1964–65 Port Vale F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Port Vale 1964–65 Freddie Steele(until February)Jackie Mudie(from February) Tom Talbot Vale Park Football League Third Division 22nd (32 points) FA Cup Second Round(eliminated by Millwall) League Cup First Round(eliminated by Luton Town) Albert Cheesebrough (7) Albert Cheesebrough (7) 8,190 vs. Colchester United, 29 August 1964 3,071 vs. Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, 13 February 1965 5,508 2–0 (four games) 0–4 (five games) _collarblack _black_stripes _band_black ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff ffffff 1963–64 1965–66 The 1964–65 season was Port Vale's 53rd season of football in the English Football League, and their sixth season in 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 Under manager Freddie Steele (until February) and chairman Tom Talbot, the club endured a disastrous league season, finishing 22nd with 32 points, resulting in relegation to the Fourth Division. Offensively, Vale were the poorest scorers in the entire Football League, mustering just 41 goals in 46 games, with Albert Cheesebrough topping the charts with a mere seven goals in both league and overall tallies. A club record run of 13 home matches without a clean sheet, stretching from 26 September to 15 March, highlighted defensive woes. The season began poorly and Steele departed by mutual consent in February 1965, with veteran forward Jackie Mudie stepping in as caretaker manager and igniting a brief revival. However, Vale remained five points adrift of safety, and relegation could not be avoided. In cup competitions, Vale exited the FA Cup in the Second Round, losing to Millwall, and were knocked out of the League Cup in the First Round. Home attendance averaged 5,508, with the highest gate recorded at 8,190 for the opening home fixture against Colchester United on 29 August 1964. Overall, the 1964–65 season was marked by managerial upheaval and poor results, culminating in relegation and the club's worst-ever goalscoring record. Overview Third Division The pre-season saw manager Freddie Steele attempt to sign legendary Spurs striker Bobby Smith, this audacious attempt failed partly due to the financially precarious situation the club found itself in after the previous season. Instead Steele signed Ron Andrew from Stoke City for £3,000, as well as goalkeeper Reg Davies from Leyton Orient. The season began with a 4–1 beating at Borough Park from newly-promoted Workington after Tony Richards found himself sidelined following an insect bite. They picked up just three points in their next six league games. The fans were already showing their disappointment in the team 20 minutes before the end of the first home game – a 2–1 defeat to Colchester United. Ken Hancock and Jackie Mudie were both dropped following this game. Richards made his return only to suffer a knee injury which required surgery, thereby keeping him out of action for the rest of the campaign. On 5 September, Billy Bingham had played his last game, as he broke his leg in a 4–0 beating by Brentford at Griffin Park. Two successive mid-September 1–0 victories (both goals scored by Albert Cheesebrough) were rare bright rays of sunshine for the "Valiants". A 'punchless' and 'guileless' run of twelve games without a win followed, which saw the club drop to third from bottom, as attendances tailed off accordingly. On 5 October, a mere 4,247 turned out to witness a 2–2 draw with Mansfield Town. Cheeseborough also picked up an injury, whilst Mudie found he was now unable to play on hard surfaces. Reserves filled the gaps in the first XI as at Vale Park "the loud mouths on the terraces certainly did a good job [of] hindering Stan Trafford" on his home debut on 17 October. Goals in short supply, numerous players were tried in the centre-forward role, to no avail. On 21 November, Vale picked up their third league win of the campaign, beating lowly Barnsley 2–0 at Oakwell. Youth players continued to be drafted in as Vale finished the year with four straight league defeats, picking up injuries and sendings off along the way. In December, Ken Hancock was sold to Ipswich Town for £10,000 to balance the books following sliding attendance figures. The club gave a debut to 16-year-old Clint Boulton on Boxing Day, a 3–0 defeat to Hull City in which Ron Smith damaged his eye. Steele made nine changes for the return fixture two days later, which ended in a 4–0 defeat after Cheesebrough was sent off on 30 minutes for arguing with the referee. A 2–1 victory over promotion-chasers Brentford on 2 January failed to spark a revival, partly because the Bees were forced to play almost the entire match with ten players and an outside player in goal following an injury to Chic Brodie. Steele tried to play a settled team, but that proved to be as unsuccessful as when he switched the team round constantly. By the end of the month the club were bottom of the league and morale was low. On 16 January, Stan Steele broke his toe in a 4–0 defeat at Bristol Rovers as the team's "defensive weaknesses were glaring exposed". In mid-February, the club four points short of safety, Freddie Steele left the club by mutual consent, as Jackie Mudie was appointed caretaker manager. Following a 4–0 hammering from Gillingham, Mudie signed veteran stopper Jimmy O'Neill from Darlington, and the former Ireland international seemed to improve the team, as just two defeats in eight games followed after he replaced regular custodian Reg Davies. Mudie instilled discipline into the team, and so was made manager permanently on 3 March. He then ensured Reg Davies was transferred to Leyton Orient. He tried and failed to re-sign Terry Harkin from Crewe Alexandra. One win in their final six games doomed the Vale to relegation, just as survival seemed possible. Only 3,521 witnessed a final day victory over Walsall. They finished in twenty-second position, their 32 points five short of safety. Losing ten home games, they recorded just two wins on their travels. No team in the top four divisions scored fewer than Vale's 41 goals, as Cheeseborough took the honour of top-scorer with a mere seven goals – this was the lowest total for a Vale top-scorer in a Football League season since Meshach Dean scored six in 1892–93 (in a 22-game league season). The club embarked on a post-season tour of Germany, where they played SC Tasmania 1900 Berlin at the Poststadion on 15 June.official matchday programme Port Vale v Oldham Athletic 9 March 2021 25 https://pvfc-shop.com/portvale/download/44vTt3a4Drxb2889eTOj.pdf 20 August 2023 Finances On the financial side, £15,497 was recorded despite a £16,320 donation from the Sportsmen's Association, the Development Fund, and the social club. The average home attendance was a mere 5,508, almost half that of the previous season. Gate receipts had plummeted to just £24,117, compared to a wage bill of £41,092; meanwhile, a £6,250 profit was made on transfers. A clear-out of players could not be avoided, as twelve were handed free transfers, including: Billy Bingham (retired); Stan Steele (left the country); Ron Smith (Southport); Ron Andrew (retired); Tim Rawlings (Nuneaton Borough); Stan Trafford (retired); and Albert Cheesebrough (joined Mansfield Town for free, although Vale had wanted £5,000 for him). Cup competitions In the FA Cup, Vale made 'an inglorious passage' past amateurs Hendon of the Isthmian League with a difficult 2–1 victory. Fourth Division club Millwall proved to be too tough an opponent in the second round however, as the "Lions" picked up a 'decisive' 4–0 win at The Den. Once again, the club exited at the first hurdle in the League Cup, this time losing 1–0 at home to Luton Town with 18-year-old David Mitchell at centre-forward. Results Football League Third Division 1964–65 Football League League table Third Division y PTV Results by matchday table b Round Ground A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/H/A/H Result L/D/L/L/L/D/D/W/W/L/D/L/D/L/D/L/L/L/D/D/D/W/L/L/L/L/W/D/L/D/L/L/L/L/D/W/W/L/W/W/D/L/D/L/L/W Position 19/17/22/22/24/24/22/19/18/20/18/21/20/20/21/20/20/21/21/22/22/21/21/23/24/24/23/23/23/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/24/23/23/23/23/23/23/23/22 Points 0p/1p/1p/1p/1p/2p/3p/5p/7p/7p/8p/8p/9p/9p/10p/10p/10p/10p/11p/12p/13p/15p/15p/15p/15p/15p/17p/18p/18p/19p/19p/19p/19p/19p/20p/22p/24p/24p/26p/28p/29p/29p/30p/30p/30p/32p Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 StattoPort Vale 1964–1965 : Results & Fixtures https://web.archive.org/web/20150907200418/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/port-vale/1964-1965/results 7 September 2015 . Statto Organisation. Retrieved 28 April 2012. Matches 1 22 August 1964 Workington 4–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/workington-v-port-vale-22-august-1964-128642/ Port Vale Andrew Borough Park Workington 5,228 2 24 August 1964 Carlisle United 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/carlisle-united-v-port-vale-24-august-1964-128643/ Port Vale Cheesebrough Brunton Park Carlisle 11,809 3 29 August 1964 Port Vale 1–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-colchester-united-29-august-1964-128664/ Colchester United Poole 20 Stark 24Salisbury 26 Vale Park Burslem 8,190 4 31 August 1964 Port Vale 1–3 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-carlisle-united-31-august-1964-128669/ Carlisle United Cheesebrough Vale Park Burslem 8,003 5 5 September 1964 Brentford 4–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/brentford-v-port-vale-05-september-1964-128677/ Port Vale Summers Dick pen. Bonson Griffin Park Brentford, West London 8,397 6 9 September 1964 Luton Town 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/luton-town-v-port-vale-09-september-1964-128696/ Port Vale Poole Kenilworth Road Luton 11,649 7 12 September 1964 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-bristol-rovers-12-september-1964-128706/ Bristol Rovers Steele Vale Park Burslem 7,571 8 14 September 1964 Port Vale 1–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-luton-town-14-september-1964-128710/ Luton Town Cheesebrough Vale Park Burslem 6,381 9 19 September 1964 Oldham Athletic 0–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/oldham-athletic-v-port-vale-19-september-1964-128729/ Port Vale Cheesebrough Boundary Park Oldham 9,575 10 26 September 1964 Port Vale 0–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-exeter-city-26-september-1964-128741/ Exeter City Banks Vale Park Burslem J.Catlin 7,006 11 28 September 1964 Mansfield Town 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/mansfield-town-v-port-vale-28-september-1964-128745/ Port Vale Scanlon Graham Porter Mitchell Field Mill Mansfield 10,709 12 3 October 1964 Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic 3–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/bournemouth-and-boscombe-athletic-v-port-vale-03-october-1964-128757/ Port Vale Dean Court Bournemouth 8,609 13 5 October 1964 Port Vale 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-mansfield-town-05-october-1964-128769/ Mansfield Town Rowland Cheesebrough B Hall Cooper Vale Park Burslem 4,247 14 10 October 1964 Gillingham 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/gillingham-v-port-vale-10-october-1964-128785/ Port Vale Priestfield Stadium Gillingham, Kent 8,839 15 12 October 1964 Peterborough United 2–2 D https://www.theposhtrust.co.uk/match/1009/19641012 Port Vale Smith Deakin Miles London Road Stadium Peterborough D. Wells 9,878 16 17 October 1964 Port Vale 1–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-bristol-city-17-october-1964-128813/ Bristol City Miles Vale Park Burslem 5,564 17 19 October 1964 Port Vale 0–1 L https://www.theposhtrust.co.uk/match/1009/19641019 Peterborough United Barnes Vale Park Burslem L. Hamer 6,110 18 23 October 1964 Queens Park Rangers 3–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/queens-park-rangers-v-port-vale-23-october-1964-128827/ Port Vale I. Morgan R. Morgan Bedford Machin Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush, West London 4,489 19 26 October 1964 Port Vale 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-watford-26-october-1964-128841/ Watford Machin Rawlings McAnearney Oliver Vale Park Burslem 5,271 20 31 October 1964 Port Vale 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-shrewsbury-town-31-october-1964-128861/ Shrewsbury Town Mitchell Vale Park Burslem 6,363 21 7 November 1964 Reading 1–1 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/reading-v-port-vale-07-november-1964-128870/ Port Vale Mudie Elm Park Reading, Berkshire 7,360 22 21 November 1964 Barnsley 0–2 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/barnsley-v-port-vale-21-november-1964-128878/ Port Vale Porter Smith Oakwell Barnsley 5,288 23 28 November 1964 Port Vale 0–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-scunthorpe-united-28-november-1964-128899/ Scunthorpe United Vale Park Burslem 4,620 24 19 December 1964 Colchester United 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/colchester-united-v-port-vale-19-december-1964-128917/ Port Vale Langley Trevis Layer Road Colchester 2,528 25 26 December 1964 15:15 GMT Port Vale 0–3 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-hull-city-26-december-1964-128932/ Hull City Clarke 9 Wagstaff 34 Chilton 70 Vale Park Burslem 6,099 26 28 December 1964 15:00 GMT Hull City 4–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/hull-city-v-port-vale-28-december-1964-128938/ Port Vale Wagstaff 12 63 79 Henderson 27 Boothferry Park Kingston upon Hull 12,468 27 2 January 1965 Port Vale 2–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-brentford-02-january-1965-128953/ Brentford Miles Mudie Lawther Vale Park Burslem 4,533 28 8 January 1965 Port Vale 2–2 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-southend-united-08-january-1965-128958/ Southend United Rowland pen. Miles Vale Park Burslem 4,852 29 16 January 1965 Bristol Rovers 4–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/bristol-rovers-v-port-vale-16-january-1965-128967/ Port Vale Eastville Stadium Bristol 10,011 30 30 January 1965 Walsall 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/walsall-v-port-vale-30-january-1965-128988/ Port Vale Fellows Park Walsall 7,324 31 6 February 1965 Exeter City 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/exeter-city-v-port-vale-06-february-1965-128994/ Port Vale Banks Poole St James Park Exeter T.Wells A. Newman, E.Garfield 5,465 32 13 February 1965 Port Vale 1–2 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-bournemouth-and-boscombe-athletic-13-february-1965-129009/ Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic Mitchell Vale Park Burslem 3,071 33 20 February 1965 Port Vale 0–4 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-gillingham-20-february-1965-129023/ Gillingham Vale Park Burslem 4,203 34 27 February 1965 Bristol City 3–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/bristol-city-v-port-vale-27-february-1965-129029/ Port Vale Ashton Gate Ashton Gate, Bristol 8,552 35 13 March 1965 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/shrewsbury-town-v-port-vale-13-march-1965-129058/ Port Vale Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 5,546 36 15 March 1965 Port Vale 2–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-oldham-athletic-15-march-1965-129064/ Oldham Athletic Cheesebrough Trafford Vale Park Burslem 5,057 37 20 March 1965 Port Vale 2–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-reading-20-march-1965-129080/ Reading Machin Steele Vale Park Burslem 4,162 38 26 March 1965 Southend United 2–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/southend-united-v-port-vale-26-march-1965-129089/ Port Vale Cheesebrough Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 6,017 39 29 March 1965 Port Vale 2–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-workington-29-march-1965-129096/ Workington Steele Rowland Vale Park Burslem 7,175 40 3 April 1965 Port Vale 2–0 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-barnsley-03-april-1965-129110/ Barnsley og. Machin Vale Park Burslem 6,311 41 9 April 1965 Scunthorpe United 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/scunthorpe-united-v-port-vale-09-april-1965-129120/ Port Vale Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 3,894 42 16 April 1965 Grimsby Town 2–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/grimsby-town-v-port-vale-16-april-1965-129137/ Port Vale Blundell Park Cleethorpes 8,325 43 17 April 1965 Port Vale 0–0 D https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-queens-park-rangers-17-april-1965-129152/ Queens Park Rangers Vale Park Burslem 4,816 44 20 April 1965 Port Vale 2–3 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-grimsby-town-20-april-1965-129165/ Grimsby Town Rowland Vale Park Burslem 3,569 45 24 April 1965 Watford 1–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/watford-v-port-vale-24-april-1965-129177/ Port Vale Harris Vicarage Road Watford 7,627 46 26 April 1965 Port Vale 2–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-walsall-26-april-1965-129178/ Walsall Boulton Bannister Vale Park Burslem 3,521 FA Cup 1964–65 FA Cup R1 14 November 1964 Port Vale 2–1 W https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-hendon-14-november-1964-212101/ Hendon Smith Mitchell Vale Park Burslem 8,039 R2 5 December 1964 Millwall 4–0 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/millwall-v-port-vale-05-december-1964-212138/ Port Vale Julians(o.g.)Whitehouse (2) The Den New Cross, Lewisham 7,521 League Cup 1964–65 Football League Cup R1 7 September 1964 Port Vale 0–1 L https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-luton-town-07-september-1964-28483/ Luton Town Vale Park Burslem 5,111 Squad statistics Appearances and goals Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward Third Division FA Cup League Cup GK IRL Jimmy O'Neill 13 0 0 0 0 0 GK ENG Ken Oxford 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Terry Alcock 28 0 2 0 1 0 DF ENG Clint Boulton 5 1 0 0 0 0 DF ENG Terry Lowe 2 0 0 0 0 0 DF ENG John Nicholson 46 0 2 0 1 0 DF ENG Roy Sproson 45 0 2 0 1 0 DF ENG Selwyn Whalley 15 0 1 0 0 0 DF SCO Ron Wilson 21 0 2 0 0 0 MF ENG Ron Andrew 8 1 0 0 0 0 MF ENG Mel Machin 11 4 1 0 0 0 MF ENG Terry Miles 33 5 1 0 1 0 MF ENG Tim Rawlings 12 1 1 0 1 0 MF ENG Ron Smith 25 1 2 1 1 0 FW ENG Paul Bannister 2 1 0 0 0 0 FW NIR Billy Bingham 5 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG Albert Cheesebrough 32 7 0 0 0 0 FW ENG David Mitchell 17 3 1 1 1 0 FW SCO Jackie Mudie 18 2 1 0 0 0 FW ENG Harry Poole 37 3 1 0 1 0 FW ENG Mick Porter 11 2 0 0 1 0 FW ENG Tony Richards 1 0 0 0 0 0 FW ENG John Rowland 40 5 2 0 1 0 FW ENG Stan Steele 34 3 1 0 0 0 FW ENG Stan Trafford 12 1 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club during the season: GK ENG Reg Davies 12 0 1 0 0 0 GK ENG Ken Hancock 20 0 1 0 1 0 |} Top scorers PlacePositionNationNameThird DivisionFA CupLeague CupTotal1FWEnglandAlbert Cheesebrough70072MFEnglandTerry Miles5005–FWEnglandJohn Rowland50054MFEnglandMel Machin4004–FWEnglandDavid Mitchell31046FWEnglandHarry Poole3003–FWEnglandStan Steele30038FWEnglandMick Porter2002–FWScotlandJackie Mudie2002–MFEnglandRon Smith110211FWNorthern IrelandStan Trafford1001–MFEnglandTim Rawlings1001–FWEnglandPaul Bannister1001–DFEnglandClint Boulton1001–MFEnglandRon Andrew1001–––Own goals1001TOTALS412043 Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. June 1964 DF ENG Ron Andrew Stoke City £3,000 Kent Jeff Port Vale Personalities Witan Books 1996 0-9529152-0-0 July 1964 GK ENG Reg Davies Leyton Orient Free transfer February 1965 GK IRL Jimmy O'Neill Darlington Free transfer Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. August 1964 MF ENG Colin Grainger Doncaster Rovers Free transfer December 1964 GK ENG Ken Hancock Ipswich Town £10,000 March 1965 GK ENG Reg Davies Leyton Orient 'small' April 1965 DF ENG Ron Andrew Free transfer April 1965 FW NIR Billy Bingham Southport Free transfer April 1965 FW ENG Mick Porter Portmadoc Free transfer April 1965 MF ENG Tim Rawlings Nuneaton Borough Free transfer April 1965 MF ENG Ron Smith Southport Free transfer April 1965 FW ENG Stan Steele RSA Port Elizabeth City Free transfer April 1965 FW ENG Stan Trafford Released July 1965 FW ENG Albert Cheesebrough Mansfield Town 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