Maine Road
. Meanwhile, O'Reilly was loaned out to Macclesfield Town
to gain experience. Vale's form tailed off, and on 19 January they managed to go from 4–0 up against Queens Park Rangers
at half-time to finish the game drawn 4–4. In February, Rudge spent £75,000 to bring Dutch midfielder Rogier Koordes
in from Telstar. However he had to suffer the departure of winger Steve Guppy
, who was sold to top-flight Leicester City
for £850,000. Despite the loss, the "Valiants" marched on, as a late spurt of form saw them win four straight games to stand a great chance of reaching the play-offs with just three games to go. In April, Justin O'Reilly was moved on to Southport
, having not appeared in the Vale first team. Rivals
Stoke City
managed to dampen Vale's hopes by easing to a 2–0 victory at the Victoria Ground
. More damaging though was the defeat at home to Wolves and a final day draw with eventual play-off winners Crystal Palace
at Selhurst Park
.
They finished eighth with 67 points (a mere four points off Palace in the play-offs), representing their highest finish since 1933–34
. They finished three points and four places higher than Stoke.
At the end of the season, legendary midfielder Ray Walker
ended his nine years association with the club, becoming a player-coach with non-league Leek Town
. Another popular player's Vale career was just starting however, with Jan Jansson signing permanently for a £200,000 fee.
, Premier League Blackburn Rovers
proved to be too strong, as Vale left Ewood Park
having suffered a 1–0 defeat.
In the League Cup
, nearby Second Division
side Crewe Alexandra
lost 1–0 at Vale Park
, before Vale blasted them away with a 5–1 win at Gresty Road
. They then advanced past Third Division
Carlisle United
with a 3–2 aggregate victory. Pitted against Oxford United
in the Third Round, a 2–0 defeat at the Manor Ground meant Vale were out of the competition.
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goals 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 eighty-fifth season of football in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
, and third successive season in the 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....
. 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....
led the club to its joint-second highest ever league finish, as Vale finished in eighth spot, four points from the play-offs. Vale exited both the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
and the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
at the Third Round.
First Division
The pre-season saw John RudgeJohn Rudge
John Robert Rudge is an English former football player and football manager. He is currently working as the director of football at Stoke City....
sign forward Justin O'Reilly
Justin O'Reilly
Justin Michael O'Reilly is an English former footballer.-Playing career:O'Reilly had trials with Derby County and Nottingham Forest before signing for Gresley Rovers. He joined league club Port Vale for a £30,000 fee in March 1996, however never made the first team. Instead he was loaned out to...
from non-league Gresley Rovers for a £30,000 fee.
The season started poorly, with just two wins in the opening thirteen games, and protests began to develop against Chairman Bill Bell and his selling policy. A decent October, with wins over Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
at Molineux
Molineux stadium
Molineux Stadium is a Premier League football stadium situated in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, England. It has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since 1889, and has a long and illustrious history as the first 'new build' stadium in Football League history, one of the...
and Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
at home, was followed by a winless November – in which midfielder Jan Jansson
Jan Jansson (footballer)
Jan Jansson is a Swedish former footballer.-Club career:Jansson played for local club Kalmar FF before switching to local rivals Östers in 1987...
became the first Swede to play for the club, when he arrived on loan from IFK Norrköping
IFK Norrköping
IFK Norrköping is a Swedish football club based in Norrköping. The club, formed on 29 May 1897, is currently playing in the first division of Swedish football, Allsvenskan...
. A run of four consecutive victories in December showed the squad's potential however. Tony 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....
put a hat-trick past 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,...
at The Valley on 14 December, and the following week Vale pulled Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
apart in a 6–1 win, before the run was topped off with a 1–0 win over 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 over 30,000 people at Maine Road
Maine Road
Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England that was home to Manchester City F.C. from its construction in 1923 until 2003...
. Meanwhile, O'Reilly was loaned out to Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
to gain experience. Vale's form tailed off, and on 19 January they managed to go from 4–0 up against Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
at half-time to finish the game drawn 4–4. In February, Rudge spent £75,000 to bring Dutch midfielder Rogier Koordes
Rogier Koordes
Rogier Koordes is a Dutch former footballer.-Playing career:Koordes was purchased by English First Division club Port Vale from Telstar in February 1997 for a £75,000 fee. He stayed at the club for two years, making 41 appearances in all competitions, before his departure in February 1999...
in from Telstar. However he had to suffer the departure of winger Steve Guppy
Steve Guppy
Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids....
, who was sold to top-flight 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...
for £850,000. Despite the loss, the "Valiants" marched on, as a late spurt of form saw them win four straight games to stand a great chance of reaching the play-offs with just three games to go. In April, Justin O'Reilly was moved on to Southport
Southport F.C.
Southport Football Club are an English football club, based in Southport, Merseyside. They are currently in the Conference National, and play their home matches at Haig Avenue, which has a capacity of 6,008...
, having not appeared in the Vale first team. 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...
managed to dampen Vale's hopes by easing to a 2–0 victory at 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...
. More damaging though was the defeat at home to Wolves and a final day draw with eventual play-off winners Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
at Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park is an English football stadium located in the London suburb of South Norwood in the Borough of Croydon. It is the current home ground of Crystal Palace Football Club. Its present capacity is 26,309.-History:...
.
They finished eighth with 67 points (a mere four points off Palace in the play-offs), representing their highest finish since 1933–34
1933–34 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1933–34 season was Port Vale's twenty-eighth season of football in the Football League, and their fourth successive season in the Second Division. Finishing eighth in the second tier with 45 points, they would not reach such a peak again until 1996–97...
. They finished three points and four places higher than Stoke.
At the end of the season, legendary midfielder 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...
ended his nine years association with the club, becoming a player-coach with non-league Leek Town
Leek Town F.C.
Leek Town Football Club is an English football club based in Leek, Staffordshire, currently playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South...
. Another popular player's Vale career was just starting however, with Jan Jansson signing permanently for a £200,000 fee.
Cup competitions
In the FA CupFA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
, Premier League 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....
proved to be too strong, as Vale left Ewood Park
Ewood Park
Ewood Park is a football stadium in the English town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is the home of Blackburn Rovers Football Club — one of the founder members of the Football League and Premier League. Rovers have played there since they moved from Leamington Street in the summer of 1890. The...
having suffered a 1–0 defeat.
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...
, nearby 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...
side 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...
lost 1–0 at Vale Park
Vale Park
Vale Park is a football stadium in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England. It is the home ground of Port Vale F.C., who have played at the ground since 1950....
, before Vale blasted them away with a 5–1 win at Gresty Road
Alexandra Stadium
The Alexandra Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Crewe, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Crewe Alexandra...
. They then advanced past Third Division
Football League Third Division
The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
Carlisle United
Carlisle United F.C.
Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system....
with a 3–2 aggregate victory. Pitted against 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...
in the Third Round, a 2–0 defeat at the Manor Ground meant Vale were out of the competition.
Final league table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
46 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 100 | 53 | +47 | 98 |
| 2. | 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 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 76 | 55 | +21 | 80 |
| 3. | 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 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 76 |
| 4. | 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 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 74 |
| 5. | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 73 |
| 6. | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 78 | 48 | +30 | 71 |
| 7. | 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 | 20 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 68 |
| 8. | 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 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 58 | 55 | +3 | 67 |
| 9. | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
46 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 66 |
| 10. | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 48 | +4 | 66 |
| 11. | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
46 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 65 |
| 12. | 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... |
46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 51 | 57 | -6 | 64 |
| 13. | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 63 | 68 | -5 | 63 |
| 14. | 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... |
46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 59 | 60 | -1 | 61 |
| 15. | 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 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 52 | 66 | -14 | 59 |
| 16. | 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 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 68 | 72 | -4 | 57 |
| 17. | 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 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 68 | -4 | 57 |
| 18. | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 58 | 67 | -9 | 57 |
| 19. | Swindon Town Swindon Town F.C. Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011... |
46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 52 | 71 | -19 | 54 |
| 20. | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 48 | 61 | -13 | 54 |
| 21. | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
46 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 72 | -25 | 48 |
| 22. | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
46 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 81 | -21 | 46 |
| 23. | 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 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 51 | 66 | -15 | 43 |
| 24. | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
46 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 42 | 86 | -44 | 39 |
P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goals difference; Pts = Points
Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 1996 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
|H | 1–1 | 10,057 | 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.... |
| 24 August 1996 | 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 | 1–1 | 8,706 | McCarthy Jon McCarthy Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.... |
| 27 August 1996 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
|A | 0–2 | 6,123 | |
| 31 August 1996 | Oxford United Oxford United F.C. Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The club play in League Two, following promotion from the Conference National in May 2010. The club had been a non-League side since their relegation from the Football League in the 2005–06 season. The... |
|H | 2–0 | 6,016 | 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.... , Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
| 7 September 1996 | 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 | 1–1 | 6,448 | 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... |
| 10 September 1996 | 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 | 0–2 | 10,770 | |
| 14 September 1996 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
|H | 1–1 | 4,892 | Hill |
| 21 September 1996 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
|A | 0–0 | 4,025 | |
| 29 September 1996 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
|A | 1–1 | 4,706 | Guppy Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids.... |
| 2 October 1996 | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
|A | 2–1 | 8,727 | Guppy Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids.... , 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.... |
| 5 October 1996 | 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 | 0–3 | 6,051 | |
| 13 October 1996 | 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... |
|H | 1–1 | 14,396 | Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
| 16 October 1996 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
|H | 0–2 | 4,522 | |
| 19 October 1996 | 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 | 1–0 | 22,755 | 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.... |
| 26 October 1996 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
|A | 1–0 | 11,017 | McCarthy Jon McCarthy Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.... |
| 29 October 1996 | 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 | 1–3 | 5,231 | Guppy Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids.... |
| 2 November 1996 | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
|H | 3–0 | 8,388 | 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.... (2), Guppy Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids.... |
| 9 November 1996 | 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 | 13,975 | Guppy Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids.... |
| 16 November 1996 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
|H | 0–0 | 8,352 | |
| 23 November 1996 | Ipswich Town Ipswich Town F.C. Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02.... |
|A | 1–2 | 9,491 | 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.... |
| 30 November 1996 | Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One... |
|H | 0–0 | 6,026 | |
| 7 December 1996 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
|A | 1–0 | 6,445 | Talbot Stewart Talbot Stewart Dean Talbot is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League in an eleven years professional career.... |
| 14 December 1996 | 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 | 3–1 | 10,003 | 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.... (3) |
| 21 December 1996 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
|H | 6–1 | 6,278 | Talbot Stewart Talbot Stewart Dean Talbot is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League in an eleven years professional career.... (2), 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... , Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
| 26 December 1996 | 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... |
|A | 1–0 | 30,344 | 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... |
| 28 December 1996 | Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from... |
|H | 0–2 | 7,382 | |
| 11 January 1997 | Grimsby Town Grimsby Town F.C. Grimsby Town Football Club is an English football club based in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, in North East Lincolnshire, England, who compete in the Conference National. They were formed in 1878 as Grimsby Pelham and later became Grimsby Town... |
|A | 1–1 | 3,863 | Tankard Allen Tankard Allen John Tankard is an English former footballer. Noted for his eight years with Port Vale, overall he played 519 games in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
| 19 January 1997 | Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years... |
|H | 4–4 | 5,736 | 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... , Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... , Jansson Jan Jansson (footballer) Jan Jansson is a Swedish former footballer.-Club career:Jansson played for local club Kalmar FF before switching to local rivals Östers in 1987... , own goal |
| 25 January 1997 | Southend United Southend United F.C. Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had... |
|H | 2–1 | 5,588 | Guppy Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids.... , McCarthy Jon McCarthy Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.... |
| 28 January 1997 | Bradford City Bradford City A.F.C. Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two.... |
|H | 0–1 | 15,186 | |
| 1 February 1997 | 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 | 2–2 | 8,093 | 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.... (2) |
| 8 February 1997 | Barnsley Barnsley F.C. Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's... |
|A | 0–1 | 12,246 | |
| 15 February 1997 | 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 | 2–2 | 6,115 | Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... , 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... (pen) |
| 23 February 1997 | Birmingham City Birmingham City F.C. Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the... |
|A | 2–1 | 13,192 | 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... , 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... |
| 1 March 1997 | Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
|H | 1–0 | 6,057 | 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.... |
| 4 March 1997 | Sheffield United Sheffield United F.C. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production... |
|A | 0–3 | 14,950 | |
| 8 March 1997 | Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The... |
|A | 1–1 | 16,101 | McCarthy Jon McCarthy Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.... |
| 15 March 1997 | 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 | 2–0 | 5,905 | Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... (2) |
| 18 March 1997 | Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
|A | 2–4 | 14,150 | 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.... , Talbot Stewart Talbot Stewart Dean Talbot is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League in an eleven years professional career.... |
| 22 March 1997 | 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 | 1–0 | 6,142 | Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
| 31 March 1997 | Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system... |
|H | 2–1 | 7,469 | Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... (2) |
| 5 April 1997 | 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 | 7,370 | Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... , 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.... |
| 12 April 1997 | 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 | 3–2 | 8,114 | 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.... (2), Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
| 20 April 1997 | 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... |
|A | 0–2 | 16,246 | |
| 27 April 1997 | 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 | 13,615 | 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.... |
| 4 May 1997 | Crystal Palace Crystal Palace F.C. Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in... |
|A | 1–1 | 16,401 | Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
FA Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R3 | 4 January 1997 | Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football.... |
A | 0–1 | 19,891 |
League Cup
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 1st Leg | 20 August 1996 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
H | 1–0 | 5,236 | 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.... |
| R1 2nd Leg | 3 September 1996 | Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra F.C. Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club... |
A | 5–1 | 4,471 | 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.... , McCarthy Jon McCarthy Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.... , 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... , 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.... , Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
| R2 1st Leg | 17 September 1996 | Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
H | 1–0 | 3,505 | 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.... |
| R2 2nd Leg | 24 September 1996 | Carlisle United Carlisle United F.C. Carlisle United F.C. is an English football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, where they play at Brunton Park. Formed in 1904, the club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.... |
A | 2–2 | 5,545 | McCarthy Jon McCarthy Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.... , Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
| R3 1st Leg | 22 October 1996 | 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 | 0–0 | 4,942 | |
| R3 2nd Leg | 5 November 1996 | 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 | 0–2 | 5,279 |
Appearances
| Pos. | Name | Football League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Paul MusselwhitePaul Musselwhite Paul Stephen Musselwhite is an English footballer who plays for York City as a goalkeeper, where he is also the club's Goalkeeping Coach.... |
33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| GK |  Arjan van HeusdenArjan van Heusden Arjan van Heusden is a Dutch former professional football goalkeeper who played much of his career in the English Football League.-Playing career:... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 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... |
42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 2 |
| 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.... |
33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| DF | Allen Tankard Allen Tankard Allen John Tankard is an English former footballer. Noted for his eight years with Port Vale, overall he played 519 games in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| DF | Dean Stokes Dean Stokes Dean Anthony Stokes is an English former footballer, currently manager at Rochdale Town.A former professional with Port Vale and Rochdale, he has spent times with numerous non-league clubs, before moving into management in 2007.... |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| DF |  Jon McCarthyJon McCarthy Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.... |
45 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 52 | 6 |
| DF | Andy Hill |
38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| DF | Jermaine Holwyn Jermaine Holwyn Jermaine Titano Benito Holwyn is a Dutch former footballer.-Playing career:Holwyn played for Amstelland, Zeeburgin, Abcoude and Ajax Amsterdam before being purchased by English First Division side Port Vale in May 1995 for a £5,000 fee... |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| MF | Andy Porter Andy Porter (footballer) Andrew Michael "Andy" Porter is an English former footballer, turned coach and manager, who is now a youth team coach at Stockport County... |
44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 4 |
| 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... |
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| MF | Ian 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.... |
31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| MF | Wayne Corden Wayne Corden Wayne Corden is a professional footballer who plays for Leek Town.-Playing career:Corden came through the ranks at local side Port Vale to sign professional forms in July 1994 and made his debut as a substitute against Notts County on 7 May 1995... |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| MF | Steve Guppy Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids.... |
34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 6 |
| MF | Stewart Talbot Stewart Talbot Stewart Dean Talbot is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League in an eleven years professional career.... |
34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| MF | Rogier Koordes Rogier Koordes Rogier Koordes is a Dutch former footballer.-Playing career:Koordes was purchased by English First Division club Port Vale from Telstar in February 1997 for a £75,000 fee. He stayed at the club for two years, making 41 appearances in all competitions, before his departure in February 1999... |
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| MF |  Jan JanssonJan Jansson (footballer) Jan Jansson is a Swedish former footballer.-Club career:Jansson played for local club Kalmar FF before switching to local rivals Östers in 1987... |
11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| FW | Martin Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... |
37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 4 |
| FW | Lee Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
35 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 15 |
| FW | Tony 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.... |
43 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 49 | 20 |
All competitions
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tony 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.... |
20 |
| Lee Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
15 |
| Steve Guppy Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids.... |
6 |
| Jon McCarthy Jon McCarthy Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.... |
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| Stewart Talbot Stewart Talbot Stewart Dean Talbot is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League in an eleven years professional career.... |
4 |
| 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... |
|
| Martin Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... |
|
| 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... |
2 |
| Allen Tankard Allen Tankard Allen John Tankard is an English former footballer. Noted for his eight years with Port Vale, overall he played 519 games in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
1 |
| Andy Hill |
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| Ian 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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| Jan Jansson Jan Jansson (footballer) Jan Jansson is a Swedish former footballer.-Club career:Jansson played for local club Kalmar FF before switching to local rivals Östers in 1987... |
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League
| Scorer | Goals |
|---|---|
| Tony 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.... |
17 |
| Lee Mills Lee Mills Rowan Lee Mills , usually known as Lee Mills, is an English former footballer, who played as a striker.... |
13 |
| Steve Guppy Steve Guppy Stephen Andrew "Steve" Guppy is a retired English international football winger, who now works as assistant coach at Colorado Rapids.... |
6 |
| Stewart Talbot Stewart Talbot Stewart Dean Talbot is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. He made over 300 appearances in the Football League in an eleven years professional career.... |
4 |
| Andy Porter Andy Porter (footballer) Andrew Michael "Andy" Porter is an English former footballer, turned coach and manager, who is now a youth team coach at Stockport County... |
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| Jon McCarthy Jon McCarthy Jonathan David "Jon" McCarthy is a former footballer who played over 500 games in his career, many of which were in the Football League.... |
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| Martin Foyle Martin Foyle Martin John Foyle is an English former footballer, turned football manager. In his 20 year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals... |
3 |
| 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... |
2 |
| Allen Tankard Allen Tankard Allen John Tankard is an English former footballer. Noted for his eight years with Port Vale, overall he played 519 games in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
1 |
| Andy Hill |
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| Ian 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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| Jan Jansson Jan Jansson (footballer) Jan Jansson is a Swedish former footballer.-Club career:Jansson played for local club Kalmar FF before switching to local rivals Östers in 1987... |
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