2025–26 Port Vale F.C. season

Port Vale
2025–26 season
OwnerSynsol Holdings Limited
ChairwomanCarol Shanahan
ManagerDarren Moore
StadiumVale Park
League One19th (2 points)
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Connor Hall, Lorent Tolaj (1)
All: Mo Faal, Connor Hall, Lorent Tolaj (1)
Highest home attendance9,791 vs. Cardiff City, 7 August 2025
Lowest home attendance6,653 vs. Stevenage, 19 August 2025
Average home league attendance8,222
Biggest win1–0 vs. Blackpool, 12 August 2024
Biggest defeat1–2 vs. Rotherham United, 2 August 2025

The 2025–26 season is the 114th season in the history of Port Vale Football Club and their first season back in League One since the 2023–24 season, following their promotion from League Two in the preceding season.

Overview

EFL League One

CEO Matt Hancock said that he believed the club were in a stronger position than when they had last gained promotion ahead of the 2022–23 season.[1] In celebration of the club's 150th anniversary, the home kit was based on the classic strip from the 1953–54 'Iron Curtain' season, in which the club reached the FA Cup semi-finals and conceded just 26 goals throughout a 46-game season. It was also confirmed that the kit would not display a front-of-shirt sponsor to maintain the retro look.[1] The away kit was based on that worn by the 1958–59 title-winning team.[2] The first signing of the summer was right-sided defender Jordan Gabriel, who joined on an initial two-year contract after being released by Blackpool.[3] Attacking midfielder Rico Richards, who had played 27 league games on loan at Vale the previous season, was signed to a two-year deal after being released by Aston Villa.[4] Liam Gordon, a 26-year-old left-back capped at international level by Guyana, then chose to leave Walsall to sign for Vale on a two-year deal.[5] Midfielder Jordan Shipley also signed a two-year contract after being released by relegated Shrewsbury Town.[6] Bookmakers had the Vale pegged as relegation strugglers, though supporters were optimistic of a mid-table finish.[7] The fifth summer signing was announced as 26-year-old central defender Cameron Humphreys, who rejected a contract offer from Rotherham United to join Vale on a two-year deal.[8] The club ended June by announcing the signings of Slovakian goalkeeper Marko Maroši and New Zealand international forward Ben Waine, who had been released by Cambridge United and Plymouth Argyle respectively, both signing for Vale on two-year deals.[9][10]

The season opened with a 2–1 defeat at Rotherham United as the Vale were two goals and one man down on 32 minutes after Jaheim Headley was sent off for a knee-high challenge; Vale looked stronger after three half-time changes and a switch away from the 3–4–3 formation.[11] On 7 August, Darren Moore signed 22-year-old Gambian striker Mo Faal on a season-long loan from Wrexham.[12] Later that day, Vale picked up their first point of the season after playing out a 0–0 draw at home to Cardiff City.[13] The following week, on 11 August, Vale signed 25-year-old Australian international goalkeeper Joe Gauci on a season-long loan from Aston Villa, with Moore hoping to provide "strong competition in the goalkeeping department" in the absence of veteran stopper Ben Amos through injury.[14] Another clean sheet and point were gained at Burton Albion five days later, despite captain George Byers being sent off after 15 minutes for a strong challenge on Charlie Webster.[15] The club appealed the red card, however, the original decision was upheld by an FA Regulatory Commission.[16] Vale were heading to a one nil home victory over Stevenage until they conceded two Jamie Reid goals after 87 minutes to lose the game.[17] They then lost top-scorer Lorent Tolaj to league rivals Plymouth Argyle after Argyle activated a "substantial release clause" in his Vale contract.[18]

Cup competitions

Vale won 1–0 at League One rivals Blackpool in the first round of the EFL Cup, with Faal scoring on his debut; this was despite Moore making nine changes for the match.[19]

In the EFL Trophy, they were drawn in a group with Accrington Stanley (League Two), Fleetwood Town (League Two), and Leeds United U21 (Academy).[20]

Competitions

Pre-season

On 16 May, Port Vale announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against local sides Newcastle Town and Kidsgrove Athletic.[21] A week later, a third fixture was added to the schedule, against Birmingham City in a match to mark the club's 150th anniversary.[22] A further two friendlies were confirmed on 28 May, against Bath City and Altrincham.[23]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

27 June 2025 Friendly Newcastle Town 0–0 Port Vale Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
Attendance: 1,672
28 June 2025 Friendly Kidsgrove Athletic 0–7 Port Vale Kidsgrove
15:00 BST Report Noordanus 24'
Tolaj 66' (pen.), 73', 77'
Shorrock 75'
Paton 81'
Gabriel 91'
Stadium: Hollinwood Road
Attendance: 1,900+
4 July 2025 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Port Vale Walsall
14:00 BST Bany
Bostock
Report Stadium: WBA Training Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
12 July 2025 Friendly Bath City 1–5 Port Vale Twerton
15:00 BST Wilson 32' Report Clark 12'
Hart 20'
Stockley 41'
Richards 50'
Waine 70'
Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 541
15 July 2025 Friendly PFA XI 2–3 Port Vale Ashby-de-la-Zouch
12:55 BST Olomola 61'
Hiwula 63'
Report Waine 20'
Shorrock 32'
Richards 87'
Stadium: Champneys Springs
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
19 July 2025 Friendly Port Vale 1–3 Notts County Burslem
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 July 2025 Friendly Everton 2–1 Port Vale Vauxhall
13:00 BST Alcaraz
Garner
Report Paton 2' Stadium: Everton Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
26 July 2025 Friendly Port Vale 0–2 Birmingham City Burslem
13:00 BST Report Anderson 26'
Willumsson 80'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,531
29 July 2025 Friendly Altrincham 1–1 Port Vale Altrincham
19:45 BST Ward 44' Report Heneghan 70' Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 1,333

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Rotherham United 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
18 Blackpool 4 1 0 3 6 11 −5 3
19 Port Vale 4 0 2 2 2 4 −2 2
20 Wycombe Wanderers 4 0 1 3 3 6 −3 1
21 Northampton Town 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1 Relegation to EFL League Two
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[24]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 0 2 2 2 4  −2 2 0 1 1 1 2  −1 0 1 1 1 2  −1

Last updated: 19 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLDDL
Position17131819
Points0122
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 Rotherham United 2–1 Port Vale Rotherham
15:00 BST Nombe 13', 29' Report Hall 60' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,883
Referee: Jacob Miles
7 August 2025 2 Port Vale 0–0 Cardiff City Burslem
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 9,791
Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 9 August but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[25]
16 August 2025 3 Burton Albion 0–0 Port Vale Burton upon Trent
12:30 BST Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,404
Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[25]
19 August 2025 4 Port Vale 1–2 Stevenage Burslem
19:45 BST Tolaj 36' Report Reid 88', 90+1' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,653
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
23 August 2025 5 Port Vale v Doncaster Rovers Burslem
15:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park
30 August 2025 6 Reading v Port Vale Reading, Berkshire
15:00 BST Stadium: Madejski Stadium
6 September 2025 7 Port Vale v Leyton Orient Burslem
15:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park
13 September 2025 8 Exeter City v Port Vale Exeter
15:00 BST Stadium: St James Park
20 September 2025 9 Port Vale v Mansfield Town Burslem
15:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park
27 September 2025 10 Barnsley v Port Vale Barnsley
15:00 BST Stadium: Oakwell
4 October 2025 11 Port Vale v Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park
11 October 2025 12 AFC Wimbledon v Port Vale Wimbledon, London
15:00 BST Stadium: Plough Lane
18 October 2025 13 Wigan Athletic v Port Vale Wigan
15:00 BST Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
27 October 2025 14 Port Vale v Stockport County Burslem
20:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 25 October but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[26]
8 November 2025 15 Bolton Wanderers v Port Vale Horwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
15 November 2025 16 Port Vale v Wycombe Wanderers Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
22 November 2025 17 Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle Burslem
12:30 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[26]
29 November 2025 18 Lincoln City v Port Vale Lincoln
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sincil Bank
9 December 2025 19 Port Vale v Bradford City Burslem
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
13 December 2025 20 Luton Town v Port Vale Luton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
20 December 2025 21 Port Vale v Peterborough United Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
26 December 2025 22 Huddersfield Town v Port Vale Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
29 December 2025 23 Bradford City v Port Vale Bradford
19:45 GMT Stadium: Valley Parade
1 January 2026 24 Port Vale v Blackpool Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
4 January 2026 25 Port Vale v Barnsley Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
10 January 2026 26 Northampton Town v Port Vale Northampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
17 January 2026 27 Mansfield Town v Port Vale Mansfield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Field Mill
24 January 2026 28 Port Vale v Exeter City Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
27 January 2026 29 Port Vale v AFC Wimbledon Burslem
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
31 January 2026 30 Leyton Orient v Port Vale Leyton, London
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brisbane Road
7 February 2026 31 Port Vale v Burton Albion Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
14 February 2026 32 Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale Doncaster
15:00 GMT Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
17 February 2026 33 Stevenage v Port Vale Stevenage
19:45 GMT Stadium: Broadhall Way
21 February 2026 34 Port Vale v Reading Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
28 February 2026 35 Port Vale v Luton Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
7 March 2026 36 Peterborough United v Port Vale Peterborough
15:00 GMT Stadium: London Road Stadium
14 March 2026 37 Port Vale v Huddersfield Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
17 March 2026 38 Blackpool v Port Vale Blackpool
19:45 GMT Stadium: Bloomfield Road
21 March 2026 39 Port Vale v Bolton Wanderers Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
28 March 2026 40 Wycombe Wanderers v Port Vale High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Adams Park
3 April 2026 41 Cardiff City v Port Vale Cardiff
15:00 BST Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
6 April 2026 42 Port Vale v Rotherham United Burslem
15:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park
11 April 2026 43 Stockport County v Port Vale Stockport
15:00 BST Stadium: Edgeley Park
18 April 2026 44 Port Vale v Wigan Athletic Burslem
15:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park
25 April 2026 45 Plymouth Argyle v Port Vale Plymouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Home Park
2 May 2026 46 Port Vale v Lincoln City Burslem
15:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 November 2025 1 v
15:00 GMT

EFL Cup

Port Vale were drawn away to Blackpool in the first round[27] and to Birmingham City in the second round.[28][29]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2024 1 Blackpool 0–1 Port Vale Blackpool
19:45 BST Report Faal 75' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2,606
Referee: Simon Mather
26 August 2025 2 Birmingham City v Port Vale Birmingham
19:45 BST Stadium: St Andrew's

EFL Trophy

Port Vale were drawn against Accrington Stanley, Fleetwood Town and Leeds United U21 in the group stage.[30]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 L1 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ACA Leeds United U21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 September 2025 Group stage Port Vale v Leeds United U21 Burslem
19:45 BST Stadium: Vale Park
7 October 2025 Group stage Accrington Stanley v Port Vale Accrington
19:45 BST Stadium: Crown Ground
11 November 2025 Group stage Port Vale v Fleetwood Town Burslem
19:45 GMT Stadium: Vale Park

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 19 August 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Slovakia SVK Marko Maroši 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2 DF Wales WAL Mitch Clark 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Jaheim Headley 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF England ENG Ben Heneghan 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Connor Hall 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England ENG Jordan Gabriel 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO George Byers 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF England ENG Ben Garrity 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Jayden Stockley 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
11 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ronan Curtis 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF England ENG Rhys Walters 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
13 GK England ENG Ben Amos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Belgium BEL Funso Ojo 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Guyana GUY Liam Gordon 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
17 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ruari Paton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England ENG Ryan Croasdale 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 FW New Zealand NZL Ben Waine 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF England ENG Rico Richards 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 FW England ENG James Plant 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF England ENG Jesse Debrah 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
23 DF England ENG Jack Shorrock 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Kyle John 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
25 DF England ENG Cameron Humphreys 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jordan Shipley 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
29 GK England ENG Arron Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF England ENG Ben Lomax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW The Gambia GAM Mo Faal 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
42 DF England ENG Sam Hart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 GK Australia AUS Joe Gauci 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
10 FW Switzerland SUI Lorent Tolaj 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

As of match played 19 August 2025
Place Position Nation Number Name EFL League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 FW  Gambia 36 Mo Faal 0 0 1 0 1
DF  England 5 Connor Hall 1 0 0 0 1
FW   Switzerland 10 Lorent Tolaj 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 2 0 1 0 3

Disciplinary record

As of match played 19 August 2025
Number Nation Position Name EFL League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
14  Belgium MF Funso Ojo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7  Scotland DF George Byers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
3  England DF Jaheim Headley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2  Wales DF Mitch Clark 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7  Scotland MF George Byers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24  England DF Kyle John 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
19  New Zealand FW Ben Waine 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2

Transfers

  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 31 May and would become official on 1 July once his Blackpool contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 12 June and would become official on 1 July once his Walsall contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 25 June and would become official on 1 July once his Rotherham United contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 30 June and would become official on 1 July once his Cambridge United contract expired
  5. ^ The transfer was announced on 10 June and would become official on 1 July once his Aston Villa contract expired
  6. ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June and would become official on 1 July once his Shrewsbury Town contract expired
  7. ^ The transfer was announced on 30 June and would become official on 1 July once his Plymouth Argyle contract expired

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