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Although it is widely believed that Port Vale is one of the few teams not to be named after a geographical location, the name Port Vale exists on maps predating the formation of the club in 1876, and is a reference to a valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey canal, associated with the city's pottery industry.

Port Vale's current manager is Martin Foyle; who was formerly the manager of the youth team – as well as being an important player for the club in the past. Dean Glover is the club's assistant manager, another notable former player. Martin Foyle was a Port Vale football player, and is now Port Vales manager. ...

History

Originally called Burslem Port Vale, they were founder members of the Football League Division Two, in 1892. After dropping out of the League, due to financial problems in 1907, they were re-elected to the Football League in 1919, after the Football Association forcibly disbanded Leeds City for making illegal payments to players. Vale themselves were expelled from the League in 1968 (for financial irregularities) and forced to seek re-election, which they achieved. The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales, and is the oldest such competition in world football. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Leeds City F.C. were the leading professional association football club in Leeds, England before World War I. Formed in 1904, they were elected to the Football League in 1905. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

John Rudge

John Rudge is widely accredited as being Port Vale's most successful manager when he managed the team between 1983-1998. This coincided with arguably the most successful period in the clubs history during the late 1980s and early-mid 1990s. The only period that could possibly rival it was the teams run to the FA Cup semi final in 1954 and promotion to the 2nd tier in the mid 1950s. Rudge guided the team to three promotions, including two into Division One(now the Championship), where Vale had not played for 30 years. He also took them to three Wembley finals with two of them being in the space of a week in 1993. The team also achieved a number of notable Cup victories against top-flight teams. Rudge showed a great eye for spotting talent along with scout Ray Williams during his time at Vale, picking up what appeared to be average or journeymen players, and either getting the best out of them or selling them on for a profit. Rudge made hundreds of thousands on players like Andy Jones, Robbie Earle, Steve Guppy and even million(s) on the likes of Ian Taylor, Jon McCarthy and Gareth Ainsworth. John Rudge was a professional footballer and a football manager. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... The uncompleted Watkins Tower was on the original Wembley site prior to the stadiums construction. ... Robert Fitzgerald Robbie Earle MBE (born 27 January 1965 in Newcastle-under-Lyme) is a former professional footballer who played approximately 600 games in senior club football, scoring around 150 goals. ... Stephen Andrew Guppy (born March 29, 1969 in Winchester, Hampshire) is an English football (soccer) left midfielder, currenty playing for Stevenage Boro. ... Ian Taylor may be: Ian Taylor (Uk Musician) www. ... Jon McCarthy is a professional footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder at Conference National side Northwich Victoria. ... Gareth Ainsworth (born 10 May 1973 in Blackburn, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Queens Park Rangers. ...

Promotion and Giantkilling 1983-1989 "The Rudge Years"

Rudge took over the management reins at Vale Park in 1983/84 after the sacking of John McGrath following poor form upon Vale's promotion to Division 3 (now League One). Despite being unable to halt Vale's immediate return to the bottom tier of the Football League, Division 4 (now League Two) finishing 23rd, Rudge made his first profit in the 1984 close season when he sold Mark Bright to Leicester City for £33,000. Bright had originally been a signing from local non-leaguers Leek Town Rudge steadied the ship and had Vale promoted back to the third tier in 1985/86 losing just once at Vale Park and helped by the goals of prolific Welshman Andy Jones finished in 4th place. Jones continued to prove another inspired Rudge signing a level higher, netting a club record 37 goals in the 1986/87 season belittling his £3,000 price tag from Rhyl. Jones was then sold for a then club record £375,000 to Charlton. The Valiants rise didn't stop there after 3 seasons in Division 3 another promotion to Division 2(now the Championship) followed in 1988/1989. Robbie Earle scoring the winning goal at Vale Park to complete a 2-1 aggregate playoff final victory over Bristol Rovers. Rudge also oversaw the first of three cup giant killing acts on another momentous day at Vale Park in 1988 when a Vale side midway in Division 3 defeated Tottenham of Division 1 (now the Premiership) 2-1. Ray Walker and Phil Sproson were on target for Vale against Terry Venables' side which included Chris Waddle and Clive Allen, but omitted Ossie Ardiles, apparently due to the heavy state of the pitch. John Peter McGrath, (June 1, 1935 – January 22, 2002), was a Liverpudlian-Irish playwright who grew up in Wales and notably took up the cause of Scottish independence in his plays. ... Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system. ... Mark Bright (born June 6, 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a former footballer, who is now a sports pundit and BBC Londons sport presenter. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... Leek Town F.C. are a football club who play in Leek, England, in the Unibond Northern Premier League. ... Rhyl Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl Droed Y Rhyl) are a football team, playing in the League of Wales. ... Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ... Robert Fitzgerald Robbie Earle MBE (born 27 January 1965 in Newcastle-under-Lyme) is a former professional footballer who played approximately 600 games in senior club football, scoring around 150 goals. ... For details of the current season, see Bristol Rovers F.C. season 2007-08 Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football team, based in Bristol. ... Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is an English professional football club which plays in the Premier League. ... The original FA Premier League logo, used until 2007 The Premier League (officially known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons, colloquially known as The Premiership), is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the English football league system (above The Football League). ... Terence Frederick Venables (born January 6, 1943 in Dagenham, London) is the Assistant England national football team manager and a former English international footballer. ... Christopher Roland Waddle (born December 14, 1960 in Heworth, Gateshead) is an English former footballer of the 1980s and 1990s. ... Clive Allen (born Stepney, London, May 20, 1961) was an English international football player and a prolific scorer for a number of clubs. ...

Life in the 2nd Division and playoff agony 1989-1993 "The Rudge Years"

The Valiants stabilised comfortably in their first season at the 2nd level since the 1950s after Rudge continued to invest in steady players like Dean Glover and Neil Aspin in defence to finish a creditable 11th and then 15th in 1990/91. However following the sale of Robbie Earle to Wimbledon for £775,000 during the 1991 summer Vale lost some of their attacking threat and struggled finishing rock bottom to be relegated back to the 3rd tier in 1992. Despite criticism and calls for his head during the relegation season Rudge didn't panic following relegation and kept faith with his tried and trusted 4-4-2 formation; using wingers Nicky Cross and John Jeffers to supply the ammo for strikers including Martin Foyle. Despite a slow start Vale were in the mixer for promotion back at the first attempt for the majority of the campaign and looked odds on to join local rivals Stoke City in promotion, even setting a club record 9 wins(in all competitions) on the spin in the process. However a late run from Bolton condemned Vale to the playoffs. Vale had already seen their first Wembley appearance just a week earlier when goals from Mark Kerr and Bernie Slaven saw them beat Stockport 2-1 in the Autoglass Trophy (one of the various incarnations of the Football League Trophy), when they were back at the Twin Towers for the Promotion final against West Brom after ironically beating Stockport again over the two legged semi. Vale went into the final as favourites after finishing 3rd and having done the double over West Brom in the regulation season but they were to suffer Wembley heartbreak this time round. A evenly contested final was balanced at 0-0 when Vale defender Peter Swan was sent off for bringing down West Brom's Bob Taylor as he was in on goal. West Brom took full advantage to win 3-0 with all the goals coming in the last 20 minutes. This does not cite any references or sources. ... Robert Fitzgerald Robbie Earle MBE (born 27 January 1965 in Newcastle-under-Lyme) is a former professional footballer who played approximately 600 games in senior club football, scoring around 150 goals. ... Martin Foyle was a Port Vale football player, and is now Port Vales manager. ... Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. ... Bolton Wanderers Football Club (also known as The Trotters) are an English professional football club based in Horwich, in the Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, North West England. ... Wembley Stadium was a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... Bernie Slaven (born 13 November 1960 in Paisley, Scotland) is a footballer who played internationally for the Republic of Ireland (playing 7 times and scoring 1 goal). ... Stockport County Football Club are an English football club based in Stockport, England. ... The Football League Trophy is the generic name of an English football competition for clubs in the two lower divisions of The Football League and, in some seasons, the leading sides in the Conference National. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... Stockport County Football Club are an English football club based in Stockport, England. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... Wembley Stadium was a football stadium located in Wembley, London. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ... West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or W.B.A.) is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. ...

Promotion and Stabilising 1993-1995 "The Rudge Years"

Despite the disappointment going into the 93/94 season Vale were able to bounce back with Rudge's next two bargain buys becoming important players. Ian Taylor who Vale had signed for £15,000 from non-league Moor Green and Dutch import Robin van der Laan came to the fore with Martin Foyle back fit and experienced Bernie Slaven up front, Vale surged to 2nd place confirming promotion on the last day with a 3-1 win at Brighton's Goldstone Ground in front of 6000 travelling Valiants. Vale also notched another F.A.Cup scalp beating then Premiership side Southampton 1-0 at Vale Park in a 3rd Round replay. This time round Rudge knew what was required to sustain a better challenge in the higher league and although Ian Taylor became Rudge's first 1 million pound sale when Sheffield Wednesday invested in the midfielder, the money was well spent on bringing Tony Naylor, Steve Guppy and Gareth Griffiths to the club throughout the 1994/95 campaign. Although these three not big names or particularly proven at that time they began to build into the Rudge's best team in the next two seasons. Vale finished 17th in 1994/95 comfortably avoiding relegation by 10 points and again despite a pre-season sale of Robin van der Laan who Derby bought for £475,000 (he originally cost £80,000) Rudge made 2 more inspired signings with Jon McCarthy and Lee Mills joining before the 1995/96 season began. Ian Taylor may be: Ian Taylor (Uk Musician) www. ... Moor Green F.C. are a non-league association football team temporarily based in the town of Solihull, West Midlands, England, currently playing in the Conference North. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bernie Slaven (born 13 November 1960 in Paisley, Scotland) is a footballer who played internationally for the Republic of Ireland (playing 7 times and scoring 1 goal). ... Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. is an English football team based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex there star player is a gay and takes it up th bum bum . ... The Goldstone Ground (or The Goldstone) was a football stadium and home ground of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. between 1902 and 1997. ... Southampton Football Club is a professional English football team, nicknamed The Saints and based in the city of Southampton. ... Ian Taylor may be: Ian Taylor (Uk Musician) www. ... Sheffield Wednesday Football Club (abbreviated as SWFC, nicknamed The Owls) is one of the oldest football clubs in England and play in The Football League. ... Stephen Andrew Guppy (born March 29, 1969 in Winchester, Hampshire) is an English football (soccer) left midfielder, currenty playing for Stevenage Boro. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Derby County Football Club are an English football club based in Derby, who play in the Premier League. ... Jon McCarthy is a professional footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder at Conference National side Northwich Victoria. ... Rowan Lee Mills (b. ...

Giantkillers Award 1995/1996 "The Rudge Years"

These next 2 seasons Vale fans were to witness some of the best football the club has ever played and even have fans dreaming of the Premiership in the second half of the 1996/97 campaign. Although who'd have thought it 10 games into the previous 95/96 season Vale had mustered just 1 win; ironically away in the local derby against Stoke and were struggling at the wrong end of the table. Early home form was also the worst for years and it took the Valiants until the 2nd December to finally notch a win at Vale Park when Martin Foyle scored to beat Huddersfield 1-0. A 5-1 defeat at Ipswich on New Years Day saw Vale slip to 1 from bottom with just 5 wins all season but the magic of the F.A. Cup was again to prove the tonic. The draw had done Vale no favours with a trip to promotion chasing Crystal Palace but a battling 0-0 brought the tie back to Vale Park. Vale eventually won a classic on a freezing January night with Ray Walker curling home a spectacular winner in extra time to seal a 4-3 win and set up a trip to cup holders Everton in Round 4. It was somewhat a mystery why Vale were struggling in the League with wingers Steve Guppy and Jon McCarthy consistently proving their worth on the flanks with skill and pinpoint crossing the scurge of many a full back. However the Everton tie was to prove their finest hour in Vale shirt. Vale twice came from behind at Goodison Park to draw 2-2, with Ian Bogie scoring off virtually the last kick of the match. The replay was to prove a night to remember, Vale Park was full to capacity to see Guppy and McCarthy produce a masterclass in wing play. The Right and Left combination terrorised the Everton fullbacks all night and with the match poised at 1-1 after Ian Bogie's opener had been cancelled out by Graham Stuart, Guppy broke down the left before crossing for McCarthy to smash the winner past Neville Southall in the Everton goal. The victory in front of a 19000+ crowd (the last time Vale Park was full) saw Vale into round five where they would play Leeds United away who were then a top 10 Premiership side. The game at Elland Road took place on a Tuesday due to various cancellation due to bad weather and finished 0-0 in a game where the Valiants were arguable the better side and should have won. However the tie went to a replay in Burslem and Vale were dreaming of a Quarter Final with Liverpool when Tony Naylor slipped the ball past John Lukic to put them in front. Gary McAllister however was to prove Leeds' saviour scoring twice in the final 12 minutes to send the Yorkshire club into the Round 6. 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League form improves and the Anglo-Italian Cup 1995/1996 "The Rudge Years"

The cup run seemed to inspire Vale onto better thing in the league with a run of 5 wins in a row pushing them up to 12th as the season drew to a close. Vale also had some excellent results in the Anglo-Italian Cup as they qualified for the final at Wembley in the 'England V Italy' competition's final season. The pick of the preliminary stages was a 5-3 win at Italian side Perugia where Lee Mills netted a hattrick. The English Semi Final draw pitted Vale away to Ipswich Town(who they'd already lost to 5-1), Tony Naylor though was to prove the hero scoring a hattrick as Vale record a superb 4-2 win at Portman Road(the first in their history at Ipswich's ground). A thrilling 3-1 victory in the English final 2nd leg at Vale Park against West Brom confirmed a 4-2 aggregate success and a game against Italian winners Genoa in the final. The Italian's skill however was to prove too much in the final and a side including future Italian internationals Vincenzo Montella and Fabio Galante ran out 5-2 winners(Martin Foyle with both Vale goals.) Wembley, until 1965 a borough in its own right, forms the northern part of the London Borough of Brent. ... Categories: Football (soccer) stubs | Italian football clubs ... Ipswich Town F.C. are the professional football team of Ipswich, in East Anglia, England. ... Portman Road is the home ground of English Football club Ipswich Town. ... Vale Park is the home of the English Football League club, Port Vale. ... Genoa (Genova [] in Italian - Zena [] in Genoese) is a city and a seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria. ... Vincenzo Montella (born June 18, 1974 in Pomigliano dArco, Campania) is an Italian football player who is currently on the books of A.S. Roma. ... Fabio Galante (born 20 November 1973 in Montecatini Terme, Province of Pistoia) is an Italian football defender. ... Martin Foyle was a Port Vale football player, and is now Port Vales manager. ...

Dare to Dream? The highest finish since the 30s 1996/1997 "The Rudge Years"

Again Vale made a slow start to the 1996/97 campaign with only 2 wins from their opening 10 league games although a better performance in the League cup(a competition Vale traditionally struggle in!) gave the fans something to shout about early on. Especially after thumping local side Crewe 5-1 at Gresty Road! A protest against chairman Bill Bell after a poor home defeat to Crystal Palace seemed to see an upturn in the Valiant's performances. A 2nd win at Wolves' Molineaux ground(1-0) in two seasons was followed by a mixed period until December produced some of the best football many Vale fans are likely to have seen. The pick were 3 wins on the bounce against ex-premiership sides Charlton 3-1 at The Valley, 6-1 at home to Norwich and concluding in a 1-0 success on Boxing day at Manchester City in front of more than 30,000. Despite the sale of the excellent Steve Guppy to Leicester City for £800,000, Vale's form remained steady from then on until 5 wins from 6 from mid March-mid April put them in with a chances of the playoffs for a place in the Premiership. However with 3 games remaining Vale were to lose in local derby defeats to main rivals Stoke City before Wolves came away from Vale Park with a 2-1 victory to end their hopes. Had Vale picked up anything from either of those games it would have set up a final day showdown at Selhurst Park against Crystal Palace for a place in the playoff however Vale remained just out of reach 4 points behind the London club. Vale's final finishing position of 8th was their highest in the pyramid since 1931, when they had finished 5th in the old division two. Crewe Alexandra F.C. is an English league football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen due to that towns links with the industry. ... View from the north eastern corner of the ground after Crewe Alexandras defeat by Reading, 4th February 2006 (photo by Andrew Smith) The Alexandra Stadium (formerly known as Gresty Road, due to its location in a road of that name) is a multi-use stadium in Crewe, England. ... Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... The Valley may refer to people or places in: // The Valley is the capital of Anguilla. ... Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. ... Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ... Manchester City Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Manchester. ... Stephen Andrew Guppy (born March 29, 1969 in Winchester, Hampshire) is an English football (soccer) left midfielder, currenty playing for Stevenage Boro. ... Leicester City Football Club, (also known as The Foxes) are an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester. ... The original FA Premier League logo, used until 2007 The Premier League (officially known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons, colloquially known as The Premiership), is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top echelon of the English football league system (above The Football League). ... Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux. ... Vale Park is the home of the English Football League club, Port Vale. ... Selhurst Park is a football stadium in south London, and is the current home ground of Crystal Palace F.C. Its present capacity is 26, 247. ... Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional football team based in the London Borough of Croydon. ...

Stadium

Vale Park, Port Vale's home ground since 1950.

Main article: Vale Park

Vale Park has been Port Vale's ground home since 1950, when the club moved from the Old Recreation Ground in Hanley, which stood on what is now the multi-storey car park for the Potteries Shopping Centre. The Rec had been Vale's home since 1913 before which they had flitted between several homes in their early years of existence. The most poignant being the Cobridge Athletic Ground which was also a dog track for Greyhound Racing in Cobridge an area between Burslem and Hanley. Vale Park has a notional capacity of around 22,000 however with all the developments and a switch to an all seater stadium in recent years it is more likely around 18 or 19,000 once Lorne Street is completed. Despite not being the oldest ground in the world (circa 1950) Vale Park has had several upgrades in its 57 year history. The original ground consisted of just 2 stands (The Railway side and the Lorne Street or Main Stand) with banks of terracing at the Bycars and Hamil ends of the ground. Stands were eventually built behind each of goals during the 80s and 90s as the ground began to be modernized. The Paddock at the front of the Railway Stand was also made into an all seated affair with just the Lorne Street side now being left as a standing area. Vale fans stood for the last time on Lorne Street at the end of the 97-98 season with the stand being demolished before work began on a new 3 million pound structure. Unfortunately work has never been finished on this nearly 10 years on due to lack of finances and then a change in ownership of the club. However once new owners V2001 had sorted out the financing work was finally begun on finishing the 2nd half of the stand with work due to be completed sometime in 2008. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1278x732, 198 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Port Vale F.C. Vale Park Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1278x732, 198 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Port Vale F.C. Vale Park Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera... Vale Park is the home of the English Football League club, Port Vale. ... Vale Park is the home of the English Football League club, Port Vale. ... Map sources for Hanley at grid reference SJ8847 Disambiguation: Hanley may refer to Hanley, Canada. ... Several greyhounds before a race. ... The town of Burslem known as the Mother Town is one of those that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England. ... Map sources for Hanley at grid reference SJ8847 Disambiguation: Hanley may refer to Hanley, Canada. ...

Robbie Williams

Among the club's fanbase is singer Robbie Williams, who was raised in Stoke-on-Trent. He is now a major shareholder having, in February 2006, bought £240,000 worth of the £250,000 worth of available shares in the club. Sponsors, Castle Comfort Stairlifts, at the same time bought the remainder for £10,000."Robbie buys into Vale", BBC.co.uk, 27 February 2006</ref> For footballers with the same name, see Robbie Williams (footballer). ...

For the computer game FIFA 2000 he provided an original theme song with It's Only Us on the condition that Port Vale were included in the game, which they were, as a special feature team. This song was also featured on the first and only FIFA Soundtrack CD release by EMI.^[1] Mega Drive FIFA International Soccer cover The FIFA Series is a popular series of football (soccer) video games, released yearly by EA under the EA Sports label since late 1993. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Kensington in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York. ...

Achievements

• Division Three (North) champions: 1929/30; 1953/54
• Promoted from Division Four: 1958/59 (as champions); 1969/70; 1982/83; 1985/86
• Promoted from Division Three: 1988/89 (via play offs)
• Promoted from Division Two: 1993/94 (as runners up)

• FA Cup semi-finalists: 1953/54

• Football League Trophy
  • Autoglass Trophy: 1992/93 (beat Stockport County 2-1)
  • LDV Vans Trophy: 2000/01: (beat Brentford 2-1)

• Anglo-Italian Cup finalists: 1995/96

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Current squad

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Notable players

• Gareth Ainsworth
• Neil Aspin
• Darren Beckford
• Billy Bingham
• Christopher Birchall
• Ian Bogie
• Mark Bright
• Mark Chamberlain
• Tommy Cheadle
• / Robbie Earle
• Martin Foyle
• Anthony Gardner
• Dean Glover
• Steve Guppy
• Andy Jones
• Wilf Kirkham
• Jon McCarthy
• Sammy Morgan
• Jackie Mudie
• Neville Southall
• Roy Sproson
• Ian Taylor
• Marcus Bent
• Tony Naylor
• Robin van der Laan
• Ray Walker

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List of Managers

• 1876 - 1896 - To be updated. Enoch Hood
• 1896 - 1905 - Sam Gleaves
• 1905 - 1911 - Tom Clare
• 1911 - 1912 - A.S. Walker
• 1912 - 1914 - H. Myatt
• 1919 - 1924 - Tom Holdford
• 1924 - 1930 - Joe Schofield
• 1930 - 1932 - Tom Morgan
• 1932 - 1935 - Tom Holford
• 1936 - 1937 - Warney Cresswell
• 1937 - 1938 - Tom Morgan
• 1945 - 1946 - Billy Frith
• 1946 - 1951 - Gordon Hodgson
• 1951 - 1957 - Freddie Steele
• 1957 - 1962 - Norman Low
• 1962 - 1965 - Freddie Steele
• 1965 - 1967 - Stanley Matthews and Jackie Mudie
• 1967 - 1968 - Stanley Matthews
• 1968 - 1974 - Gordon Lee
• 1974 - 1977 - Roy Sproson
• 1977 - 1978 - Bobby Smith
• 1978 - 1979 - Dennis Butler
• 1979 - 1979 - Alan Bloor
• 1979 - 1983 - John McGrath
• 1983 - 1999 - John Rudge
• 1999 - 2004 - Brian Horton
• 2004 - present - Martin Foyle

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Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gordon Hodgson (16 April 1904 - 14 June 1951) was a fine all-round sportman, being best known for being an outstanding striker for Liverpool F.C. and also a first-class cricketer for Lancashire, he also excelled at Baseball. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Freddie Steele (December 18, 1912&#8211;August 1984) was born Frederick Earle Steele in Tacoma, Washington. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... 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John Rudge was a professional footballer and a football manager. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brian Horton (born 1948) is the manager of Macclesfield Town and is one of the few managers in English football to have taken charge of teams in more than a thousand games. ... Martin Foyle was a Port Vale football player, and is now Port Vales manager. ...

References

1. ^ "FIFA 2000: Major League Soccer", Moby Games, 20 August 2006

External links

• The Official Club Site