PORT VALE
Sky Bet League 2
Saturday 18th November 2017
Saturday 18th November 2017
Kick Off 3.00pm
Stadium Vale Park Hamil Rd, Burslem, Stoke on Trent, ST6 1AW
Telephone 01782 655 800
Club
Colours White & Black
Nickname Vale or The Valiants
Nickname Vale or The Valiants
Key
Personnel
Gateshead
born Neil Aspin is the current “Gaffer” at Vale Park and has only
been in charge a few weeks. A defender who had long spells at Port
Vale and Leeds United made around 700 professional appearances. He
has managed at at Harrogate, AFC Halifax and more recently Gateshead.
Brief Directions by Road
Vale
Park can be found in the town of Burslem one of the six towns that
link to form Stoke on Trent.
M6
to its junction 15 and take the A500 signposted Stoke on Trent.
Continue over two large roundabouts looking out for the A527 at the
next, signposted Tunstall and Burslem. At the next smaller roundabout
turn right onto the B5051 (Newcastle Street). This will bring you
into the Town centre. At the next roundabout carry straight on and
straight ahead at the traffic lights into Moorland Road. You will see
Hamil Road second to your left.
Car Parking
There is a large car park located outside the superstore next to the ground. Parking will cost £5 although limited street parking is available.Directions by Train
The nearest station is Longport, which is just over a mile from the ground. It is on branch line with just one train an hour from Stoke-on-Trent railway station. The journey from Stoke takes only six minutes. Stoke-on-Trent station is around four miles from the stadium. The option of a taxi is favourite from Stoke-on-Trent which will set you back about £12.00 – made for sharing!The Number 24 bus from the station runs close to the ground.
Eating
and Drinking Locally
Just
outside the away turnstiles is a Club Bar called the 'Vale Social'.
It does allow away fans but you will have to folk out £2.00 to get
in!
For the
real ale enthusiasts among you try The Bulls Head at 14, St John's
Square ST6 3AJ. Tel: 01782 834153. It is an outlet for the local
Titanic Brewery – which goes down well!
The Leopard
and the Post Office Vaults are also around St John's Square and come
recommended by the club.
Unless you
are really sad and long for the old established take aways the best
bet is a meal in one or other of the aforementioned pubs. If you are
catching a late train home or staying over then for a truly top class
Curry check out Kismet in Queens Street ST6 3EL Tel: 01782 818278. It
was one of the earliest Indian Restaurants opened in the UK and is
still going strong after 50 years.
A fairly
wide range of food and alcohol is available in the stadium.
Ground
Description
The ground
was originally laid out in 1950 and was designed to be “The Wembley
of the North” with a capacity of 70,000. Pictures from the era
illustrate vast terraces with wide exits while the main stand
player’s entrance was to be a very grand affair. Alas it was never
to be. The Lorne Street Stand as it is now known has been modified
but is still to be fully completed. It has room for 5,000 plus 48
Executive boxes. Opposite we find the Railway Stand (the railway
lines behind it long since up routed). Originally a terrace, it was
covered and partially seated in the mid 1950’s before becoming
extensively modernised and fully seated in 1991. The Hamil Road Stand
built in 1989 is where the most vocal of Vale fans congregate while
at the opposite end of the stadium one finds the Bycars Stand which
will be our home for the day. This fully seated and covered area can
accommodate some 4,000. However please note that the rake of seating
is quite shallow. Wedged in the corner next to us is a fascinating
structure (for you anaracks like me anyway) as it is the only section
of the ground from the original 1950 lay out with its original roof
too, the supporting pillars and the interior roof support gives it
away.
Vale Park |
Rivals
Stoke City,
Stoke City and Stoke City.
Admission
Prices
Adults
£22.50 Concessions 17.00 Under
18's £10.00
Our
Last Meeting & Memories
Our last
visit in August 2013 ended in a 3-0 defeat.
The games
against Port Vale during the 1993/94 season were full of goals. In
front of over 7,000 at Vale Park in August, six goals rattled past
Gary Phillips without reply, Bernie Slaven and Martin Foyle both
grabbing hatricks. For the return December, a closer game also
finished with a Valiants win by 3-2. Kelly Haag and Zeke Rowe were on
target for the Bees in front of 3,100.
In May 2011
of course at Underhill Izale McLeod's penalty won the final game of
the season to keep Barnet in the League and send Lincoln into the
Conference.
Celebrity
Watch
The
list of famous persons from Stoke on Trent is never ending but the
following fantastic four were born and bred a corner kick from Vale
Park. Dancer Robbie Williams, who incidentally is a huge Vale fan, ex
National Lottery and Blue Peter presenter Anthea Turner, Numerous
times Word Darts Champion Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor and the late
great Ian Kilmister, better known of course as Motorhead front man
‘Lemmy’.
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