Port Vale Miscellany

PHIL SHERWIN has been a Port Vale fan for over 40 years. He is the club's statistician and The Port Vale Miscellany is his first book.

• TitleCopyrightIntroductionForewordThe Port Vale Miscellany In the BeginningHe’s the OneThe Arrival of the ShanahansLighten UpRoy of the Rovers, Or Sam of the Vale?United over the ValeHeavy Metal HolocaustNicknamesAbandonmentsPitch InvasionPlayed for Both SidesFan, Player and Record ScorerWe’ve Beaten the LotTime for a DuckingPenalty KingThe Ones that Got AwayYoung Boys of BurslemPerish the ThoughtBlank ChequeHe’s the GafferJust Not CricketRefereeFamous SonsRecord SaleQuickest GoalsMissed TrainUnbeaten RunsHome ComfortsFootball League RecordsFamily AffairThey Died with their Boots On‘Gypsy’ JoeShortest CareerFather and SonMan of the ClothGoodison Park Record BreakerChairman, Manager, Player and LinesmanRecord Sell OnTop Ten GatesHome ComfortsBogey TeamsWemb-Er-Lee!Foreign LegionWelsh CupDebenhams CupYoung GunsYoungest ScorersDivision Three CupLast Home Game WoesThe Steele CurtainHalf Man, Half CrabSir Stanley MatthewsTreble Hat-TrickGolden GoalTwo Port ValesGround SwapFa Cup Pull OutGreat EscapeBoxingWhere’s your Trophy Gone?Away GoalsFloodlight PioneersScoring GoalkeeperName ChangeTop Scorer for Two ClubsStewart Littlewood the Goal-Scoring EnigmaDouble EmbarrassmentNational VisitorsYorkshire CricketersHighs and LowsTop DogsBack to the League Thanks to a CharlieChampions of Great BritainHat-TricksTestimonialsUproar at UnknownsSendings OffGroundsSimply the BestGiant KillingTop Ten SalesTop Ten Buys‘White Boy’The International SetCommon OpponentsOnly Scored V WrexhamChristmas DayThe Old UnsFa Cup SemisDestroyed By Ryan WilsonA Long WalkMost AppearancesMost GoalsFractured NoseGiant Killers’ CupRobbie Williams Gets the WinnerFirst GoalNeighboursThe League CupInternational VenuePenalty Shoot-OutsGreatest EmbarrassmentSubstitutesAmerican FootballLong-Serving StalwartChange of Name?Record DefeatSunday FootballAverage AttendancesMunich Air DisasterConsecutive AppearancesDirect Free KickColoursAnglo-Italian CupBoat Race Hat-TricksConsecutive ScoringGreatest Comebacks – forGreatest Comebacks – AgainstThe ChampionshipsAdministration – TwiceUp, Down and SidewaysLeading League ScorersAutoglass/Ldv Vans TrophyBerni InnsBrothersFrom Hero to ZeroConsecutive Clean SheetsRe-ElectionFa Youth CupThe Big Home WinsThe Big Away WinsRay KingBaseballSame Again PleaseWartime GuestsTest MatchResignationLowest GatesZenith Data Systems CupPlay-Off Near MissesHe’s Behind You!Blood MoneyPlayer of the YearThe Big Home DefeatsThe Big Away DefeatsPFA AwardsEuropean TrophyComplete League RecordPlay-OffsPort Vale – Premier League?Luckiest GroundBiggest Bogey Ground of the LotFloodlightsWilf KirkhamThe ChairmenNeutral GroundsReserve Crowd RecordArresting DebutSpeedwayVale Park