Potteries derby
Location | Stoke-on-Trent |
---|---|
Teams | Port Vale vs. Stoke City |
First meeting | Stoke 1–0 Burslem Port Vale 1887–88 FA Cup 2 December 1882[1] |
Latest meeting | Stoke City 0–1 Port Vale 2001–02 Second Division 10 February 2002 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 185 |
Most wins | Stoke City (101)[1] |
Most player appearances | Tom Holford (28)[1] |
All-time series | Port Vale: 44 Drawn: 40 Stoke: 101 |
Largest victory | Stoke 4–0 Port Vale 1930–31 Second Division (26 September 1931) |
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;[2] this has led to a heated atmosphere at these matches. The two teams have met a total of 185 times, consisting of: 44 English Football League, 6 FA Cup, 62 friendlies, and 73 other (mostly local) cup games.[1] One study in 2019 ranked it as the joint-28th biggest rivalry in English professional football, level with the Manchester derby.[3]
Stoke-on-Trent is the least populous city to have two Football League clubs. Leeds, Leicester, Coventry, Hull, Bradford, and Cardiff are all larger cities that contain just one league club.[4]
Background[]
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Both clubs come from Stoke-on-Trent and are the only clubs from the city to have played in the English Football League. Port Vale are Burslem based and Stoke City traditionally are based in Stoke-upon-Trent. The city of Stoke-on-Trent was incorporated in 1910 (city status granted in 1925), therefore before this time the two clubs were based in separate towns and were local rivals rather than rivals within the same city. Despite this however, the "Valiants" did use The Old Recreation Ground as their home stadium, which was located in Hanley.
Both clubs had strong links to the local pottery industry, Port Vale's unique name being based on the Trent and Mersey Canal and with City's nickname being The Potters.
Port Vale's support tends to be from the North of the city, notably Tunstall and Burslem. Stoke therefore tend to enjoy greater support in the remaining parts of the city.
History[]
The two clubs have long league histories, Stoke City were founded in 1863 [5] and Port Vale were probably formed in 1876.[6] In the early 20th century, both clubs spent time out of the Football League structure: from 1907 (for Vale) and 1908 (for Stoke) until 1919 – both had resigned due to financial troubles. Stoke were founder members of the football league in 1888 and Port Vale were founder members of both the Second Division in 1892 and the Fourth Division in 1958. City have tended to be the more successful club over the years, the most valued trophy going to Stoke in 1972 in the form of the League Cup. Although Vale did reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1954, Stoke bettered this with a second-place finish in 2011. Stoke have also tended to play in higher tiers of the football league throughout the clubs' history, although since 1919 the two clubs have found themselves in the same league for 22 seasons. Vale have had only five seasons playing at a higher level than City, and never in the top flight. Whilst competing in the same division, Vale have finished above Stoke on seven occasions.[7] In every other year of the two clubs' Football League history Stoke have therefore have finished above Vale.
The first derby game was played at Westport Meadows on 2 December 1882, in the Second Round of the Staffordshire Senior Cup.[1] Vale were complete unknowns, and so pulled off a surprise by managing a 1–1 with their more established rivals-to-be.[1] No details of the match were recorded, though The Staffordshire Sentinel did mention the match along with the comment that it was "a spirited game".[1] Stoke won the replay 5–1 at the Victoria Ground seven days later, with George Shutt bagging four of the goals.[1] It took Vale seventeen attempts to register their first victory over Stoke, which they finally did in a friendly on 29 March 1890, winning 2–1.[1]
The biggest attendance came on 6 January 1951, as a crowd of 49,500 packed into the Victoria Ground to witness the teams draw in an FA Cup First Round encounter. Three years later some 46,777 turned up at the ground when the pair met in the league. The biggest crowd for an encounter at Vale Park came on 25 April 1955, when a crowd of 41,674 witnessed a Stoke victory.[1]
Though the two clubs have been main rivals since as early as the 1880s, they have supported each other in times of need. Before regaining their Football League status in the early 20th century, the two clubs had a pact that meant Vale would not bid for membership, leaving Stoke more likely to succeed in their bid; Stoke would then support Vale in any future bids they made.[8] During times of deep financial crisis at the Vale, Stoke played fund-raising matches with the Vale in order to try and prevent their rivals from going into liquidation.[8] In turn, Vale allowed Stoke to play a home game at Vale Park when a freak gale in January 1976 caused severe damage to the Victoria Ground.[8]
Stoke's ten-year run in the Premier League (2008–09 to 2017–18) under the ownership of billionaire Peter Coates coincided with Vale spending five seasons in League Two, leaving the two clubs three divisions apart. However Stoke's relegation to and subsequent struggles in the Championship led to realistic prospects of a future renewing of hostilities. On 4 December 2018, Stoke's under-21s lost 4–0 to Vale's first-team in the EFL Trophy at Vale Park, and after the match an estimated "minority of 150-200 people" within Stoke's 4,000 ticket allocation trashed the away end at Vale Park; this added a sour note to Vale's season high attendance record of 7,940.[9] Vale launched a controversial new commercial campaign in October 2019, offering youngsters the chance to swap Stoke City shirts and tickets for Vale ones, which was a response to Stoke's popular 'City 7s' scheme which handed seven year olds a shirt and match tickets for a game at the Bet365 Stadium.[10]
Game list[]
The most recent game resulted in a 1–0 away win for Port Vale, Stoke City's last win over Vale being seven derbies ago.
This list shows all competitive senior matches in the English Football League, the FA Cup, League Cup, and League Trophy. Matches from wartime competitions, friendlies, Staffordshire Senior Cup, and other minor cup competitions are not included.
Note that the league system was re-organized in 1992 with the creation of the Premier League and in 2004 with the league re-branding.
Date | Competition | Stadium | Score | Port Vale Scorers | Stoke City Scorers | Att. | ||
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Stoke City promoted to First Division 2001–02 | ||||||||
10 February 2002 | Second Division | Britannia Stadium | Cummins[11] | 23,019 | ||||
21 October 2001 | Second Division | Vale Park | 1–1 | McPhee | Iwelumo[12] | 10,344 | ||
5 March 2001 | LDV Trophy | Britannia Stadium | Cummins, Bridge-Wilkinson | Mohan[13] | 11,323 | |||
17 February 2001 | Second Division | Britannia Stadium | 1–1 | Brammer | O'Connor[14] | 22,133 | ||
17 September 2000 | Second Division | Vale Park | 1–1 | Bridge-Wilkinson | Lightbourne[15] | 8,948 | ||
Port Vale relegated to Second Division 1999–2000 | ||||||||
Stoke City relegated to Second Division 1997–98 | ||||||||
1 March 1998 | First Division | Vale Park | 0–0 | [16] | 13,853 | |||
12 October 1997 | First Division | Britannia Stadium | Naylor | Forsyth, Keen[17] | 20,125 | |||
20 April 1997 | First Division | Victoria Ground | Sheron (2)[18] | 16,426 | ||||
13 October 1996 | First Division | Vale Park | 1–1 | Mills | Keen[19] | 14,396 | ||
12 March 1996 | First Division | Vale Park | Bogie[20] | 16,737 | ||||
27 August 1995 | First Division | Victoria Ground | Bogie[21] | 14,283 | ||||
22 April 1995 | First Division | Victoria Ground | Foyle[22] | 20,429 | ||||
14 March 1995 | First Division | Vale Park | 1–1 | Naylor | Sandford[23] | 19,510 | ||
Port Vale promoted to First Division 1993–1994 | ||||||||
Stoke City promoted to First Division 1992–1993 | ||||||||
31 March 1993 | Second Division | Vale Park | Stein, Gleghorn | 20,373 | ||||
3 March 1993 | Autoglass Trophy | Victoria Ground | Van der Laan | 22,254 | ||||
24 November 1992 | FA Cup First Round Replay | Vale Park | Foyle (2), Porter | Sandford | 19,810 | |||
16 November 1992 | FA Cup First Round | Victoria Ground | 0–0 | 24,490 | ||||
24 October 1992 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | Kerr | Cranson, Stein | 24,334 | |||
Port Vale relegated to Third Division 1991–92 | ||||||||
Stoke City relegated to Third Division 1989–90 | ||||||||
3 February 1990 | Second Division | Vale Park | 0–0 | 22,075 | ||||
23 September 1989 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | 1–1 | Earle | Palin | 27,004 | ||
Port Vale promoted to Second Division 1988–89 | ||||||||
Port Vale relegated to Third Division 1956–57 | ||||||||
29 April 1957 | Second Division | Vale Park | 2–2 | Cunliffe, Steele | Graver, King | 22,395 | ||
10 October 1956 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | Smith | Coleman (2), Kelly | 39,446 | |||
31 March 1956 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | 1–1 | Griffiths | Oscroft | 37,928 | ||
8 October 1955 | Second Division | Vale Park | Done | 37,261 | ||||
25 April 1955 | Second Division | Vale Park | Bowyer | 41,674 | ||||
4 September 1954 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | 0–0 | 46,777 | ||||
Port Vale promoted to Second Division 1953–54 | ||||||||
8 January 1951 | FA Cup First Round Replay | Victoria Ground | Bowyer | 40,977 | ||||
6 January 1951 | FA Cup First Round | Victoria Ground | 2–2 | Bennett, Pinchbeck | Mullard (2) | 49,500 | ||
Stoke City promoted to First Division 1932–33 | ||||||||
4 March 1933 | Second Division | The Old Recreation Ground | McGrath | Johnson, Ware, Matthews | 19,625 | |||
22 October 1932 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | Johnson | 29,296 | ||||
6 February 1932 | Second Division | The Old Recreation Ground | Marshall (2), Henshall | 21,089 | ||||
26 September 1931 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | Sale, Bussey (3) | 28,292 | ||||
18 April 1931 | Second Division | The Old Recreation Ground | 0–0 | 13,403 | ||||
13 December 1930 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | Robertson | 26,609 | ||||
Port Vale promoted to Second Division 1929–30 | ||||||||
Port Vale relegated to Third Division North 1928–29 | ||||||||
26 January 1929 | Second Division | The Old Recreation Ground | Mandley | Shirley (2) | 18,869 | |||
15 September 1928 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | Griffiths | Davies, Bussey | 35,288 | |||
17 March 1928 | Second Division | The Old Recreation Ground | 0–0 | 21,071 | ||||
5 November 1927 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | Anstiss, Kirkham | 31,493 | ||||
Stoke City promoted to Second Division 1926–27 | ||||||||
Stoke City relegated to Third Division North 1925–26 | ||||||||
7 September 1925 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | Kirkham (3) | 21,869 | ||||
31 August 1925 | Second Division | The Old Recreation Ground | Kirkham (2 [1 pen]), Strange | 19,997 | ||||
24 January 1925 | Second Division | The Old Recreation Ground | Kirkham, Tempest | 17,936 | ||||
20 September 1924 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | Connelly | 22,747 | ||||
13 October 1923 | Second Division | The Old Recreation Ground | Page, Butler | J Broad (2), Eyres (2) | 16,800 | |||
6 October 1923 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | Clarke | 21,685 | ||||
Stoke relegated to Second Division 1922–23 | ||||||||
Stoke promoted to First Division 1921–22 | ||||||||
7 January 1922 | FA Cup First Round | The Old Recreation Ground | Page, Brough | Watkin (3), Tempest | 14,471 | |||
1 October 1921 | Second Division | The Old Recreation Ground | J Broad | 20,000 | ||||
24 September 1921 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | 0–0 | 30,000 | ||||
2 October 1920 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | Blood | 26,500 | ||||
25 September 1920 | Second Division | The Old Recreation Ground | Page, Briscoe | McColl | 20,000 | |||
13 March 1920 | Second Division | Victoria Ground | 0–0 | 27,000 | ||||
6 March 1920 | Second Division | The Old Recreation Ground | Whittingham, Brown, Watkin | 22,697 | ||||
Port Vale and Stoke City re-admitted to the Football League 1919–20 | ||||||||
15 October 1887 | FA Cup First Round | Victoria Ground | Lawton |
Statistics[]
As of 12 January 2009
Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
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Football League | |||||||
Port Vale | 44 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 45 | −4 |
Stoke City | 44 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 |
FA Cup | |||||||
Port Vale | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
Stoke City | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
Football League Trophy | |||||||
Port Vale | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Friendlies & minor cups[1] | |||||||
Port Vale | 133 | 29 | 23 | 82 | 156 | 298 | −142 |
Stoke City | 133 | 82 | 23 | 29 | 298 | 156 | +142 |
Totals | |||||||
Port Vale | 185 | 44 | 40 | 101 | 207 | 353 | −146 |
Stoke City | 185 | 101 | 40 | 44 | 353 | 207 | +146 |
Honours[]
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These are the major footballing honours of Port Vale and Stoke City.
Competition | Port Vale | Stoke City |
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Second Division / Championship (2nd tier) | 0 | 2 |
Third Division / Third Division North / League One (3rd tier) | 2 | 2 |
Fourth Division / League Two (4th tier) | 1 | 0 |
League Cup / EFL Cup | 0 | 1 |
Football League Trophy / EFL Trophy | 2 | 2 |
Total | 5 | 7 |
Crossing the divide[]
Players who have played for both clubs[]
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The player with the most appearances in derby games is Tom Holford, who played nine times in Stoke colours and nineteen times in Vale colours between 1899 and 1922. Dickie Smith played 24 appearances in Stoke colours, whilst Billy Briscoe turned out 22 times for the "Valiants". The player with most appearances in the derby following World War II is John McCue, who played seventeen times for the "Potters", followed by Vale's Roy Sproson with fifteen derby appearances.[1] In terms of goals scored the record-holder is Bob Whittingham, who knocked thirteen goals in for Stoke between 1917 and 1920, though only one of these came in a Football League encounter. The most successful scorer in Vale colours has been Wilf Kirkham with seven goals, though he also scored once whilst playing on Stoke's side – all Kirkham's goals came in the English Football League.[1]
Players in bold transferred directly between the clubs, or were released by one and then signed for the other. Only players who made a competitive first-team appearance are included on the list. John Lumsdon is the last player to have joined Port Vale on loan from Stoke City, having made the move in March 1978.[24] Both the Potteries clubs also share a rivalry with Crewe Alexandra. Players highlighted in pink have turned out for all three clubs.
Player | Port Vale career | Stoke City career | ||||
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Span | Appearances | Goals | Span | Appearances | Goals | |
Ron Andrew | 1964–1965 | 8 | 1 | 1957–1964 | 129 | 2 |
Len Armitage | 1932–1934 | 13 | 2 | 1924–1932 | 200 | 19 |
Bill Asprey | 1967–1968 | 33 | 0 | 1953–1966 | 341 | 26 |
Tom Baddeley | 1893–1896 | 67 | 0 | 1910 | 7 | 0 |
Lewis Ballham | 1888–1890 | 16 | 6 | 1891–1892 | 52 | 16 |
George Bateman | 1882–1886 1886–1890 |
20 | 0 | 1886–1887 1891–1892 |
7 | 0 |
Jason Beckford | 1991 | 5 | 1 | 1994–1995 | 5 | 0 |
Harry Benson | 1908–1911 | 43 | 0 | 1901–1907 | 91 | 0 |
Bill Bentley | 1977–1980 | 106 | 0 | 1964–1968 | 53 | 2 |
Brian Bithell | 1977 | 2 | 0 | 1976–1977 | 18 | 0 |
Alan Bloor | 1978–1979 | 6 | 1 | 1961–1977 | 482 | 19 |
Lucien Boullemier | 1897–1902 1905 |
171 | 8 | 1896 | 7 | 0 |
Arthur Box | 1904–1907 | 52 | 1 | 1907–1909 | 39 | 0 |
William Bradbury | 1903–1907 | 12 | 0 | 1910–1911 | 31 | 0 |
Dave Brammer | 1999–2001 2008–2009 |
98 | 4 | 2004–2007 | 112 | 3 |
Arthur Bridgett | 1923–1924 | 15 | 7 | 1902 | 7 | 0 |
Ian Brightwell | 2002–2004 | 41 | 0 | 2002 | 5 | 0 |
Joe Brough | 1906–1907 1909–1910 1913–1922 |
189 | 104 | 1907 | 1 | 0 |
Adrian Capes | 1900–1905 1907–1911 |
214 | 84 | 1905–1907 | 19 | 2 |
Mark Chamberlain | 1979–1982 | 110 | 20 | 1982–1985 | 124 | 18 |
Neville Chamberlain | 1978–1982 | 158 | 41 | 1982–1984 | 7 | 0 |
Tommy Clare | 1884 1897 1898–1901 |
52 | 0 | 1884–1897 | 252 | 6 |
Albert Cook | 1900–1906 1907 1909–1911 |
64 | 7 | 1906 | 12 | 1 |
William Cope | 1904–1907 | 77 | 1 | 1907–1908 | 31 | 0 |
Harry Cotton | 1901–1905 | 139 | 0 | 1905–1908 | 22 | 1 |
Tom Coxon | 1902–1903 1906–1907 |
46 | 16 | 1903–1904 1907 |
38 | 6 |
Harry Davies | 1938–1939 | 49 | 5 | 1922–1929 1932–1937 |
411 | 101 |
Carl Dickinson | 2013–2016 | 143 | 4 | 2004–2011 | 60 | 0 |
Tony Dinning | 2005–2006 | 48 | 5 | 2002 | 8 | 0 |
Alan Dodd | 1986–1987 | 3 | 0 | 1969–1982 | 401 | 4 |
Billy Draycott | 1890–1891 | 3 | 1 | 1891–1894 | 2 | 0 |
Archie Dyke | 1913–1914 1919 |
21 | 2 | 1909–1912 1914 |
44 | 3 |
Billy Eardley | 1894–1895 1895–1896 |
19 | 7 | 1896 | 10 | 1 |
Francis Eardley | 1910–1911 | 6 | 2 | 1909 | 3 | 2 |
Wayne Ebanks | 1985–1987 | 48 | 0 | 1984 | 12 | 0 |
Ted Evans | 1896–1899 | 44 | 15 | 1891–1895 | 61 | 19 |
Arthur Fielding | 1910–1911 | 4 | 5 | 1908–1909 | 3 | 0 |
John Flowers | 1971–1972 | 37 | 0 | 1963–1966 | 9 | 0 |
Peter Ford | 1959–1963 | 121 | 5 | 1956–1959 | 14 | 0 |
Jimmy Greenhoff | 1981–1983 | 56 | 5 | 1969–1976 | 346 | 103 |
Peter Griffiths | 1984–1986 | 48 | 5 | 1983–1984 | 64 | 5 |
Steve Guppy | 1994–1997 | 128 | 13 | 2004 | 4 | 0 |
Charles Hallam | 1922–1923 | 2 | 0 | 1924–1927 | 33 | 2 |
Mark Harrison | 1980–1982 | 80 | 0 | 1982–1983 | 8 | 0 |
Arthur Hartshorne | 1902–1903 | 30 | 3 | 1903–1905 | 56 | 0 |
Billy Heames | 1897–1904 | 233 | 26 | 1883–1887 | 16 | 2 |
Geoff Hickson | 1968 | 17 | 0 | 1959–1961 | 11 | 0 |
Ted Holdcroft | 1901–1903 | 18 | 1 | 1903–1905 | 44 | 11 |
Tom Holford | 1919–1924 | 56 | 1 | 1898–1908 | 269 | 33 |
Vic Horrocks | 1905–1907 1911–1912 |
39 | 2 | 1904 1908–1911 |
20 | 8 |
Sam Howshall | 1903–1905 | 2 | 0 | 1908 | 1 | 2 |
Jason Jarrett | 2009 | 13 | 0 | 2005 | 3 | 0 |
Arthur Jepson | 1938–1946 | 53 | 0 | 1946–1948 | 32 | 0 |
Tony Kelly | 1994 | 5 | 1 | 1986–1987 | 44 | 4 |
Wilf Kirkham | 1923–1929 1932–1933 |
276 | 164 | 1929–1932 | 51 | 30 |
Tony Lacey | 1970–1975 | 215 | 9 | 1967–1969 | 5 | 0 |
Billy Leech | 1899–1900 | 30 | 1 | 1900–1901 | 50 | 2 |
Terry Lees | 1975–1976 | 47 | 2 | 1970–1975 | 28 | 0 |
Harry Leese | 1913–1919 | 42 | 4 | 1907 1909–1913 |
119 | 29 |
John Lumsdon | 1978 | 5 | 0 | 1975–1978 | 28 | 0 |
Neil MacKenzie | 2008–2009 | 3 | 0 | 1996–1999 | 46 | 1 |
Ted McDonald | 1894–1896 1897–1899 |
120 | 12 | 1896–1897 | 2 | 0 |
Arden Maddison | 1924–1927 | 53 | 1 | 1924 | 1 | 0 |
Jack Maddock | 1923–1931 | 182 | 12 | 1919–1921 | 23 | 4 |
Paul Maguire | 1985–1988 | 147 | 27 | 1980–1984 | 120 | 25 |
Alan Martin | 1941–1951 | 198 | 31 | 1951–1955 | 115 | 6 |
Lee Mills | 1995–1998 | 128 | 44 | 2003 | 11 | 2 |
Jackie Mudie | 1963–1967 | 64 | 11 | 1961–1963 | 93 | 33 |
Albert Mullard | 1951–1956 | 178 | 23 | 1950–1951 | 23 | 5 |
Ernest Mullineux | 1900–1904 | 127 | 2 | 1907–1914 | 187 | 0 |
Jimmy O'Neill | 1965–1966 | 48 | 0 | 1960–1964 | 149 | 0 |
Harry Oscroft | 1959–1961 | 48 | 12 | 1949–1959 | 349 | 107 |
Gareth Owen | 2008–2009 2009–2013 |
129 | 2 | 2001–2005 | 5 | 0 |
Syd Owen | 1907 1908 |
1 | 0 | 1906 1907 |
10 | 6 |
Louis Page | 1932–1933 | 19 | 2 | 1919–1922 | 21 | 1 |
Martin Paterson | 2016 | 18 | 2 | 2005–2007 | 16 | 1 |
Jack Peart | 1922 | 7 | 0 | 1909–1912 | 47 | 41 |
Syd Peppitt | 1950–1951 | 11 | 2 | 1936–1950 | 106 | 29 |
Edward Proctor | 1896–1897 | 17 | 4 | 1895–1896 | 3 | 2 |
Danny Pugh | 2017–present | 56 | 3 | 2007–2012 | 89 | 3 |
Bob Ramsay | 1886–1888 1893–1894 |
16 | 0 | 1888–1890 | 47 | 5 |
Vic Rouse | 1926–1929 | 102 | 0 | 1922–1926 | 95 | 2 |
Arthur Rowley | 1902–1903 | 66 | 4 | 1896–1899 | 62 | 0 |
Kevin Sheldon | 1982 | 5 | 0 | 1975–1981 | 15 | 0 |
George Shutt | 1891–1893 | 2 | 0 | 1885–1889 | 30 | 2 |
Barry Siddall | 1982–1984 | 93 | 0 | 1984–1986 | 20 | 0 |
Eric Skeels | 1976–1977 | 5 | 1 | 1959–1976 | 597 | 7 |
Freddie Steele | 1951–1953 | 25 | 12 | 1933–1949 | 251 | 159 |
James Swarbrick | 1911–1912 | 22 | 3 | 1910–1911 | 3 | 0 |
Billy Tempest | 1924–1926 | 45 | 3 | 1912–1924 | 217 | 31 |
Michael Tonge | 2017–2019 | 39 | 4 | 2008–2013 | 19 | 0 |
Billy Twemlow | 1921–1923 | 22 | 0 | 1916–1921 | 37 | 2 |
Steve Waddington | 1982–1983 | 2 | 0 | 1976–1979 | 56 | 6 |
Tommy Ward | 1936–1938 1939 |
61 | 29 | 1938–1939 | 5 | 4 |
Frank Watkin | 1929–1931 | 13 | 9 | 1926 | 5 | 3 |
Frank Whitehouse | 1899–1900 | 19 | 1 | 1900–1904 | 95 | 24 |
Louis Williams | 1912–1913 | 8 | 0 | 1907–1908 | 36 | 1 |
Ron Wilson | 1963–1970 | 293 | 5 | 1959–1964 | 11 | 0 |
Alf Wood | 1892–1895 | 65 | 18 | 1895–1901 | 134 | 10 |
John Woodward | 1973–1975 | 106 | 32 | 1964–1967 | 11 | 1 |
Managers who worked at both clubs[]
Those in bold were actually full-time managers at both clubs.
Manager | Port Vale career | Stoke City career |
---|---|---|
Span | Span | |
Micky Adams | 2009–2010 2011–2014 |
1994 |
Bill Asprey | 1967–1968 | 1984–1985 |
Alan Bloor | 1979 | 1961–1977 |
Tom Holford | 1919–1924 1932–1935 |
1898–1908 |
Jackie Mudie | 1965–1967 | 1961–1963 |
Danny Pugh | 2007–2012 | 2017–present |
Bill Rowley | 1884–1886 | 1886–1898 |
John Rudge | 1983–1999 | 1999–2013 |
Stanley Matthews | 1967–1968 | 1932–1947 1961–1965 |
Joe Schofield | 1924–1930 | 1915–1919 |
Freddie Steele | 1951–1957 1962–1965 |
1933–1949 |
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External links[]
- Head to Head stats at Soccerbase
- Profile on footballderbies.com
- England football derbies
- Port Vale F.C.
- Sport in Stoke-on-Trent
- Stoke City F.C.