Port Vale season by season

Every Port Vale season on record, from 1885–86 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.

121seasons
5,518matches

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pos	Leading scorer
1885–86		4	2	2	0	14	7
1886–87		4	1	2	1	7	6
1887–88		1	0	0	1	0	1
1892–93	Second Division	22	6	3	13	30	57	11	Meshach Dean (6)
1893–94	Second Division	28	13	4	11	66	64	7	Billy Beats (20)
1894–95	Second Division	30	7	4	19	39	77	15	Meshach Dean (8)
1895–96	Second Division	30	7	4	19	43	78	14	Ernest Beckett (8)
1897–98	Midland League	3	1	1	1	3	5	5	Dick Evans Danny Simpson (11)
1898–99	Second Division	34	17	5	12	56	34	9	James Peake (17)
1899–00	Second Division	34	14	6	14	39	49	11	Howard Harvey (17)
1900–01	Second Division	34	11	11	12	45	47	9	Adrian Capes (11)
1901–02	Second Division	34	10	9	15	43	59	12	Adrian Capes (20)
1902–03	Second Division	34	13	8	13	57	62	9	Adrian Capes (18)
1903–04	Second Division	35	10	9	16	54	55	13	Adrian Capes (17)
1904–05	Second Division	34	10	7	17	47	72	16	Dick Allman (8)
1905–06	Second Division	39	12	4	23	49	85	17	Harry Mountford (15)
1906–07	Second Division	41	13	8	20	69	91	16	Billy Beats (15)
1913–14	Central League	1	0	0	1	0	3	4	Chris Young (37)
1919–20	Second Division	38	14	6	18	47	55	13	Bobby Blood (26)
1920–21	Second Division	45	11	14	20	44	58	17	Bobby Blood (20)
1921–22	Second Division	45	15	9	21	47	62	18	Tom Page (10)
1922–23	Second Division	45	15	9	21	43	56	17	Tom Butler (9)
1923–24	Second Division	45	13	14	18	55	75	16	Billy Briscoe Tom Page (10)
1924–25	Second Division	47	19	9	19	64	69	8	Wilf Kirkham (33)
1925–26	Second Division	45	20	6	19	85	77	8	Wilf Kirkham (35)
1926–27	Second Division	48	18	16	14	103	88	8	Wilf Kirkham (41)
1927–28	Second Division	47	21	8	18	78	62	9	Wilf Kirkham (14)
1928–29	Second Division	43	15	4	24	71	89	21	Wilf Kirkham (15)
1929–30	Third Division North	45	31	8	6	108	39	1	Sam Jennings (21)
1930–31	Second Division	44	22	5	17	70	64	5	Sam Jennings (17)
1931–32	Second Division	44	14	7	23	61	92	20	Tom Nolan (11)
1932–33	Second Division	43	14	10	19	67	81	17	Wilf Kirkham (15)
1933–34	Second Division	43	19	7	17	60	57	8	Tom Nolan (22)
1934–35	Second Division	43	11	12	20	56	76	18	Tom Nolan (16)
1935–36	Second Division	45	13	9	23	60	112	21	Jack Roberts (12)
1936–37	Third Division North	43	17	10	16	58	66	11	Tommy Ward (18)
1937–38	Third Division North	44	12	15	17	67	76	15	Jack Roberts
1938–39	Third Division South	44	15	9	20	54	60	18	Tom Nolan (17)
1939–40	Third Division South	27	10	4	13	55	67	22	Jack Roberts (13)
1945–46	Third Division	6	3	2	1	12	5	3	Bill Pointon (19)
1946–47	Third Division South	48	21	10	17	84	68	10	Morris Jones (26)
1947–48	Third Division South	43	16	11	16	64	56	8	Ronnie Allen (13)
1948–49	Third Division South	43	14	11	18	52	56	13	Walter Aveyard (13)
1949–50	Third Division South	46	18	11	17	52	45	13	Cliff Pinchbeck (16)
1950–51	Third Division South	50	18	14	18	68	72	12	Cliff Pinchbeck (19)
1951–52	Third Division South	47	14	15	18	51	69	13	Albert Mullard (13)
1952–53	Third Division North	48	21	18	9	69	39	2	Basil Hayward (22)
1953–54	Third Division North	54	32	18	4	87	25	1	Basil Hayward (25)
1954–55	Second Division	45	13	12	20	55	78	17	Cyril Done (13)
1955–56	Second Division	44	17	13	14	63	61	12	Len Stephenson (14)
1956–57	Second Division	44	8	7	29	60	105	22	Cyril Done (9)
1957–58	Third Division South	49	17	11	21	74	65	15	Stan Steele (22)
1958–59	Fourth Division	47	26	12	9	110	59	1	Stan Steele (22)
1959–60	Third Division	52	23	9	20	91	86	14	Graham Barnett (17)
1960–61	Third Division	52	20	16	16	106	90	7	Cliff Portwood (26)
1961–62	Third Division	54	21	13	20	77	64	12	Bert Llewellyn Arthur Longbottom (20)
1962–63	Third Division	51	26	8	17	81	64	3	Tony Richards (13)
1963–64	Third Division	52	19	15	18	61	56	13	Tony Richards (13)
1964–65	Third Division	49	10	14	25	43	82	22	Albert Cheesebrough (7)
1965–66	Fourth Division	52	17	11	24	57	68	19	John Rowland (23)
1966–67	Fourth Division	50	15	16	19	60	66	13	Mick Cullerton (12)
1967–68	Fourth Division	49	13	15	21	66	77	18	Roy Chapman (25)
1968–69	Fourth Division	52	18	16	18	52	53	13	Roy Chapman (12)
1969–70	Fourth Division	52	21	22	9	68	42	4	John James (17)
1970–71	Third Division	48	15	12	21	52	61	17	John James (15)
1971–72	Third Division	51	15	16	20	48	66	15	Bobby Gough (10)
1972–73	Third Division	51	24	11	16	61	74	6	Sammy Morgan Ray Williams (11)
1973–74	Third Division	51	16	15	20	58	66	20	John Woodward (18)
1974–75	Third Division	49	18	16	15	63	59	6	Terry Bailey Ray Williams (14)
1975–76	Third Division	53	17	18	18	68	66	12	Mick Cullerton (21)
1976–77	Third Division	54	15	18	21	59	80	19	Ken Beamish (18)
1977–78	Third Division	53	10	22	21	57	78	21	Ken Beamish (16)
1978–79	Fourth Division	49	14	15	20	58	75	16	Bernie Wright (15)
1979–80	Fourth Division	49	12	13	24	58	75	20	Neville Chamberlain (11)
1980–81	Fourth Division	53	15	17	21	68	80	19	Neville Chamberlain (13)
1981–82	Fourth Division	55	21	19	15	68	58	7	Ernie Moss (17)
1982–83	Fourth Division	49	27	10	12	68	37	3	Robert Newton (20)
1983–84	Third Division	53	14	10	29	61	92	23	Eamonn O'Keefe (11)
1984–85	Fourth Division	56	18	20	18	75	73	12	Alistair Brown (21)
1985–86	Fourth Division	58	24	21	13	81	50	4	Andy Jones (18)
1986–87	Third Division	56	20	13	23	92	89	12	Andy Jones
1987–88	Third Division	58	23	13	22	70	70	11	Darren Beckford David Riley (10)
1988–89	Third Division	59	30	16	13	96	67	3	Darren Beckford (23)
1989–90	Second Division	55	19	17	19	73	76	11	Darren Beckford (21)
1990–91	Second Division	51	16	13	22	59	70	15	Darren Beckford (23)
1991–92	Second Division	54	12	17	25	52	78	24	Martin Foyle (16)
1992–93	Second Division	61	34	15	12	104	65	3	Ian Taylor (19)
1993–94	Second Division	57	30	15	12	92	56	2	Martin Foyle (18)
1994–95	First Division	52	17	14	21	69	71	17	Martin Foyle (20)
1995–96	First Division	62	22	21	19	89	91	12	Tony Naylor (12)
1996–97	First Division	53	20	18	15	67	61	8	Tony Naylor (20)
1997–98	First Division	50	13	13	24	59	70	19	Lee Mills (16)
1998–99	First Division	49	13	9	27	48	82	21	Martin Foyle (9)
1999–00	First Division	49	7	16	26	53	77	23	Tony Rougier (9)
2000–01	Second Division	56	21	17	18	76	60	11	Tony Naylor (21)
2001–02	Second Division	53	20	10	23	61	72	14	Stephen McPhee (14)
2002–03	Second Division	50	15	12	23	58	75	17	Marc Bridge-Wilkinson (9)
2003–04	Second Division	54	23	14	17	82	72	7	Stephen McPhee
2004–05	League One	51	19	5	27	55	66	18	Billy Paynter (13)
2005–06	League One	53	19	13	21	58	65	13	Leon Constantine (12)
2006–07	League One	54	21	8	25	74	79	12	Leon Constantine (26)
2007–08	League One	51	10	14	27	53	86	23	Luke Rodgers (12)
2008–09	League Two	50	14	9	27	50	76	18	Marc Richards (11)
2009–10	League Two	54	21	20	13	72	56	10	Marc Richards (22)
2010–11	League Two	54	21	16	17	69	64	11	Marc Richards (20)
2011–12	League Two	50	20	11	19	71	66	12	Marc Richards (17)
2012–13	League Two	52	23	16	13	96	63	3	Tom Pope
2013–14	League One	54	22	8	24	76	85	9	Tom Pope (16)
2014–15	League One	50	16	9	25	68	77	18	Tom Pope (12)
2015–16	League One	53	21	13	19	63	64	12	A-Jay Leitch-Smith (12)
2016–17	League One	53	15	14	24	52	77	21	Alex Jones (10)
2017–18	League Two	54	14	16	24	61	79	20	Tom Pope (19)
2018–19	League Two	54	16	14	24	50	66	20	Tom Pope (14)
2019–20	League Two	46	19	16	11	65	60	8	Tom Pope (10)
2020–21	League Two	54	21	10	23	69	67	13	Devante Rodney (12)
2021–22	League Two	57	28	13	16	90	60	5	James Wilson (15)
2022–23	League One	53	17	10	26	60	78	18	Ellis Harrison (11)
2023–24	League One	59	15	16	28	56	89	23	Ben Garrity (12)
2024–25	League Two	53	24	16	13	75	59	2	Lorent Tolaj (15)
2025–26	League One	61	21	13	27	62	79	22	Devante Cole Ben Waine (8)
2026–27		3	0	1	2	1	6