Since Carol and Kevin came in, its given everybody a lift, not just here but the whole area. [29] Helped by the goals of prolific Welshman Andy Jones, Vale were promoted back to the third tier in 198586 after losing just once at Vale Park in the league all season. [69], Vale Park has been Port Vale's home ground since 1950; it is located on Hamil Road, opposite Burslem Park. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. ", Carol and Kevin Shanahan were talking to BBC Radio Stoke's Lee Blakeman. Carol, 63, is the Founder and Trustee of the Hubb Foundation a charity based here in the Potteries which operates from schools and community centres, supporting children and their families with food and activities during school holidays. [2], Smurthwaite was part of the investment group, led by Paul Wildes, that took Port Vale out of administration in November 2012. [54][55] 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. Residents spotted that the markings on the new Etruria Valley link road were incorrect. Of course it would, it would be amazing. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. This song was also featured on the only FIFA Soundtrack CD release by EMI. [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. Brian Horton resigned in February, and was replaced by Martin Foyle. [46], With Port Vale lying bottom of the English Football League, Smurthwaite sacked Brown on 16 September and claimed that he had been against giving Brown the job on a permanent basis in the summer but left the decision to Chief Executive Colin Garlick. [93] Sproson also holds the record for the most league appearances for the club, with 760. So Ive been asking how we can use clubs as a way to tackle the issue of social mobility. The co-owner and chair of Port Vale Football Club has been made an OBE for services to the community in Stoke-on-Trent. TikTok video from Dion \ port vale owner (@portvalebloxburg). They have never played top-flight football, and hold the record for the most seasons in the English Football League (111) and in the second tier (41) without reaching the first tier. [13], The club were forced to resign from the league at the end of the 190607 season and were subsequently liquidated. [104] The name was changed to Port Vale F.C. They spent 16 non-consecutive seasons in the Second Division, punctuated by winning the Third Division North title in 192930, before dropping back into the third tier for a much longer stay at the end of the 193536 campaign. He resigned as chairman following relegation back to League Two in 201617. Shanahan, 61, is as passionate about improving the local community as she is about transforming the teams fortunes. We have a number of writers who cover Vale. [100] Port Vale are the only club in the top four divisions of English football to have beaten the other 91 clubs of the Football League and Premier League in a competitive league fixture.[101]. The Rent Zestimate for this home is $2,199/mo, which has increased by $2,199/mo in the last 30 days. DIRECTORS: Kate Beardmore, Dave Flitcroft, Colin Garlick, Claire Halket, Marian Humphreys, Ian Lewis, Rob Moorhouse, Carol Shanahan OBE, Kevin Shanahan. Port Vale's new owners plan to improve the club on and off the pitch, but say they won't be making any rash promises. Carol Shanahan has also been chair of the Vale's community scheme, the Port Vale Foundation Trust, since 2017. The first manager of Chelsea Football Club was John Robertson, appointed player-manager in 1905.The current head coach is Graham Potter, who was appointed in September 2022.. Chelsea have had 29 permanent managers/head coaches (of whom four also served as player-manager), six interim managers and five caretakers. [45] A rival consortium also offered the same figure, but Smurthwaite rejected both offers. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. I have never expressed a desire to leave. Where families didnt have WiFi, Carol ensured they were supplied with dongles. [44] Foyle was dismissed in November 2007, and his successor, Lee Sinnott, proved unable to prevent the club from being relegated into League Two after a 23rd-place finish and also oversaw a defeat to Southern League Division One Midlands club Chasetown in the FA Cup. On Monday, the Valiants still faced the threat of administration as owner Norman Smurthwaite prepared to bail out. Trade went up and everything thrived on the back of that success.. [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. Today's news confirms the end of Smurthwaite's six-and-a-half years as owner of the club. [56][57] The result was relegation back into League Two at the end of the 201617 season, after which Smurthwaite resigned as chairman. He qualified as an engineer and built a successful business career and property portfolio before retiring at the age of 50. [58] He went on to name John Askey as the club's new manager on 4 February. [62] The sale of both the club and the ground to the Shanahans was confirmed on 7 May, ending Smurthwaite's seven-year reign. The deal isn't signed as negotiations are still taking place, but he would like to stay. The Shanahans, owners of Burslem IT firm Synectics Solutions, bought the club from Norman Smurthwaite in a deal that was signed on Tuesday morning. The history of Port Vale begins in 1876. Vale fought for promotion, but finished outside the play-off zone on goal difference. Thanks to Carols vision and determination the Hubb Foundation is makinga real difference to peoples lives. When people ask, Why did you buy the Vale?, I say, Well somebody had to and nobody else was going to do it. But had we not done so, it would have gone into liquidation and we would have lost the club. now please get back to your day job and continue the sterling work in the community. John McGrath steered the club to promotion in 198283, though he departed after relegation became inevitable the following season. Read full article. The son of Port Vale co-owner Carol Shanahan has. "He's done a great job," said Carol Shanahan. In 199798, relegation was avoided on the final day of the season with a 40 win over Huddersfield Town, at the expense of Manchester City and Stoke City. If your football club is doing well and you have that feelgood factor, its like an epicentre. Wilf Kirkham is the club's top goalscorer with 164 goals in all competitions, which includes 153 in the league and 11 in the FA Cup. ", Kevin Shanahan added: "The key thing is that were able to put a budget together which has a proper amount for players. 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. Port Vale fans queueing all night for tickets to see Sunday's League Two play-off semi-final at Swindon sums up the spirit in the club, says director Martin Tideswell. Port Vale owner's son shaves head in promotion celebrations! [84] For this investment, a restaurant at Vale Park is named after him. 2565 SE Vale Ct, Pt Orchard, WA is a single family home that contains 1,206 sq ft and was built in 1976. [90] His Stanley Bagshaw series of books is set in an area based on Stoke, and the protagonist supports a thinly disguised version of the Vale; even basing a book on their 1954 Cup run albeit with a successful conclusion. [48][49] However, Gannon's turbulent reign ended after 74 days. Vale sold just over 3,000 season tickets in total for this past season. The clubs new owners met with Dave Walker, creative director of Burslem-based Blink Creative, to discuss the launch this week. 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. Port Vale currently play in England's fourth tier, the English Football League Two. Carol and Kevin Shanahan have bought the club from Norman Smurthwaite, a deal that was signed this morning to begin a new era at Vale Park. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. ", For all your latest Vale news, opinion, analysis and transfer gossip, click here. Everything you need to know to make sure you never miss a moment. [111] John Rudge led the club to three promotions 198586, 198889 and 199394 as well as a Football League Trophy title in 1993. Anyone who comes to the ground now can see theres been a lot of changes, he said. [92] Port Vale's largest Football League victory was a 91 win over Chesterfield in the Second Division in 1932, while the heaviest loss was 100 to Sheffield United in 1892 in the same division. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Their deal to buy the club from Smurthwaite was agreed in principle in order for the two parties to enter confidential and exclusive talks in April. "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.". EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS: Jess Frost, Ben Martindale, Rachel Stanyer. 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. [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. Port Vale Ladies was formed in 2017 and won the Staffordshire County League in their maiden season, before they entered the West Midlands Regional Women's League at the start of the 201819 season. Horton led the club to Football League Trophy success in 2001, as Marc Bridge-Wilkinson and Steve Brooker scored the goals to secure a 21 victory over Brentford in the final at the Millennium Stadium. [20], Port Vale moved into their new home of Vale Park in 1950, and a year later Freddie Steele was appointed club manager. Carol Shanahan bought the club in 2019 and manager Darrell Clarke secured promotion out of the League Two play-offs at the end of the 202122 season. On hearing that families could not afford personal hygiene and cleaning products, Carol made sure they received supplies with their next food delivery. [67] In 1884, the club moved to the Burslem Football and Athletic ground, where they would stay for just two years. Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite has sold the League Two club to local IT firm owners Carol and Kevin Shanahan. [33] Instead Vale would visit Wembley twice in just over a week. "If ever we had any doubt, the Notts County game showed us not to have doubts. [92] The most capped player is Chris Birchall, who earned 27 caps for Trinidad and Tobago while at the club. [30] He continued to reveal that he had been physically assaulted by three Vale supporters in April 2014, though Staffordshire Police could find no record of Smurthwaite's complaint. What a week it has been for Port Vale Football Club. She added: "The income streams from anything at Vale Park will now go straight into the club, which is a big change. Former Port Vale owner Norman Smurthwaite in talks to sell non-league stadium Port Vale FC Bookmark Bury FC LIVE: League One side on verge of EFL expulsion, four parties interested in. was formed in 1876, following a meeting at Port Vale House, from where the club was supposed to have taken its name. He went on to invest in dozens of properties and retired at the age of 50. [57] 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. 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. 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. Askey is out of contract at the end of the month and has been offered a new deal. [109] He was followed by Norman Low, who led Vale to the Fourth Division title in 195859. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. "There's been so much uncertainty," added Garlick. Lee left in 1974, and a succession of managers failed to prevent relegation in 19771978. [14][15] Smurthwaite invested 500,000 into the playing budget in order to help Micky Adams strengthen the squad. A gallery from Monday night's fixture against Peterborough United courtesy of club photographers, Tom Green and Gerard Austin. [88] The singer Simon Webbe was signed up to the club's youth side as a teenager until a torn ligament at age seventeen put an end to any sporting ambitions. Carol and Kevin Shanahan are excited, proud and humbled to have become the new owners of Port Vale. [43] However, Horton left in February 2004, unwilling to accept the financial cutbacks imposed by the new board, and was replaced by former player Martin Foyle. Social mobility is a problem, with Stoke having been identified by the Government as one of 12 areas in the country in need of significant investment. Vale suffered relegation on the final day of the 199192 league campaign, and though they bounced back well by staying in the promotion picture for most of the 199293 season, they narrowly missed out as runners-up to local rivals Stoke City after being overtaken by Bolton Wanderers on the final day. People feel that the club does have a future. [67] It proved to be inadequate however, and Port Vale moved on to the Athletic Ground. But while the details of his contract are being negotiated, the manager has been speaking to players as the club prepares to publish its retained list. Something went wrong, please try again later. [18] He later claimed that he had considered appointing Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as manager, but decided against it partly because he believed that a racist minority of the club's supporters would make appointing a black manager a bad idea. [51], Genuine hopes of promotion in 201112 were brought to an end after the club was issued with a winding up petition by HM Revenue and Customs on 29 February 2012; the club were by this time unable to pay tax bills, creditors, or staff wages. Her energy and commitment to doing what is right for our communities is endless. [60] When the couple told Smurthwaite they were planning to go public about their offer he texted them to say "sorry not interested. John Askey has confirmed he has been offered a new contract to stay at Port Vale - and is pressing on with plans to rebuild the squad this summer. The fans' forum is being run by the Supporters' Club and is being held in the Valiant Suite at Vale Park. [8][9] In the club's early days the team played their football at Limekiln Lane, Longport and from 1880 at Westport. [40] Two months later, Smurthwaite used the OneValeFan fansite to ask supporters to vote whether he should sell the club to one of two hedge funds that he said had met his asking price for the club. [34], Smurthwaite renewed his dispute with The Sentinel by banning the newspaper from attending the club's press conference where the successor to Page was named. STRENGTH & CONDITIONING HEAD COACH: Daryl Taylor, STRENGTH & CONDITIONING ASSISTANT COACH: Aaron Watkins, ASSISTANT FIRST TEAM ANALYST:Callum Brown. [9] More worry came in December, when The Sunday People revealed that Smurthwaite had e-mailed agents pleading poverty over the club's finances. His team oversees land development, project and construction management, utilities and infrastructure. [49], He bought the Liberty Way stadium off Nuneaton Town in July 2018 after the club entered financial difficulties. Together this team oversaw the delivery of more than 350,000 meals to homes across the Stoke-on-Trent and Port Vale was named the EFLs Community Club of the Year as a result of its pioneering work during the pandemic and lockdowns. 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. Gordon Lee guided the club to promotion back to the Third Division the following season, where they would remain until relegation at the end of the 197778 campaign. We moved 360 staff from Newcastle-Under-Lyme to a site next to the stadium in Burslem because we really wanted to help Burslem, she said. Theres so much going on, in and around the club, and its great to be here. 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