| Year formed | 1876 |
| Turned professional | 1885 |
| Limited company | 1911 |
| Previous names | 1876 - 1884: Port Vale 1884 - 1909: Burslem Port Vale 1909 to date: Port Vale |
Ground | Vale Park, Hamil Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 1AW (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 114 x 75 yards (104 x 69 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 19,052 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 49,768 v Aston Villa, FA Cup 5th round, 20th February 1960 (lost 1-2) |
| League career | Midland League: 1890 - 1892 Division Two: 1892 - 1896 (not re-elected) Midland League: 1896 - 1898 Division Two: 1898 - 1907 (resigned from Football League) Central League: 1911 - 1915 Division Two: 1919 - 1929 Division Three (North): 1929 - 1930 Division Two: 1930 - 1936 Division Three (North): 1936 - 1938 Division Three (South): 1938 - 1952 Division Three (North): 1952 - 1954 Division Two: 1954 - 1957 Division Three (South): 1957 - 1958 Division Four: 1958 - 1959 Division Three: 1959 - 1965 Division Four: 1965 - 1970 Division Three: 1970 - 1978 Division Four: 1978 - 1983 Division Three: 1983 - 1984 Division Four: 1984 - 1986 Division Three: 1986 - 1989 Division Two: 1989 - 1992 Division Two: 1992 - 1994 Division One: 1994 - 2000 Division Two/League One: 2000 - 2008 League Two: 2008 - 2013 League One: 2013 - 2017 League Two: 2017 - 2022 League One: 2022 - 2024 League Two: 2024 - . |
| First Football League game | 3rd September 1892 v Small Heath, Division Two, lost 1-5 |
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| Honours | |
| European | Anglo-Italian Cup runners-up: 1995-96 |
| Domestic - League | Division Two runners-up: 1993-94 Division Three (North) champions: 1929-30, 1953-54 Division Three (North) runners-up: 1952-53 Division Four champions: 1958-59 Central League runners-up: 1911-12 |
| Domestic - Cup | Autoglass Trophy/LDV Vans Trophy winnners: 1992-93, 2000-01 Debenham Cup runners-up: 1976-77 |
| Best League position | 7th, Division Two, 1893-94 |
| Lowest League position | 20th, Division Four / League Two, 1979-80, 2017-18, 2018-19 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | Semi-final, 1953-54 |
| Furthest in League Cup | Quarter-final, 2023-24 |
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| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 69, Division Three (North), 1953-54 |
| 3 for a win | 89, Division Two, 1992-93 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 15, Division Two, 1892-93 |
| 3 for a win | 36, Division One, 1999-2000 |
| Most League goals scored | 110, Division Four, 1958-59 |
| Most League goals conceded | 106, Division Two, 1935-36 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 30, Division Two, 1892-93 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 21, Division Three (North), 1953-54 |
| Most wins in a League season | 30, Division Three (North), 1929-30 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 6, Division Two, 1892-93 |
| Most draws in a League season | 20, Division Four, 1977-78 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 3, Division Two, 1892-93 |
| Most losses in a League season | 28, Division Two, 1957-58 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 3, Division Three (North), 1953-54 |
| Record League win | 9-1 v Chesterfield, Division Two, 24 September 1932 |
| Record Cup win | 7-1 v Irthlingborough, FA Cup 1st round, 12 January 1907 |
| Record League Cup win | 6-2 v Hartlepool United, Capital One Cup 1st round, 12 August 2014 |
| Record defeat | 0-10 v Sheffield United, Division Two, 10 December 1892 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 0-6 v Fulham, Carling Cup 2nd round, 25 August 2010 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 38, Wilf Kirkham, Division Two, 1926-27 |
| in total | 154, Wilf Kirkham, 1923-29 and 1931-33 |
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| Most League goals scored in one match | 6, Stewart Littlewood v Chesterfield, Divisioin Two, 24th September 1922 |
| Most League appearances | 761, Roy Sproson, 1950-72 |
| Most capped player | 22, Chris Birchall for Trinidad & Tobago |
| Youngest League player | Malcolm MacKenzie, 15 years 347 days v Newport County, 12th April 1966 |
| Highest transfer fee received | £2,000,000 for Gareth Ainsworth to Wimbledon, October 1998 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £500,000 for Jon McCarthy from York City, August 1995 £500,000 for Gareth Ainsworth from Lincoln City, September 1997 |
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