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Port Vale
2018–19 season
ChairmanNorman Smurthwaite
ManagerNeil Aspin
(until 30 January)[1]
Danny Pugh
(caretaker 30 January – 4 February)
John Askey
(from 4 February)[2]
StadiumVale Park
EFL League Two20th (49 points)
FA CupFirst round
(knocked out by Sunderland)
EFL CupFirst round
(knocked out by Lincoln City)
EFL TrophyQuarter-finals
(knocked out by Bristol Rovers)
Player of the YearScott Brown
Top goalscorerLeague: Tom Pope (11)
All: Tom Pope (14)
Highest home attendance7,940 vs. Stoke City U21, 4 December 2018
Lowest home attendance554 vs. Middlesbrough U21, 16 October 2018
Average home league attendance4,431[3]
Biggest win4–0 vs. Stoke City U21, 4 December 2018
Biggest defeat0–4 and 2–6

The 2018–19 season was Port Vale's 107th season of football in the English Football League, and second consecutive season in EFL League Two. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Neil Aspin marked his first summer transfer window as the club's manager with ten new permanent signings and five loan players to build his own squad, all of which were free signings except for striker Ricky Miller. The season started with five defeats in the opening seven games before a 1–1 draw at Forest Green Rovers on 8 September marked a turnaround in results and performances. The team suffered 4–0 and 6–2 defeats at home to Lincoln City in the first round of the EFL Cup and in the league, though managed to win 1–0 at local rivals Crewe Alexandra to maintain a lower mid-table position from the end of August to the end of October. In the EFL Trophy, the two home group games set record low attendances at Vale Park and Nelson Agho became the youngest player in the club's history aged 15 years, 262 days. They won all three group games to advance to the knockout stages, where they were drawn against Stoke City U21 – the academy team of Potteries derby rivals Stoke City; Vale won the match 4–0 in front of a season-high crowd of 7,940, but hooligans amongst the Stoke supporters caused around £100,000 of damage to Vale Park and surrounding areas of Burslem.

Vale suffered a miserable December following their win over Stoke, drawing three and losing two of their five league games against teams around them in the bottom half of the table. They did manage to pick up a 1–1 draw at league leaders Lincoln City on New Year's Day, though after the game, Aspin considered leaving the club after feeling that supporters had shown him a "lack of respect". He chose to stay and oversaw a run to the EFL Trophy quarter-finals, where Vale ended up being knocked out by Bristol Rovers. However, he resigned on 30 January following a run of one win in ten league games. He was succeeded by John Askey, who turned the team's form around after losing his first four games in charge. As relegation seemed increasingly unlikely, attention then turned to ownership issues, as fans protested against chairman Norman Smurthwaite. Rejecting offers to buy the club, Smurthwaite claimed that he would put the club into administration on 5 May if he were still the club's owner. Carol and Kevin Shanahan completed their takeover on 7 May.

Tom Pope finished as top-scorer with 14 goals.
Cristian Montaño contributed seven goals.
Danny Pugh had his final season as a player.
Goalkeeper Scott Brown won the club's Player of the Year award.
Luke Joyce made 42 appearances.
Louis Dodds had an unsuccessful loan spell.
Mark Harris featured six times.
Leon Legge played 37 games.

Overview

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EFL League Two

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Neil Aspin's first signing of the window was 33-year-old goalkeeper Scott Brown, who had been an ever-present for Wycombe Wanderers when they won promotion out of EFL League Two the previous season.[4] Aspin stated that Brown's experience would help with organising the Vale's young defenders on the pitch.[5] He quickly followed this by bringing in 30-year-old Carlisle United midfielder Luke Joyce on a two-year contract and 24-year-old Alfreton Town winger Brendon Daniels on a six-month contract, describing Joyce as "vastly experienced" and Daniels as "a local lad who is desperate to prove himself".[6] Next to arrive were centre-backs Leon Legge and Connell Rawlinson, arriving on free transfers after leaving Cambridge United and The New Saints respectively.[7] Aspin said that he hoped the experience of Legge would aid the development of young centre-half Nathan Smith.[8] His sixth signing was central midfielder Manny Oyeleke, who had just left National League side Aldershot Town after picking up their Player of the Year award.[9] After a wait of some weeks, the seventh incoming player was revealed to be attacker Louis Dodds, who joined on a season-long loan from relegated Chesterfield; he had previously played for the Vale from 2008 to 2016.[10] Aspin said that Dodds had been keen on a return to Vale Park and "he has cost us next to nothing really".[11] Vale then acquired the services of Peterborough United striker Ricky Miller after paying an undisclosed fee; 29-year-old Miller had scored a remarkable goal tally in the National League but had thus far failed to establish himself in the Football League in a career hindered by legal troubles.[12] Another Peterborough forward then arrived, this time 18-year-old Idris Kanu on a season-long loan, whilst defender Theo Vassell was also signed on a one-year deal from Aspin's former club Gateshead.[13] Going the other way, 20-year-old forward Dan Turner joined Scottish Championship club Falkirk on a six-month loan deal – which was terminated early on 5 October.[14] Taking his place at Vale Park was Scott Quigley, signed on a season-long loan from Blackpool.[15] Aspin also went on to sign former Stevenage midfielder Tom Conlon, who had impressed whilst on trial.[16]

Vale kicked off the season at home to Cambridge United on 4 August and made a flawless start with both Tom Pope and Ricky Miller getting off the mark in a 3–0 victory.[17] However, the following performance was poor, as they fell to a 2–0 defeat at Colchester United.[18] Aspin made his fourth loan signing of the summer later that week, bringing in 19-year-old Aston Villa full-back Mitch Clark as cover for James Gibbons and Cristian Montaño.[19] Clark went straight into the starting eleven at home to Crawley Town on 18 August, and helped the new look defence to a clean sheet and 1–0 win despite the away side dominating the play for much of the second half.[20] However, three days later Vale were beaten 2–1 at Carlisle United, with Aspin blaming the referee for making a "poor decision" to give a first-half penalty against Rawlinson.[21] Vale then went on to lose 1–0 at newly promoted Tranmere Rovers, after which Aspin again bemoaned the officials, stating that his team should have been given a penalty.[22] Aspin went on to say "We had an apology from the Lincoln game to say it wasn't a penalty, we’ve had an apology to say we should have had a penalty in the Carlisle game and an apology to say we should have had a penalty in the Tranmere game."[23] Having managed to offload unwanted striker Tyrone Barnett on loan to Cheltenham Town, Aspin then signed 20-year-old box-to-box midfielder Lewis Hardcastle on a season-long loan from Blackburn Rovers and also brought in Ben Whitfield; Aspin had attempted to sign Whitfield in January before falling out with the player's agent.[24][25]

Vale opened September at home to Newport County, and though Pope scored to make himself the all-time top-scorer at the Vale Park stadium with 56 goals, Vale still went on to lose the game 2–1 after again being denied a penalty.[26] Away at Forest Green Rovers, Vale turned around a one-goal half-time deficit to draw 1–1 after Pope converted a penalty won by Miller; Rovers ended the match with ten men after Farrend Rawson was shown a straight red card.[27] They then went on to beat Northampton Town 2–0, with Whitfield and Oyeleke the scorers; Oyeleke was named in the EFL team of the week and his goal was listed as the League Two goal of the weekend.[28] Over 1,900 Vale fans went on to travel nearby rivals Crewe Alexandra and witnessed a 1–0 victory thanks to a 75th-minute Legge header, ending a run of ten months without an away victory.[29] Second-place Exeter City then came to Burslem and took a 1–0 lead that they defended until the seventh minute of injury-time, at which point Kanu scored a dramatic late equaliser, his first goal in professional football.[30]

Vale opened October with a difficult home tie with Milton Keynes Dons, and lost 2–0 after playing with ten men after 65 minutes when half-time substituted Montaño went off injured; Aspin defended his decision to put Montaño on as his final substitution by saying "If he wasn't 100 per cent fit, he wouldn't have been on the bench... How stupid do you think I am?"[31] Vale then went on to lose 2–0 at second-from-bottom Grimsby Town, having gone one goal behind within the opening minute following a mistake from Clarke; after the game Aspin attempted to confront some hecklers who had abused him.[32] League leaders Lincoln City then returned to Vale Park on 13 October, and as they did in the EFL Cup won comfortably, leading the game after three minutes and going 3–0 up by half-time before winning the match 6–2; Aspin said it was like "torture" to watch the game but that "I would only leave if I was sacked and that is not the case".[33] Four of Lincoln's goals came from set pieces.[34] They recovered from this performance and picked up a hard-fought 1–0 victory at Oldham Athletic seven days later, which led Aspin to say that the team was united and that he had never "lost the dressing room".[35] Aspin named the same team away at Stevenage, which ended in a 0–0 draw.[36] Vale then closed out the month with a 1–0 win at home to Bury, Pope scoring against the run of play early in the second half after the team held on to a clean sheet following a difficult opening half.[37]

Despite investing heavily in the summer, Notts County came to Vale Park on 3 November just one place above the relegation zone. Both sides had to be satisfied with a 2–2 draw after a late diving header from Pope rescued a point just two minutes after Elliott Ward had put County ahead on 87 minutes; in the first half Kane Hemmings had cancelled out Luke Hannant's early header.[38] Both Aspin and County manager Harry Kewell claimed their sides deserved to win the game.[39][40] Two weeks later, Vale travelled to Mansfield Town and fell to a 1–0 defeat, with Oyeleke sent off on his return from injury after receiving two yellow cards.[41] Vale then slipped to a 1–0 defeat at home to Swindon Town in front of just 3,877 spectators for a Saturday fixture, and failed to create any meaningful chances throughout the game.[42] However, they saw out the month with a comfortable 3–0 victory at Yeovil Town; two of the goals came from Montaño, who had been highly criticised for his performance in the defeat to Swindon.[43]

On 8 December, Vale seemed to be heading for 2–0 defeat at Morecambe with a poor performance when, on 83 minutes, Antony Kay successfully evaded the home side's offside trap on a free kick to pull a goal back, and then Pope scored an equalizing goal four minutes later; Brown then immediately gave away a penalty, which was missed by former Vale striker A-Jay Leitch-Smith to leave the final score at 2–2.[44] Struggling Cheltenham Town came to Burslem the following week amidst awful weather conditions, and just 3,109 spectators witnessed a 2–2 draw, Kay secured a point with a stoppage-time header.[45] No goals were scored in the trip to the league's bottom club Macclesfield Town – a club that had rediscovered their National League winning form under new manager Sol Campbell; the clean sheet and a third consecutive draw were earned largely thanks to some impressive first-half saves from Brown.[46] Grimsby Town were the visitors at Vale Park on Boxing day and they came away with a 1–0 win; Wes Thomas scored the only goal of the game on 62 minutes.[47] Oldham arrived in Burslem three days later, having sacked manager Frankie Bunn following a 6–0 defeat; Vale crashed to a 4–1 defeat to the managerless "Latics" to put intense pressure on Aspin.[48]

Vale travelled to league leaders Lincoln City on New Year's Day and looked to be leaving with a 1–0 defeat despite a very credible performance, before Oyeleke scored a spectacular stoppage-time equaliser to secure a point; after the game Aspin threatened to quit the club after feeling that supporters had shown him a "lack of respect".[49] After taking time to consider his position he said that he would remain as manager as he had the support of the players and the chairman.[50] On 12 January, Vale fell to a 3–0 home defeat to Colchester, losing Pope to a hamstring injury in the process and Aspin bemoaned his side's poor run of luck.[51] Two days later he signed versatile defender Adam Crookes on loan from Nottingham Forest, who had previously been recalled from a loan at Lincoln City after failing to break into the first-team there.[52] Another new arrival was 23-year-old striker Danny Elliott, who was signed following a trial; he had previously been playing in the Spanish Tercera División for San Cristoba.[53] With Pope ruled out of action for over a month with a hamstring injury, Miller was restored to the starting eleven at Crawley on 19 January and scored the only goal of the game to maintain the club's five-point gap above the relegation zone.[54] Aspin went on to bring in 20-year-old Wales youth international forward Mark Harris on loan from Cardiff City.[55] However, he was again facing questions over his own future following a 1–0 home defeat to promotion-chasing Carlisle United; Vale had actually looked good for a point until conceding a deflected goal on 79 minutes despite having Miller sent off for a reckless challenge just before half-time.[56] They closed out the month with a 0–0 draw at Newport County, though ended a third consecutive game with only ten men as Gibbons was given a straight red card with five minutes left to play.[57] Aspin tendered his resignation the following day, stating that "I am very proud of the job we [he and assistant Lee Nogan] did in keeping the club in League Two and we leave the club in a better place on and off the pitch".[1] Despite having no manager, the club completed the loan signing of West Bromwich Albion defender Kyle Howkins, who had joined the club on loan at the same point of the 2017–18 season.[58] Three more young midfield players were also signed, Callum Whelan and Toby Edser on loan from Manchester United and Nottingham Forest respectively, and Daniel Trickett-Smith from Leek Town – who was immediately returned on loan to Leek.[59]

Former Macclesfield and Shrewsbury boss John Askey was appointed as the club's new manager on 4 February, signing a contract to run until the end of the season; he named Dave Kevan as his assistant.[60] Five days later he took charge of his first game away at 20th-placed Cambridge, who leapfrogged the Vale with a 1–0 win.[61] Askey named the same team at home to 22nd-placed Morecambe, and despite dominating the first-half they failed to score past an in-form Mark Halstead, with Pope missing a penalty; a 75th-minute Aaron Collins goal won all three points for the visitors, dragging Vale to within just five points of the bottom of the league.[62] A 2–1 defeat at home to Tranmere three days later left Vale in 21st-place; James Norwood bagged a brace, before Whitfield's consolation ended Vale's club-record run of 571 minutes without scoring a goal.[63] Askey switched to 4–4–2 and instigated four personnel changes for the trip to Cheltenham Town, but the result was a fourth straight defeat and a run of one goal scored in seven matches.[64] Vale had a goal wrongly disallowed for offside against Cheltenham and launched an official complaint to the Match Official Administration System, also citing six further major incidents in games earlier in the season that had cost the club vital points.[65]

Vale faced a crucial trip to Meadow Lane to face bottom-club Notts County on 2 March and kept a clean sheet and extended their gap over the relegation zone to four points with a goalless draw, though they dominated the game and wasted numerous chances to secure a much needed victory.[66] Third-placed Mansfield then came to Burslem, with both sides' top-scorer absent (Pope injured and Tyler Walker suspended); Miller came into the side and scored two early second-half goals to secure an important 2–1 win, with Brown again impressing after saving a first-half penalty given away by Legge.[67] Three days later Vale put themselves eight points clear of the relegation zone with a comfortable 3–0 home win over Yeovil; Oyeleke, Conlon and Montaño were the scorers; Colnon's goal was a goal of the season contender, and he and David Worrall played particularly well in a dominant midfield performance.[68] The unbeaten run stretched to four games with a 0–0 draw in fierce windy conditions at Swindon.[69] Forest Green ended the unbeaten run after the play-off chasing visitors left Burslem with a 2–0 victory, Reece Brown bagging a brace in the last minute of stoppage time after breaking the deadlock on 69 minutes; Askey bemoaned "poor" officiating in his post-match interview.[70] Vale seemed to be heading for a defeat at Northampton after Legge was sent off just before half-time with the "Cobblers" 1–0 ahead, but Worrall scored a 44th-minute equaliser and Pope came on to convert a 75th-minute penalty; Pope's 100th goal for the club secured a 2–1 victory.[71]

Vale banished any remaining fears of relegation on 6 April by completing the double over local rivals Crewe Alexandra, with Pope scoring the game's only goal on 78 minutes.[72] They faced an uphill battle at Exeter seven days later after Howkins gave away a penalty in the opening minute, and were second-best all afternoon to the play-off hopefuls as the "Grecians" claimed a 2–0 win.[73] Askey then made four changes for the return fixture with Stevenage, but a poor performance saw them slip to a 4–1 defeat, though the scoreline was generous to the "Boro".[74] Askey started with Elliot away at promotion-chasing MK Dons, a 1–1 draw in which Brown saved a first-half penalty and Conlon scored a fine opening goal.[75] However, Askey went on to criticise unnamed squad members for unprofessional behaviour, saying that "...there are things that have gone on in my short stay here that shouldn't go on. I have had to deal with things I have never dealt with in 30 odd years of being in football".[76] Vale's final home game of the season was a 1–0 defeat to Askey's former club Macclesfield, who desperately needed the victory to stay in the league.[77] The defeat set a club record for home league defeats in a season (13).[78] The final away game of the season was a 1–1 draw at already-promoted Bury.[79]

With a final position of 20th being the joint-lowest in the club's history (along with 1979–80 and 2017–18), albeit with an improved points tally of 49, Askey released nine of the ten out of contract players: Dior Angus, Harry Benns, Mike Calveley, Danny Elliott, Luke Hannant, Antony Kay, Michael Tonge, Dan Turner and Theo Vassell, with Sam Hornby the only one to be offered a new deal (he rejected the deal and instead joined Bradford City).[80][81] He also transfer listed Connell Rawlinson and Ben Whitfield.[82] Askey himself signed a new three-year contract, whilst Leon Legge and David Worrall also signed contract extensions.[83][84] However, Ricky Miller left the club after his contract was terminated one year early by mutual consent.[85]

Finances & ownership issues

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Norman Smurthwaite formally returned to the Port Vale chairman role on 1 August.[86] The club started a new kit wear deal with Australian firm BLK.[87] The club sold fewer than 3,000 home and away kits throughout the campaign.[88] Smurthwaite was quoted as saying he would provide £400,000 for Aspin to spend in the January transfer window, funded by the proceeds of the cup windfalls and sale of Jordan Hugill.[89] Smurthwaite was hospitalised after being struck by a car whilst walking outside Vale Park on 25 January.[90] Smurthwaite blamed "logistical challenges" for the deal to bring back former top-scorer Marc Richards breaking down on 31 January (transfer deadline day); the club instead signed four youngsters despite having no manager.[91][92] As the transfer window was closing, the Port Vale Supporters' Club unanimously gave a vote of no confidence in Smurthwaite and elected to begin formal protests against his ownership.[93] Smurthwaite went on to issue a statement to condemn "disgraceful abuse" he had received and to urge supporters to not to use "inappropriate language" during protests and to consider the effect of protests on the club and the players; he stated that he was only involved in "major" decisions at the club and left day-to-day decisions to CEO Colin Garlick.[94] Responding to accusations that the club had been operating "on the cheap", chief executive Colin Garlick stated that the club had the tenth-largest playing budget in League Two.[95] On 1 March, Synectics Solutions owners Carol and Kevin Shanahan revealed that Smurthwaite had rejected their improved offer of £3.5 million for the club.[96] When the couple told Smurthwaite they were planning to go public about their offer he texted them to say "sorry not interested. now please get back to your day job and continue the sterling work in the community."[97]

"In Stoke-on-Trent, we don’t expect a Russian billionaire or a sheikh or anything like that – we just want somebody with the community at heart who is willing to build long term. I don’t think we’re asking for much. If we don’t go down this year, it will be the next year or the year after. We can’t keep dicing with danger the way we have. If we go down and he [Smurthwaite] is still there, I don’t think we’ll come back. We’ll be a Chester or a Darlington. I see us just plummeting, because we’re not well run enough to rise up again. It’s been exhausting and demoralising. It’s a heartbreaking time to be a Vale fan".

— Joe Baker, of the Black and Gold protest group.[98]

On 23 March, Smurthwaite claimed that fans protests against him had cost the club a £500,000 stadium sponsorship deal, that he had never received a "formal offer" for the club and that he would put the club into administration if no new owner was in place by 5 May.[99] Carol and Kevin Shanahan immediately put in a new offer for the club, leaving CEO Colin Garlick "very optimistic" of a deal being completed.[100] Smurthwaite then stated that an Asian consortium wanted to enter exclusive talks to buy the club for £2.8m.[101] Carol and Kevin Shanahan signed an exclusivity agreement to buy the club on 2 April.[102] They completed their takeover of both the club and the ground on 7 May, ending Smurthwaite's seven years in charge.[103]

Cup competitions

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The first round draw of the FA Cup saw Port Vale drawn at home to League One side Sunderland.[104] A heavy defeat seemed a distinct possibility after they went 2–0 down inside 20 minutes, but Aspin changed formation and put on Oyeleke, who helped Pope to inspire a goal before half-time, though the team could not find the equaliser and were denied a strong penalty appeal by referee Anthony Backhouse.[105]

Port Vale were drawn at home to League Two rivals Lincoln City in the first round of the EFL Cup and made an early exit after losing 4–0 despite making only three changes from the starting eleven that opened the league campaign.[106] This was the club's biggest home defeat in the competition's history, and the 2,440 attendance was the lowest at Vale Park in the competition since October 1981.[107]

Vale's opponents in the group stage of the EFL Trophy were League One sides Burton Albion and Walsall, along with Academy side Middlesbrough. They opened the group at home to Burton on 9 October and won the 1–0 game thanks to a goal from substitute Ricky Miller; just 601 spectators showed up for the match, a new record low attendance for a first-team fixture at Vale Park.[108] This record was broken seven days later as Vale recorded a 2–0 win over Middlesbrough U21, with Rawlinson joining Miller on the scoresheet.[109] They then went on to finish as group winners after beating Walsall 2–1 at the Bescot Stadium, a game in which Nelson Agho came off the bench to become the youngest player in the club's history at the age of 15 years and 262 days.[110]

In the second round of the EFL Trophy, Vale faced a home tie with Stoke City U21 – the youth team of Potteries derby rivals Stoke City – and easily won the match 4–0 after naming a strong starting eleven, including opening goalscorer Pope.[111] Despite it being their under-21 team, almost 4,000 Stoke fans attended the fixture to make the total attendance 7,940, in what Staffordshire Police described as their biggest footballing operation for 10 years.[112] After the game a portion of Stoke supporters vandalized Vale Park and surrounding areas of Burslem, Chief Superintendent Wayne Jones stated that "We're talking about a minority of 150-200 people who had no interest in the football and were there for the trouble they expected to be played out and intended to cause disorder and damage."[113] Smurthwaite estimated the repair bill at being close to £100,000.[114]

On 8 January, third round opponents Shrewsbury Town visited Vale Park and made 11 changes to their side that drew with Stoke City in the FA Cup three days earlier.[115] The League One "Shrews" still proved a challenge and it took an 83rd-minute strike from Pope to take the game to a penalty shoot-out, which Vale won 4–3 whilst Aspin faced away as he was too nervous to watch.[116] Vale exited the competition at the quarter-final stage after falling to a 3–0 defeat at struggling League One side Bristol Rovers; Conlon picked up two bookings shortly after half-time and a 61st-minute Tom Nichols penalty then stretched Bristol's lead to two goals and cued up a comfortable win for the home side.[117]

Results

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Pre-season

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6 July 2018 Friendly Redditch United 1–1 Port Vale Redditch
19:45 BST Sinclair 90' Report Angus 45+2' (pen.) Stadium: The Valley Stadium
7 July 2018 Friendly Kidsgrove Athletic 1–1 Port Vale Kidsgrove
12:30 BST Malbon 40' Report Dodds 21' Stadium: Hollinwood Road
14 July 2018 Friendly Port Vale 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Burslem
12:30 BST Mulgrew 9' (o.g.) Report Lenihan 23' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 966
Referee: Oli Yates
17 July 2018 Friendly FC Halifax Town 2–3 Port Vale Halifax
19:45 BST Maher 15'
"Trialist #19" 89'		 Report Pope 41'
Worrall 47', 50'		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 376
Referee: Sam Barrott
18 July 2018 Friendly Nuneaton Borough 2–2 Port Vale Nuneaton
19:00 BST Angus 19'
Andoh 		Report Kanu (pen.)
Dodds 75'		 Stadium: Liberty Way
Attendance: 138
21 July 2018 Friendly Port Vale 0–1 Blackpool Burslem
15:00 BST Report Delfouneso 5' Stadium: Vale Park
24 July 2018 Friendly Port Vale 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers U23 Burslem
19:45 BST Ebanks-Landell 8' (og.)
Dodds 37'		 Report Żyro 28'
Glandon 39'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 713
28 July 2018 Friendly Port Vale 2–4 Shrewsbury Town Burslem
15:00 BST Rawlinson 32'
Pope 63'		 Report Whalley 36'
Amadi-Holloway 38', 49'
John-Lewis 77'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 996
29 July 2018 Friendly Newcastle Town 1–1 Port Vale Newcastle-under-Lyme
15:00 BST Ward 77' Report Kanu 37' Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
Referee: 305

EFL League Two

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Main article: 2018–19 EFL League Two

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
18 Morecambe 46 14 12 20 54 70 −16 54
19 Crawley Town 46 15 8 23 51 68 −17 53
20 Port Vale 46 12 13 21 39 55 −16 49
21 Cambridge United 46 12 11 23 40 66 −26 47
22 Macclesfield Town 46 10 14 22 48 74 −26 44
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [118]

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWLLLDWWDLLLWDWDLLWDDDLLDLWLDLLLLDWWDLWWLLDLD
Position410511151917161316161616161614131517161515151617191918191820202122222121202119181819202020
Source: Statto[119]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Port Vale 3–0 Cambridge United Burslem
15:00 BST Miller 45+2'
Pope 47' (pen.), 69'		 Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,559
Referee: Trevor Kettle
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Colchester United 2–0 Port Vale Colchester
15:00 BST Senior 8'
Jackson 23'		 Report Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 3,183
Referee: Matt Donohue
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Port Vale 1–0 Crawley Town Burslem
15:00 BST Hannant 20' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,159
Referee: Paul Marsden
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Carlisle United 2–1 Port Vale Carlisle
19:45 BST Grainger 30' (pen.)
Parkes 84'		 Report Hannant 88' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3,688
Referee: Ben Toner
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Port Vale Birkenhead
15:00 BST Norwood 77' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,488
Referee: Dean Whitestone
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Port Vale 1–2 Newport County Burslem
15:00 BST Pope 27' Report Bennett 18'
Butler 48'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,485
Referee: Martin Coy
8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7 Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Port Vale Nailsworth
15:00 BST Winchester 15' Report Pope 73' (pen.) Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 2,263
Referee: Alan Young
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Port Vale 2–0 Northampton Town Burslem
15:00 BST Whitfield 24'
Oyeleke 69'		 Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,474
Referee: Thomas Bramall
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Port Vale Crewe
15:00 BST Report Legge 75' Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 6,180
Referee: Darren Drysdale
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 Port Vale 1–1 Exeter City Burslem
15:00 BST Kanu 90+7' Report Law 48' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,615
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Port Vale 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons Burslem
19:45 BST Report Aneke 23'
Agard 31'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,399
Referee: Ross Joyce
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Grimsby Town 2–0 Port Vale Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Thomas 1'
Hooper 53'		 Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Andy Haines
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13 Port Vale 2–6 Lincoln City Burslem
15:00 BST Conlon 51'
Whitfield 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Anderson 3'
McCartan 38'
Legge 45+5' (og.)
Bostwick 48'
Wharton 78'
Wilson 84'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Brett Huxtable
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Port Vale Oldham
15:00 BST Pope 37' (pen.) Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,323
Referee: Peter Wright
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15 Stevenage 0–0 Port Vale Stevenage
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Broadhall Way
Referee: Charles Breakspear
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16 Port Vale 1–0 Bury Burslem
15:00 BST Pope 51' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,375
Referee: Alan Young
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Port Vale 2–2 Notts County Burslem
15:00 GMT Hannant 13'
Pope 89'		 Report Hemmings 22'
Ward 87'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,236
Referee: Lee Swabey
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Mansfield Town 1–0 Port Vale Mansfield
15:00 GMT Hamilton 41' Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4,316
Referee: Martin Coy
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Port Vale 0–1 Swindon Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Report Adebayo 11' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,877
Referee: Peter Wright
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Yeovil Town 0–3 Port Vale Yeovil
19:45 GMT Report Montaño 13', 48'
Rawlinson 31'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 2,174
Referee: Lee Collins
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Morecambe 2–2 Port Vale Morecambe
15:00 GMT Leitch-Smith 27'
Oswell 40'		 Report Kay 83'
Pope 87'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,769
Referee: Andy Haines
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Port Vale 2–2 Cheltenham Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Montaño 13'
Kay 90+3'		 Report Jones 26'
Atangana 89'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Graham Salisbury
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Macclesfield Town 0–0 Port Vale Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3,951
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Port Vale 0–1 Grimsby Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Report Thomas 62' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Ben Toner
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Port Vale 1–4 Oldham Athletic Burslem
15:00 GMT Whitfield 39' Report Lang 32'
Maouche 53'
Nepomuceno 86'
O'Grady 90+3'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,435
Referee: Paul Marsden
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Lincoln City 1–1 Port Vale Lincoln
15:00 GMT McCartan 58' Report Oyeleke 90' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9,106
Referee: Peter Wright
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Port Vale 0–3 Colchester United Burslem
15:00 GMT Report Senior 5'
Pell 18', 69'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,636
Referee: Scott Oldham
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Crawley Town 0–1 Port Vale Crawley
15:00 GMT Report Miller 27' Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Dean Whitestone
26 January 2019 (2019-01-26) 29 Port Vale 0–1 Carlisle United Burslem
15:00 GMT Report Simpson 79' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,881
Referee: Charles Breakspear
29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 30 Newport County 0–0 Port Vale Newport, Wales
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,534
Referee: Neil Hair
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Cambridge United 1–0 Port Vale Cambridge
15:00 GMT Amoo 19' Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,193
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32 Port Vale 0–1 Morecambe Burslem
15:00 GMT Report Collins 75' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,147
Referee: John Busby
19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) 33 Port Vale 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Burslem
19:45 GMT Whitfield 59' Report Norwood 10', 56' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,835
Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Original fixture was postponed on 1 February 2019, due to freezing temperatures and the impending weather forecast.[120]
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Cheltenham Town 1–0 Port Vale Cheltenham
15:00 GMT Varney 34' Report Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,079
Referee: Peter Wright
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Notts County 0–0 Port Vale Nottingham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7,457
Referee: Craig Hicks
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Port Vale 2–1 Mansfield Town Burslem
15:00 GMT Miller 50', 52' Report Ajose 61' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,231
Referee: Darren Bond
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Port Vale 3–0 Yeovil Town Burslem
19:45 GMT Oyeleke 26'
Conlon 62'
Montaño 84'		 Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,430
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Swindon Town 0–0 Port Vale Swindon
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,322
Referee: Darren Drysdale
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Port Vale 0–2 Forest Green Rovers Burslem
15:00 GMT Report Brown 69', 90+4' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,429
Referee: Paul Marsden
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Northampton Town 1–2 Port Vale Northampton
15:00 GMT Hoskins 5' Report Worrall 44'
Pope 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,651
Referee: Neil Hair
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Port Vale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Burslem
15:00 BST Pope 78' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,823
Referee: Andy Davies
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Exeter City 2–0 Port Vale Exeter
15:00 BST Law 2' (pen.)
Boateng 55'		 Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Tom Nield
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Port Vale 1–4 Stevenage Burslem
15:00 BST Montaño 67' Report Sonupe 12', 50'
Chair 84'
Guthrie 90+5'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,088
Referee: Nick Kinseley
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Port Vale Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Wheeler 52' Report Conlon 48' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 8,386
Referee: Alan Young
27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45 Port Vale 0–1 Macclesfield Town Burslem
15:00 BST Report Fitzpatrick 66' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,414
Referee: Carl Boyeson
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Bury 1–1 Port Vale Bury
15:00 BST Rossiter 45' Report Pope 24' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6,719
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

FA Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup
11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) First round Port Vale 1–2 Sunderland Burslem
14:30 GMT Pope 35' Report Honeyman 1'
Gooch 19'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,238
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

EFL Cup

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14 August 2018 First round Port Vale 0–4 Lincoln City Burslem
19:45 BST Report Shackell 5'
Green 48' (pen.)
O'Connor 80'
Akinde 82'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2,440
Referee: Robert Lewis

EFL Trophy

[edit]

Pos Lge Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Port Vale 3 3 0 0 0 5 1 +4 9 Round 2
2 L1 Walsall 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 ACA Middlesbrough U21 3 1 0 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4 L1 Burton Albion 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 −3 0
Source: EFL.com
9 October 2018 Group stages Port Vale 1–0 Burton Albion Burslem
19:45 BST Miller 65' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 601
Referee: Robert Lewis
16 October 2018 Group stages Port Vale 2–0 Middlesbrough U21 Burslem
19:45 BST Miller 6'
Rawlinson 66'		 Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 554
Referee: Matthew Donohue
13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages Walsall 1–2 Port Vale Walsall
19:00 GMT Johnson 45+1' Report Quigley 4'
Pugh 65'		 Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 878
4 December 2018 (2018-12-04) Second round Port Vale 4–0 Stoke City U21 Burslem
19:45 GMT Pope 6'
Montaño 40', 42'
Hannant 66'		 Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 7,940
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Third round Port Vale 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Shrewsbury Town Burslem
19:45 GMT Pope 83' Report Sears 63' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 1,355
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Penalties
Oyeleke soccer ball with check mark
Miller soccer ball with check mark
Pope soccer ball with red X
Kay soccer ball with check mark
Hannant soccer ball with check mark		 Okenabirhie soccer ball with check mark
Gilliead soccer ball with red X
Angol soccer ball with check mark
Eisa soccer ball with red X
Barnett soccer ball with check mark
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) Quarter-final Bristol Rovers 3–0 Port Vale Horfield
19:45 GMT Clarke 16'
Nichols 62' (pen.)
Rodman 68'		 Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,016
Referee: Matthew Donohue

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Pos. # Name EFL League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK 1 England Scott Brown 46 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 51 0
DF 2 England James Gibbons 15 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19 0
MF 3 Colombia Cristian Montaño 29 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 33 7
MF 4 England Luke Joyce 37 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 42 0
DF 5 England Leon Legge 35 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 37 1
DF 6 England Antony Kay 27 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 33 2
MF 7 England David Worrall 25 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 29 1
MF 8 England Manny Oyeleke 28 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 33 3
FW 9 England Tom Pope 38 11 1 1 0 0 2 2 41 14
FW 10 England Ricky Miller 28 4 1 0 1 0 5 2 35 6
MF 11 England Luke Hannant 45 3 1 0 1 0 3 1 50 4
GK 12 England Sam Hornby 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
DF 13 Wales Connell Rawlinson 28 1 1 0 1 0 6 1 36 2
DF 14 England Adam Crookes 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
DF 15 England Nathan Smith 44 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 51 0
MF 16 England Danny Pugh 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 1
FW 17 England Danny Elliott 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
MF 18 England Michael Tonge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 20 England Dior Angus 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF 21 England Theo Vassell 15 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 22 0
MF 22 England Tom Conlon 34 3 1 0 0 0 4 0 39 3
DF 23 Wales Mitch Clark 40 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 45 0
MF 24 England Ben Whitfield 30 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 33 4
FW 26 England Nelson Agho 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF 27 England Toby Edser 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 28 England Mike Calveley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 29 England Dan Turner 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 30 England Lucas Green-Birch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England Harry Benns 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England Daniel Trickett-Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players that left the club mid-season:
FW 14 England Scott Quigley 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13 1
FW 17 Sierra Leone Idris Kanu 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 7 1
FW 19 England Louis Dodds 12 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17 0
FW 19 Wales Mark Harris 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
MF 20 England Brendon Daniels 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF 25 England Lewis Hardcastle 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 9 0
MF 25 England Callum Whelan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 33 England Kyle Howkins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
FW England Tyrone Barnett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Joe Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England Rob Lainton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

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Place Position Nation Number Name EFL League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1 FW  England 9 Tom Pope 11 1 0 2 14
2 MF  Colombia 3 Cristian Montaño 5 0 0 2 7
3 FW  England 10 Ricky Miller 4 0 0 2 6
4 MF  England 11 Luke Hannant 3 0 0 1 4
– MF  England 24 Ben Whitfield 4 0 0 0 4
6 MF  England 22 Tom Conlon 3 0 0 0 3
– MF  England 8 Manny Oyeleke 3 0 0 0 3
8 MF  England 6 Antony Kay 2 0 0 0 2
– DF  Wales 13 Connell Rawlinson 1 0 0 1 2
10 FW  Sierra Leone 17 Idris Kanu 1 0 0 0 1
– DF  England 5 Leon Legge 1 0 0 0 1
– MF  England 16 Danny Pugh 0 0 0 1 1
– FW  England 14 Scott Quigley 0 0 0 1 1
– MF  England 7 David Worrall 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 38 1 0 10 49

Disciplinary record

[edit]
Number Nation Position Name EFL League Two 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
22  England MF Tom Conlon 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 1
10  England FW Ricky Miller 7 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1
2  England DF James Gibbons 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1[a]
5  England DF Leon Legge 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
8  England MF Manny Oyeleke 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
11  England MF Luke Hannant 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
23  Wales DF Mitch Clark 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
4  England MF Luke Joyce 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
6  England MF Antony Kay 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
3  Colombia MF Cristian Montaño 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
9  England FW Tom Pope 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
21  England DF Theo Vassell 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
13  Wales DF Connell Rawlinson 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
15  England DF Nathan Smith 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
7  England MF David Worrall 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
1  England GK Scott Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14  England DF Adam Crookes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19  England FW Louis Dodds 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
25  England MF Lewis Hardcastle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14  England FW Scott Quigley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
17  Sierra Leone FW Idris Kanu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16  England DF Danny Pugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTALS 83 4 1 0 2 0 11 1 97 5
  1. ^ James Gibbons' red card against Newport County on 29 January was rescinded on appeal.[121]

Sourced from Soccerway.[122]

Awards

[edit]
End of Season Awards Winner[123]
Player of the Year Scott Brown
Official Away Travel Player of the Year Scott Brown
Errol Yorke Award Scott Brown
Players' Player of the Year Scott Brown
Young Player of the Year Nathan Smith
PFA Community Champion Tom Pope
Youth Player of the Year Ryan Campbell-Gordon
Goal of the Season Tom Conlon (vs Yeovil Town, 12 March 2019)
Service to Port Vale F.C. Steve Speed

Transfers

[edit]

Transfers in

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 GK England Scott Brown Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer [4]
1 July 2018 LW England Brendon Daniels Alfreton Town Free transfer [6]
1 July 2018 DM England Luke Joyce Carlisle United Free transfer [6]
1 July 2018 CB England Leon Legge Cambridge United Free transfer [7]
1 July 2018 CF England Ricky Miller Peterborough United Undisclosed [12]
1 July 2018 CM England Manny Oyeleke Aldershot Town Free transfer [9]
1 July 2018 CB Wales Connell Rawlinson Wales The New Saints Free transfer [7]
1 July 2018 CB England Theo Vassell Gateshead Free transfer [13]
25 July 2018 CM England Tom Conlon Stevenage Free transfer [16]
30 August 2018 CM England Ben Whitfield Bournemouth Free transfer [25]
18 January 2019 CF England Danny Elliott Spain San Cristóbal Free transfer [53]
31 January 2019 AM England Daniel Trickett-Smith Leek Town Undisclosed [59]

Transfers out

[edit]
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
22 November 2018 GK England Rob Lainton Wales Wrexham Free transfer [124]
1 January 2019 LW England Brendon Daniels AFC Telford United Free transfer [125]
7 January 2019 CF England Tyrone Barnett Cheltenham Town Free transfer [126]
1 March 2019 CB England Joe Davis Nantwich Town Released [127][128]
16 May 2019 CF England Dior Angus Barrow Released [129][130]
16 May 2019 MF England Harry Benns Hyde United Released [129][131]
16 May 2019 CM England Mike Calveley Curzon Ashton Released [129][132]
16 May 2019 CF England Danny Elliott Chester Released [129][133]
16 May 2019 CM England Luke Hannant Cambridge United Released [129][134]
16 May 2019 CB England Antony Kay Chorley Released [129][135]
16 May 2019 CM England Michael Tonge Released [129]
16 May 2019 CF England Dan Turner Hyde United Released [129][80]
16 May 2019 RB England Theo Vassell Macclesfield Town Released [129][136]
31 May 2019 GK England Sam Hornby Bradford City Rejected contract [81]
27 June 2019 CF England Ricky Miller Aldershot Town Mutual consent [85][137]
30 June 2019 CM England Danny Pugh Became a coach [138]

Loans in

[edit]
Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
1 July 2018 CF England Louis Dodds Chesterfield 25 January 2019 .[10][139]
1 July 2018 CF Sierra Leone Idris Kanu Peterborough United 3 January 2019 [13][140]
5 July 2018 CF England Scott Quigley Blackpool 1 January 2019 [15][141]
16 August 2018 LB Wales Mitch Clark Aston Villa 31 May 2019 [19]
30 August 2018 CM England Lewis Hardcastle Blackburn Rovers 7 January 2019 [25][142]
14 January 2019 LB England Adam Crookes Nottingham Forest 31 May 2019 [52]
23 January 2019 LW Wales Mark Harris Wales Cardiff City 30 April 2019 [55][143]
31 January 2019 MF England Toby Edser Nottingham Forest 31 May 2019 [59]
31 January 2019 CB England Kyle Howkins West Bromwich Albion 30 April 2019 [58][144]
31 January 2019 DM England Callum Whelan Manchester United 2 April 2019 [145]

Loans out

[edit]
Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
1 July 2018 CF England Dan Turner Scotland Falkirk 5 October 2018 [14]
7 July 2018 GK England Rob Lainton Wales Wrexham 22 November 2018 [146][124]
20 July 2018 CF England Dior Angus Nuneaton Town 3 January 2019 [147][148]
20 July 2018 CM England Mike Calveley Nuneaton Town 19 April 2019 [147][149]
29 July 2018 LW England Brendon Daniels Altrincham 1 September 2018 [150]
23 August 2018 CM England Harry Benns Stafford Rangers 31 December 2018 [151][152]
30 August 2018 CF England Tyrone Barnett Cheltenham Town 7 January 2019 [24]
9 November 2018 CB England Joe Davis York City 11 January 2019 [153][154]
27 November 2018 LW England Brendon Daniels AFC Telford United 1 January 2019 [155][125]
15 January 2019 CF England Dior Angus Barrow 31 May 2019 [156]
31 January 2019 AM England Daniel Trickett-Smith Leek Town 31 May 2019 [59]
20 March 2019 MF England Harry Benns Kidsgrove Athletic 31 May 2019 [157]

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