2024–25 Port Vale F.C. season

113th season in existence of Port Vale FC
Port Vale 2024–25 football season
Port Vale
2024–25 season
OwnerSynsol Holdings Limited
ChairladyCarol Shanahan
ManagerDarren Moore
StadiumVale Park
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The 2024–25 season is the 113th season in the history of Port Vale Football Club and their first season back in League Two since the 2021–22 season, following their relegation from League One in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Overview

EFL League One

Ronan Curtis was the first signing of the summer transfer window, as the Republic of Ireland international winger chose to leave League Two rivals AFC Wimbledon to join the Vale on a three-year contract.[1]

Competitions

Pre-season

On 14 May, Port Vale announced their initial pre-season plans with local fixtures against Newcastle Town, Kidsgrove Athletic and Leek Town.[2]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Newcastle Town v Port Vale
5 July 2024 Friendly Newcastle Town v Port Vale Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:30 BST Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium
Kidsgrove Athletic v Port Vale
6 July 2024 Friendly Kidsgrove Athletic v Port Vale Kidsgrove
15:00 BST Stadium: Hollinwood Road
Leek Town v Port Vale
10 July 2024 Friendly Leek Town v Port Vale Leek
19:30 BST Stadium: Harrison Park

League Two

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Morecambe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Newport County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Notts County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Salford City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Swindon Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Tranmere Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to National League
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[3]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK England ENG Connor Ripley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF Wales WAL Mitch Clark 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Jesse Debrah 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Iacovitti 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Dan Jones 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Ben Lomax 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Tom Sang 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Nathan Smith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF South Africa RSA Ethan Chislett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ben Garrity 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Conor Grant 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Jason Lowe 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Belgium BEL Funso Ojo 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ronan Curtis 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Baylee Dipepa 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Ryan Loft 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG James Plant 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
1 July 2024[a] LW Republic of Ireland Ronan Curtis England AFC Wimbledon Free [1]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 22 May, and would become official on 1 July once his AFC Wimbledon contract expired

Out

Date Position Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in

Date Position Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out

Date Position Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CF Uganda Uche Ikpeazu Scotland St Johnstone 1 July 2024 [4]
30 June 2024 GK Canada Jayson Leutwiler [5]
30 June 2024 RW England Gavin Massey [5]
30 June 2024 CF England James Wilson [5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ronan Curtis". Port Vale FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Pre-Season 2024". Port Vale FC. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  3. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Uche Ikpeazu to leave Port Vale FC". Port Vale FC. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "2023/24 Retained List". Port Vale FC. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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