List Of Port Vale F.C. Players
Port Vale F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, playing in Football League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system, as of the 2010–11 season. The club was formed in 1876, in 1884 they took the name Burslem Port Vale F.C., dropping the 'Burslem' in 1907. They played their home matches at The Old Recreation Ground between 1912 and 1950 and at Vale Park from 1950 to the present day. The club joined the Football League in 1892 as founder members of the Football League Second Division, resigning in 1907, only to return in 1919.
Numerous players throughout the clubs history have enjoyed long careers with the club. Roy Sproson made 837 appearances (761 in the league) for Vale between 1950 and 1972, later becoming manager in 1974. Wilf Kirkham is the clubs record goalscorer with 154 goals in all competitions, as well as 38 goals in a season. Gareth Ainsworth is the player Vale have both received and spent the highest sum on in the transfer market, £500,000 spent in 1997 with £2,000,000 received as he exited the following year. Chris Birchall is the club's record international cap holder with 22, playing for Trinidad and Tobago between 2001 and 2006, including three appearances in the 2006 World Cup. Others made little impact at the club, but were significant figures at other clubs, such as Willie Aitken, who went on to serve as head coach at Juventus.
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