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History. Port Vale Football Club was formed in 1876 and took its name from the venue of the inaugural meeting at 'Port Vale House' situated in a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent. Upon moving to Burslem in 1884 the Club changed its name to 'Burslem Port Vale' and after several seasons in the Midland League became founder members of the Football League ...
Jan 10, 2020 · Here is a selection of the most popular theories about how the club took its name. A Port Vale cricket club was in existence in 1874, which lent its name to the football club. The football club was formed during a 1876 meeting at the Port Vale House, from where the club took its name.
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Goalkeeper Teddy Peers became the club’s first-ever International in 1922, you can read more about this fascinating character here
In 1929-30 the club achieved a memorable promotion despite the tragic death of manager Joe Schofield midway through the campaign. You can read about the side’s amazing start here, the tragic loss of Joe Schofield here, and about star striker Sam Jennings here(he is pictured above)
How did the club obtain its nickname? We explained how in our article about the origins. It all began with a campaign from the club chairman… Read more here
We also managed to get some footage of legendary goalscorer Wilf Kirkham in action. See it through the clip above:
We were kindly given some cracking photos of the 1920s by Leigh Briscoe, a relative of long-serving Vale player Billy Briscoe. You can see them here
We were also provided with some photos from the family of former player Bob Connelly which are hereand this website also obtained his Staffordshire Senior Cup winners’ medal which we donated to the club.
We’ve ran a number of articles on some of the notable players from this era including: 1. Five of the best Vale strikers of the 1920s 2. Five of the best Vale defenders of the 1920s
We’ve also profiled several of the players from this era: 1. Bobby Blood 2. Tom Page 3. Tom Morgan 4. Jimmy Oakes 5. Bob Pursell 6. Joe Brough 7. Roger Jones
The official story reported on the club website is that Port Vale F.C. was formed in 1876, following a meeting at Port Vale House, from where the club was supposed to have taken its name.
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The name came from a shortening of “Longport Vale.”. Port Vale was formed from a merger of Wolstanton, Middleport and Burslem St. Paul’s. Port Vale was originally a brickworks team. This theory is based on the existence of bricks with “Burslem Port Vale” and “Port Vale” marked upon them.
Nov 3, 2017 · The most likely explanation. However, noted Port Vale historian Jeff Kent indicated that the club was probably formed in 1879 as an offshoot of Porthill Victoria FC. He claims that Port Vale took its name from the valley of canal ports where the team played.
It had been thought that Port Vale were formed during an 1876 meeting at Port Vale House, from where the club was supposed to have taken its name. However, no evidence of such a named public house ever came to light.
