1965–66 Port Vale F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Port Vale 1965–66 Jackie Mudie Fred Pinfold Vale Park Football League Fourth Division 19th (39 points) FA Cup Third Round(eliminated by Cardiff City) League Cup First Round(eliminated by Reading) John Rowland (21) John Rowland (23) 11,395 vs. Crewe Alexandra, 4 October 1965 3,959 vs. Southport, 27 November 1965 6,015 3–0 (twice), 4–1 and 5–2 0–5 vs. Luton Town, 14 May 1966 _band_white ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 000000 1964–65 1966–67 The 1965–66 season was Port Vale's 54th season of football in the English Football League, and their first season (second overall) back in the Fourth Division following their relegation from the Third Division.Kent Jeff The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale Witan Books 1990 196–226 Flattering Only to Deceive (1960–1969) 0-9508981-4-7 Managed by Jackie Mudie and chaired by Fred Pinfold, the club once again struggled — finishing 19th in the 24‑team division with 39 points, equating to 87th overall among the 92 League clubs. Despite expectations of an immediate promotion push, the club's fortunes continued to decline. Stanley Matthews, appointed as general manager, pioneered a youth-focused policy that saw several teenagers make their debuts — on one occasion, five teenagers made up the forward line in match — Alex Donald, Roddy Georgeson, Mick Cullerton, Paul Bannister, and Paul Ogden. Notably, 15‑year‑old Malcolm MacKenzie became the youngest player in club history when he debuted on 12 April 1966. The league's top scorer was John Rowland, whose 21 goals in league play (23 in all competitions) proved a rare positive in an otherwise grim season. Vale experienced a financial loss of around £30,000, despite rising gate receipts and the continuation of their youth project, with an average attendance of 6,015 and a lowest recorded attendance of just 3,959 for the match against Southport on 27 November 1965. In cup competitions, Vale reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, ultimately eliminated by Cardiff City, and were knocked out of the League Cup in the First Round by Reading after a replay. Overall, the 1965–66 season was a continuation of the club's decline, marked by relegation struggles, a youth experiment under Matthews, modest crowds, growing financial concerns, and another unfulfilled hope of promotion. Overview Fourth Division On 19 July 1965, Stanley Matthews was appointed general manager to help his friend Jackie Mudie as manager. Matthews announced his policy of 'attracting and nurturing young footballers' and stressed the need for 'patience'. Matthews did not receive and did not request a contract. Though a massive lift for the club at the time, this development transpired to be a negative one for all involved, as Roy Sproson later explained that 'the club had their priorities wrong and the first-team suffered badly, whilst Stan trusted people, who took advantage of him'. Most of the summer signings were youngsters, which also suited the club's directors, who had overseen massive losses over the past two seasons. In came Brian Taylor (£3,000 from Shrewsbury Town); winger Roger Smith (Walsall); Scottish inside-forwards John Cummings and Tommy Morrison (Aberdeen); as well as 16-year-old Scottish trialist winger Alex Donald. Matthews also initiated a series of trials for 700 boys. The season opened with a 1–0 win over Colchester United in front of 11,212 at Vale Park. Two narrow away defeats followed in what would be a season-long pattern of success at home and defeat away. Tony Richards made his return from injury in the 1–0 loss at Tranmere Rovers on 27 August, though he broke down again with an injury two games later. Terry Miles replaced Terry Lowe in a 2–0 win over Stockport County on 4 September to become Vale's first ever playing substitute. John Nicholson's club record run of 208 consecutive appearances, which began on 2 September 1961, ended on 8 September. Nicholson was unhappy with this and was sold to Doncaster Rovers for £5,000 – much to supporters' distress. Attendances fell away to only 4,605 on 18 September, when Vale 'disgraced themselves' by only beating Lincoln City 3–0, who provided 'abysmal opposition'. Keeper Jimmy O'Neill was 'in vintage form', but 12 forwards were tried up front in the first ten games. Only John Rowland was scoring with any regularity. On 2 October, Jackie Mudie's 'extra craft' helped the Vale to thrash high-flying Chester 5–2, and two days later Vale beat Crewe Alexandra. Chester manager Peter Hauser claimed that Vale were "easily the best team we have come across". However, the club then played a friendly with SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin in Berlin (losing 2–0). Vale proceeded to lose their next six league games. The club then signed Jimmy Hill from Everton for £5,000; however, Hill seemed to be a replica of Mudie, rather than an addition to the firepower. As Vale slipped down the table, they were denied permission by the Ministry of Labour to sign USA international forward Willy Roy as he did not meet the two-year residential requirement. On 27 November, Vale recorded a 4–1 victory over Southport during a blizzard at Vale Park. More trouble came when Bo'ness United reported the club to the Scottish Junior Football Association for an alleged breach of the rules in the transfer of 17-year-old Roddy Georgeson. On the pitch results continued to go against the Vale, as they found themselves in a re-election struggle by January. Vale then went on a club-record six consecutive away games without scoring a goal in a run lasting from 8 January to 9 March. In came left-back John Ritchie from Whitley Bay, though free agent Graham Barnett did not return to the club, despite protestations from supporters – the management stated that Barnett's wage demands were too great. On 8 January, Vale were beaten 2–0 at second-from-bottom club Hartlepools United. For the clash with bottom-placed Bradford City on 12 January, Vale assembled the youngest ever Football League forward line: Alex Donald (17), Roddy Georgeson (17), Mick Cullerton (17), Paul Bannister (18), and Paul Ogden (19). Of the five forwards, only Bannister had played competitively before. Bradford won 2–0. A 2–1 win over Rochdale was then followed by four straight defeats. Cummings and Morrison were judged not to have made the grade and so were released from their contracts, signing with Ayr United and Sligo Rovers respectively. Stanley Matthews encouraged supporters not to raise their expectations, claiming that "we are rebuilding and miracles don't happen overnight". On 12 February, the team slipped to a 3–0 defeat at bottom club Aldershot. Starting with a 2–1 win over Darlington, Vale picked up seven points out of a possible eight. Their defence was bolstered by the signing of goalkeeper Stuart Sharratt from Oswestry Town for £2,000. A 1–0 victory at Lincoln City was the first away win of the season. However, they were back in the re-election zone by April. On 12 April, Malcolm MacKenzie became the youngest ever first-team player for the club when, at 15 years 347 days old, he was selected for the game against Newport County. To act a nursery club, Broxburn Athletic of Edinburgh was adopted to save having to bring youngsters to Burslem for trials. They finished the season in indifferent form and received a final-day thrashing 5–0 from Luton Town at Kenilworth Road. Matthews was absent for this game as he embarked on a tour of South Africa. They finished in 19th spot with 39 points, leaving them two points away from having to apply for re-election. They were ahead of Chesterfield on goal average, and two points ahead of Rochdale, Lincoln City, and Bradford City, and four points ahead of Wrexham. Their 48 goals scored were atrocious and easily the weakest in the division. However, the defence only conceded 59. The one saviour was John Rowland, whose 23 goals in all competitions were almost quadruple that of his nearest rival. Finances On the financial side, another big loss of £29,696 was announced despite another large donation from the Sportsmen's Association, the Development Fund and the social club. Wages had risen by 25% to £54,552, and there was a £5,000 credit in player transfers, though an improved home crowd average saw gate receipts rise by 25% to £30,994. The management was determined to stick with the club's youth policy. Six players were released, most significantly Tony Richards departed, who had never really recovered from a knee injury, he joined Nuneaton Borough. Also leaving were Mel Machin to Gillingham, Roger Smith to Walsall, whilst Selwyn Whalley retired with a foot injury. This left 23 professionals at the club. Cup competitions In the FA Cup, Jimmy Hill 'masterminded the Vale attack' in a 'thrilling' 2–2 draw at Third Division side Oxford United. The referee had threatened to abandon the match, however, after Jimmy O'Neil became entangled in toilet paper that had been thrown onto the Manor Ground pitch. Vale would have won the tie if not for a hotly disputed penalty decision in which the visitors claimed Oxford striker Bill Calder had handled the ball. Vale won the replay 3–2 to meet Dartford of the Southern League in the second round. Vale won 1–0 despite the best efforts of what The Sentinel described as 'man-eating sharks' that left the "Valiants" nursing several injuries. In the third round, they were defeated 2–1 by Second Division Cardiff City at Ninian Park despite a surprisingly resilient defensive display. In the League Cup, Vale drew 2–2 at home to Reading before exiting the competition with a 1–0 defeat at Elm Park. Results Football League Fourth Division 1965–66 Football League League table Fourth Division y PTV Results by matchday table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/H/H/A/A/A/A Result W/L/L/W/L/D/W/L/W/W/L/D/L/L/D/L/W/D/L/D/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/W/W/D/W/L/D/L/D/W/W/L/L/W/W/D/L/W/L/L Position 1/9/16/11/15/13/11/16/11/8/12/12/13/15/16/17/16/17/18/18/18/18/16/20/20/20/21/21/20/18/16/19/19/19/20/21/18/19/21/20/16/16/16/15/15/19 Points 2p/2p/2p/4p/4p/5p/7p/7p/9p/11p/11p/12p/12p/12p/13p/13p/15p/16p/16p/17p/17p/17p/19p/19p/19p/19p/19p/21p/23p/24p/26p/26p/27p/27p/28p/30p/32p/32p/32p/34p/36p/37p/37p/39p/39p/39p Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 StattoPort Vale 1965–1966 : Results & Fixtures https://web.archive.org/web/20131105211816/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/port-vale/1965-1966/results 5 November 2013 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 28 April 2012. Matches 1 21 August 1965 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-colchester-united-21-august-1965-37615/ Colchester United Bannister Vale Park Burslem 11,212 2 24 August 1965 Barnsley 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/barnsley-v-port-vale-24-august-1965-37624/ Port Vale Oakwell Barnsley 3,016 3 27 August 1965 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-port-vale-27-august-1965-37630/ Port Vale Prenton Park Prenton 10,419 4 4 September 1965 15:15 BST Port Vale 2–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-stockport-county-04-september-1965-37651/ Stockport County Rowland pen. Smith Vale Park Burslem Eric Jennings 6,780 5 11 September 1965 Darlington 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/darlington-v-port-vale-11-september-1965-37661/ Port Vale Rowland Feethams Darlington 3,379 6 13 September 1965 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-barnsley-13-september-1965-37670/ Barnsley Rowland Vale Park Burslem 6,573 7 18 September 1965 Port Vale 3–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-lincoln-city-18-september-1965-37690/ Lincoln City Rowland pen. Mitchell Vale Park Burslem 4,605 8 25 September 1965 Notts County 3–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/notts-county-v-port-vale-25-september-1965-37702/ Port Vale Rowland pen. Meadow Lane Nottingham 6,066 9 2 October 1965 Port Vale 5–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-chester-02-october-1965-37713/ Chester Smith Rowland Richards Mudie Morris Vale Park Burslem 8,108 10 4 October 1965 Port Vale 2–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-crewe-alexandra-04-october-1965-37719/ Crewe Alexandra Rowland Richards Vale Park Burslem 11,395 11 9 October 1965 Torquay United 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/torquay-united-v-port-vale-09-october-1965-37737/ Port Vale Plainmoor Torquay 5,112 12 16 October 1965 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-chesterfield-16-october-1965-37750/ Chesterfield Rowland Vale Park Burslem 7,644 13 22 October 1965 Rochdale 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-port-vale-22-october-1965-37753/ Port Vale Morton Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4,195 14 30 October 1965 Port Vale 1–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-luton-town-30-october-1965-37777/ Luton Town Smith Vale Park Burslem 6,058 15 6 November 1965 Barrow 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/barrow-v-port-vale-06-november-1965-37782/ Port Vale Morrison Johnson Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 5,076 16 19 November 1965 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/doncaster-rovers-v-port-vale-19-november-1965-37791/ Port Vale Belle Vue Doncaster 6,065 17 27 November 1965 Port Vale 4–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-southport-27-november-1965-37818/ Southport Hill Richards og. Smith Vale Park Burslem 3,959 18 11 December 1965 Port Vale 3–3 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-bradford-park-avenue-11-december-1965-37831/ Bradford (Park Avenue) Richards Smith Vale Park Burslem 4,419 19 18 December 1965 Chesterfield 3–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/chesterfield-v-port-vale-18-december-1965-37835/ Port Vale Taylor Saltergate Chesterfield, Derbyshire 2,903 20 1 January 1966 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-torquay-united-01-january-1966-37864/ Torquay United Vale Park Burslem 7,048 21 8 January 1966 Hartlepools United 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/hartlepools-united-v-port-vale-08-january-1966-37873/ Port Vale Thompson 60 Phythian 89 Victoria Park Hartlepool H Davey 4,284 22 12 January 1966 Bradford City 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-city-v-port-vale-12-january-1966-37880/ Port Vale Valley Parade Bradford 3,051 23 15 January 1966 Port Vale 2–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-rochdale-15-january-1966-37890/ Rochdale Georgeson 52 Rowland 87 Taylor 89 Vale Park Burslem 4,262 24 29 January 1966 Colchester United 3–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/colchester-united-v-port-vale-29-january-1966-37898/ Port Vale 25 o.g.Phillips 76Hornsby 90 Layer Road Colchester 4,481 25 5 February 1966 Port Vale 2–3 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-tranmere-rovers-05-february-1966-37914/ Tranmere Rovers Rowland Poole Vale Park Burslem 5,331 26 12 February 1966 Aldershot 3–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/aldershot-v-port-vale-12-february-1966-37917/ Port Vale Recreation Ground Aldershot 2,444 27 18 February 1966 19:30 GMT Stockport County 3–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-port-vale-18-february-1966-37929/ Port Vale Allchurch Lord White Edgeley Park Stockport Ernest Crawford 7,400 28 26 February 1966 Port Vale 3–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-darlington-26-february-1966-37948/ Darlington Machin Ritchie Rowland Vale Park Burslem 4,594 29 5 March 1966 Port Vale 2–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-aldershot-05-march-1966-37962/ Aldershot Rowland Machin Vale Park Burslem 5,443 30 9 March 1966 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-port-vale-09-march-1966-37969/ Port Vale Gresty Road Crewe 6,160 31 12 March 1966 Lincoln City 0–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/lincoln-city-v-port-vale-12-march-1966-37977/ Port Vale Rowland Sincil Bank Lincoln 2,238 32 19 March 1966 Port Vale 0–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-notts-county-19-march-1966-37996/ Notts County Vale Park Burslem 5,619 33 21 March 1966 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-hartlepools-united-21-march-1966-37999/ Hartlepools United Vale Park Burslem Syd Kayley 4,908 34 26 March 1966 Chester 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/chester-v-port-vale-26-march-1966-38011/ Port Vale Metcalf L. Jones Sealand Road Chester 6,520 35 4 April 1966 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-bradford-city-04-april-1966-38025/ Bradford City Vale Park Burslem 3,972 36 11 April 1966 Newport County 0–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/newport-county-v-port-vale-11-april-1966-38050/ Port Vale Rowland Somerton Park Newport, Wales 2,528 37 12 April 1966 Port Vale 3–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-newport-county-12-april-1966-38059/ Newport County Rowland Poole Vale Park Burslem 4,496 38 16 April 1966 Port Vale 0–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-doncaster-rovers-16-april-1966-38070/ Doncaster Rovers Vale Park Burslem 6,669 39 23 April 1966 Southport 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/southport-v-port-vale-23-april-1966-38083/ Port Vale og. Haig Avenue Southport 3,433 40 27 April 1966 Port Vale 2–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-halifax-town-27-april-1966-38096/ Halifax Town Sproson Rowland Vale Park Burslem 4,824 41 30 April 1966 15:00 BST Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.wrexhamafcarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1441 Wrexham Rowland Vale Park Burslem R. Harper A.H. Swadkins, R. Barker 5,110 42 2 May 1966 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-barrow-02-may-1966-38111/ Barrow Vale Park Burslem 5,306 43 4 May 1966 19:15 BST Wrexham 1–0 L https://www.wrexhamafcarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=3177 Port Vale Campbell 84 Racecourse Ground Wrexham E. Norman C.J. Cafferty, F.R. Bate 2,679 44 7 May 1966 Bradford (Park Avenue) 1–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-park-avenue-v-port-vale-07-may-1966-38120/ Port Vale Rowland Park Avenue Bradford 4,978 45 10 May 1966 Halifax Town 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/halifax-town-v-port-vale-10-may-1966-38131/ Port Vale The Shay Halifax, West Yorkshire 2,494 46 14 May 1966 Luton Town 5–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/luton-town-v-port-vale-14-may-1966-38138/ Port Vale Kenilworth Road Luton 12,054 FA Cup 1965–66 FA Cup R1 13 November 1965 Oxford United 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/oxford-united-v-port-vale-13-november-1965-212260/ Port Vale Spelman Calder Sproson Cummings Manor Ground Oxford 10,355 Replay 15 November 1965 Port Vale 3–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-oxford-united-15-november-1965-212273/ Oxford United Taylor Mudie Hill Bodel Vale Park Burslem 7,510 R2 4 December 1965 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-dartford-04-december-1965-212291/ Dartford Hill Vale Park Burslem 6,090 R3 26 January 1966 Cardiff City 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/cardiff-city-v-port-vale-26-january-1966-212339/ Port Vale King 7Hole 90 Rowland Ninian Park Cardiff Eric Jennings 17,126 League Cup 1965–66 Football League Cup R1 1 September 1965 Port Vale 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-reading-01-september-1965-28568/ Reading Rowland pen. Taylor Vale Park Burslem 5,321 Replay 8 September 1965 Reading 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/reading-v-port-vale-08-september-1965-28590/ Port Vale Elm Park Reading, Berkshire 5,664 Squad statistics Appearances and goals Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward Fourth Division FA Cup League Cup GK ENG David Ikin 2 0 0 0 0 0 GK IRL Jimmy O'Neill 29 0 4 0 2 0 GK ENG Stuart Sharratt 15 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Terry Alcock 41 0 4 0 1 0 DF ENG Clint Boulton 18 0 0 0 2 0 DF ENG Terry Lowe 9 0 3 0 1 0 DF ENG John Ritchie 22 1 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Roy Sproson 30 1 4 1 0 0 DF ENG Selwyn Whalley 7 0 0 0 0 0 DF SCO Ron Wilson 36 0 4 0 2 0 MF SCO Alex Donald 11 0 0 0 0 0 MF NIR Jimmy Hill 20 1 4 2 0 0 MF ENG Alan Johnson 2 1 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Mel Machin 18 2 1 0 0 0 MF SCO Malcolm MacKenzie 2 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Bobby McAlinden 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Terry Miles 28 0 1 0 1 0 MF ENG Paul Ogden 2 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Roger Smith 30 6 1 0 2 0 FW ENG Paul Bannister 7 1 0 0 0 0 FW SCO Mick Cullerton 5 0 0 0 0 0 FW EGY Roddy Georgeson 5 1 1 0 0 0 FW ENG John James 10 0 0 0 0 0 FW SCO Jackie Mudie 13 1 3 1 1 0 FW ENG Harry Poole 46 2 4 0 1 0 FW ENG David Mitchell 4 1 0 0 1 0 FW ENG Tony Richards 18 5 1 0 1 0 FW ENG John Rowland 42 21 2 1 2 1 FW ENG Brian Taylor 36 1 4 1 2 1 |- |colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club during the season: DF ENG John Nicholson 4 0 0 0 2 0 FW SCO John Cummings 3 0 2 1 1 0 FW SCO Tommy Morrison 5 1 0 0 1 0 |} Top scorers PlacePositionNationNameFourth DivisionFA CupLeague CupTotal1FWEnglandJohn Rowland2111232MFEnglandRoger Smith60063FWEnglandTony Richards50054MFNorthern IrelandJimmy Hill1203–FWEnglandBrian Taylor11136FWEnglandHarry Poole2002–MFScotlandMel Machin2002–FWScotlandJackie Mudie1102–DFEnglandRoy Sproson110210FWScotlandTommy Morrison1001–DFEnglandJohn Ritchie1001–FWEgyptRoddy Georgeson1001–MFEnglandAlan Johnson1001–FWEnglandDavid Mitchell1001–FWEnglandPaul Bannister1001–FWScotlandJohn Cummings0101–––Own goals2002TOTALS487257 Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. May 1966 MF ENG Mick Mahon Loughborough United Free transfer Kent Jeff Port Vale Personalities Witan Books 1996 0-9529152-0-0 July 1965 FW SCO John Cummings SCO Aberdeen Free transfer July 1965 FW SCO Tommy Morrison SCO Aberdeen Free transfer July 1965 MF ENG Roger Smith Walsall Free transfer July 1965 MF ENG Brian Taylor Shrewsbury Town £3,000 October 1965 MF NIR Jimmy Hill Everton £5,000 November 1965 MF ENG Paul Ogden Leek Castle Free transfer December 1965 DF ENG John Ritchie Whitley Bay Free transfer January 1966 MF EGY Roddy Georgeson SCO Bo'ness United Free transfer March 1966 GK ENG Stuart Sharratt WAL Oswestry Town £2,000 Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. September 1965 DF ENG John Nicholson Doncaster Rovers £5,000 January 1966 FW SCO Tommy Morrison IRL Sligo Rovers Free transfer March 1966 FW SCO John Cummings SCO Ayr United Released May 1966 GK ENG David Ikin Winsford United Free transfer May 1966 DF ENG Terry Lowe Released May 1966 FW ENG David Mitchell Ipswich Town Free transfer May 1966 FW ENG Tony Richards Nuneaton Borough Free transfer May 1966 DF ENG Selwyn Whalley Retired July 1966 MF ENG Mel Machin Gillingham Free transfer July 1966 MF ENG Roger Smith Walsall Free transfer Spring 1966 MF ENG Paul Ogden Altrincham Free transfer References Specific General Kent Jeff The Port Vale Record 1879-1993 Witan Books 1993 0-9508981-9-8 Category:Port Vale F.C. seasons Port Vale