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2011–12 Port Vale F.C. season

Port Vale
2011–12 season
ChairmanMike Lloyd
(until 31 October
Peter Miller
(31 October – 31 December)
Administrators
(from 9 March)
ManagerMicky Adams
StadiumVale Park
Football League Two12th (59 points)
FA CupFirst Round
(knocked out by Grimsby Town)
League CupFirst Round
(knocked out by Huddersfield Town)
Football League TrophyFirst Round
(knocked out by Tranmere Rovers)
Player of the YearDoug Loft
Top goalscorerLeague: Marc Richards (17)
All: Marc Richards (17)
Highest home attendance6,356 vs. Crewe Alexandra, 28 February 2012
Lowest home attendance3,014 vs. Huddersfield Town, 9 August 2011
Average home league attendance4,820
Biggest win4–0 vs. Aldershot Town, 17 December 2011
Biggest defeat0–5 vs. Swindon Town, 28 April 2012

The 2011–12 season was Port Vale's 100th season of football in the English Football League, and fourth-successive season in League Two. It marked the start of Micky Adams' second spell in charge of the club, and despite fan unrest with the board, Vale fans and players were hopeful of promotion come the end of the season.[1][2] However, a ten-point deduction for entering administration doomed the club to a mid-table finish. They exited both the League Cup and Football League Trophy at the first round following defeats to League One clubs. They also crashed out of the FA Cup in the first round against non-League opposition.

Behind the scenes, former chairman Bill Bratt left the club, as a new look board was installed, consisting of chairman Peter Miller, vice-chairman Mike Lloyd, CEO Perry Deakin, and Glenn Oliver, with only Oliver having any connection to the previous Valiant2001 regime. In September, this new board announced that sports construction firm Blue Sky International was planning to invest £8 million into the club. However, doubts quickly began to emerge over the deal. In December, the CEO of Blue Sky confirmed that the company had never agreed to any such deal and that they would not be investing any money into the club.

The club's financial problems and boardroom infighting left Adams unable to strengthen his squad during the January transfer window, making promotion an unlikely goal by the halfway stage. The club was unable to pay the player's wages in February. On 29 February, HM Revenue and Customs issued the club with a winding up petition. The club entered administration on 9 March. On 4 April, the administrators revealed Keith Ryder as the preferred bidder, though he never completed the deal.

Manager Micky Adams.
Star striker Marc Richards.
Key defender John McCombe.

Overview

League Two

The return of Micky Adams meant that Vale could enter the pre-season looking to improve the playing squad rather than search for a new manager. His first signings of the season were former Glenn Hoddle Academy youngsters Ryan Burge and Ben Williamson, a midfielder and striker respectively.[3] Adams' notoriously tough pre-season training regime began in earnest, though the players reported that they had come to expect the hard work come summertime and Adams himself was pleased with the condition his players began the pre-season in.[4][5][6] Adams built on his new youth policy with the signatures of Sheffield United duo Kingsley James and Phil Roe; as well as Walsall defender Clayton McDonald, and left-back Mike Green.[7] The club undertook a tour of North America for the first time in its history, where they recorded victories over USL Premier Development League sides North Sound SeaWolves, Tacoma Tide, Kitsap Pumas, and Victoria Highlanders.[8] Following this tour, Justin Richards made a surprise exit to Burton Albion – this left namesake Marc as the club's senior player at the relatively young age of 29, in one of the club's youngest ever squads.[9] To replace the departing striker former loanee – and self-confirmed Vale supporter – Tom Pope was signed from Rotherham United.[10]

Vale began the season with a run of four games unbeaten, picking up easy wins over Accrington Stanley and Barnet and hard-fought draws with Crawley Town and Burton Albion, before finishing August with a 3–2 defeat to Southend United.[11] Following a spate of injuries Adams signed Rangers and Northern Ireland utility player Andrew Little on a four-month loan.[12] With 25 goals in the first six league games, Vale players found scoring goals easy, but the strength of the previous season – defending – seemed to have left them.[13] In September, a brace from Rob Taylor and late winner from Pope were enough to beat Bradford City, as Vale climbed into the automatic promotion places.[14] On 22 September 2011, Adams signed free agent Rob Kozluk on a short-term contract until 1 January 2012, and also brought in Liam Chilvers on a month's loan from Notts County (a loan deal later extended to 24 December);[15] both players were signed to bolster Vale's struggling defence.[16] The pair made their débuts two days later, as Vale earned a 1–1 draw with local rivals Crewe Alexandra at the Alexandra Stadium – Pope finding an equaliser just two minutes after Byron Moore gave the "Railwaymen" the lead.[17]

However, after scoring in all of their first fifteen league and cup games, a 4–0 home defeat by Morecambe sent the "Valiants" down to eleventh place; in doing so the "Shrimps" avenged the 7–2 defeat inflicted upon them at the Globe Arena on the penultimate day of the 2010–11 season.[18] Andrew Little returned to parent club Rangers after the game, having damaged his knee ligaments during the defeat.[19] Mike Green also left the club after asking to have his contract terminated following a loan spell at Eastleigh.[20] After a run of five games without a win – which included 388 minutes without scoring a goal – Adams signed Cameroonian striker Guy Madjo and winger Jennison Myrie-Williams on loan from Stevenage, as well as Irish defender Shane O'Connor on loan from Ipswich Town.[21] The two Stevenage loanees scored a goal a piece against struggling Dagenham & Redbridge on 10 December, to give the Vale their first win in more than six weeks.[22] Supporters showed their disapproval against the board by displaying red cards in the home fixture against Aldershot Town, a game in which Madjo scored a hat-trick.[23] Following this match, both Roe and McDonald were signed until the end of the season, whilst Kozluk was released.[24] On 30 December, midfield playmaker Gary Roberts had his contract terminated following two serious breaches of club discipline in the space of three months.[25] Nominated for the Manager of the Month award for three wins in four December games,[26] Adams revealed that due to the club's precarious financial position he was unable to sign any new players or even retain his loan players in the January transfer window – despite the chairman having previously told him to draw up a list of transfer targets.[27] Contract negotiations were also put on hold.[28]

In addition to off-the-field troubles in January, Adams also had to deal with an injury crisis to his small squad; already missing Ryan Burge and Lewis Haldane with long-term injuries, the treatment room also welcomed Marc Richards, Rob Taylor, Gareth Owen, Tom Pope and Lee Collins.[29] Vale suffered four consecutive defeats, before managing to turn things around by the end of the month with 1–0 wins over Rotherham United and Plymouth Argyle.[30] On 14 February, midfielders Chris Shuker and Paul Marshall joined the club on non-contract terms.[31] However, the treatment room grew more busy, as Adam Yates and Tom Pope picked up injuries requiring several weeks of rest.[32] The club expected to receive a boost when Trinidad and Tobago international Chris Birchall returned from the Los Angeles Galaxy to play for the club on a month-by-month basis;[33] however, the club were hit by a transfer embargo by the Football League on 25 February for failing to pay a bill.[34] Nevertheless, performances on the pitch were solid, and Vale entered the Crewe derby having won four and drawn one of their last five games. The derby finished honours even again at 1–1, with a late header from Byron Moore cancelling out the own goal scored by Crewe captain David Artell.[35] A 2–1 home defeat by Barnet on 10 March ended Vale's run of eight game unbeaten; combined with a ten-point deduction for entering administration, the club slipped from 9th to 14th in the space of 24 hours.[36] Promising young defender Lee Collins was the first the leave the club post-administration, joining Championship side Barnsley on a loan deal worth £50,000 to the Vale on 15 March.[37] The drama continued in the game against Shrewsbury Town on 27 March, as the match was abandoned after 64 minutes due to a fire caused by the failure of the floodlights at the New Meadow.[38] With the season drawing to a close, Adams began developing his squad for the following season, and announced that he had 'reluctantly' released defender Charlie Raglan, without giving him his first-team debut.[39] He offered contracts to all but three players: Chris Martin, Phil Roe, and Paul Marshall; he also placed Burge on the transfer list.[40] Aside from Lee Collins, the first player to reject a contract with Vale to move elsewhere was Anthony Griffith, who signed a two-year deal with League One side Leyton Orient.[41] The first out-of-contract players to pledge their futures to Port Vale were Rob Taylor (two years), Lewis Haldane (six months), Ben Williamson (one year), and Sam Johnson (one year).[42] Days later it was announced that Sean Rigg had signed with Oxford United,[43] whilst Clayton McDonald confirmed that he would accept Vale's offer of a new one-year deal.[44] However, the biggest blow to fan's hopes of promotion came when it was announced that talismanic top-scorer Marc Richards had signed a two-year deal with relegated League One side Chesterfield.[45] June began with John McCombe and Tom Pope both agreeing to sign new deals with the club.[46] The only player to reject the club's offer of a new contract despite not signing a contract elsewhere was goalkeeper Stuart Tomlinson;[47] he eventually ended up at Burton Albion.[48]

Finances & ownership issues

On the financial side, hostilities were renewed between Bill Bratt's board and some supporters' groups. The North London Valiants rejected a seat on the board after dismissing the offer as "hollow and disingenuous".[49] Bratt resigned as chairman on 29 July, citing a desire to unite the fans, and was replaced by Mike Lloyd.[50] The board of directors at the start of the campaign consisted of: Mike Lloyd (as chairman), Glenn Oliver, Bill Bratt MBE, and Micky Adams (serving as both manager and director). Matchday tickets for adult fans were priced between £20.50 and £21.50 – the highest minimum price for an adult in the division – though a BBC survey placed Vale Park as the eighth priciest venue in the league when food and drink were also factored into the equation.[51][52] Fan unrest emerged on the opening day of the season, as some 500 protesters campaigned outside the ground during the draw with Crawley Town, before putting their views toward new chairman Mike Lloyd when he came to hear their views.[53] Bratt then announced that he would step down as a director in September following planned investment from an anonymous group.[54] This news was enough to end protests by fan group 'Black and Gold Until It's Sold', as the group waited for Valiant2001's influence in the boardroom to cease completely.[55] In September 2011, the anonymous investors were revealed to be sports construction firm Blue Sky International, who planned to plough £5 million into the club in twelve months, as well as a further £2.5 million by 2016.[56] This sum would secure the long-term future of the club.[57]

Following the Blue Sky investment announcement, club CEO Perry Deakin announced his intention to purchase £100,000 of shares to replace Bill Bratt on the board of directors.[58] Peter Miller, vice-president of the sports and education division of Global Events Group, a consultancy firm based in Atlanta, Georgia, also bought a £250,000 stake in the club.[59] As a result of the imminent investment and departure of the Valiant2001 directors, fan groups 'North London Valiants' and 'Black and Gold Until It's Sold' announced a cease-fire in their protests.[60] 'North London Valiants' representative Malcolm Hirst said that "We feel the time has come to forget our political differences and move forward together"; whilst a 'Black and Gold' spokesman said that "Sadly, the dream of a fan-owned democratically run club proved beyond our reach and we have to accept that the smaller shareholders will not have any influence on the future direction of the club. The promise of a supporter director on the board is, however, a significant compromise."[60] The day after these announcements, Longsdon businessman Mark Sims, who had been voted onto the board four months earlier at the club's EGM, withdrew his candidacy after refusing to take on the required financial guarantees.[61] That same day Bill Bratt resigned from the board completely and was replaced by as a director by CEO Perry Deakin.[62] Peter Miller (formerly of Luton Town[63]) was voted onto the board on 24 October.[64] Miller was also elected chairman seven days later, with Mike Lloyd becoming vice-chairman.[65]

In November the club were threatened with legal action by Ameriturf, a rival company of Blue Sky that had previously been looking to invest in the club and that had sponsored the pre-season tour of America.[66] Adams stepped down as a director on 5 November, the day of his 100th game in charge at Port Vale.[67] However, eleven days later, doubts began to emerge over the Blue Sky deal, as it was revealed that the deal may not go ahead due to 'contractual issues'.[68][69] Fan groups criticised the board for their lack of transparency on the issue.[70] More fierce criticism came when The Sentinel reported that neither Miller or Deakin had actually purchased £350,000 worth of shares as they had reported just before they were elected onto the board; a spokesman for the supporters' club said that "I think Mr Miller and Mr Deakin should be removed from the board. In my opinion, they were elected under false pretences."[71] It was also revealed that the club had agreed to pay Miller a salary of £100,000 a year (former chairman Bill Bratt was unpaid, though received a £50,000 salary as CEO).[72] Peter Miller issued a statement on the Port Vale website decrying the paper's reporting as being "misleading and unhelpful", and stating that whilst "it is common knowledge", he could "confirm, beyond all doubt, that these sums have been lodged and £350,000 has been received by Port Vale Football Club for our [Deakin and Miller's] respective shareholdings."[73] Former director Stan Meigh called on Miller to resign.[74] Supporters group 'North London Valiants' further discovered that Deakin and Miller had used their 'nil-paid' shares to vote each other onto the board, as well as the 'nil-paid' shares from Blue Sky (this totalled as £500,000 worth of unpaid for shares); combined with 'yes' votes from directors Mike Lloyd and Glenn Oliver this rendered voting from other shareholders a mooted exercise.[75] As these facts were revealed, former prospective investor Mo Chaudry offered to lay on hospitality for the Roy Sproson statue unveiling ceremony, as the club had refused to provide refreshments for former players and Sproson family members.[75] On 8 December, Hank Julicher, CEO of Blue Sky International made the following statement:

"I can tell you categorically that Blue Sky will not be investing in Port Vale Football Club. The deal is dead and has been, in my eyes, for a long time. I simply don't know where these figures of £5 million and £8 million came from. It was never our intention to invest that kind of money into Port Vale. I'd have to be crazy or on drugs to agree to such a thing. By my estimation, the maximum outlay for Blue Sky would have been in the region of $850,000 (the equivalent of about £550,000). The partnership won't be happening. The reason I have remained quiet for so long is that I have visited Port Vale. I have met the people who work there. I have spoken to fans and I've seen the passion. They're good people – honest and hard-working. I don't want to be the guy to punish them or their football club. I'm angry. Really angry. The people I have a problem with are on the board at Port Vale; Peter Miller, Mike Lloyd and Perry Deakin. However, I've received dozens of emails, hand-written letters and phone calls from Port Vale fans recently and so I want to make my position clear: Blue Sky hasn't put any money into Port Vale and won't be doing so. End of story... as for the shares said to have been issued to my wife Margit, and counted in the 'yes' vote for the recent polls to elect Perry Deakin and Peter Miller to the Port Vale board, I know nothing about them and Margit tells me neither does she. In my opinion they are 'ghost stock' – 'phantom shares'. We were supposed to do all these jobs such as the Robbie Williams Suite and then reinvest the money from the profits back into Port Vale. You've seen the contract. The deal I signed back on August 31 was entirely dependent on the club bringing in the money to make these things happen through a variety of sources. Peter Miller talked about lottery funding and other deals they were working on. In my opinion, both I and the club's supporters have been misled."

— Julicher confirmed that Blue Sky International had never invested any money into the club, and claimed that the £8 million deal the club had announced was pure fantasy.[76]

Miller said that this statement was a "blatant misrepresentation of the facts".[77] In October, Blue Sky had announced a ten-year £1.25m sponsorship deal with Yeovil Town.[78] The board responded with another statement on the club's website, and provided documented evidence to prove that Blue Sky did in fact apply for £150,000 of shares and did vote for Miller and Deakin to join the club as directors.[79][80] Julicher responded by saying "we haven't paid so how the hell do we own shares?"[81] He further said that he backed out of any deal when he was told to pay money upfront and when his own negotiations were ignored: "Peter Miller would just put things off. Finally we had a meeting at Crewe Hall and I said to him 'Where's this stuff, baby? Where's the beef?' But he didn't have any answers, so I said 'It's over'."[81] The club then issued another strongly worded statement, condemning Julicher's "stream of dangerous inaccuracy" and The Sentinel for their "subjective agenda".[82] However, the Supporters' Club voted in favour of another EGM to remove the Miller-led board,[83] as the contract with Blue Sky was revealed, confirming Julicher's words that the company were only ever planning to invest £500,000 in synthetic training pitches.[84] In the December home game against Aldershot Town, 80% of Vale fans in attendance took part in the 'red card' protest against the board.[85] Deakin announced his resignation from the position as CEO on Christmas Eve, claiming that: "Over the last two or three months I have accepted advice from certain individuals at the club about what is best for Port Vale. I am extremely upset and angry about the position I have been placed in through no fault of my own. It is an impossible position."[86]

On 28 December, The Sentinel reported that 22 days earlier, a £277,000 mortgage was taken out on Vale Park to pay for day-to-day operations.[87] The next day, Deakin, Lloyd and Oliver announced that they had "carried out a review of Miller... and decided his tenure [as chairman] should cease" at the end of the calendar year.[88][89] The leader of Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Mohammed Pervez, told reporters that he was "concerned" about the club's ability to repay a £2.25 million loan taken out in 2006,[90] and also confirmed that the mortgage the club had taken out in December breached the loan agreement with the council.[91] In addition to board members, The Sentinel's Martin Tideswell also criticised local MP Joan Walley, the local council, the FA, and the Football League for not acting to protect the club from its directors: "they fiddle and talk in platitudes while Vale Park burns."[92] Meanwhile, the club's directors announced that the club's AGM would be held on 13 March, having twice postponed the meeting traditionally held in December.[93] On 25 January, fan groups organised an interim board consisting of Pete Williams (supporters' club chairman); Margaret Sinstadt; Mike Thompstone and Paul Humphreys (both of whom former directors who resigned during the 2010–11 campaign) – the former two finding sponsors with at least a £50,000 stake, and the latter two not requiring a stake due to their status as former directors.[94] Six days later, Ameriturf announced that they would again be interested in investing into the club.[95] However, the company that produced the club's matchday programmes threatened the club with legal action after they were allegedly misled over sales figures.[96] In February, Stoke-on-Trent city council confirmed that for the first time the club had missed its monthly repayments of around £19,000 for a £2.25 million loan taken out in 2006.[97] On 25 February, the club were hit with a transfer embargo after failing to payca tax bill, leaving fears of administration more acute than ever following the club's exit from administration in 2003.[98] Peter Miller then quit the board, leaving just three directors; meanwhile club sponsors Harlequin Property began suing the club over the repayment of a £125,000 loan, and the city council confirmed that it was still owed £9,033 in unpaid loan payments.[99][100][101] The players were not paid in February.[102] On 29 February, HM Revenue and Customs issued the club with a winding up petition.[103] Two days later the council proposed putting the club into administration, which was by then the club's only chance of survival.[104] Perry Deakin told the media that he regretted ever getting involved with the club, but laid the blame for the club's collapse at the hands of former chairman Bill Bratt; his parting comment was "Perhaps in hindsight I was a bit naive. I had a look at the club's website and there didn't appear to be any issues there. I guess I should have looked at The Sentinel's site."[105]

Administration

The club entered administration on 9 March 2012. Stoke-on-Trent City Council agreed to pay £500,000 to cover running costs for the next three months, and also agreed to pay the estimated £100,000 administrators' fee.[106] The administrators were Begbies Traynor, headed by Bob Young (the same "Administrator Man" who took charge in 2003); Young was assisted by Gerald Krasner and Steve Currie.[107] The administrators appointed Wasserman Media Group's Ben Mansford to try and sell the club's players to any interested parties.[108] They also made four redundancies: Hayley Wright (commercial manager), John Baines (media officer), Paula Jones (PA), and Perry Deakin – Deakin had claimed to have announced his resignation weeks ago, but was still on the payroll.[109] On 4 April, the administrators revealed Lancashire businessman Keith Ryder to be the preferred bidder, ahead of bids from Mo Chaudry and several other interested parties.[110] Fans expressed surprise at the decision, but were optimistic of a bright future under Ryder.[111] It was revealed that Ryder had loaned the club £100,000 to stay afloat in February.[112] It was also announced that the City council were to lose £1 million of the £1.8 million the club owed the authority, whilst other creditors received a mere 3p in the £1 for the rest of the £2.7 million debt.[113] Aside from the council and Ryder, the two other significant creditors (owed more than £50,000) were Gibraltar-based loan company Continental Solutions Limited (£277,734) and HMRC (£189,965).[114] More unexpected creditors included £15 of expenses owed to Perry Deakin, £3,550 owed to Rangers and £70 owed to S&A Pet Discs.[114] Ryder revealed himself to be a Manchester United supporter with a keen interest in football; a quiet man, he put forward realistic aims for the club and a wish to keep footballing matters up to Micky Adams.[115] By 6 July, he was allowed to complete his takeover, though he never did.[116]

Cup competitions

In the FA Cup, Vale faced a home tie with Grimsby Town, a side struggling in the Conference National. A goalless draw meant the Vale had to find victory at Blundell Park to progress.[117] Conference South side Salisbury City awaited in the second round,[118] meaning that Vale only had to beat two non-League sides to progress to a potentially lucrative Third Round tie.[119] In the replay, Vale were forced to play in the colours of rivals Stoke City, due to a clash of kits. A Serge Makofo goal was enough to settle the tie, as Vale exited the competition at the first round for the first time since 2002. Micky Adams said he was "disappointed and embarrassed" and "I'm angry and disappointed with certain players and a little bit bewildered";[120] he also criticised the referee for allowing the goal even though Makofo handled the ball.[121] He went on to say that "All leave has been cancelled, there's no more days off. It's double-session time every day until we get it right."[122]

In the League Cup, Vale fell at the first hurdle to highly fancied League One side Huddersfield Town; the "Valiants" took the lead with a Gary Roberts effort, before the "Terriers" recovered to leave Burslem with a 4–2 win.[123]

In the Football League Trophy, Vale exited at the first round to League One Tranmere Rovers following a shoot-out at Prenton Park; Chris Martin scored a penalty and saved one, however, misses by Pope and Roberts proved costly – ironically the pair had only been brought on as last-minute substitutes to take penalties.[124] This meant that Vale had been eliminated from the competition after a defeat in the penalty shoot-out for the third consecutive season. Adams paid little heed to the result though, as he was more concerned with Lewis Haldane, who had to be stretchered off the field with a broken leg.[125][126][127]

Results

Football League Two

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Rotherham United 46 18 13 15 67 63 +4 67
11 Aldershot Town 46 19 9 18 54 52 +2 66
12 Port Vale 46 20 9 17 68 60 +8 59[a]
13 Bristol Rovers 46 15 12 19 60 70 −10 57
14 Accrington Stanley 46 14 15 17 54 66 −12 57
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ On 9 March Port Vale were deducted ten points for entering administration.[128]

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDWDWLLWWLDWDWLWLLLDWWWLLLLWWDWWDDWLLWLLWWDLWLW
Position9410681273811798118910131212109913131412111088899141614161715141515131512
Source: Statto[129]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2011 1 Port Vale 2–2 Crawley Town Vale Park
15:00 Richards 42'
Dodds 90+1'		 Report Barnett 39'
McFadzean 51'		 Attendance: 5,889
Referee: David Webb
13 August 2011 2 Barnet 1–3 Port Vale Underhill Stadium
15:00 Price 63' Report Rigg 27', 57'
Roberts 37'		 Attendance: 2,260
Referee: Fred Graham
16 August 2011 3 Burton Albion 1–1 Port Vale Pirelli Stadium
19:45 Webster 23' Report Loft 40' Attendance: 3,608
Referee: Graham Salisbury
20 August 2011 4 Port Vale 4–1 Accrington Stanley Vale Park
15:00 Rigg 19', 43'
Roberts 23'
Pope 37'		 Report Murphy 81' Attendance: 4,615
Referee: Carl Berry
27 August 2011 5 Port Vale 2–3 Southend United Vale Park
15:00 Loft 25', 52' (pen.) Report Phillips 5'
Dickinson 10'
Leonard 29'		 Attendance: 4,615
Referee: Jon Moss
3 September 2011 6 AFC Wimbledon 3–2 Port Vale Kingsmeadow
15:00 Midson 40'
Gwillim 60'
Jolley 90+5'		 Report Dodds 46'
Morsy 84'		 Attendance: 4,404
Referee: Graham Scott
10 September 2011 7 Plymouth Argyle 0–2 Port Vale Home Park
15:00 Report Roberts 26', 84' (pen.) Attendance: 5,018
Referee: Craig Pawson
13 September 2011 8 Port Vale 3–2 Bradford City Vale Park
19:45 Taylor 5', 39'
Pope 90+3'		 Report Devitt 24'
Jones 50'		 Attendance: 4,769
Referee: Dean Whitestone
17 September 2011 9 Port Vale 2–3 Shrewsbury Town Vale Park
13:00 Williamson 26', 81' Report Morgan 3'
Wright 14'
Ainsworth 50'		 Attendance: 5,541
Referee: Phil Gibbs
24 September 2011 10 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Port Vale Alexandra Stadium
15:00 Moore 72' Report Pope 74' Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
1 October 2011 11 Port Vale 2–0 Rotherham United Vale Park
15:00 Richards 18', 26' Report Attendance: 4,983
Referee: Paul Tierney
8 October 2011 12 Gillingham 1–1 Port Vale Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kedwell 63' (pen.) Report Richards 33' Attendance: 4,676
Referee: Simon Hooper
14 October 2011 13 Port Vale 3–0 Northampton Town Vale Park
19:45 Pope 5'
Griffith 19'
McCombe 26'		 Report Attendance: 5,082
Referee: Andy Madley
22 October 2011 14 Port Vale 0–4 Morecambe Vale Park
15:00 Report Price 27'
Alessandra 37'
Wilson 87' (pen.)
Fleming 90'		 Attendance: 5,004
Referee: Dean Mohareb
25 October 2011 15 Bristol Rovers 0–3 Port Vale Memorial Stadium
15:00 Report Richards 19'
Loft 37'
Rigg 85'		 Attendance: 5,444
Referee: Gary Sutton
29 October 2011 16 Oxford United 2–1 Port Vale Kassam Stadium
15:00 Duberry 11'
Leven 64'		 Report Richards 62' Attendance: 8,027
Referee: Mark Heywood
5 November 2011 17 Port Vale 0–2 Swindon Town Vale Park
15:00 Report Magera 25'
Kerrouche 49' (pen.)		 Attendance: 4,961
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
19 November 2011 18 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Port Vale Whaddon Road
15:00 Duffy 55' (pen.)
Summerfield 69'		 Report Attendance: 3,165
Referee: Robert Madley
25 November 2011 19 Port Vale 0–0 Torquay United Vale Park
19:45 Report Attendance: 5,168
Referee: Keith Stroud
10 December 2011 20 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–2 Port Vale Victoria Road
15:00 Woodall 23' Report Myrie-Williams 24'
Madjo 65'		 Attendance: 1,682
Referee: Scott Mathieson
17 December 2011 21 Port Vale 4–0 Aldershot Town Vale Park
15:00 Madjo 8', 48', 60'
Rigg 83'		 Report Attendance: 3,714
Referee: Nigel Miller
26 December 2011 22 Hereford United 1–2 Port Vale Edgar Street
13:30 Barkhuizen 55' Report Yates 78'
Richards 84' (pen.)		 Attendance: 3,097
Referee: Andy Woolmer
31 December 2011 23 Macclesfield Town 2–1 Port Vale Moss Rose
13:00 Tomlinson 37' (og)
Donnelly 71'		 Report Richards 61' Attendance: 4,214
Referee: Paul Tierney
2 January 2012 24 Port Vale 1–2 Cheltenham Town Vale Park
15:00 Rigg 79' Report Bennett 63'
Smikle 74'		 Attendance: 4,696
Referee: Andy Haines
7 January 2012 25 Southend United 3–0 Port Vale Roots Hall
15:00 Phillips 8'
Dickinson 29'
Owen 55' (og)		 Report Attendance: 5,269
Referee: Brendan Malone
14 January 2012 26 Port Vale 1–2 AFC Wimbledon Vale Park
15:00 Richards 31' Report Midson 41'
Moore 77'		 Attendance: 4,326
Referee: Andy Davies
21 January 2012 27 Rotherham United 0–1 Port Vale Don Valley Stadium
15:00 Report Richards 57' (pen.) Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Dean Mohareb
28 January 2012 28 Port Vale 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Vale Park
15:00 Pope 86' Report Attendance: 4,375
Referee: Iain Williamson
14 February 2012 29 Bradford City 1–1 Port Vale Valley Parade
19:45 Davies 90+4' Report Dodds 38' Attendance: 12,149
Referee: Tony Harrington
18 February 2012 30 Port Vale 2–1 Gillingham Vale Park
15:00 Rigg 81'
Richards 90' (pen.)		 Report Whelpdale 45' Attendance: 4,027
Referee: Darren Drysdale
25 February 2012 31 Northampton Town 1–2 Port Vale Sixfields Stadium
15:00 Akinfenwa 81' Report McCombe 4'
Rigg 58'		 Attendance: 5,803
Referee: Gavin Ward
28 February 2012 32 Port Vale 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Vale Park
19:45 Artell 48' (og) Report Moore 80' Attendance: 6,356
Referee: Graham Scott
3 March 2012 33 Accrington Stanley 2–2 Port Vale Crown Ground
15:00 Amond 45+1'
Hatfield 88'		 Report McCombe 28'
Shuker 56'		 Attendance: 2,093
Referee: Rob Lewis
6 March 2012 34 Port Vale 3–0 Burton Albion Vale Park
19:45 Richards 43'
Dodds 86', 88'		 Report Attendance: 5,197
Referee: Scott Mathieson
10 March 2012 35 Port Vale 1–2 Barnet Vale Park
15:00 Richards 55' Report May 66'
Yiadom 89'		 Attendance: 5,522
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
17 March 2012 36 Crawley Town 3–2 Port Vale Broadfield Stadium
15:00 Torres 42'
Alexander 69', 82'		 Report Richards 31'
Dodds 57'		 Attendance: 2,375
Referee: Mark Brown
20 March 2012 37 Port Vale 1–0 Hereford United Vale Park
19:45 Richards 85' Report Attendance: 3,959
Referee: Andy D'Urso
24 March 2012 38 Torquay United 2–1 Port Vale Plainmoor
15:00 Howe 70' (pen.)
Jarvis 74'		 Report McCombe 29' Attendance: 3,136
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
31 March 2012 39 Port Vale 0–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Vale Park
15:00 Report Spillane 65' Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Lee Collins
6 April 2012 40 Aldershot Town 1–2 Port Vale Recreation Ground
15:00 Risser 85' Report Dodds 12', 74' Attendance: 2,747
Referee: Graham Salisbury
9 April 2012 41 Port Vale 1–0 Macclesfield Town Vale Park
15:00 Yates 82' Report Attendance: 4,246
Referee: Craig Pawson
14 April 2012 42 Morecambe 0–0 Port Vale Globe Arena
15:00 Report Attendance: 2,210
Referee: Darren Deadman
17 April 2012 43 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Port Vale New Meadow
19:45 Richards 55' Report Attendance: 7,678
Referee: Andy Madley
21 April 2012 44 Port Vale 1–0 Bristol Rovers Vale Park
15:00 Richards 23' Report Attendance: 4,076
Referee: Dean Mohareb
28 April 2012 45 Swindon Town 5–0 Port Vale County Ground
15:00 Ritchie 38'
Benson 51', 64'
Flint 66'
Connell 85'		 Report Attendance: 12,864
Referee: David Phillips
5 May 2012 46 Port Vale 3–0 Oxford United Vale Park
15:00 Richards 41'
Rigg 69'
Williamson 90+2'		 Report Attendance: 5,621
Referee: Darren Drysdale

FA Cup

Main article: 2011–12 FA Cup
12 November 2011 Round 1 Port Vale 0–0 Grimsby Town Vale Park
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,450
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
22 November 2011 Replay Grimsby Town 1–0 Port Vale Blundell Park
15:00 Makofo 59' Report Attendance: 1,906
Referee: Jock Waugh

League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Cup
9 August 2011 Round 1 Port Vale 2–4 Huddersfield Town Vale Park
19:45 Roberts 24'
Loft 83' (pen.)		 Report Novak 29', 38'
Hunt 58'
Roberts 67'		 Attendance: 3,014
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2011–12 Football League Trophy
30 August 2011 Round 1 Tranmere Rovers 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Port Vale Prenton Park
19:00 Taylor 88' Report Taylor 50' Attendance: 2,546
Referee: Mark Heywood
Penalties
Labadie soccer ball with check mark
Power soccer ball with check mark
Welsh soccer ball with red X
Weir soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark		 Roberts soccer ball with red X
Martin soccer ball with check mark
Pope soccer ball with red X
McDonald soccer ball with check mark

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos. # Name League Two FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK 1 England Chris Martin 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
DF 2 England Adam Yates 38 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 42 2
MF 3 England Rob Taylor 31 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 34 3
MF 4 Montserrat Anthony Griffith 43 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 47 1
DF 5 England John McCombe 40 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 44 4
DF 6 Wales Gareth Owen 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 0
MF 7 England Doug Loft 44 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 46 5
MF 8 England Louis Dodds 35 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 38 8
FW 9 England Marc Richards 36 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 17
MF 10 England Ryan Burge 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
FW 11 England Tom Pope 41 4 2 0 1 0 1 0 45 4
GK 12 England Stuart Tomlinson 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 0
MF 14 England Paul Marshall 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
DF 15 England Lee Collins 16 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 20 0
MF 16 Wales Lewis Haldane 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
MF 17 England Sean Rigg 42 10 2 0 1 0 0 0 45 10
MF 18 Egypt Sam Morsy 27 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
FW 19 England Ben Williamson 35 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 37 3
MF 20 England Chris Shuker 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 1
DF 21 England Kingsley James 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
DF 22 England Phil Roe 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
GK 24 England Sam Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 25 England Clayton McDonald 30 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 33 0
DF 26 England Joe Davis 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
MF 32 England Ryan Lloyd 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 33 England Dominic Thorley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players that left the club mid-season:
MF 14 England Gary Roberts 11 4 2 0 1 1 1 0 15 5
DF 20 England Mike Green 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
DF 23 England Charlie Raglan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 27 Northern Ireland Andrew Little 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
DF 28 England Liam Chilvers 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
DF 29 England Rob Kozluk 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
DF 34 Republic of Ireland Shane O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW 35 Cameroon Guy Madjo 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4
MF 36 England Jennison Myrie-Williams 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 FW  England 9 Marc Richards 17 0 0 0 17
2 MF  England 17 Sean Rigg 10 0 0 0 10
3 MF  England 8 Louis Dodds 8 0 0 0 8
= MF  England 7 Doug Loft 4 0 1 0 5
= FW  England 11 Tom Pope 5 0 0 0 5
= MF  England 14 Gary Roberts 4 0 1 0 5
7 FW  Cameroon 35 Guy Madjo 4 0 0 0 4
= DF  England 5 John McCombe 4 0 0 0 4
9 MF  England 3 Rob Taylor 2 0 0 1 3
= FW  England 19 Ben Williamson 3 0 0 0 3
11 DF  England 2 Adam Yates 2 0 0 0 2
12 MF  Montserrat 4 Anthony Griffith 1 0 0 0 1
= MF  Egypt 18 Sam Morsy 1 0 0 0 1
= MF  England 36 Jennison Myrie-Williams 1 0 0 0 1
= MF  England 20 Chris Shuker 1 0 0 0 1
n/a n/a n/a n/a Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 65 0 2 1 68

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
25  England DF Clayton McDonald 8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2
26  England DF Joe Davis 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
9  England FW Marc Richards 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
4  Montserrat MF Anthony Griffith 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
7  England MF Doug Loft 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
8  England MF Louis Dodds 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
18  Egypt MF Sam Morsy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
14  England MF Gary Roberts 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2  England DF Adam Yates 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
28  England DF Liam Chilvers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
5  England DF John McCombe 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
6  Wales DF Gareth Owen 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11  England FW Tom Pope 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
15  England DF Lee Collins 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
17  England MF Sean Rigg 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3  England MF Rob Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12  England GK Stuart Tomlinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29  England DF Rob Kozluk 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29  England MF Paul Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22  England DF Phil Roe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20  England MF Chris Shuker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 79 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 82 4

Sourced from Soccerway.[130]

Awards

End of Season Awards Winner[131]
Player of the Year Doug Loft
Away Travel Player of the Year Doug Loft
Players' Player of the Year Doug Loft
Young Player of the Year Joe Davis
Youth Player of the Year Joe Davis

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
28 June 2011 MF England Ryan Burge Hyde Undisclosed [3]
1 July 2011 DF England Mike Green AFC Totton Free [7]
1 July 2011 DF England Kingsley James Sheffield United Free [7]
1 July 2011 DF England Clayton McDonald Walsall Free [7]
1 July 2011 DF England Phil Roe Sheffield United Free [7]
2 August 2011 FW England Tom Pope Rotherham United Free [10]
22 September 2011 DF England Rob Kozluk Sheffield United N/A [16]
14 February 2012 MF England Chris Shuker Morecambe N/A [31]
14 February 2012 MF England Paul Marshall Droylsden N/A [31]
21 May 2012 FW England Ben Williamson Hyde N/A [42]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 June 2011 DF England Kris Taylor Darlington Free [132]
9 June 2011 DF British Virgin Islands Matt Bell Mansfield Town Free [133]
29 June 2011 DF England Ritchie Sutton Mansfield Town Free [134]
28 July 2011 FW England Justin Richards Burton Albion Free [9]
17 November 2011 DF England Mike Green Eastleigh Free [20]
23 December 2011 DF England Rob Kozluk Bradford City Free [24][135]
30 December 2011 MF England Gary Roberts Mansfield Town Free [136]
26 April 2012 DF England Charlie Raglan Hinckley United Released [39]
8 May 2012 GK England Chris Martin Ilkeston Released [137]
8 May 2012 DF England Phil Roe Matlock Town Released [40][138]
8 May 2012 MF England Paul Marshall FC Halifax Town Released [139]
8 May 2012 DF England Lee Collins Barnsley £50,000 [37]
19 May 2012 MF Montserrat Anthony Griffith Leyton Orient Free [41]
22 May 2012 FW England Sean Rigg Oxford United Free [43]
23 May 2012 FW England Marc Richards Chesterfield Free [45]
3 July 2012 GK England Stuart Tomlinson Burton Albion Released [48]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
28 June 2011 FW England Ben Williamson Hyde 21 May 2012 [3]
31 August 2011 MF Northern Ireland Andrew Little Scotland Rangers 24 October 2011 [12][19]
22 September 2011 DF England Liam Chilvers Notts County 24 December 2011 [15][16]
24 November 2011 DF Republic of Ireland Shane O'Connor Ipswich Town 3 January 2012 [140]
24 November 2011 FW Cameroon Guy Madjo Stevenage 3 January 2012 [141]
24 November 2011 MF England Jennison Myrie-Williams Stevenage 3 January 2012 [141]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
29 August 2011 GK England Sam Johnson Stafford Rangers 29 October 2011 [142][143]
30 September 2011 MF England Charlie Raglan Hinckley United 5 December 2011 [144]
20 October 2011 DF England Mike Green Eastleigh 17 November 2011 [15][20][145]
20 October 2011 DF England Kingsley James Chasetown 20 November 2011 [15]
15 March 2012 DF England Lee Collins Barnsley 8 May 2012 [37]

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