Port Vale

Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent · England · League One

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Tiers played

L2, L3, L4

Top-flight (L1) seasons

Lower-tier league seasons

114

First season

1893

Most recent season

2026

Season-by-season

Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.

Year	League	Team	Pos	Notes	Domestic Cup	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD
2026	League One(3)	Port Vale	22	relegated		46	10	12	24	42	36	61	-25
2025	League Two(4)	Port Vale	2	promoted		46	22	14	10	80	65	46	19
2024	League One(3)	Port Vale	23	relegated		46	10	11	25	41	41	74	-33
2023	League One(3)	Port Vale	18			46	13	10	23	49	48	71	-23
2022	League Two(4)	Port Vale	5	promoted (PO)		46	22	12	12	78	67	46	21
2021	League Two(4)	Port Vale	13			46	17	9	20	60	57	57	0
2020	League Two(4)	Port Vale	8			37	14	15	8	57	50	44	6
2019	League Two(4)	Port Vale	20			46	12	13	21	49	39	55	-16
2018	League Two(4)	Port Vale	20			46	11	14	21	47	49	67	-18
2017	League One(3)	Port Vale	21	relegated		46	12	13	21	49	45	70	-25
2016	League One(3)	Port Vale	12			46	18	11	17	65	56	58	-2
2015	League One(3)	Port Vale	18			46	15	9	22	54	55	65	-10
2014	League One(3)	Port Vale	10			46	18	7	21	61	59	73	-14
2013	League Two(4)	Port Vale	3	promoted		46	21	15	10	78	87	52	35
2012	League Two(4)	Port Vale	12			46	20	9	17	59	68	60	8
2011	League Two(4)	Port Vale	11			46	17	14	15	65	54	49	5
2010	League Two(4)	Port Vale	10			46	17	17	12	68	61	50	11
2009	League Two(4)	Port Vale	18			46	13	9	24	48	44	66	-22
2008	League One(3)	Port Vale	23	relegated		46	9	11	26	38	47	81	-34
2007	League One(3)	Port Vale	12			46	18	6	22	60	64	65	-1
2006	League One(3)	Port Vale	13			46	16	12	18	60	49	54	-5
2005	League One(3)	Port Vale	18			46	17	5	24	56	49	59	-10
2004	Second Division(3)	Port Vale	7			46	21	10	15	73	73	63	10
2003	Second Division(3)	Port Vale	17			46	14	11	21	53	54	70	-16
2002	Second Division(3)	Port Vale	14			46	16	10	20	58	51	62	-11
2001	Second Division(3)	Port Vale	11			46	16	14	16	62	55	49	6
2000	First Division(2)	Port Vale	23	relegated		46	7	15	24	36	48	69	-21
1999	First Division(2)	Port Vale	21			46	13	8	25	47	45	75	-30
1998	First Division(2)	Port Vale	19			46	13	10	23	49	56	66	-10
1997	First Division(2)	Port Vale	8			46	17	16	13	67	58	55	3
1996	First Division(2)	Port Vale	12			46	15	15	16	60	59	66	-7
1995	First Division(2)	Port Vale	17			46	15	13	18	58	58	64	-6
1994	Second Division(3)	Port Vale	2	promoted		46	26	10	10	88	79	46	33
1993	Second Division(3)	Port Vale	3	Not Promoted (PO)		46	26	11	9	89	79	44	35
1992	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	24	relegated		46	10	15	21	45	42	59	-17
1991	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	15			46	15	12	19	57	56	64	-8
1990	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	11			46	15	16	15	61	62	57	5
1989	Fourth Division(3)	Port Vale	3	promoted (PO)		46	24	12	10	84	78	48	30
1988	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	11			46	18	11	17	65	58	56	2
1987	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	12			46	15	12	19	57	76	70	6
1986	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	4	promoted		46	21	16	9	79	67	37	30
1985	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	12			46	14	18	14	60	61	59	2
1984	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	23	relegated		46	11	10	25	43	51	83	-32
1983	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	3	promoted		46	26	10	10	88	67	34	33
1982	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	7			46	18	16	12	70	56	49	7
1981	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	19			46	12	15	19	39	57	70	-13
1980	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	20			46	12	12	22	36	56	70	-14
1979	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	16			46	14	14	18	42	57	70	-13
1978	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	21	relegated		46	8	20	18	36	46	67	-21
1977	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	19			46	11	16	19	38	47	71	-24
1976	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	12			46	15	16	15	46	55	54	1
1975	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	6			46	18	15	13	51	61	54	7
1974	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	20			46	14	14	18	42	52	58	-6
1973	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	6			46	21	11	14	53	56	69	-13
1972	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	15			46	13	15	18	41	43	59	-16
1971	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	17			46	15	12	19	42	52	59	-7
1970	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	4	promoted		46	20	19	7	59	61	33	28
1969	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	13			46	16	14	16	46	46	46	0
1968	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	18			46	12	15	19	39	61	72	-11
1967	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	13			46	14	15	17	43	55	58	-3
1966	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	19			46	15	9	22	39	48	59	-11
1965	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	22	relegated		46	9	14	23	32	41	76	-35
1964	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	13			46	16	14	16	46	53	49	4
1963	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	3			46	23	8	15	54	72	58	14
1962	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	12			46	17	11	18	45	65	58	7
1961	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	7			46	17	15	14	49	96	79	17
1960	Third Division(3)	Port Vale	14			46	19	8	19	46	80	79	1
1959	Fourth Division(4)	Port Vale	1	promoted		46	26	12	8	64	110	58	52
1958	Third Division South(3)	Port Vale	15	relegated		46	16	10	20	42	67	58	9
1957	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	22	relegated		42	8	6	28	22	57	101	-44
1956	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	12			42	16	13	13	45	60	58	2
1955	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	17			42	12	11	19	35	48	71	-23
1954	Third Division North(3)	Port Vale	1	promoted	FA SF	46	26	17	3	69	74	21	53
1953	Third Division North(3)	Port Vale	2			46	20	18	8	58	67	35	32
1952	Third Division South(3)	Port Vale	13			46	14	15	17	43	50	66	-16
1951	Third Division South(3)	Port Vale	12			46	16	13	17	45	60	65	-5
1950	Third Division South(3)	Port Vale	13			42	15	11	16	41	47	42	5
1949	Third Division South(3)	Port Vale	13			42	14	11	17	39	51	54	-3
1948	Third Division South(3)	Port Vale	8			42	16	11	15	43	63	54	9
1947	Third Division South(3)	Port Vale	10			42	17	9	16	43	68	63	5
1940	Third Division South(3)	Port Vale	-	relegated		2	0	1	1	-	0	1	-1
1939	Third Division South(3)	Port Vale	18			42	14	9	19	37	52	58	-6
1938	Third Division North(3)	Port Vale	15			42	12	14	16	38	65	73	-8
1937	Third Division North(3)	Port Vale	11			42	17	10	15	44	58	64	-6
1936	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	21	relegated		42	12	8	22	32	56	106	-50
1935	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	18			42	11	12	19	34	55	74	-19
1934	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	8			42	19	7	16	45	60	55	5
1933	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	17			42	14	10	18	38	66	79	-13
1932	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	20			42	13	7	22	33	58	89	-31
1931	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	5			42	21	5	16	47	67	61	6
1930	Third Division North(3)	Port Vale	1	promoted		42	30	7	5	67	103	37	66
1929	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	21	relegated		42	15	4	23	34	71	86	-15
1928	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	9			42	18	8	16	44	68	57	11
1927	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	8			42	16	13	13	45	88	78	10
1926	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	8			42	19	6	17	44	79	69	10
1925	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	8			42	17	8	17	42	48	56	-8
1924	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	16			42	13	12	17	38	50	66	-16
1923	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	17			42	14	9	19	37	39	51	-12
1922	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	18			42	14	8	20	36	43	57	-14
1921	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	17			42	11	14	17	36	43	49	-6
1920	Second Division(2)	Port Vale	13			42	16	8	18	40	59	62	-3
1907	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	16	relegated		38	12	7	19	31	60	83	-23
1906	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	17			38	12	4	22	28	49	82	-33
1905	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	16			34	10	7	17	27	47	72	-25
1904	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	13			34	10	9	15	29	54	52	2
1903	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	9			34	13	8	13	34	57	62	-5
1902	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	12			34	10	9	15	29	43	59	-16
1901	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	9			34	11	11	12	33	45	47	-2
1900	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	11			34	14	6	14	34	39	49	-10
1899	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	9			34	17	5	12	39	56	34	22
1896	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	14	relegated		30	7	4	19	18	43	78	-35
1895	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	15			30	7	4	19	18	39	77	-38
1894	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	7			28	13	4	11	30	66	64	2
1893	Second Division(2)	Burslem Port Vale	11			22	6	3	13	15	30	57	-27