2018–19 Port Vale F.C. season
Port Vale 2018–19 football season
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The 2018–19 season was Port Vale's 107th season of football in the English Football League, and second consecutive season in EFL League Two. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
(until 30 January)[1]
Danny Pugh
(caretaker 30 January – 4 February)
John Askey
(from 4 February)[2]
| 2018–19 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Norman Smurthwaite | ||
| Manager | Neil Aspin (until 30 January)[1] Danny Pugh (caretaker 30 January – 4 February) John Askey (from 4 February)[2] | ||
| Stadium | Vale Park | ||
| EFL League Two | 20th (49 points) | ||
| FA Cup | First round (eliminated by Sunderland) | ||
| EFL Cup | First round (eliminated by Lincoln City) | ||
| EFL Trophy | Quarter-finals (eliminated by Bristol Rovers) | ||
| Player of the Year | Scott Brown | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Tom Pope (11) All: Tom Pope (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,940 vs. Stoke City U21, 4 December 2018 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 554 vs. Middlesbrough U21, 16 October 2018 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,431[3] | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Stoke City U21, 4 December 2018 | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 and 2–6 | ||
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Neil Aspin marked his first summer transfer window as the club's manager with ten new permanent signings and five loan players to build his own squad, all of which were free signings except for striker Ricky Miller. The season started with five defeats in the opening seven games before a 1–1 draw at Forest Green Rovers on 8 September marked a turnaround in results and performances. The team suffered 4–0 and 6–2 defeats at home to Lincoln City in the first round of the EFL Cup and in the league, though managed to win 1–0 at local rivals Crewe Alexandra to maintain a lower mid-table position from the end of August to the end of October. In the EFL Trophy, the two home group games set record low attendances at Vale Park and Nelson Agho became the youngest player in the club's history aged 15 years, 262 days. They won all three group games to advance to the knockout stages, where they were drawn against Stoke City U21 – the academy team of Potteries derby rivals Stoke City; Vale won the match 4–0 in front of a season-high crowd of 7,940, but hooligans amongst the Stoke supporters caused around £100,000 of damage to Vale Park and surrounding areas of Burslem.
Vale suffered a miserable December following their win over Stoke, drawing three and losing two of their five league games against teams around them in the bottom half of the table. They did manage to pick up a 1–1 draw at league leaders Lincoln City on New Year's Day, though after the game, Aspin considered leaving the club after feeling that supporters had shown him a "lack of respect". He chose to stay and oversaw a run to the EFL Trophy quarter-finals, where Vale ended up being knocked out by Bristol Rovers. However, he resigned on 30 January following a run of one win in ten league games. He was succeeded by John Askey, who turned the team's form around after losing his first four games in charge. As relegation seemed increasingly unlikely, attention then turned to ownership issues, as fans protested against chairman Norman Smurthwaite. Rejecting offers to buy the club, Smurthwaite claimed that he would put the club into administration on 5 May if he were still the club's owner. Carol and Kevin Shanahan completed their takeover on 7 May.
Overview
EFL League Two
Neil Aspin's first signing of the window was 33-year-old goalkeeper Scott Brown, who had been an ever-present for Wycombe Wanderers when they won promotion out of EFL League Two the previous season.[4] Aspin stated that Brown's experience would help with organising the Vale's young defenders on the pitch.[5] He quickly followed this by bringing in 30-year-old Carlisle United midfielder Luke Joyce on a two-year contract and 24-year-old Alfreton Town winger Brendon Daniels on a six-month contract, describing Joyce as "vastly experienced" and Daniels as "a local lad who is desperate to prove himself".[6] Next to arrive were centre-backs Leon Legge and Connell Rawlinson, arriving on free transfers after leaving Cambridge United and The New Saints respectively.[7] Aspin said that he hoped the experience of Legge would aid the development of young centre-half Nathan Smith.[8] His sixth signing was central midfielder Manny Oyeleke, who had just left National League side Aldershot Town after picking up their Player of the Year award.[9] After a wait of some weeks, the seventh incoming player was revealed to be attacker Louis Dodds, who joined on a season-long loan from relegated Chesterfield; he had previously played for the Vale from 2008 to 2016.[10] Aspin said that Dodds had been keen on a return to Vale Park and "he has cost us next to nothing really".[11] Vale then acquired the services of Peterborough United striker Ricky Miller after paying an undisclosed fee; 29-year-old Miller had scored a remarkable goal tally in the National League but had thus far failed to establish himself in the Football League in a career hindered by legal troubles.[12] Another Peterborough forward then arrived, this time 18-year-old Idris Kanu on a season-long loan, whilst defender Theo Vassell was also signed on a one-year deal from Aspin's former club Gateshead.[13] Going the other way, 20-year-old forward Dan Turner joined Scottish Championship club Falkirk on a six-month loan deal – which was terminated early on 5 October.[14] Taking his place at Vale Park was Scott Quigley, signed on a season-long loan from Blackpool.[15] Aspin also went on to sign former Stevenage midfielder Tom Conlon, who had impressed whilst on trial.[16]
Vale kicked off the season at home to Cambridge United on 4 August and made a flawless start with both Tom Pope and Ricky Miller getting off the mark in a 3–0 victory.[17] However, the following performance was poor, as they fell to a 2–0 defeat at Colchester United.[18] Aspin made his fourth loan signing of the summer later that week, bringing in 19-year-old Aston Villa full-back Mitch Clark as cover for James Gibbons and Cristian Montaño.[19] Clark went straight into the starting eleven at home to Crawley Town on 18 August, and helped the new look defence to a clean sheet and 1–0 win despite the away side dominating the play for much of the second half.[20] However, three days later Vale were beaten 2–1 at Carlisle United, with Aspin blaming the referee for making a "poor decision" to give a first-half penalty against Rawlinson.[21] Vale then went on to lose 1–0 at newly promoted Tranmere Rovers, after which Aspin again bemoaned the officials, stating that his team should have been given a penalty.[22] Aspin went on to say "We had an apology from the Lincoln game to say it wasn't a penalty, we’ve had an apology to say we should have had a penalty in the Carlisle game and an apology to say we should have had a penalty in the Tranmere game."[23] Having managed to offload unwanted striker Tyrone Barnett on loan to Cheltenham Town, Aspin then signed 20-year-old box-to-box midfielder Lewis Hardcastle on a season-long loan from Blackburn Rovers and also brought in Ben Whitfield; Aspin had attempted to sign Whitfield in January before falling out with the player's agent.[24][25]
Vale opened September at home to Newport County, and though Pope scored to make himself the all-time top-scorer at the Vale Park stadium with 56 goals, Vale still went on to lose the game 2–1 after again being denied a penalty.[26] Away at Forest Green Rovers, Vale turned around a one-goal half-time deficit to draw 1–1 after Pope converted a penalty won by Miller; Rovers ended the match with ten men after Farrend Rawson was shown a straight red card.[27] They then went on to beat Northampton Town 2–0, with Whitfield and Oyeleke the scorers; Oyeleke was named in the EFL team of the week and his goal was listed as the League Two goal of the weekend.[28] Over 1,900 Vale fans went on to travel nearby rivals Crewe Alexandra and witnessed a 1–0 victory thanks to a 75th-minute Legge header, ending a run of ten months without an away victory.[29] Second-place Exeter City then came to Burslem and took a 1–0 lead that they defended until the seventh minute of injury-time, at which point Kanu scored a dramatic late equaliser, his first goal in professional football.[30]
Vale opened October with a difficult home tie with Milton Keynes Dons, and lost 2–0 after playing with ten men after 65 minutes when half-time substituted Montaño went off injured; Aspin defended his decision to put Montaño on as his final substitution by saying "If he wasn't 100 per cent fit, he wouldn't have been on the bench... How stupid do you think I am?"[31] Vale then went on to lose 2–0 at second-from-bottom Grimsby Town, having gone one goal behind within the opening minute following a mistake from Clarke; after the game Aspin attempted to confront some hecklers who had abused him.[32] League leaders Lincoln City then returned to Vale Park on 13 October, and as they did in the EFL Cup won comfortably, leading the game after three minutes and going 3–0 up by half-time before winning the match 6–2; Aspin said it was like "torture" to watch the game but that "I would only leave if I was sacked and that is not the case".[33] Four of Lincoln's goals came from set pieces.[34] They recovered from this performance and picked up a hard-fought 1–0 victory at Oldham Athletic seven days later, which led Aspin to say that the team was united and that he had never "lost the dressing room".[35] Aspin named the same team away at Stevenage, which ended in a 0–0 draw.[36] Vale then closed out the month with a 1–0 win at home to Bury, Pope scoring against the run of play early in the second half after the team held on to a clean sheet following a difficult opening half.[37]
Despite investing heavily in the summer, Notts County came to Vale Park on 3 November just one place above the relegation zone. Both sides had to be satisfied with a 2–2 draw after a late diving header from Pope rescued a point just two minutes after Elliott Ward had put County ahead on 87 minutes; in the first half Kane Hemmings had cancelled out Luke Hannant's early header.[38] Both Aspin and County manager Harry Kewell claimed their sides deserved to win the game.[39][40] Two weeks later, Vale travelled to Mansfield Town and fell to a 1–0 defeat, with Oyeleke sent off on his return from injury after receiving two yellow cards.[41] Vale then slipped to a 1–0 defeat at home to Swindon Town in front of just 3,877 spectators for a Saturday fixture, and failed to create any meaningful chances throughout the game.[42] However, they saw out the month with a comfortable 3–0 victory at Yeovil Town; two of the goals came from Montaño, who had been highly criticised for his performance in the defeat to Swindon.[43]
On 8 December, Vale seemed to be heading for 2–0 defeat at Morecambe with a poor performance when, on 83 minutes, Antony Kay successfully evaded the home side's offside trap on a free kick to pull a goal back, and then Pope scored an equalizing goal four minutes later; Brown then immediately gave away a penalty, which was missed by former Vale striker A-Jay Leitch-Smith to leave the final score at 2–2.[44] Struggling Cheltenham Town came to Burslem the following week amidst awful weather conditions, and just 3,109 spectators witnessed a 2–2 draw, Kay secured a point with a stoppage-time header.[45] No goals were scored in the trip to the league's bottom club Macclesfield Town – a club that had rediscovered their National League winning form under new manager Sol Campbell; the clean sheet and a third consecutive draw were earned largely thanks to some impressive first-half saves from Brown.[46] Grimsby Town were the visitors at Vale Park on Boxing day and they came away with a 1–0 win; Wes Thomas scored the only goal of the game on 62 minutes.[47] Oldham arrived in Burslem three days later, having sacked manager Frankie Bunn following a 6–0 defeat; Vale crashed to a 4–1 defeat to the managerless "Latics" to put intense pressure on Aspin.[48]
Vale travelled to league leaders Lincoln City on New Year's Day and looked to be leaving with a 1–0 defeat despite a very credible performance, before Oyeleke scored a spectacular stoppage-time equaliser to secure a point; after the game Aspin threatened to quit the club after feeling that supporters had shown him a "lack of respect".[49] After taking time to consider his position he said that he would remain as manager as he had the support of the players and the chairman.[50] On 12 January, Vale fell to a 3–0 home defeat to Colchester, losing Pope to a hamstring injury in the process and Aspin bemoaned his side's poor run of luck.[51] Two days later he signed versatile defender Adam Crookes on loan from Nottingham Forest, who had previously been recalled from a loan at Lincoln City after failing to break into the first-team there.[52] Another new arrival was 23-year-old striker Danny Elliott, who was signed following a trial; he had previously been playing in the Spanish Tercera División for San Cristoba.[53] With Pope ruled out of action for over a month with a hamstring injury, Miller was restored to the starting eleven at Crawley on 19 January and scored the only goal of the game to maintain the club's five-point gap above the relegation zone.[54] Aspin went on to bring in 20-year-old Wales youth international forward Mark Harris on loan from Cardiff City.[55] However, he was again facing questions over his own future following a 1–0 home defeat to promotion-chasing Carlisle United; Vale had actually looked good for a point until conceding a deflected goal on 79 minutes despite having Miller sent off for a reckless challenge just before half-time.[56] They closed out the month with a 0–0 draw at Newport County, though ended a third consecutive game with only ten men as Gibbons was given a straight red card with five minutes left to play.[57] Aspin tendered his resignation the following day, stating that "I am very proud of the job we [he and assistant Lee Nogan] did in keeping the club in League Two and we leave the club in a better place on and off the pitch".[1] Despite having no manager, the club completed the loan signing of West Bromwich Albion defender Kyle Howkins, who had joined the club on loan at the same point of the 2017–18 season.[58] Three more young midfield players were also signed, Callum Whelan and Toby Edser on loan from Manchester United and Nottingham Forest respectively, and Daniel Trickett-Smith from Leek Town – who was immediately returned on loan to Leek.[59]
Former Macclesfield and Shrewsbury boss John Askey was appointed as the club's new manager on 4 February, signing a contract to run until the end of the season; he named Dave Kevan as his assistant.[60] Five days later he took charge of his first game away at 20th-placed Cambridge, who leapfrogged the Vale with a 1–0 win.[61] Askey named the same team at home to 22nd-placed Morecambe, and despite dominating the first-half they failed to score past an in-form Mark Halstead, with Pope missing a penalty; a 75th-minute Aaron Collins goal won all three points for the visitors, dragging Vale to within just five points of the bottom of the league.[62] A 2–1 defeat at home to Tranmere three days later left Vale in 21st-place; James Norwood bagged a brace, before Whitfield's consolation ended Vale's club-record run of 571 minutes without scoring a goal.[63] Askey switched to 4–4–2 and instigated four personnel changes for the trip to Cheltenham Town, but the result was a fourth straight defeat and a run of one goal scored in seven matches.[64] Vale had a goal wrongly disallowed for offside against Cheltenham and launched an official complaint to the Match Official Administration System, also citing six further major incidents in games earlier in the season that had cost the club vital points.[65]
Vale faced a crucial trip to Meadow Lane to face bottom-club Notts County on 2 March and kept a clean sheet and extended their gap over the relegation zone to four points with a goalless draw, though they dominated the game and wasted numerous chances to secure a much needed victory.[66] Third-placed Mansfield then came to Burslem, with both sides' top-scorer absent (Pope injured and Tyler Walker suspended); Miller came into the side and scored two early second-half goals to secure an important 2–1 win, with Brown again impressing after saving a first-half penalty given away by Legge.[67] Three days later Vale put themselves eight points clear of the relegation zone with a comfortable 3–0 home win over Yeovil; Oyeleke, Conlon and Montaño were the scorers; Colnon's goal was a goal of the season contender, and he and David Worrall played particularly well in a dominant midfield performance.[68] The unbeaten run stretched to four games with a 0–0 draw in fierce windy conditions at Swindon.[69] Forest Green ended the unbeaten run after the play-off chasing visitors left Burslem with a 2–0 victory, Reece Brown bagging a brace in the last minute of stoppage time after breaking the deadlock on 69 minutes; Askey bemoaned "poor" officiating in his post-match interview.[70] Vale seemed to be heading for a defeat at Northampton after Legge was sent off just before half-time with the "Cobblers" 1–0 ahead, but Worrall scored a 44th-minute equaliser and Pope came on to convert a 75th-minute penalty; Pope's 100th goal for the club secured a 2–1 victory.[71]
Vale banished any remaining fears of relegation on 6 April by completing the double over local rivals Crewe Alexandra, with Pope scoring the game's only goal on 78 minutes.[72] They faced an uphill battle at Exeter seven days later after Howkins gave away a penalty in the opening minute, and were second-best all afternoon to the play-off hopefuls as the "Grecians" claimed a 2–0 win.[73] Askey then made four changes for the return fixture with Stevenage, but a poor performance saw them slip to a 4–1 defeat, though the scoreline was generous to the "Boro".[74] Askey started with Elliot away at promotion-chasing MK Dons, a 1–1 draw in which Brown saved a first-half penalty and Conlon scored a fine opening goal.[75] However, Askey went on to criticise unnamed squad members for unprofessional behaviour, saying that "...there are things that have gone on in my short stay here that shouldn't go on. I have had to deal with things I have never dealt with in 30 odd years of being in football".[76] Vale's final home game of the season was a 1–0 defeat to Askey's former club Macclesfield, who desperately needed the victory to stay in the league.[77] The defeat set a club record for home league defeats in a season (13).[78] The final away game of the season was a 1–1 draw at already-promoted Bury.[79]
With a final position of 20th being the joint-lowest in the club's history (along with 1979–80 and 2017–18), albeit with an improved points tally of 49, Askey released nine of the ten out of contract players: Dior Angus, Harry Benns, Mike Calveley, Danny Elliott, Luke Hannant, Antony Kay, Michael Tonge, Dan Turner and Theo Vassell, with Sam Hornby the only one to be offered a new deal (he rejected the deal and instead joined Bradford City).[80][81] He also transfer listed Connell Rawlinson and Ben Whitfield.[82] Askey himself signed a new three-year contract, whilst Leon Legge and David Worrall also signed contract extensions.[83][84] However, Ricky Miller left the club after his contract was terminated one year early by mutual consent.[85]
Finances & ownership issues
Norman Smurthwaite formally returned to the Port Vale chairman role on 1 August.[86] The club started a new kit wear deal with Australian firm BLK.[87] The club sold fewer than 3,000 home and away kits throughout the campaign.[88] Smurthwaite was quoted as saying he would provide £400,000 for Aspin to spend in the January transfer window, funded by the proceeds of the cup windfalls and sale of Jordan Hugill.[89] Smurthwaite was hospitalised after being struck by a car whilst walking outside Vale Park on 25 January.[90] Smurthwaite blamed "logistical challenges" for the deal to bring back former top-scorer Marc Richards breaking down on 31 January (transfer deadline day); the club instead signed four youngsters despite having no manager.[91][92] As the transfer window was closing, the Port Vale Supporters' Club unanimously gave a vote of no confidence in Smurthwaite and elected to begin formal protests against his ownership.[93] Smurthwaite went on to issue a statement to condemn "disgraceful abuse" he had received and to urge supporters not to use "inappropriate language" during protests and to consider the effect of protests on the club and the players; he stated that he was only involved in "major" decisions at the club and left day-to-day decisions to CEO Colin Garlick.[94] Responding to accusations that the club had been operating "on the cheap", chief executive Colin Garlick stated that the club had the tenth-largest playing budget in League Two.[95] On 1 March, Synectics Solutions owners Carol and Kevin Shanahan revealed that Smurthwaite had rejected their improved offer of £3.5 million for the club.[96] When the couple told Smurthwaite they were planning to go public about their offer he texted them to say "sorry not interested. now please get back to your day job and continue the sterling work in the community."[97]
"In Stoke-on-Trent, we don’t expect a Russian billionaire or a sheikh or anything like that – we just want somebody with the community at heart who is willing to build long term. I don’t think we’re asking for much. If we don’t go down this year, it will be the next year or the year after. We can’t keep dicing with danger the way we have. If we go down and he [Smurthwaite] is still there, I don’t think we’ll come back. We’ll be a Chester or a Darlington. I see us just plummeting, because we’re not well run enough to rise up again. It’s been exhausting and demoralising. It’s a heartbreaking time to be a Vale fan".
— Joe Baker, of the Black and Gold protest group.[98]
On 23 March, Smurthwaite claimed that fans protests against him had cost the club a £500,000 stadium sponsorship deal, that he had never received a "formal offer" for the club and that he would put the club into administration if no new owner was in place by 5 May.[99] Carol and Kevin Shanahan immediately put in a new offer for the club, leaving CEO Colin Garlick "very optimistic" of a deal being completed.[100] Smurthwaite then stated that an Asian consortium wanted to enter exclusive talks to buy the club for £2.8m.[101] Carol and Kevin Shanahan signed an exclusivity agreement to buy the club on 2 April.[102] They completed their takeover of both the club and the ground on 7 May, ending Smurthwaite's seven years in charge.[103]
Cup competitions
The first round draw of the FA Cup saw Port Vale drawn at home to League One side Sunderland.[104] A heavy defeat seemed a distinct possibility after they went 2–0 down inside 20 minutes, but Aspin changed formation and put on Oyeleke, who helped Pope to inspire a goal before half-time, though the team could not find the equaliser and were denied a strong penalty appeal by referee Anthony Backhouse.[105]
Port Vale were drawn at home to League Two rivals Lincoln City in the first round of the EFL Cup and made an early exit after losing 4–0 despite making only three changes from the starting eleven that opened the league campaign.[106] This was the club's biggest home defeat in the competition's history, and the 2,440 attendance was the lowest at Vale Park in the competition since October 1981.[107]
Vale's opponents in the group stage of the EFL Trophy were League One sides Burton Albion and Walsall, along with Academy side Middlesbrough. They opened the group at home to Burton on 9 October and won the 1–0 game thanks to a goal from substitute Ricky Miller; just 601 spectators showed up for the match, a new record low attendance for a first-team fixture at Vale Park.[108] This record was broken seven days later as Vale recorded a 2–0 win over Middlesbrough U21, with Rawlinson joining Miller on the scoresheet.[109] They then went on to finish as group winners after beating Walsall 2–1 at the Bescot Stadium, a game in which Nelson Agho came off the bench to become the youngest player in the club's history at the age of 15 years and 262 days.[110]
In the second round of the EFL Trophy, Vale faced a home tie with Stoke City U21 – the youth team of Potteries derby rivals Stoke City – and easily won the match 4–0 after naming a strong starting eleven, including opening goalscorer Pope.[111] Despite it being their under-21 team, almost 4,000 Stoke fans attended the fixture to make the total attendance 7,940, in what Staffordshire Police described as their biggest footballing operation for 10 years.[112] After the game a portion of Stoke supporters vandalized Vale Park and surrounding areas of Burslem, Chief Superintendent Wayne Jones stated that "We're talking about a minority of 150-200 people who had no interest in the football and were there for the trouble they expected to be played out and intended to cause disorder and damage."[113] Smurthwaite estimated the repair bill at being close to £100,000.[114]
On 8 January, third round opponents Shrewsbury Town visited Vale Park and made 11 changes to their side that drew with Stoke City in the FA Cup three days earlier.[115] The League One "Shrews" still proved a challenge and it took an 83rd-minute strike from Pope to take the game to a penalty shoot-out, which Vale won 4–3 whilst Aspin faced away as he was too nervous to watch.[116] Vale exited the competition at the quarter-final stage after falling to a 3–0 defeat at struggling League One side Bristol Rovers; Conlon picked up two bookings shortly after half-time and a 61st-minute Tom Nichols penalty then stretched Bristol's lead to two goals and cued up a comfortable win for the home side.[117]
Results
Pre-season
| 6 July 2018 Friendly | Redditch United | 1–1 | Port Vale | Redditch |
| 19:45 BST | Sinclair  90' |
Report | Angus 45+2' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Valley Stadium |
| 7 July 2018 Friendly | Kidsgrove Athletic | 1–1 | Port Vale | Kidsgrove |
| 12:30 BST | Malbon 40' |
Report | Dodds 21' |
Stadium: Hollinwood Road |
| 14 July 2018 Friendly | Port Vale | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Burslem |
| 12:30 BST | Mulgrew 9' (og.) |
Report | Lenihan 23' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 966 Referee: Oli Yates |
| 17 July 2018 Friendly | FC Halifax Town | 2–3 | Port Vale | Halifax |
| 19:45 BST | Maher 15' "Trialist #19" 89' |
Report | Pope 41' Worrall 47', 50' |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 376 Referee: Sam Barrott |
| 18 July 2018 Friendly | Nuneaton Borough | 2–2 | Port Vale | Nuneaton |
| 19:00 BST | Angus 19' Andoh |
Report | Kanu (pen.) Dodds 75' |
Stadium: Liberty Way Attendance: 138 |
| 21 July 2018 Friendly | Port Vale | 0–1 | Blackpool | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Delfouneso 5' |
Stadium: Vale Park |
| 24 July 2018 Friendly | Port Vale | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 | Burslem |
| 19:45 BST | Ebanks-Landell 8' (og.) Dodds 37' |
Report | Żyro 28' Glandon 39' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 713 |
| 28 July 2018 Friendly | Port Vale | 2–4 | Shrewsbury Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Rawlinson 32' Pope 63' |
Report | Whalley 36' Amadi-Holloway 38', 49'John-Lewis 77' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 996 |
| 29 July 2018 Friendly | Newcastle Town | 1–1 | Port Vale | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
| 15:00 BST | Ward 77' |
Report | Kanu 37' |
Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium Attendance: 305 |
EFL League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Morecambe | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 54 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 53 |
| 20 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 49 |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 47 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 44 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [118]
Results by matchday
Matches
| 4 August 2018 1 | Port Vale | 3–0 | Cambridge United | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Miller 45+2' Pope 47' (pen.), 69' |
Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,559 Referee: Trevor Kettle Assistant referees: David Plowright, Darren Wilding Fourth official: Matthew Smith |
| 11 August 2018 2 | Colchester United | 2–0 | Port Vale | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Senior 8' Jackson 23' |
Report | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 3,183 Referee: Matt Donohue Assistant referees: Stephen Finch, Nicholas Cooper Fourth official: Adrian Waters |
| 18 August 2018 3 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Crawley Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Hannant 20' |
Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,159 Referee: Paul Marsden Assistant referees: David Benton, Richard Wigglesworth Fourth official: Matthew Jones |
| 21 August 2018 4 | Carlisle United | 2–1 | Port Vale | Carlisle |
| 19:45 BST | Grainger 30' (pen.) Parkes 84' |
Report | Hannant 88' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,688 Referee: Ben Toner Assistant referees: Barry Gordon, Richard Wild Fourth official: Andy Haines |
| 25 August 2018 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Port Vale | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Norwood 77' |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,488 Referee: Dean Whitestone Assistant referees: Gareth Mellor, Gary Hilton Fourth official: Lewis Smith |
| 1 September 2018 6 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Newport County | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Pope 27' |
Report | Bennett 18' Butler 48' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,485 Referee: Martin Coy Assistant referees: Matthew Parry, Joe Simpson Fourth official: James Mainwaring |
| 8 September 2018 7 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Port Vale | Nailsworth |
| 15:00 BST | Winchester 15' |
Report | Pope 73' (pen.) |
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Alan Young Assistant referees: Andy Hendley, Steven Plane Fourth official: Ben Cobb |
| 15 September 2018 8 | Port Vale | 2–0 | Northampton Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Whitfield 24' Oyeleke 69' |
Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,474 Referee: Thomas Bramall Assistant referees: Ken Haycock, Nicholas Barnard Fourth official: Ian Dudley |
| 22 September 2018 9 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–1 | Port Vale | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Legge 75' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 6,180 Referee: Darren Drysdale Assistant referees: Marvyn Amphlett, Helen Byrne Fourth official: Abbas Khan |
| 29 September 2018 10 | Port Vale | 1–1 | Exeter City | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Kanu 90+7' |
Report | Law 48' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,615 Referee: Seb Stockbridge Assistant referees: Ian Smedley, Richard Wigglesworth Fourth official: Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua |
| 2 October 2018 11 | Port Vale | 0–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Burslem |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Aneke 23' Agard 31' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,399 Referee: Ross Joyce Assistant referees: Matthew Parry, Ian Dudley Fourth official: Joe Hull |
| 6 October 2018 12 | Grimsby Town | 2–0 | Port Vale | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00 BST | Thomas 1' Hooper 53' |
Report | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,842 Referee: Andy Haines Assistant referees: Matthew Jones, Wayne Grunnill Fourth official: Alix Pashley |
| 13 October 2018 13 | Port Vale | 2–6 | Lincoln City | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Conlon 51' Whitfield 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Anderson 3' McCartan 38' Legge 45+5' (og.) Bostwick 48' Wharton 78' Wilson 84' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,137 Referee: Brett Huxtable Assistant referees: Joe Clark, Richard Bartlett Fourth official: Alan Clayton |
| 20 October 2018 14 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Port Vale | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Pope 37' (pen.) |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,323 Referee: Peter Wright Assistant referees: Geoffrey Liddle, Peter Gooch Fourth official: Richard Woodward |
| 23 October 2018 15 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Port Vale | Stevenage |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Broadhall Way Referee: Charles Breakspear Assistant referees: Michael Webb, Richard Kendall Fourth official: Paul Howard |
| 27 October 2018 16 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Bury | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Pope 51' |
Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,375 Referee: Alan Young Assistant referees: Anthony Moore, Christopher Kidd Fourth official: Wade Smith |
| 3 November 2018 17 | Port Vale | 2–2 | Notts County | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Hannant 13' Pope 89' |
Report | Hemmings 22' Ward 87' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,236 Referee: Lee Swabey Assistant referees: Ian Smedley, Darren Wilding Fourth official: Lisa Rashid |
| 17 November 2018 18 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Port Vale | Mansfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Hamilton 41' |
Report | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,316 Referee: Martin Coy Assistant referees: Steven Plane, Robert Atkin Fourth official: Abbas Khan |
| 24 November 2018 19 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Adebayo 11' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,877 Referee: Peter Wright Assistant referees: Billy Khatib, Mark Cunliffe Fourth official: Paul Hobday |
| 27 November 2018 20 | Yeovil Town | 0–3 | Port Vale | Yeovil |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Montaño 13', 48' Rawlinson 31' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,174 Referee: Lee Collins Assistant referees: Mark Pottage, Justin Amey Fourth official: Matthew Lee |
| 8 December 2018 21 | Morecambe | 2–2 | Port Vale | Morecambe |
| 15:00 GMT | Leitch-Smith 27' Oswell 40' |
Report | Kay 83' Pope 87' |
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 1,769 Referee: Andy Haines Assistant referees: Simon Clayton, Barry Gordon Fourth official: Barry Cropp |
| 15 December 2018 22 | Port Vale | 2–2 | Cheltenham Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Montaño 13' Kay 90+3' |
Report | Jones 26' Atangana 89' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,109 Referee: Graham Salisbury Assistant referees: Anthony Moore, David Benton Fourth official: Natalie Aspinall |
| 22 December 2018 23 | Macclesfield Town | 0–0 | Port Vale | Macclesfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,951 Referee: Darren Drysdale Assistant referees: Lisa Rashid, Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua Fourth official: Matthew Parry |
| 26 December 2018 24 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Thomas 62' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,129 Referee: Ben Toner Assistant referees: Marvyn Amphlett, Declan Ford Fourth official: Christopher Ward |
| 29 December 2018 25 | Port Vale | 1–4 | Oldham Athletic | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Whitfield 39' |
Report | Lang 32' Maouche 53' Nepomuceno 86' O'Grady 90+3' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,435 Referee: Paul Marsden Assistant referees: Hristo Karaivanov, Joe Simpson Fourth official: Craig Taylor |
| 1 January 2019 26 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Port Vale | Lincoln |
| 15:00 GMT | McCartan 58' |
Report | Oyeleke 90' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,106 Referee: Peter Wright Assistant referees: Abbas Khan, Anthony Moore Fourth official: Joe Clark |
| 12 January 2019 27 | Port Vale | 0–3 | Colchester United | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Senior 5' Pell 18', 69' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,636 Referee: Scott Oldham Assistant referees: Richard Bartlett, Gary Hilton Fourth official: Paul Hobday |
| 19 January 2019 28 | Crawley Town | 0–1 | Port Vale | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Miller 27' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Dean Whitestone Assistant referees: Nicholas Cooper, Andrew Aylott Fourth official: Christopher Wade |
| 26 January 2019 29 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Carlisle United | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Simpson 79' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,881 Referee: Charles Breakspear Assistant referees: Christopher Ward, Richard Wigglesworth Fourth official: Wade Smith |
| 29 January 2019 30 | Newport County | 0–0 | Port Vale | Newport, Wales |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,534 Referee: Neil Hair Assistant referees: Kevin Morris, Christopher Kidd Fourth official: Daniel Leach |
| 9 February 2019 31 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Port Vale | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Amoo 19' |
Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,193 Referee: Seb Stockbridge Assistant referees: Andrew Williams, Gareth Viccars Fourth official: David Rock |
| 16 February 2019 32 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Morecambe | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Collins 75' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,147 Referee: John Busby Assistant referees: Richard Wild, Andy Hendley Fourth official: Scott Oldham |
| 19 February 2019 33 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Burslem |
| 19:45 GMT | Whitfield 59' |
Report | Norwood 10', 56' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,835 Referee: Craig Hicks Assistant referees: Paul Newhouse, Robert Atkin Fourth official: Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua |
| Note: Original fixture was postponed on 1 February 2019, due to freezing temperatures and the impending weather forecast.[120] | ||||
| 23 February 2019 34 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Port Vale | Cheltenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Varney 34' |
Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,079 Referee: Peter Wright Assistant referees: Mark Griffiths, Grant Taylor Fourth official: Paul Hobday |
| 2 March 2019 35 | Notts County | 0–0 | Port Vale | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7,457 Referee: Craig Hicks Assistant referees: Gareth Mellor, Matthew Parry Fourth official: Joe Clark |
| 9 March 2019 36 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Miller 50', 52' |
Report | Ajose 61' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,231 Referee: Darren Bond Assistant referees: Mark Dwyer, Adam Matthews Fourth official: James Adcock |
| 12 March 2019 37 | Port Vale | 3–0 | Yeovil Town | Burslem |
| 19:45 GMT | Oyeleke 26' Conlon 62' Montaño 84' |
Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,430 Referee: Geoff Eltringham Assistant referees: James Wilson, Jonathan Hunt Fourth official: Matt Donohue |
| 16 March 2019 38 | Swindon Town | 0–0 | Port Vale | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,322 Referee: Darren Drysdale Assistant referees: Stephen Brown, Christopher Husband Fourth official: Marvyn Amphlett |
| 23 March 2019 39 | Port Vale | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Burslem |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Brown 69', 90+4' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,429 Referee: Paul Marsden Assistant referees: Hristo Karaivanov, Kevin Morris Fourth official: Darren Wilding |
| 30 March 2019 40 | Northampton Town | 1–2 | Port Vale | Northampton |
| 15:00 GMT | Hoskins 5' |
Report | Worrall 44' Pope 75' (pen.) |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,651 Referee: Neil Hair Assistant referees: Christopher Ward, Richard Wigglesworth Fourth official: Matthew Jones |
| 6 April 2019 41 | Port Vale | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Pope 78' |
Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,823 Referee: Andy Davies Assistant referees: Mark Dwyer, Adam Crysell Fourth official: Daniel Middleton |
| 13 April 2019 42 | Exeter City | 2–0 | Port Vale | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Law 2' (pen.) Boateng 55' |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Tom Nield Assistant referees: Justin Amey, Christopher Wade Fourth official: James Durkin |
| 19 April 2019 43 | Port Vale | 1–4 | Stevenage | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Montaño 67' |
Report | Sonupe 12', 50' Chair 84' Guthrie 90+5' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,088 Referee: Nick Kinseley Assistant referees: Lisa Rashid, Matthew Smith Fourth official: Abbas Khan |
| 22 April 2019 44 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Port Vale | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00 BST | Wheeler 52' |
Report | Conlon 48' |
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,386 Referee: Alan Young Assistant referees: Paul Hobday, Declan Ford Fourth official: Ian Cooper |
| 27 April 2019 45 | Port Vale | 0–1 | Macclesfield Town | Burslem |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Fitzpatrick 66' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,414 Referee: Carl Boyeson Assistant referees: David Avent, Richard Bartlett Fourth official: Jonathan Hunt |
FA Cup
EFL Cup
EFL Trophy
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Port Vale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Walsall | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | ACA | Middlesbrough U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Burton Albion | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| 9 October 2018 Group stage | Port Vale | 1–0 | Burton Albion | Burslem |
| 19:45 BST | Miller 65' |
Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 601 Referee: Robert Lewis Assistant referees: Thomas Harty, Richard Woodward Fourth official: Martin Woods |
| 16 October 2018 Group stage | Port Vale | 2–0 | Middlesbrough U21 | Burslem |
| 19:45 BST | Miller 6' Rawlinson 66' |
Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 554 Referee: Matthew Donohue Assistant referees: Christopher Ward, Kevin Morris Fourth official: Scott Oldham |
| 13 November 2018 Group stage | Walsall | 1–2 | Port Vale | Walsall |
| 19:00 GMT | Johnson 45+1' |
Report | Quigley 4' Pugh 65' |
Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 878 Assistant referees: Hristo Karaivanov, Lee Freeman Fourth official: Ian Dudley |
| 4 December 2018 R2 | Port Vale | 4–0 | Stoke City U21 | Burslem |
| 19:45 GMT | Pope 6' Montaño 40', 42' Hannant 66' |
Report | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,940 Assistant referees: Gareth Mellor, Richard Woodward Fourth official: Matt Donohue |
| 8 January 2019 R3 | Port Vale | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Shrewsbury Town | Burslem |
| 19:45 GMT | Pope 83' |
Report | Sears 63' |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 1,355 Referee: Eddie Ilderton Assistant referees: Nicholas Barnard, Gareth Mellor Fourth official: Chris Sarginson |
| Penalties | ||||
Oyeleke  Miller Pope  Kay Hannant |
Okenabirhie Gilliead Angol Eisa Barnett |
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| 22 January 2019 Quarter-final | Bristol Rovers | 3–0 | Port Vale | Horfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Clarke 16' Nichols 62' (pen.) Rodman 68' |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Matthew Donohue Assistant referees: Grant Taylor, Darren Wilding Fourth official: Chris Sarginson |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | EFL League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG |
Scott Brown | 51 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG |
James Gibbons | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | MF |  COL |
Cristian Montaño | 33 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | ENG |
Luke Joyce | 42 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG |
Leon Legge | 37 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG |
Antony Kay | 33 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG |
David Worrall | 29 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Manny Oyeleke | 33 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG |
Tom Pope | 41 | 14 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | ENG |
Ricky Miller | 35 | 6 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | ENG |
Luke Hannant | 50 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | ENG |
Sam Hornby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | DF |  WAL |
Connell Rawlinson | 36 | 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | ENG |
Adam Crookes | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Nathan Smith | 51 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG |
Danny Pugh | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ENG |
Danny Elliott | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG |
Michael Tonge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG |
Dior Angus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ENG |
Theo Vassell | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG |
Tom Conlon | 39 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | WAL |
Mitch Clark | 45 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG |
Ben Whitfield | 33 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW |  ESP |
Nelson Agho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG |
Toby Edser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG |
Mike Calveley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG |
Dan Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG |
Lucas Green-Birch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | ENG |
Harry Benns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG |
Daniel Trickett-Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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| 14 | FW | ENG |
Scott Quigley | 13 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW |  SLE |
Idris Kanu | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG |
Louis Dodds | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | WAL |
Mark Harris | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Brendon Daniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG |
Lewis Hardcastle | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG |
Callum Whelan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG |
Kyle Howkins | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | ENG |
Tyrone Barnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG |
Joe Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG |
Rob Lainton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Top scorers
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | EFL League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | England | 9 | Tom Pope | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | MF | Colombia | 3 | Cristian Montaño | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | FW | England | 10 | Ricky Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | England | 11 | Luke Hannant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| – | MF | England | 24 | Ben Whitfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | England | 22 | Tom Conlon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| – | MF | England | 8 | Manny Oyeleke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | England | 6 | Antony Kay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| – | DF | Wales | 13 | Connell Rawlinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | Sierra Leone | 17 | Idris Kanu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – | DF | England | 5 | Leon Legge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| – | MF | England | 16 | Danny Pugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| – | FW | England | 14 | Scott Quigley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| – | MF | England | 7 | David Worrall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | 38 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 49 | ||||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | EFL League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total | |||||
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| 22 | England | MF | Tom Conlon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 10 | England | FW | Ricky Miller | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | England | DF | James Gibbons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1[a] |
| 5 | England | DF | Leon Legge | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | England | MF | Manny Oyeleke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | England | MF | Luke Hannant | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 23 | Wales | DF | Mitch Clark | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | England | MF | Luke Joyce | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | England | MF | Antony Kay | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Colombia | MF | Cristian Montaño | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | England | FW | Tom Pope | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | England | DF | Theo Vassell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Wales | DF | Connell Rawlinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | England | DF | Nathan Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | England | MF | David Worrall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | England | GK | Scott Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | England | DF | Adam Crookes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | England | FW | Louis Dodds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | England | MF | Lewis Hardcastle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | England | FW | Scott Quigley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | FW | Idris Kanu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | England | DF | Danny Pugh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 83 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 97 | 5 | |||
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Awards
| End of Season Awards | Winner[123] |
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| Player of the Year | Scott Brown |
| Official Away Travel Player of the Year | Scott Brown |
| Errol Yorke Award | Scott Brown |
| Players' Player of the Year | Scott Brown |
| Young Player of the Year | Nathan Smith |
| PFA Community Champion | Tom Pope |
| Youth Player of the Year | Ryan Campbell-Gordon |
| Goal of the Season | Tom Conlon (vs Yeovil Town, 12 March 2019) |
| Service to Port Vale F.C. | Steve Speed |
Transfers
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