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C A S T L E Newcastle Town FC vs Port Vale FC Staffordshire Senior Cup Monday 3rd October 2022 Kick off - 7:45 pm M A T C H D A Y P R O G R A M M E 2 0 2 2 / 2 3

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Today we welcome our friends from Burslem, Port Vale FC in a cup completion we take very seriously as it’s a winnable trophy and could create some good local derby games like this one tonight.

It’s also a break from league football and an opportunity to give valuable playing time to one or two players that have been on the fringes and resting a couple of players that are carrying a niggle or knock. We have young talented players in our squad with aspirations to play full-time football and it’s great for these players to test themselves against full time pro’s to see how they measure up. I’m particularly pleased we have drawn the Vale as I have very fond memories of my time there as a player and have always been made to feel very welcome by all involved at the club and the supporters whenever I have had time to go and watch a game at Vale Park.

We will certainly return this warm welcome tonight to all involved with Port Vale and hope you will enjoy the game and our hospitality.

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RECENT 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 Division Two in 1892.

The first few years, however, were a struggle and in 1896 the club failed to gain re-election and returned to the Midland League. Following an FA Cup victory in 1898 over First Division Sheffield United the club once again returned to the Football League. It was still an uphill battle though, and in 1907 the club were forced to resign due to financial difficulties and almost went into oblivion. The prefix 'Burslem' was dropped from the name as a new ground in Hanley was acquired in 1913. In October 1919 after eight seasons in the Central League the club returned in dramatic circumstances to the Football League. Following the expulsion of Leeds City for making illegal payments the club was elected to take over their remaining fixtures and responded by finishing in a creditable 13th place.

In 1928-29 the Club experienced relegation for the first time, but bounced back to win the Third Division (North) Championship and in 1931 went on to finish in 5th place in Division Two which still remains the club's highest ever league position. The club was again relegated in 1936 despite knocking the First Division champions, Sunderland, out of the FA Cup and spent the next 18 years fluctuating between Third Divisions North and South due to its central geographical location.

In 1950 the Club moved to its present home at Vale Park which due to its size and the planned developments became known as 'The Wembley of the North'. 1953-54 saw the best season in the Club's history as it romped to the Third Division (North) Championship, losing only three games and conceding just twenty-one goals, whilst also reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup only to lose controversially to West Bromwich Albion. The stay in Division Two lasted only three years until 1957, then going straight down to become founder members of the newly formed Fourth Division. It turned out to be a successful season though as a Club record 110 goals helped to take the title.

The next few seasons saw the FA Cup providing the highlights as the 5th Round was reached in 1960 and 1962 with 4th Round matches in both 1963 and 1964 with a draw at Champions elect Liverpool in the latter campaign. Relegation back to Division Four in 1965 and a barren spell followed with the ignominy of having to seek re-election after being charged with making illegal payments to players in 1968.

Gordon Lee became manager and put together a promotion winning team in 1970 and then after again reaching the 5th Round of the FA Cup in 1977 were relegated the following season. The club continued to sink to its lowest ever position in 1980 and this saw the arrival of John Rudge as coach to manager John McGrath. A promotion campaign was mounted in 1982-83 to revive the club's fortunes but unfortunately a year later relegation saw the club going straight back down with John Rudge taking over the reins as manager for the first time. Promotion was again achieved in 1986 and striker Andy Jones rose to international status with Wales following his 37 goal haul in 1987.

A major turning point in the club's history arrived in January 1988, when a late winner in the FA Cup against non-league Macclesfield Town earned a plum 4th Round home tie against Tottenham Hotspur. When Port Vale won 2-1 to earn national recognition the club's fortunes appeared to take off. In 1988-89 a third place and promotion via the play-offs took the club back to Division Two for the first time in thirtytwo years. This rekindled the long awaited local derbies with Stoke City and all went well until midway through the 1991-92 season when a run of eighteen games without a win ended in relegation.

Fortunately the directors stood by John Rudge and in the 1992-93 season after a long battle finished in third place on eighty-nine points, a record total at the time for a team failing to gain promotion. This meant a second participation in the play-offs but it ended in defeat at Wembley against West Bromwich Albion. The previous weekend yielded a never-to-be-forgotten day though, as the Club's first ever Wembley visit ended in victory in the Autoglass Trophy Final backed by over 25,000 supporters to climax a run that included a 10 win at holders, Stoke City. Goals by Paul Kerr and Bernie Slaven in the final secured a 2-1 victory over Stockport County.

In 1993-94 the club finished second in Division Two to gain automatic promotion and in the 1995-96 season played a record sixty-two games which saw them reach the Anglo-Italian Cup Final at Wembley and the 5th Round of the F.A Cup. In the latter, victory over reigning Cup holders, Everton was rewarded by Sponsors Littlewoods presenting the club with a special 'Giantkillers' award.

Despite being quoted as pre-season relegation favourites in 1996/97, Vale confounded their critics to finish in their highest position since 1934 by finishing 8th.

1997/98 will be best remembered for the last match victory at Huddersfield that saw the club safe from the threat of relegation and the exciting FA Cup games versus eventual double winners Arsenal, where only a penalty shoot out separated the teams.

In 1998/99 the Club again retained their First Division status at the death, this time under new manager, Brian Horton.

The continual struggle against the odds eventually caught up with the club and in May 2000 Vale suffered relegation to the Second Division. Expectations for the new season among supporters were high but the Valiants had a poor first half of the season, which included a first round defeat in the League Cup against Chester City.

Worse was to come in November 2000 when Vale were knocked out of the first round of the FA Cup by nonleague Canvey Island. The second half of the season saw a complete turn around in performances and results on the field that saw Vale rise from the depths of the relegation zone to a respectable 11th position. Records for consecutive away wins were equalled which is more amazing when you consider that in the previous two seasons Vale had won just 2 away games. The Valiants remained unbeaten for a total of 16 consecutive games, which was eventually halted by a narrow 1-0 defeat away to league leaders Millwall.

The highlight of the season though, was without a doubt, the victory over Brentford in the LDV Vans Trophy at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff on 22nd April with a 2-1 over the Bees courtesy of goals from Bridge-Wilkinson and Brooker. Vale's run in the competition started with a 3-0 win over Notts County at Vale Park on 9th January which in itself saw the end of what must be an unwanted record. Vale had failed to win a single cup game of any sort during the previous 53 months. Vale progressed to the final with further wins over Chester City, Darlington, Stoke City and Lincoln City.

The 2002/2003 season was always going to be a struggle, with finances dictating the situation and the club unable to afford a squad large enough to make any headway in Division Two. In December 2002, the club was forced to go into administration and unfortunately, staff cuts duly followed with Assistant Manager Mark Grew and Chief Scout Ray Williams the big name casualties.

Chairman Bill Bell eventually made way for the new owners, Valiant 2001 and on the field of play, Brian Horton's men managed to see off the threat of relegation - but only just!

New Chairman Bill Bratt warned supporters and staff alike that things would not get better over night and the club had a transfer embargo slapped on them to make things even more difficult. Yet the start of the 2003/2004 season saw expectations rise sharply, as the side started off really well and we were soon sitting pretty at the top of Division Two. Steve McPhee had managed only three goals the previous season, but it was soon evident that the young Scot was about to make a mockery of that derisory total.

The new owners had given the whole place a lift, but their hands were tied, and there was little they could do which would allow Brian Horton to add to the squad. Vale were still in with a shout of a play off place, when the manager and the club, perhaps a little surprisingly, parted company and the board wasted no time in replacing him with crowd favourite Martin Foyle.

Foyle himself wasted no time in bringing in another former favourite as his assistant, Dean Glover, who had left to join Stone Dominoes the previous season. In the 2006-2007 season the team got off to a terrific start, winning our opening four league matches, and then following that up by beating Championship outfit Preston North End in the Carling Cup. A drop in form and a larger than expected injury list took its toll, though there was further Carling Cup success as we saw off two more Championship clubs, in QPR and Norwich, before going out of the competition at White Hart Lane. Vale actually took the lead against Tottenham when top scorer Leon Constantine found the net, but the home side came back to force extra time and tired legs saw the Valiants concede a further two goals before returning to the Potteries with heads held high.

Following a poor start to the 2007-2008 season, Manager Martin Foyle left the club by mutual consent and Dean Glover took over the reigns as caretaker manager, until a new man was appointed. The new manager was Lee Sinnott, who had previously managed Farsley Celtic, where he had successfully guided the club into the Blue Square Premier League. Unfortunately the club continued to struggle and were knocked out of the FA Cup by lowly Chasetown after a replay and at the end of the season suffered relegation. Lee Sinnott was dismissed after nine games of the following campaign with former player Dean Glover having his second spell in charge. The team struggled to adapt to life in League Two, eventually finishing 18th and Dean Glover left at the end of the season. Micky Adams was then appointed the new manager and set about turning the clubs fortunes around. They defeated two championship sides in the Carling Cup, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday before succumbing to Scunthorpe after extra time. On the league front a late charge almost resulted in a play off place but they were forced to settle for 10th place in the end.

Micky Adams departed for Sheffield United in December 2010 having guided the team to 4th place in the league with Jim Gannon taking charge less than a week later. Jim left the club in March 2011 with Mark Grew taking over as caretaker manager. At the end of the turbulent 2010/11 season, when the team finished 11th, Micky Adams sensationally returned to the club and signed a three year contract.

In the 2011/12 season Vale were on the fringes of a promotion challenge but the club went into administration in March 2012 and the subsequent ten point deduction ended any hopes of a play off place. The team eventually finished in twelfth place. The club began the 2012/13 season still in administration and under a transfer embargo. Despite that, they made a great start and were second in the table when new owners Paul Wildes and Norman Smurthwaite took over in November 2013. They went on to clinch automatic promotion by finishing third, and were the highest scorers in the country with 87 league goals. They also beat Burton Albion 7-1, the club’s biggest win since 1960 and Tom Pope was the country’s leading scorer with 33 goals in all competitions.

At the end of what was a great season, Paul Wildes left the club, leaving Norman Smurthwaite in sole charge. In 2013/14 Vale finished 9th in League One but a poor start to the 2014/15 campaign led to manager Micky Adams resigning with Rob Page taking over. He steered the club to safety to finish 18th, but despite finishing 12th in 2015/16 he left for Northampton and the club appointed their first overseas manager in Bruno Ribeiro. Despite a good start, Ribeiro left at Christmas to be replaced by Michael Brown and he was unable to save the club from relegation.

In 2016/17 Vale only avoided relegation to the National League by one point and finished 20th in 2017/18 and 2018/19, their lowest ever placing. In May 2019 Smurthwaite sold the club to Synectics Solutions, owed by fans of the club Carol and Kevin Shanahan, and they are now beginning the climb back to hopefully former glories.

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Luke Dennis 7 6 13

Oliver Ritchie 7 7 14

James Askey 7 6 13 1 1 2

Joseph Hurst 7 5 12

Connor Russo 4 3 7

George Lewis 0 1 1

Will Lloyd 4 5 9

Ethan Vale 6 7 13 1 2 3

Callum Lovatt 0 2 2 1 1

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Michael Conlon 6 7 13

Nathan Morley 4 4 8

Christopher Smith 4 4 8

Jacob Lovatt 6 5 11 3 3 6

Ryan Baxter 1 1 2

Jayden Hunter 6 4 10 1 1

Ollie Torjussen 1 1

Callum Parker 2 1 3

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