1996–97 Port Vale F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Port Vale 1996–97 John Rudge Bill Bell Vale Park Football League First Division 8th (67 points) FA Cup Third Round(eliminated by Blackburn Rovers) League Cup Third Round(eliminated by Oxford United) Player of the Year Lee Mills Tony Naylor (17) Tony Naylor (20) 15,186 vs. Bradford City, 28 January 1997 3,505 vs. Carlisle United, 17 September 1996 7,840 6–1 vs. Norwich City, 21 December 1996 0–3 (twice) _blackborder_trim _collarblack _blackborder_trim _whitebottom _goldtop ffffff ffffff ffffff 000000 000000 _black_stripes_thin1 _blackstripes_thin4 _black_stripes_thin1 FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 FFCC00 000000 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 season was Port Vale's 85th season of football in the English Football League, and third successive season in the First Division. Despite early turbulence, including fan protests against chairman Bill Bell and the high-profile sale of Steve Guppy to Leicester City for £800,000, Vale secured a highly respectable 8th‑place finish, marking their best post-war league position. Leading the scoring charts was Tony Naylor, who notched 20 goals across all competitions, establishing himself as the club's top scorer for the season. Lee Mills also made a substantial contribution, scoring 15 goals and earning the Player of the Year honours for his efforts. Vale Park remained busy, with a deep run in cup competitions and numerous standout performances. Nonetheless, the league campaign showcased a squad that blended attacking flair with resilience amid turbulence. Contributions from stalwarts like Jon McCarthy, Andy Porter, Steve Guppy, and Martin Foyle added depth and consistency throughout the season. In the 1996–97 campaign, Port Vale finished in 8th place. Manager John Rudge remained in his position during boardroom changes and player departures, while Naylor and Mills scored frequently throughout the season. Overview First Division The pre-season saw John Rudge sign forward Justin O'Reilly from non-League Gresley Rovers for a £30,000 fee. The season started poorly, with just two wins in the opening 13 games, and protests began to develop against Chairman Bill Bell and his selling policy. On 2 October, Vale defeated Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road by two goals to one as Rudge experimented with a 4–5–1 formation with Stewart Talbot in place of a striker.Baggaley Mike Two points thrown away https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/two-points-thrown-away 2 October 2024 Valiant's Substack 2 October 2024 A decent October, with wins over Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux and Birmingham City at home, was followed by a winless November – in which midfielder Jan Jansson became the first Swede to play for the club when he arrived on loan from IFK Norrköping. However, a run of four consecutive victories in December showed the squad's potential. Tony Naylor put a hat-trick past Charlton Athletic in a 3–1 win at The Valley on 14 December.Baggaley Mike Turning around a poor start https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/turning-around-a-poor-start 8 September 2025 Valiant's Substack 8 September 2025 After the match he said he actually hated playing as a lone striker but conceded that "it worked ok today".Baggaley Mike Injury and transfer window update as Port Vale prepare for Charlton https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/injury-and-transfer-window-update 5 January 2024 Valiant's Substack 4 January 2024 The following week Vale pulled Norwich City apart in a 6–1 win – Martin Foyle and Stewart Talbot both claiming braces.Baggaley Mike Vale booed off after Carlisle frustration https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/vale-booed-off-after-carlisle-frustration 24 December 2024 Valiant's Substack 22 December 2024 Norwich manager Mike Walker said that "the second half was a complete shambles".Baggaley Mike Points for debate in a busy summer https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/points-for-debate-in-a-busy-summer 11 May 2026 Valiant's Substack 11 May 2026 The run was topped off with a 1–0 win over Manchester City in front of over 30,000 people at Maine Road.Baggaley Mike Port Vale injury and loan updates ahead of Wycombe https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/port-vale-injury-and-loan-updates 22 December 2023 Valiant's Substack 21 December 2023Fielding Rob Five of the best thumping Port Vale home victories https://www.onevalefan.co.uk/2019/10/five-best-thumping-port-vale-home-victories/ 5 June 2020 onevalefan.co.uk 3 October 2019 Meanwhile, O'Reilly was loaned out to Macclesfield Town to gain experience. Vale's form tailed off, and on 19 January, they managed to go from 4–0 up against Queens Park Rangers at half-time to finish the game drawn 4–4, with Jermaine Holwyn scoring an own goal on his debut.Sherwin Phil The Port Vale Miscellany The History Press Brimscombe Port 2010 103 978-0-7524-5777-2Baggaley Mike Assessing the squad as Port Vale prepare for transfer deals https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/assessing-the-squad-as-port-vale 23 January 2024 Valiant's Substack 22 January 2024 Vale had scored a fifth goal, but the linesman had not seen the ball cross the goalline.Baggaley Mike Saying a fond farewell https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/saying-a-fond-farewell 14 May 2026 Valiant's Substack 14 May 2026 In February, Rudge spent £75,000 to bring Dutch midfielder Rogier Koordes in from Telstar. On 23 February, Vale recorded a 2–1 win away at Birmingham City after putting in a "disciplined if unspectacular performance" as they came from a goal down following Paul Devlin's eighth-minute penalty – Glover made up for giving away the penalty by scoring the winning goal.Baggaley Mike Impressive win comes at a cost https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/impressive-win-comes-at-a-cost 23 February 2025 Valiant's Substack 23 February 2025 However, it was Steve Guppy's last game for the club, who was sold to Premier League side Leicester City for £850,000. On 31 March, a brace from Lee Mills secured a 2–1 home win over Tranmere Rovers.Baggaley Mike Back in the top three after a battling win https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/back-in-the-top-three-after-a-battling 30 March 2025 Valiant's Substack 30 March 2025 A late spurt of form saw them win four straight games to stand a great chance of reaching the play-offs with just three games to go. O'Reilly was moved to Southport in April, having not appeared in the Vale first-team. On 12 April, Vale beat Oldham Athletic 3–2 thanks to a goal from Mills and two from Naylor, leaving the club in the play-off places with three games left.Baggaley Mike Awful second half leaves Vale on the brink https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/awful-second-half-leaves-vale-on 14 April 2024 Valiant's Substack 14 April 2024 Captain Neil Aspin correctly theorised that "this may be the best chance we ever have of reaching the play-offs".Baggaley Mike Learning from Wigan letdown https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/learning-from-wigan-letdown 21 October 2025 Valiant's Substack 20 October 2025 Rivals Stoke City managed to dampen Vale's hopes by easing to a 2–0 victory at the Victoria Ground. More damaging, though, was the defeat at home to Wolves and a final-day draw with eventual play-off winners Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. They finished eighth with 67 points (a mere four points off Palace in the play-offs), representing their highest finish since 1933–34. They finished three points and four places higher than Stoke. At the end of the season, legendary midfielder Ray Walker ended his nine years of association with the club, becoming a player-coach with non-League Leek Town. Another popular player's Vale career was starting, however, with Jan Jansson signing permanently for a £200,000 fee. Finances The club's shirt sponsors were Tunstall Assurance. The club made a profit of £621,000 for the season, primarily due to the sale of Steve Guppy.Baggaley Mike Trying to meet next season's expectations https://portvalethevaliant.substack.com/p/trying-to-meet-next-seasons-expectations 4 June 2026 Valiant's Substack 4 June 2026 Cup competitions In the FA Cup, Premier League Blackburn Rovers proved to be too strong, as Vale left Ewood Park having suffered a 1–0 defeat. In the League Cup, nearby Second Division side Crewe Alexandra lost 1–0 at Vale Park, before Vale blasted them away with a 5–1 win at Gresty Road. They then advanced past Third Division Carlisle United with a 3–2 aggregate victory. Pitted against Oxford United in the third round, a 2–0 defeat at the Manor Ground meant Vale were out of the competition. Results Pre-season Isle of Man International Football Festival 26 July 1996 14:45 BST Wrexham 2–2 D https://www.wrexhamafcarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1968 Port Vale Connolly 51 Watkin 75 Naylor 45 McGregor 47 og. National Sports Centre Douglas, Isle of Man R Radcliffe 450 A Quayle, K Giles P Crompton 6–5 Hardy Watkin Brammer Connolly Chalk Williams Carey Phillips Football League First Division 1996–97 Football League League table First Division PVL Results by matchday table b Round Ground H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A Result D/D/L/W/D/L/D/D/D/W/L/D/L/W/W/L/W/D/D/L/D/W/W/W/W/L/D/D/W/L/D/L/D/W/W/L/D/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/L/D Position 10/16/18/13/12/17/19/18/19/14/15/17/20/15/11/13/12/10/11/14/16/15/12/9/8/9/10/11/7/8/8/12/10/9/7/9/8/8/8/6/5/5/5/6/8/8 Points 1p/2p/2p/5p/6p/6p/7p/8p/9p/12p/12p/13p/13p/16p/19p/19p/22p/23p/24p/24p/25p/28p/31p/34p/37p/37p/38p/39p/42p/42p/43p/43p/44p/47p/50p/50p/51p/54p/54p/57p/60p/63p/66p/66p/66p/67p Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 StattoPort Vale 1996–1997 : Results & Fixtures https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052935/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/port-vale/1996-1997/results 4 March 2016 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 28 April 2012. Matches 1 17 August 1996 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-bolton-wanderers-17-august-1996-179925/ Bolton Wanderers Naylor 72 Thompson 23 Vale Park Burslem 10,057 2 24 August 1996 Swindon Town 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/swindon-town-v-port-vale-24-august-1996-179965/ Port Vale Robinson 62 McCarthy 32 County Ground Swindon G. Pooley 8,706 3 27 August 1996 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-port-vale-27-august-1996-179996/ Port Vale Mahon 45 Branch 44 Prenton Park Prenton 6,123 4 31 August 1996 Port Vale 2–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-oxford-united-31-august-1996-180030/ Oxford United Naylor 41 Mills 62 Vale Park Burslem 6,016 5 7 September 1996 Portsmouth 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/portsmouth-v-port-vale-07-september-1996-180062/ Port Vale Russell 23 Porter 58 Fratton Park Portsmouth 6,448 6 10 September 1996 Port Vale 0–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-manchester-city-10-september-1996-180099/ Manchester City Rösler 10 Dickov 68 Vale Park Burslem Neale Barry 10,770 7 14 September 1996 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-grimsby-town-14-september-1996-180136/ Grimsby Town Hill 12 Southall 27 Vale Park Burslem 4,892 8 21 September 1996 Southend United 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/southend-united-v-port-vale-21-september-1996-180173/ Port Vale Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 4,025 9 29 September 1996 Bradford City 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-bradford-city-29-september-1996-180237/ Port Vale Jacobs 83 Guppy 37 Valley Parade Bradford 4,706 10 2 October 1996 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/queens-park-rangers-v-port-vale-02-october-1996-180266/ Port Vale Barker 79 Guppy 70 Naylor 76 Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush, West London 8,727 11 5 October 1996 Oldham Athletic 3–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/oldham-athletic-v-port-vale-05-october-1996-180274/ Port Vale Ormondroyd 15 38 Banger 42 Boundary Park Oldham 6,051 12 13 October 1996 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-stoke-city-13-october-1996-180333/ Stoke City Mills 90 Keen 65 Vale Park Burslem 14,396 13 16 October 1996 Port Vale 0–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-crystal-palace-16-october-1996-180365/ Crystal Palace Dyer Roberts Vale Park Burslem 4,522 14 19 October 1996 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/wolverhampton-wanderers-v-port-vale-19-october-1996-180381/ Port Vale Naylor 65 Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton D Orr 22,755 15 26 October 1996 Huddersfield Town 0–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/huddersfield-town-v-port-vale-26-october-1996-180412/ Port Vale McCarthy 54 Kirklees Stadium Huddersfield 11,017 16 29 October 1996 Port Vale 1–3 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-barnsley-29-october-1996-180447/ Barnsley Guppy 52 Hendrie 45 de Zeeuw 62 Marcelle 88 Vale Park Burslem 5,231 17 2 November 1996 Port Vale 3–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-birmingham-city-02-november-1996-180483/ Birmingham City Naylor 22 41 Guppy 68 Vale Park Burslem 8,388 18 9 November 1996 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/west-bromwich-albion-v-port-vale-09-november-1996-180519/ Port Vale Taylor 35 Guppy 17 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 13,975 19 16 November 1996 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-sheffield-united-16-november-1996-180555/ Sheffield United Vale Park Burslem 8,352 20 23 November 1996 Ipswich Town 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/ipswich-town-v-port-vale-23-november-1996-180588/ Port Vale Tanner 34 Mason 77 Naylor Portman Road Ipswich 9,491 21 30 November 1996 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-huddersfield-town-30-november-1996-180626/ Huddersfield Town Vale Park Burslem 6,026 22 7 December 1996 Reading 0–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/reading-v-port-vale-07-december-1996-180692/ Port Vale Talbot 73 Elm Park Reading, Berkshire 6,445 23 14 December 1996 Charlton Athletic 1–3 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/charlton-athletic-v-port-vale-14-december-1996-180699/ Port Vale Chapple 21 Naylor 34 46 49 The Valley Charlton, London 10,003 24 21 December 1996 Port Vale 6–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-norwich-city-21-december-1996-180742/ Norwich City Porter 7 Talbot 43 62 Foyle 47 90 Mills 69 Fleck 90 Vale Park Burslem 6,278 25 26 December 1996 Manchester City 0–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/manchester-city-v-port-vale-26-december-1996-180769/ Port Vale Foyle 42 Maine Road Manchester Roger Furnandiz 30,344 26 28 December 1996 Port Vale 0–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-portsmouth-28-december-1996-180800/ Portsmouth Hall 11 Svensson 47 Vale Park Burslem 7,382 27 11 January 1997 Grimsby Town 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/grimsby-town-v-port-vale-11-january-1997-180829/ Port Vale Mendonca 54 Tankard 62 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 3,863 28 19 January 1997 Port Vale 4–4 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-queens-park-rangers-19-january-1997-180887/ Queens Park Rangers Glover 24 Mills 35 Jansson 41 Brazier 45 og. Holwyn 66 og. Impey 85 Murray 88 Spencer 90 Vale Park Burslem 5,736 29 25 January 1997 Port Vale 2–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-southend-united-25-january-1997-180896/ Southend United Guppy 56 McCarthy 84 Thomson 37 Vale Park Burslem 5,588 30 28 January 1997 Port Vale 0–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-city-v-port-vale-28-january-1997-180917/ Bradford City Watson 20 Vale Park Burslem 15,186 31 1 February 1997 Port Vale 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-west-bromwich-albion-01-february-1997-180937/ West Bromwich Albion Naylor 23 82 Peschisolido 7 61 Vale Park Burslem 8,093 32 8 February 1997 Barnsley 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/barnsley-v-port-vale-08-february-1997-180977/ Port Vale Hendrie 26 Oakwell Barnsley 12,246 33 15 February 1997 Port Vale 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-ipswich-town-15-february-1997-181024/ Ipswich Town Mills 40 Porter 43 pen. Mason 9 Stockwell 69 Vale Park Burslem 6,115 34 23 February 1997 Birmingham City 1–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/birmingham-city-v-port-vale-23-february-1997-181087/ Port Vale Devlin 8 pen. Porter 16 Glover 54 St Andrew's Birmingham 13,192 35 1 March 1997 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-reading-01-march-1997-181109/ Reading Naylor 45 Vale Park Burslem 6,057 36 4 March 1997 Sheffield United 3–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/sheffield-united-v-port-vale-04-march-1997-181146/ Port Vale Ward 62 pen. Taylor 79 Fjørtoft 82 Bramall Lane Sheffield 14,950 37 8 March 1997 Norwich City 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/norwich-city-v-port-vale-08-march-1997-181166/ Port Vale Jackson 11 McCarthy 26 Carrow Road Norwich 16,101 38 15 March 1997 Port Vale 2–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-charlton-athletic-15-march-1997-181205/ Charlton Athletic Mills 54 62 Vale Park Burslem 5,905 39 18 March 1997 Bolton Wanderers 4–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/bolton-wanderers-v-port-vale-18-march-1997-181234/ Port Vale Frandsen 9 Glover 38 og. Fairclough 81 Blake 83 Bogie 3 Talbot 50 Burnden Park Bolton 14,150 40 22 March 1997 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-swindon-town-22-march-1997-181255/ Swindon Town Mills 52 Vale Park Burslem E. Lomas 6,142 41 31 March 1997 Port Vale 2–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-tranmere-rovers-31-march-1997-181325/ Tranmere Rovers Mills 36 52 Irons 23 Vale Park Burslem 7,469 42 5 April 1997 Oxford United 0–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/oxford-united-v-port-vale-05-april-1997-181359/ Port Vale Mills 31 Naylor 87 Manor Ground Oxford 7,370 43 12 April 1997 Port Vale 3–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-oldham-athletic-12-april-1997-181413/ Oldham Athletic Naylor 32 85 Mills 76 Garnett 45 Duxbury 82 Vale Park Burslem 8,114 44 20 April 1997 Stoke City 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/stoke-city-v-port-vale-20-april-1997-181487/ Port Vale Sheron 44 85 Victoria Ground Stoke-upon-Trent 16,246 45 27 April 1997 Port Vale 1–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-wolverhampton-wanderers-27-april-1997-181533/ Wolverhampton Wanderers Naylor 40 Thomas 34 Atkins 42 Vale Park Burslem W Burns 13,615 46 4 May 1997 Crystal Palace 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/crystal-palace-v-port-vale-04-may-1997-181565/ Port Vale Roberts 12 Mills 61 Selhurst Park Selhurst, Croydon 16,401 FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup R3 4 January 1997 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/blackburn-rovers-v-port-vale-04-january-1997-25473/ Port Vale Bohinen 68 Ewood Park Blackburn 19,891 League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup R1 1st Leg 20 August 1996 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-crewe-alexandra-20-august-1996-33092/ Crewe Alexandra Naylor 22 Vale Park Burslem 5,236 R1 2nd Leg 3 September 1996 Crewe Alexandra 1–5 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-port-vale-03-september-1996-33120/ Port Vale Adebola 16 Bogie 26 McCarthy 34 Foyle 75 Naylor 84 Mills 85 Gresty Road Crewe 4,471 1–6 R2 1st Leg 17 September 1996 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-carlisle-united-17-september-1996-33155/ Carlisle United Naylor 49 Vale Park Burslem 3,505 R2 2nd Leg 24 September 1996 Carlisle United 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/carlisle-united-v-port-vale-24-september-1996-33179/ Port Vale Thomas 8 74 McCarthy 41 Mills 78 Brunton Park Carlisle 5,545 2–3 R3 1st Leg 22 October 1996 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-oxford-united-22-october-1996-33202/ Oxford United Vale Park Burslem 4,942 R3 2nd Leg 5 November 1996 Oxford United 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/oxford-united-v-port-vale-05-november-1996-33214/ Port Vale Jemson 13 39 Manor Ground Oxford 5,279 2–0 Squad statistics Appearances and goals Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward First Division FA Cup League Cup GK ENG Matthew Boswell 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK ENG Paul Musselwhite 33 0 1 0 2 0 GK NLD Arjan van Heusden 13 0 0 0 4 0 DF ENG Neil Aspin 33 0 1 0 4 0 DF ENG Dean Glover 42 2 1 0 5 0 DF ENG Gareth Griffiths 26 0 1 0 4 0 DF ENG Andy Hill 38 1 0 0 5 0 DF NLD Jermaine Holwyn 7 0 0 0 0 0 DF NIR Jon McCarthy 45 4 1 0 6 2 DF ENG Dean Stokes 10 0 1 0 0 0 DF ENG Allen Tankard 37 1 1 0 6 0 MF ENG Ian Bogie 31 1 1 0 4 1 MF ENG Wayne Corden 12 0 0 0 1 0 MF NLD Rogier Koordes 13 0 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Andy Porter 44 4 1 0 6 0 MF ENG Stewart Talbot 34 4 0 0 2 0 MF ENG Ray Walker 17 0 0 0 2 0 FW ENG Martin Foyle 37 3 1 0 5 1 FW ENG Lee Mills 35 13 0 0 6 2 FW ENG Tony Naylor 43 17 1 0 5 3 FW ENG Justin O'Reilly 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club during the season: MF ENG Steve Guppy 34 6 1 0 5 0 MF SWE Jan Jansson 11 1 1 0 0 0 |} Top scorers PlacePositionNationNameFirst DivisionFA CupLeague CupTotal1FWEnglandTony Naylor1703202FWEnglandLee Mills1302153MFEnglandSteve Guppy6006–FWNorthern IrelandJon McCarthy40265MFEnglandStewart Talbot4004–MFEnglandAndy Porter4004–FWEnglandMartin Foyle30148FWEnglandIan Bogie1012–DFEnglandDean Glover200210DFEnglandAllen Tankard1001–DFEnglandAndy Hill1001–MFSwedenJan Jansson1001TOTALS580967 Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. February 1997 MF NED Rogier Koordes NED SC Telstar £75,000 Port Vale FC Club Details Transfers Soccer Base https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2083&teamTabs=transfers www.soccerbase.com 7 October 2016 Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 28 February 1997 MF ENG Steve Guppy Leicester City £850,000 May 1997 MF ENG Ray Walker Leek Town Free transfer Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref. November 1996 MF SWE Jan Jansson SWE IFK Norrköping January 1991 Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref. 23 September 1996 GK ENG Matthew Boswell Hinkley Town 1996 Rollin Glenda 1997 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1997–98 London Headline Book Publishing 978-0-7472-7738-5 https://archive.org/details/rothmansfootball0000unse/page/540 27 November 2022 6 December 1996 GK ENG Matthew Boswell Redditch United ? References Specific General Soccerbase Category:Port Vale F.C. seasons Port Vale