[77][78], The club's official matchday programme is highly rated, and was voted the best in League Two in 201011. It sounds dramatic but new Port Vale owner Carol Shanahan makes no apologies for the stark analogy. Zestimate Home Value: $375,000. [21] Three years later, the club were again relegated, and once again became founder members of a division this time the Football League Fourth Division. Today's news confirms the end of Smurthwaite's six-and-a-half years as owner of the club. [10] He later issued a statement saying that the wage bill budget set by the club in the summer was over-ambitious and that he had been forced to meet the 1 million budget deficit out of his own pocket. It has been a tough few years being a Vale fan - I know, I have been to all the matches myself - but It will change from today. But we are not going to gamble Port Vale's future and our future on going out and spending ridiculous amounts of money on a system that might not work anyway. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. "We're not going to gamble our future by spending ridiculous amounts," Carol Shanahan told BBC Radio Stoke. [72], The club has a fierce rivalry with Stoke City, as City are based in the town of Stoke-upon-Trent, but only a small percentage of residents in the town are Vale fans. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. The decline was arrested when manager Micky Adams achieved automatic promotion from League Two in the 201213 season, though they were relegated back into League Two at the end of the 201617 season after a failed experiment with a continental staff and playing style. Carol (pictured) said: I am absolutely overwhelmed by this honour which reflects the hard work and generosity of everyone involved with the Hubb Foundation and Port Vale Community Hub. He qualified as an engineer and built a successful business career and property portfolio before retiring at the age of 50. News that Kevin and Carol Shanahan are the club's new owners will be widely welcomed by supporters. [85] For the football game FIFA 2000, he provided an original theme song with "It's Only Us", on the condition that Port Vale should be included in the game, which they were, located in the Rest of World section. "But now we have a clear vision. [21] The 195354 season saw Vale winning the Third Division North title as well as reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup, losing out to eventual winners West Bromwich Albion in controversial fashion, in which an Albert Leake goal was disallowed for offside. [24], "I will never allow the experience of another Exeter in my ownership of the football club. [7] After playing at the Athletic Ground in Cobridge and The Old Recreation Ground in Hanley, the club returned to Burslem when Vale Park was opened in 1950. [104] The name was changed to Port Vale F.C. Ticket News Speaking in a wide-ranging interview on the club's . Sheffield Wednesday have sold their 3,700. [1] His father and family are from the Sunderland area; he owned a business in the North East between 1999 and 2007 and was a season ticket holder at Sunderland for seven seasons. [42] Brown remained as caretaker-manager for the rest of the season, but was unable to save the club from relegation back into League Two. The club had only sold 183 tickets from when they were launched in January until Carol and Kevin Shanahan were announced as the new owners on Tuesday. [9] More worry came in December, when The Sunday People revealed that Smurthwaite had e-mailed agents pleading poverty over the club's finances. [49], He bought the Liberty Way stadium off Nuneaton Town in July 2018 after the club entered financial difficulties. The amount the Shanahans have paid for the club and ground is undisclosed, but it's fair to say it is more than they wanted to as Norman Smurthwaite drove a hard bargain. Port Vale owner's son shaves head in promotion celebrations! Fans have jumped at the chance to attend the event, at which Carol and Kevin Shanahan will be guest speakers. Norman Smurthwaite (born 8 August 1960) is an English businessman and former football club chairman. [62][64] The current crest was introduced in February 2013, which was a modern rehash of the crest the club introduced in 1956; it included local historical references: the Portland Vases representing Josiah Wedgwood, the Scythe coming from the house crest of the Sneyd family and the silver cross appearing from the house crest of the Audley family, as well as the Stafford knot above the crest. Port Vale owners Carol and Kevin Shanahan with club captain Tom Pope. Port Vale 2022/2023 Squad, Players, Stadium, Kits, and much more. Spotlight on John Askey's Port Vale continues Mirror Sport series on life away from Premier League. A day later and Burslem-based business couple Carol and Kevin Shanahan had taken over. We are lucky to have her and I look forward to continuing to work with her., Professor Liz Barnes CBE, Vice-Chancellor of Staffordshire, said: Carol is an absolute inspiration to me. [5] It was revealed that Smurthwaite had funded the initial takeover, and that the pair had a disagreement following defeat to Bristol Rovers in March, with Smurthwaite insisting on a more public approach to take pressure off the manager and players. [74], Port Vale also maintain a fiery rivalry with Crewe Alexandra, which has taken on greater significance since Stoke were promoted to a higher league than Vale at the end of the 200102 season. [97], The club's highest attendance at Vale Park is 49,768 against Aston Villa in the FA Cup on 20 February 1960, whilst the lowest is 554 against Middlesbrough U21 in the EFL Trophy on 16 October 2018. [25] With Vale occupying 17th-place at Christmas, Smurthwaite declared that 'Plan B' had been triggered, meaning the signing of "seasoned, higher grade" players, whilst he admitted he felt "a little bit hoodwinked" as Ribeiro's friends in the game (Jos Mourinho, Aitor Karanka, and Carlos Carvalhal) had provided him with glowing references but had thus far failed to lend any of their players to the Vale. However, owner Carol Shanahan has now confirmed the club are hoping the move will instead happen in time for the start of the 2023/24 campaign. [10] The club moved to Moorland Road in Burslem in 1884, changing its name to Burslem Port Vale in the process, though stayed in Burslem for just one year before both turning professional and moving to Cobridge to play at the Athletic Ground. Tickets for a fans' forum with Port Vale's new owners have sold out - just a day after they were made available. Hopefully all the hard work thats going on off the pitch, we can replicate on it, and get the results everybody wants. Speaking in advance of the deal, Supporters' Club chairman Mark Porter said: "I think the fans should come back in their thousands. However, List of Port Vale F.C. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Carol Shanahan, 63, received the honour from the Prince of Wales on . Everyone wants to do well for the club because were getting really well looked after. [87] Another famous fan is darts legend Phil Taylor; Burslem born, "The Power" is a 16 time world champion of the sport. Interview | Catch up with Port Vale co-owner and chair Carol Shanahan OBE 25 October 2022. He qualified as an engineer and built a successful business career and property portfolio before retiring at the age of 50. ", Carol and Kevin Shanahan were talking to BBC Radio Stoke's Lee Blakeman. [36] The team also had some success in the Anglo-Italian Cup, as they qualified for the final at Wembley, where they lost 52 to then Italian Serie B side Genoa. John Askey believes everything is in place for Vale to thrive and avoid another relegation battle. [63] The next year the club adopted their familiar white and black strip after having experimented with numerous colours, including plain red, gold and black stripes, claret and blue, and even during 18981902 playing in the red and white stripes now used by rivals Stoke City for over a century. During Port Vale history, the club have never played in the top flight. [1] He sold the business two years later and moved to Nottingham, where he bought a chain of estate agents that he later sold on to the Halifax. Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite has sold the League Two club to local IT firm owners Carol and Kevin Shanahan. It sounds dramatic but new Port Vale owner Carol Shanahan makes no apologies for the stark analogy. [8][9] In the club's early days the team played their football at Limekiln Lane, Longport and from 1880 at Westport. The club's traditional rivals are Stoke City, and games between the two are known as the Potteries derby. [13], The club were forced to resign from the league at the end of the 190607 season and were subsequently liquidated. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. And if you can get the environment right, good things usually happen., Get the FREE Mirror Football newsletter with the day's key headlines and transfer news straight into your inbox. Lee left in 1974, and a succession of managers failed to prevent relegation in 19771978. [16], The club were relegated for the first time at the end of the 192829 season, going from the Second Division to the Third Division North. [31] He also admitted that he had been planning on buying Torquay United before being told by the Football League that he would not be allowed to own two clubs. 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Its taken three years and its been so hard to get here, but were so happy with where we are now.. The below matchday information guide is for supporters attending Monday's match at Vales first home match of 2023 takes place on Monday night, and it will be a tough one as Darren Ferguson brings his Peterborough United side to Vale Park. [52] Aspin resigned five days later following a run of poor results. He has over 25 years of experience in real estate, finance and economic development. [48][49] However, Gannon's turbulent reign ended after 74 days. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. I feel hugely uplifted. [13] Smurthwaite continued to effect changes at the club, controversially axing the system of door-to-door lottery collectors and banishing the Port Vale Community Trust out of Vale Park. Since then they have shifted 358, with staff saying fans are telling them they were waiting until the change of ownership before buying or renewing their tickets. And they have now set their sights on changing the fortunes of a club that has been involved in relegation battles to stay in the Football League in each of the last two seasons, having been relegated from League One three years ago. Trade went up and everything thrived on the back of that success.. in reference to founder Rob Fielding's location. After Rudge's reign ended the club entered a decline, slipping into the fourth tier whilst twice entering administration in 2003 and 2012. [68] The stadium underwent numerous upgrades after Bill Bell was elected as chairman in 1987, who aimed to make it "fit for the Premiership". The big thing is not to over-promise. In order to use the live chat functionality you need to opt into live chat cookies. [32] He was also criticised by Kick It Out, football's equality and inclusion organisation, after admitting that he had denied Hasselbaink the opportunity of being Port Vale manager due to his concern that a black manager would be abused by some supporters. Smurthwaite. [64][65] Two months later he was reported to have launched an unsuccessful bid to purchase crisis-hit club Bury. More than 3,500 season tickets have been sold for the new campaign, with fans who had stayed away because of the clubs decline having returned. A few months ago the atmosphere was really toxic, recalled Carol. TikTok video from Dion \ port vale owner (@portvalebloxburg). Since then, the Shanahans have made several bids to buy both the club and their Vale Park ground - which was owned by Smurthwaite through a separate company. Vale were promoted at the end of that season but were relegated back to League Two in 2017 and have spent the last two seasons in relegation battles just to stay in the Football League. [18] Vale went to beat Chesterfield by a club record 91 margin on 24 September 1932. is also a long-running fanzine, and has been printed since August 2000; the name was inspired by a remark by then-manager Brian Horton to local journalist Derek Davis following a defeat to Tranmere Rovers. [56] During this time the club was serving players unsold pies from matchdays in order to save money. Something went wrong, please try again later. Norman Smurthwaite (born 8 August 1960) is an English businessman and former football club chairman. 21707 Vale Pass, San Antonio, TX 78255 is for sale. [65], A table of kit suppliers and shirt sponsors appear below:[66]. [3] After promotion from League Two to League One was secured, Smurthwaite said that "I've never had any hobbies to speak of, but buying Port Vale has given me a passion. Port Vale is delighted to announce that Carol Shanahan has been awarded an OBE for services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent. The club plays a huge role in that and thats why its at the heart of the community.. The name of Port Vale continued in the North Staffordshire Federation League, and this new club were successful enough to be reinstated into the Football League in 1919. Bill Bratt William Amos Bratt MBE (born 1945) is an English insurance broker and former football club chairman who was the chair of Port Vale from 2003 to 2011. Port Vale boss John Askey says the club could need half a new squad drafting in this summer as he gets on with plans for the 2019/20 season. [61], Around November 1920, club chairman Frank Huntbach came up with the nickname of "the Valiants". Flores joined the Port in 2013 and leads the design, construction and delivery of new real estate developments and facilities throughout the 1,900-acre campus. So Ive been asking how we can use clubs as a way to tackle the issue of social mobility. Vale were in serious danger of relegation from the English Football League when the former Macclesfield and Shrewsbury manager, son of former Vale player Colin Askey, took charge on 4 February. Match ticket and travel information for the Vale's trip to Morecambe on Saturday 21 January (3pm kick-off). showed us not to have doubts. Vale were in serious danger of relegation from the English Football League when the former Macclesfield and Shrewsbury manager, son of former Vale player Colin Askey, Midlands businessman Smurthwaite, who took Vale out of administration in 2012, first, Smurthwaite's threat to put the club in administration. [67] Located opposite the church on Waterloo Road, directly on the Hanley and Burslem tram line, it played host to the club for 27 years, including twelve Football League seasons. [35] Vale recovered from this setback and went on to confirm promotion as runners-up on the final day of the 199394 season. [67] Located close to Burslem railway station, the club took the area's name. 2003-04 Port Vale F.C. [27][28] The following day he officially put the club up for sale. Port Vale is under new ownership. "On behalf of the club, Carol and Kevin would like to thank everybody for their huge support during this process and look forward to the future success of Port Vale.". You can follow them on Twitter, below: A final decision on the clubs new kit has been made, and it is unlikely current manufacturers BLK will be involved. [31] After three seasons in the third tier, Rudge's Vale achieved another promotion in 198889 after Robbie Earle scored the winning goal at Vale Park to complete a 21 aggregate play-off final victory over Bristol Rovers; this marked the club's return to the Second Division after a 33-year absence.[32]. How to get into football - the most popular sport in the world, with clubs and facilities throughout the UK. I want to be here and hopefully in the next few days I will know one way or the other.". With 215,206 supporters turning out in 46 League Two games during the 200910 season, Vale attracted an average league attendance of 4,678. Carol Shanahan said: "It is a new era. The club issued 250 tickets for the event, which is on Tuesday. In fact, they reckon they are seeing people who have not bought a season ticket in years. Between 1958 and 1963 the club adopted various gold and black designs, before once again returning to the black and white theme.
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