2013–14 Port Vale F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Port Vale's 102nd season of football in the English Football League, and first season back in League One, following their promotion from League Two. Avoiding relegation was the aim set in pre-season, as the club had one of the lowest six budgets in the division.[1]

Port Vale

2013–14 season
Chairman	Norman Smurthwaite
Manager	Micky Adams
Stadium	Vale Park
Football League One	9th (61 points)
FA Cup	Fourth Round (knocked out by Brighton & Hove Albion)
League Cup	First Round (knocked out by Walsall)
League Trophy	Second Round (knocked out by Rochdale)
Player of the Year	Tom Pope
Top goalscorer	League: Tom Pope (12) All: Tom Pope (16)
Highest home attendance	12,601 vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, 31 August 2013
Lowest home attendance	2,351 vs. Bury, 3 September 2013
Average home league attendance	6,249
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Shortwood United, 11 November 2013
Biggest defeat	0–5 vs. Bristol City, 25 March 2014
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The club enjoyed kind draws and a good run in the FA Cup, reaching the Fourth Round, where they were knocked out by Brighton & Hove Albion. They exited the League Cup at the first Round, with Walsall the victors. They reached the Second Round of the League Trophy, losing out to Rochdale. The club overstretched itself financially, meaning that as they lay outside the play-offs in January manager Micky Adams could only sign largely untried youngsters on loan whilst releasing higher paid players either on free transfers or on loan. Their promotion push fell away but they ended the season in ninth place – far exceeding their original aim.

Despite steady progress on the pitch, avoidable issues off the pitch continued to plague the club. Micky Adams was not offered a new contract until right at the end of the season, meaning that the season ended with the manager and most of the playing staff out of contract. The club also hit the headlines in April after Daniel Jones was sacked for attacking captain Doug Loft during a training ground session.

Manager Micky Adams.

Overview

League One

Manager Micky Adams' first signing of the season was winger Kaid Mohamed, who stepped up to League One from League Two play-off semi-finalists Cheltenham Town; he was seen as a replacement for departing left-winger Ashley Vincent.[2] Also joining the club were Preston North End defender Chris Robertson, Southend United forward Gavin Tomlin,[3] and Sheffield Wednesday central midfielder Chris Lines.[4] Liam Dickinson joined the Vale on trial for the second summer in a row, and again left without a contract after failing to prove his fitness.[5] Adams, known for his gruelingly tough pre-season workouts, did not disappoint and left his players exhausted following their trip to Ireland.[6] Following the trip, Anthony Griffith re-joined the club after securing his exit from League One rivals Leyton Orient.[7] Mathias Kouo-Doumbé, Paul Reid and Ben Parker joined the club on trial, as Vale desperately needed more defensive cover.[8][9] However the sixth signing of the summer was revealed as former Stoke City left-back Carl Dickinson, who secured his release form Watford in order to join the Vale.[10] Chairman Norman Smurthwaite then told fans that there were to be no new signings as the club's wage bill was now up to 60 per cent of turnover – the maximum allowed under the Football League's new Financial Fair Play rule.[11]

Vale opened the season with a credible 1–1 draw at home to Brentford; the "Bees" were tipped to gain promotion after losing last season's play-off final, but failed to make the most of the numerous chances they created at Vale Park.[12] Vale then travelled away from home with a defensive mindset and narrowly lost 1–0 at Colchester United.[13] Adams admitted that he picked the wrong side and formation, and that his players also seemed to lack "enthusiasm" in the game.[14] He made changes to his team and tactics – reverting to 4–4–2 – for the visit of newly promoted Bradford City, and Vale secured a deserved 2–1 victory.[15] The win was however marred by racist chanting by a small section of supporters on the Railway Paddock;[16] the club was later given a warning by the FA for the incident.[17] Vale then travelled to Oldham Athletic and were well beaten 3–1 after Lee Hughes missed a 37th-minute penalty when the scores were level at 1–1. They ended the season with another defeat, as Wolverhampton Wanderers left Burslem with a 3–1 win, the one positive being Tom Pope getting off the mark with a last minute consolation.[18] Further crowd problems emerged as 23 fans were arrested after violence erupted after the game.[19]

Pope continued his scoring run, as an injury time goal earned the Vale a 1–0 win at struggling Carlisle United.[20] This proved to be the last match for "Cumbrians" boss Greg Abbott, who was sacked two days later.[21] Vale then were beaten 3–2 by Leyton Orient, who recorded their sixth successive league victory. Despite the result, fans were pleased with the team's performance against the league leaders.[22] Another tough match followed with Coventry City, and supporters were treated to an entertaining game that saw the Valiants twice come from behind to record a 3–2 victory.[23] Immediately following the game Rob Page was put in temporary charge of first team affairs at Vale Park after Adams took the decision to take time off work to have hip replacement surgery.[24] His first game in charge was a 1–0 victory at Tranmere Rovers, with Chris Lines' well taken free-kick being enough to win the three points. Page also took charge of the 1–1 home draw with Bristol City, and admitted the players performed well below their best.[25] Adams returned on crutches for the home encounter with high-flying Peterborough United and tried a new diamond formation in midfield; the tactic brought a good performance out of the side, but a late strike for "Posh" left Vale with a 1–0 defeat.[26] The next game was against Sheffield United at Bramall Lane, and Adams was again disappointed at his boyhood club as Vale were beaten 2–1, with Daniel Jones sent off for two yellow cards after just 20 minutes.[27] After the match Adams showed concern over the lack of club discipline on display as Myrie-Williams publicly argued with Adams after being substituted and Pope and Robertson had a heated discussion on the pitch.[28] He had no complaints though when Vale came back from Crawley Town with a 3–0 victory; Jordan Hugill, fresh from a loan spell with Gateshead, made an impressive debut up front with Ben Williamson.[29] The same eleven players started the following game at home to Gillingham, and came from 1–0 down at half-time to win 2–1 after the introduction of Tom Pope.[30]

A tricky fixture away at Swindon Town opened the month of November, and Vale came from 3–0 down to make it 3–2 before they collapsed again and left the field on the wrong end of a 5–2 beating; this was the third game in a row at County Ground where Vale conceded at least five goals.[31] Having failed to hold down a first team place, especially with the tactical move away from wingers, Kaid Mohamed joined former club AFC Wimbledon on loan.[32] They returned to form though in Burslem, recording a 3–1 victory over nearby Shrewsbury Town, and Adams said that the club had "unearthed a gem" after Hugill added Vale's third goal.[33] The first big derby game against Crewe Alexandra came the following week, and the "Railwaymen" took the lead after 35 minutes only for Rob Taylor to mark his first appearance of the season by scoring the equalizing goal; Myrie-Williams scored the winning goal on 83 minutes which put Vale within one point of the play-offs whilst keeping Crewe second from bottom.[34] However Vale fans were disappointed to see Preston North End win 2–0 at Vale Park despite playing with only ten men from the 12th minute of the game; it later transpired that the referee had sent off the wrong man, and that Neil Kilkenny was dismissed for striking Anthony Griffith when in fact the culprit was eventual double goalscorer Joe Garner.[35] On 29 November goalkeeper Chris Neal injured his wrist and 21-year-old back-up 'keeper Sam Johnson was handed his league debut the following day away at Walsall.[36] Johnson impressed and managed to keep a clean sheet as the "Valiants" recorded their first win at Walsall in 66 years.[37]

Vale were heading for an eighth win in ten games when they took the lead at home to Stevenage on 14 December, but they conceded two goals in two minutes just before half-time and had to rely on a last minute Tom Pope head to salvage a point.[38] After the match Tom Pope bemoaned Stevenage's negative tactics.[39] Vale then went down 3–0 at Milton Keynes Dons, with Adams describing the team as looking "like that last turkey on the shelf on Christmas Eve".[40] They returned to winning ways with a 2–1 home victory over struggling Notts County, both Myre-Williams' and Tomlin's goals coming from the penalty spot. Vale ended the year just one place and two points outside the play-offs by beating sixth place Rotherham United 2–0 in a physical battle at Vale Park.[41]

Vale opened 2014 with a difficult fixture away at fourth-placed Preston North End, and were beaten 3–2 despite staging a late comeback when they went 3–0 down. Lee Hughes was allowed to join Forest Green Rovers on a free transfer after the 37-year-old stated that he wanted to play as much first team football as possible before his retirement.[42] On 7 January, Adams signed 19-year-old defender Jack Grimmer on loan from Premier League side Fulham; he stated "We have a lot of experienced defenders making mistakes and we have been looking to strengthen in that area for a while."[43] He made his debut against Brentford four days later alongside Joe Davis, who was also making his first appearance of the season following a loan spell with Luton Town, and the young pair impressed despite Vale losing 2–0 to the league leaders.[44] Adams further strengthened the team by signing Belgian midfielder Florent Cuvelier on loan from Sheffield United.[45] However Cuvelier was ruled out for the rest of the season after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament just 36 minutes into his debut – a 1–0 home win over Oldham, the only goal of the game being scored by Grimmer.[46][47] Another midfielder, Billy Knott, was then signed on loan from Premier League side Sunderland.[48]

Vale opened February by losing 3–2 to Gillingham, with 16 stone forward Adebayo Akinfenwa proving to be a thorn in the club's side again as he grabbed two of the goals.[49] Micky Adams apologized to the fans for the performance.[50] Vale then blew a 2–0 half-time lead over Swindon to lose the game 3–2 – the third game in a row where they conceded three goals.[51] Following this Adams decided to change his tactics to a more defensive approach.[52] Vale then had the chance to close the gap on the play-offs with a mid-week tie at home to Colchester, and a brace from Doug Loft took them 2–0 up shortly after half-time, a lead which young centre-backs Davis and Grimmer managed to defend without too many worrying moments.[53] Another clean sheet followed with the same defensive partnership, though Vale failed to break down a determined Shrewsbury defence in blustery conditions.[54] A trip to Valley Parade followed, and Bradford stole all three points with a stoppage time goal.[55] The "A500 derby" followed, and a negative Vale line-up allowed Crewe the opening goal on 15 minutes; despite Adams making a double substitution on 32 minutes Vale were second best for the rest of the game and went on to lose 3–1.[56]

March opened with a 3–0 defeat to Wolves at Molineux, who claimed their seventh successive victory to climb to the top of the table.[57] Vale seemed to be heading for a fourth successive defeat after going 1–0 down at home to Carlisle, but they turned the game around in the second half to turn out 2–1 winners.[58] Second-placed Leyton Orient came away from Vale Park with a 2–0 win, Vale's good performance went unrewarded as they had two goals disallowed by the referee.[59] Vale then travelled to Northampton to face Coventry, and looked to be heading home with the three points after leading 2–0 with ten minutes to go only to forced to settle for a point after a stoppage time equalizer.[60] They built a three-goal lead in the next game, at home to Tranmere Rovers, and again conceded two goals but retained the lead to win the game 3–2.[61] Vale were well beaten at Bristol City, the 5–0 thumping being their worst result of the campaign.[62] After the match Adams took his players to acknowledge the club's travelling support only to end up in an ugly confrontation with a small number of fans.[63] He made six changes for the next match away at Stevenage, which ended in a 1–1 draw after a highly physical encounter.[64]

April began with a 2–1 win over Crawley, the only negative in the game being a red card for Chris Robertson, who seemed baffled as to why he was dismissed.[65] His ban was later overturned and handed to Chris Lines, who had committed the tackle from behind which started the brawl in which Robertson had attempted to intervene as peacemaker.[66] Vale went on to beat Walsall 1–0 with a controversial penalty and in doing so recorded their first double over Walsall in 114 years.[67] Captain Loft and Dan Jones were ruled out of the Vale's next fixture after a training ground confrontation between the pair left Loft with a facial injury.[68] Following a short investigation Jones was sacked by the club.[69] This upheaval seemed not to affect the team as they went 2–0 up over Notts County at Meadow Lane, but then four goals without reply from County all but ended Vale's faint hopes of a play-off push.[70] Vale then recorded their fourth straight home win after Jordan Hugill scored the only goal of the game against Milton Keynes Dons.[71] A trip to third-place Rotherham ended with a 1–0 defeat, despite the hosts going down to ten men.[72] In their final home game of the season, Vale let slip a one-goal lead to lose 2–1 to Sheffield United.[73] The season ended with a 0–0 draw with Peterborough United at London Road.[74] Three players were released in the summer: Anthony Griffith, Liam Chilvers and Rob Taylor, whilst Chris Shuker announced his retirement due to a chronic knee injury.[75] Micky Adams elected to sign a new contract with the club, as did most the club's out-of-contract players.[76] However a big blow to the club was the departure of Doug Loft, who joined hometown club Gillingham.[77] Another big name to leave the club was Jennison Myrie-Williams, who signed with Scunthorpe United.[78] Promising forward Jordan Hugill also rejected a contract, and instead signed with Preston North End.[79] Meanwhile, Gavin Tomlin was sold to Crawley Town for a small fee, after deciding to relocate back to London after failing to settle in the Midlands.[80] The final departure was young defender Joe Davis, who left to join the Leicester City Academy.[81]

Finances & ownership issues

The trade union GMB sponsored the club's kits, as well as Vale Park's Bycars Stand.[82] The budget set in pre-season required an average home attendance of 7,900 in order to break even.[83]

Just as the club seemed to have found stable leadership and steady progress on the pitch, in October chairman Norman Smurthwaite controversially banned local newspaper The Sentinel from all press events after taking objection with the newspaper's reporting a lengthy delay in producing specially presented third-kit shirts to fans who had pre-paid for the items in May.[84] Smurthwaite responded by stating that the newspaper had been banned for contacting him personally for comment on the story rather than the club's media team, and that he was also frustrated with a Sentinel reporter for attempting to report facts which Smurthwaite had disclosed to the journalist "in confidence".[85]

More worry came in December, when The Sunday People revealed that Smurthwaite had e-mailed agents pleading poverty over the club's finances.[86] 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.[87]

The concern in January was over the future of manager Micky Adams, and the apparent reluctance of Smurthwaite to offer a contract despite the positive results on the field as the manager's contract came close to its expiry at the end of the season; once a contract was promised Adams stated that "He has talked about it, now he has to deliver. I have never expressed a desire to leave. If everything is right I don't see there being a problem, but once again Norman is talking about things instead of doing things."[88]

Cup competitions

Vale faced a kind draw in the First Round of the FA Cup, as their opponents were Southern League Division One South & West outfit Shortwood United, an amateur side five leagues below League One who had never before qualified for the First Round of the competition.[89] The game was broadcast live on BT Sport, earning the club £67,500 in television money.[90] Vale avoided an upset and recorded a 4–0 win.[91] They then disposed of Conference Premier outfit Salisbury City with a 4–1 win, though the game had been level at 1–1 with less than 15 minutes to go.[92] In the Third Round were League Two side Plymouth Argyle, and Vale seemed to be on their way through to the Fourth Round after first half goals from Gavin Tomlin and Tom Pope, but failed to make the most of their advantage and instead were forced to go to a replay after conceding two goals in the second half. Manager Micky Adams was angry with his team's performance, particularly the defending.[93] Vale twice came from behind in the replay and went on to win 3–2 and survived having Chris Lines sent off for a foul in the box as Chris Neal saved the resulting penalty.[94] The Fourth Round would be where Vale's adventure ended, as Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion put in a professional performance at Vale Park and left with a 3–1 victory.[95]

Vale faced League One rivals Walsall at home in the First Round of the League Cup. The club's abysmal record in the competition continued with a bitter 2–1 defeat – James Baxendale's winning goal coming seconds after Vale had a strong penalty appeal waved away.[96][97]

The team made progress in the Football League Trophy, advancing past League Two side Bury after Tom Pope rescued the game with two goals in the last ten minutes.[98] However a disappointing performance against Rochdale saw them exit at the Second Round with a 1–0 loss.[99]

Results

Pre-season

Norton United v Port Vale

5 July 2013	Norton United	0–9	Port Vale	Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute
19:30		Report	Mohamed  7' Loft  16' Tomlin  26' Dickinson  28', 30' Williamson  48' Dodds  87' Pope  89' Tambini  90'	Attendance: 800

Newcastle Town v Port Vale

7 July 2013	Newcastle Town	0–4	Port Vale	Lyme Valley Stadium
14:30		Report	Pope  6' Dodds  14' Tomlin  52', 61'	Attendance: 1,446 Referee: Steve Rushton

Athlone Town v Port Vale

9 July 2013	Athlone Town	0–6	Port Vale	Athlone Town Stadium
19:45		Report	Hughes  3' Tomlin  40' Williamson  66' Pope  74', 80', 87'	Referee: John McLoughlin

Bray Wanderers v Port Vale

13 July 2013	Bray Wanderers	1–5	Port Vale	Carlisle Grounds
15:00	O'Leary  74'	Report	Robertson  34' Williamson  50', 71', 83' Lines  61'	Referee: Rob Harvey

Port Vale v Derby County

16 July 2013	Port Vale	3–5	Derby County	Vale Park
19:30	Pope  15', 30' Robertson  28'	Report	Jacobs  3' (pen.) Hoganson  50' Hendrick  54' Russell  74' Forsyth  83'	Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Rob Lewis

Kidderminster Harriers v Port Vale

19 July 2013	Kidderminster Harriers	1–1	Port Vale	Aggborough
19:30	Johnson  55'	Report	Gowling  21' (og.)	Attendance: 504 Referee: Steve Martin

Port Vale v Leicester City

23 July 2013	Port Vale	0–1	Leicester City	Vale Park
19:30		Report	Waghorn  14'	Attendance: 1,894 Referee: Steve Rushton

Alfreton Town v Port Vale

27 July 2013	Alfreton Town	0–2	Port Vale	North Street
15:00		Report	Robertson  11' Hughes  86'	Attendance: 350 Referee: Martin Watts

Leek Town v Port Vale

27 July 2013	Leek Town	2–5	Port Vale	Harrison Park
15:00	Shelley  16' Grice  46'	Report	Tomlin  9', 14', 41' (pen.) Pope  68', 81'

Football League One

League table

Main article: 2013–14 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Sheffield United	46	18	13	15	48	46	+2	67
8	Swindon Town	46	19	9	18	63	59	+4	66
9	Port Vale	46	18	7	21	59	73	−14	61
10	Milton Keynes Dons	46	17	9	20	63	65	−2	60
11	Bradford City	46	14	17	15	57	54	+3	59

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L	D
Position	12	17	12	14	16	13	14	13	10	12	12	12	12	9	12	9	9	10	8	10	10	9	7	8	9	8	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	11	11	10	9	9	8	9	10	9

Source: Statto[100]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Port Vale v Brentford

3 August 2013 1	Port Vale	1–1	Brentford	Vale Park
15:00	Loft  31'	Report	Logan  27'	Attendance: 7,579 Referee: Stephen Bratt

Colchester United v Port Vale

10 August 2013 2	Colchester United	1–0	Port Vale	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Massey  74'	Report		Attendance: 3,201 Referee: Darren Deadman

Port Vale v Bradford City

17 August 2013 3	Port Vale	2–1	Bradford City	Vale Park
15:00	Hughes  43' Loft  66'	Report	Wells  60'	Attendance: 6,552 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Oldham Athletic v Port Vale

24 August 2013 4	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Port Vale	Boundary Park
15:00	Rooney  15', 57' Dayton  77'	Report	Myrie-Williams  31'	Attendance: 4,788 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Port Vale v Wolverhampton Wanderers

31 August 2013 5	Port Vale	1–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Vale Park
15:00	Pope  90+2'	Report	Griffiths  56' Sigurðarson  75' McDonald  83'	Attendance: 12,601 Referee: Graham Scott

Carlisle United v Port Vale

7 September 2013 6	Carlisle United	0–1	Port Vale	Brunton Park
15:00		Report	Pope  90+2'	Attendance: 3,866 Referee: Mark Brown

Leyton Orient v Port Vale

14 September 2013 7	Leyton Orient	3–2	Port Vale	Brisbane Road
15:00	Mooney  24', 45+2' Lisbie  88'	Report	Dodds  21' Myrie-Williams  54'	Attendance: 4,888 Referee: Mick Russell

Port Vale v Coventry City

21 September 2013 8	Port Vale	3–2	Coventry City	Vale Park
15:00	Pope  40' Loft  60' Birchall  83'	Report	Wilson  35' Moussa  43'	Attendance: 9,218 Referee: Michael Naylor

Tranmere Rovers v Port Vale

28 September 2013 9	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Port Vale	Prenton Park
15:00		Report	Lines  56'	Attendance: 5,334 Referee: Paul Tierney

Port Vale v Bristol City

5 October 2013 10	Port Vale	1–1	Bristol City	Vale Park
15:00	Hughes  90'	Report	Wagstaff  55'	Attendance: 6,275 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Port Vale v Peterborough United

12 October 2013 11	Port Vale	0–1	Peterborough United	Vale Park
15:00		Report	Barnett  86'	Attendance: 6,311 Referee: Michael Bull

Sheffield United v Port Vale

19 October 2013 12	Sheffield United	2–1	Port Vale	Bramall Lane
15:00	Collins  12' Doyle  75'	Report	Yates  45+3'	Attendance: 18,545 Referee: Tim Robinson

Crawley Town v Port Vale

22 October 2013 13	Crawley Town	0–3	Port Vale	Broadfield Stadium
19:45		Report	Dodds  10' Loft  27' Williamson  57'	Attendance: 2,748 Referee: Fred Graham

Port Vale v Gillingham

26 October 2013 14	Port Vale	2–1	Gillingham	Vale Park
15:00	Robertson  47' Pope  63'	Report	Kedwell  13'	Attendance: 5,690 Referee: Darren Bond

Swindon Town v Port Vale

2 November 2013 15	Swindon Town	5–2	Port Vale	County Ground
15:00	N'Guessan  24' Ranger  50' Luongo  57', 90' Byrne  82'	Report	Pope  73' Hughes  80'	Attendance: 7,637 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Port Vale v Shrewsbury Town

16 November 2013 16	Port Vale	3–1	Shrewsbury Town	Vale Park
15:00	Robertson  23' Myrie-Williams  30' Hugill  90'	Report	McAlinden  59'	Attendance: 6,547 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale

23 November 2013 17	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Port Vale	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Evans  35'	Report	Taylor  43' Myrie-Williams  83'	Attendance: 6,820 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Port Vale v Preston North End

26 November 2013 18	Port Vale	0–2	Preston North End	Vale Park
19:45		Report	Garner  30', 71'	Attendance: 5,889 Referee: Andy Madley

Walsall v Port Vale

30 November 2013 19	Walsall	0–2	Port Vale	Bescot Stadium
15:00		Report	Pope  20' Tomlin  66'	Attendance: 4,909 Referee: Michael Naylor

Port Vale v Stevenage

14 December 2013 20	Port Vale	2–2	Stevenage	Vale Park
15:00	Myrie-Williams  32' (pen.) Pope  89'	Report	Burrow  37', 40'	Attendance: 4,967 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Milton Keynes Dons v Port Vale

21 December 2013 21	Milton Keynes Dons	3–0	Port Vale	Stadium mk
15:00	Gleeson  4' Reeves  13' Bamford  32'	Report		Attendance: 7,882 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Port Vale v Notts County

26 December 2013 22	Port Vale	2–1	Notts County	Vale Park
15:00	Myrie-Williams  24' (pen.) Tomlin  79' (pen.)	Report	Murray  43'	Attendance: 7,028 Referee: Oliver Langford

Port Vale v Rotherham United

29 December 2013 23	Port Vale	2–0	Rotherham United	Vale Park
15:00	Dodds  8' Tomlin  68'	Report		Attendance: 6,738 Referee: Rob Lewis (referee)Rob Lewis

Preston North End v Port Vale

1 January 2014 24	Preston North End	3–2	Port Vale	Deepdale
15:00	Garner  43', 62' Gallagher  50'	Report	Tomlin  69' Hugill  84'	Attendance: 10,653 Referee: Kevin Wright

Brentford v Port Vale

11 January 2014 25	Brentford	2–0	Port Vale	Griffin Park
15:00	Trotta  30' Grigg  88'	Report		Attendance: 8,327 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Port Vale v Oldham Athletic

18 January 2014 26	Port Vale	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Vale Park
15:00	Grimmer  53'	Report		Attendance: 6,002 Referee: Gary Sutton

Gillingham v Port Vale

1 February 2014 27	Gillingham	3–2	Port Vale	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Akinfenwa  42', 61' McDonald  64'	Report	Robertson  81' Hugill  87'	Attendance: 6,356 Referee: Darren Deadman

Port Vale v Swindon Town

8 February 2014 28	Port Vale	2–3	Swindon Town	Vale Park
15:00	Loft  20' Pope  42'	Report	Ranger  51' Pritchard  65' Byrne  69'	Attendance: 5,306 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Port Vale v Colchester United

11 February 2014 29	Port Vale	2–0	Colchester United	Vale Park
19:45	Loft  15', 53'	Report		Attendance: 3,734 Referee: Andy Haines

Shrewsbury Town v Port Vale

15 February 2014 30	Shrewsbury Town	0–0	Port Vale	New Meadow
15:00		Report		Attendance: 5,992 Referee: James Adcock

Bradford City v Port Vale

18 February 2014 31	Bradford City	1–0	Port Vale	Valley Parade
19:45	McHugh  90+1'	Report		Attendance: 12,106 Referee: Mark Brown

Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra

22 February 2014 32	Port Vale	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	Vale Park
15:00	Pope  76'	Report	Pogba  15' Aneke  48' (pen.) Inman  73'	Attendance: 7,812 Referee: Roger East

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Port Vale

1 March 2014 33	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Port Vale	Molineux Stadium
15:00	Sako  52' Dicko  72', 75'	Report		Attendance: 21,929 Referee: Craig Pawson

Port Vale v Carlisle United

8 March 2014 34	Port Vale	2–1	Carlisle United	Vale Park
15:00	Williamson  56' Pope  61'	Report	Courtney Meppen-Walter  39'	Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Scott Duncan

Port Vale v Leyton Orient

11 March 2014 35	Port Vale	0–2	Leyton Orient	Vale Park
19:45		Report	Cox  41' Clarke  58'	Attendance: 4,235 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Coventry City v Port Vale

16 March 2014 36	Coventry City	2–2	Port Vale	Sixfields
15:00	Clarke  81' Wilson  90+2'	Report	Loft  1' Williamson  74'	Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Rob Lewis

Port Vale v Tranmere Rovers

22 March 2014 37	Port Vale	3–2	Tranmere Rovers	Vale Park
15:00	Pope  3' Knott  47' Williamson  56'	Report	Taylor  58' Koumas  60'	Attendance: 5,449 Referee: Richard Clark

Bristol City v Port Vale

25 March 2014 38	Bristol City	5–0	Port Vale	Ashton Gate Stadium
19:45	Emmanuel-Thomas  16', 45+2' Nosworthy  41' Baldock  45', 74'	Report		Attendance: 10,940 Referee: Keith Hill

Stevenage v Port Vale

29 March 2014 39	Stevenage	1–1	Port Vale	Broadhall Way
15:00	Hartley  61'	Report	Pope  48'	Attendance: 2,912 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Port Vale v Crawley Town

1 April 2014 40	Port Vale	2–1	Crawley Town	Vale Park
19:45	Knott  50' Loft  84'	Report	Clarke  35' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,755 Referee: Nigel Miller

Port Vale v Walsall

5 April 2014 41	Port Vale	1–0	Walsall	Vale Park
15:00	Myrie-Williams  52' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 5,569 Referee: Carl Berry

Notts County v Port Vale

12 April 2014 42	Notts County	4–2	Port Vale	Meadow Lane
15:00	Spencer  27', 34' Campbell-Ryce  48', 85'	Report	Thompson  13', og.' Tomlin  25'	Attendance: 5,613 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Port Vale v Milton Keynes Dons

18 April 2014 43	Port Vale	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Vale Park
15:00	Hugill  48'	Report		Attendance: 5,074 Referee: Andy Madley

Rotherham United v Port Vale

21 April 2014 44	Rotherham United	1–0	Port Vale	New York Stadium
15:00	Agard  79'	Report		Attendance: 7,743 Referee: David Coote

Port Vale v Sheffield United

26 April 2014 45	Port Vale	1–2	Sheffield United	Vale Park
15:00	Dodds  51'	Report	Murphy  83' Porter  90'	Attendance: 6,394 Referee: Steve Bratt

Peterborough United v Port Vale

3 May 2014 46	Peterborough United	0–0	Port Vale	London Road Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 6,621 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

FA Cup

Main article: 2013–14 FA Cup

Shortwood United v Port Vale

11 November 2013 1	Shortwood United	0–4	Port Vale	The Meadowbank Ground
19:45		Report	Myrie-Williams  15', 89' (pen.) Birchall  30' Lines  90'	Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Port Vale v Salisbury City

6 December 2013 2	Port Vale	4–1	Salisbury City	Vale Park
19:45	Robertson  24' Pope  78' Taylor  81' Williamson  90'	Report	Fitchett  64'	Attendance: 4,658 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Port Vale v Plymouth Argyle

5 January 2014 3	Port Vale	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Vale Park
15:00	Tomlin  15' Pope  36'	Report	Reid  31' Purrington  74'	Attendance: 5,511 Referee: David Webb

Plymouth Argyle v Port Vale

14 January 2014 Replay	Plymouth Argyle	2–3	Port Vale	Home Park
19:45	Gurrieri  2' Hourihane  36'	Report	Hugill  30' Williamson  63' Myrie-Williams  75'	Attendance: 6,474 Referee: Graham Scott

Port Vale v Brighton & Hove Albion

25 January 2014 4	Port Vale	1–3	Brighton & Hove Albion	Vale Park
15:00	Robertson  36'	Report	Ince  27' March  43' Obika  78'	Attendance: 7,293 Referee: Paul Tierney

League Cup

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Cup

Port Vale v Walsall

6 August 2013 1	Port Vale	1–2	Walsall	Vale Park
19:45	Robertson  59'	Report	Westcarr  43' Baxendale  84'	Attendance: 4,013 Referee: Andy Haines

League Trophy

Main article: 2013–14 Football League Trophy

Port Vale v Bury

3 September 2013 1	Port Vale	2–1	Bury	Vale Park
19:15	Pope  80', 90+1'	Report	Sedgwick  71'	Attendance: 2,351 Referee: David Coote

Port Vale v Rochdale

8 October 2013 2	Port Vale	0–1	Rochdale	Vale Park
19:30		Report	Rafferty  40'	Attendance: 2,612 Referee: Scot Mathieson

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Pos.	#	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	1	Chris Neal	31	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	38	0
DF	2	Adam Yates	34	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	41	1
DF	4	Chris Robertson	37	3	5	2	1	1	2	0	45	6
DF	5	Carl Dickinson	40	0	4	0	1	0	2	0	47	0
DF	6	Liam Chilvers	14	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	17	0
MF	7	Doug Loft	37	9	3	0	1	0	2	0	43	9
FW	8	Louis Dodds	29	4	4	0	0	0	2	0	35	4
MF	9	Jennison Myrie-Williams	38	7	5	3	1	0	2	0	46	10
FW	10	Gavin Tomlin	24	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	28	6
FW	11	Tom Pope	43	12	5	2	1	0	2	2	51	16
GK	12	Sam Johnson	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
MF	14	Rob Taylor	6	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	2
MF	15	Chris Shuker	10	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
DF	17	Joe Davis	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
MF	18	Chris Lines	34	1	4	1	1	0	1	0	40	2
FW	19	Ben Williamson	38	4	5	2	1	0	2	0	46	6
MF	21	Anthony Griffith	38	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	45	0
MF	22	Ryan Lloyd	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF	23	Kaid Mohamed	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
DF	24	Richard Duffy	28	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	31	0
MF	25	Florent Cuvelier	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	26	Chris Birchall	27	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	32	2
DF	27	Nathan Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	28	Billy Knott	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	2
GK	34	Ryan Boot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	39	Jordan Hugill	20	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	24	5
Players that left the club mid-season:
DF	3	Daniel Jones	20	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	22	0
DF	20	Jack Grimmer	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
FW	29	Lee Hughes	13	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	17	3
DF	32	Tom Morris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	33	Dougie Price	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	35	Dominic Bell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	36	Ben Jefford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	37	Wilson Carvalho	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	38	Cheye Alexander	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	40	Louis Tambini	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	41	Gary O'Neill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	FW	England	11	Tom Pope	12	2	0	2	16
2	MF	England	9	Jennison Myrie-Williams	7	3	0	0	10
3	MF	England	7	Doug Loft	9	0	0	0	9
4	DF	Scotland	4	Chris Robertson	3	2	1	0	6
–	FW	England	10	Gavin Tomlin	5	1	0	0	6
–	FW	England	19	Ben Williamson	4	2	0	0	6
7	FW	England	39	Jordan Hugill	4	1	0	0	5
8	FW	England	8	Louis Dodds	4	0	0	0	4
9	FW	England	29	Lee Hughes	3	0	0	0	3
10	MF	Trinidad and Tobago	26	Chris Birchall	1	1	0	0	2
–	MF	England	28	Billy Knott	2	0	0	0	2
–	MF	England	18	Chris Lines	1	1	0	0	2
–	MF	England	14	Rob Taylor	1	1	0	0	2
14	DF	Scotland	20	Jack Grimmer	1	0	0	0	1
–	DF	England	2	Adam Yates	1	0	0	0	1
–	DF	n/a	n/a	Own goals	1	0	0	0	1
				TOTALS	59	14	1	2	76

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total
5	England	DF	Carl Dickinson	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	1
18	England	MF	Chris Lines	8	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	10	1
4	Scotland	DF	Chris Robertson	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1[N 1]
3	England	DF	Daniel Jones	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
21	Montserrat	FW	Anthony Griffith	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
24	Wales	DF	Richard Duffy	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
7	England	MF	Doug Loft	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
9	England	MF	Jennison Myrie-Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
20	Scotland	DF	Jack Grimmer	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
11	England	FW	Tom Pope	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
26	Trinidad and Tobago	MF	Chris Birchall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
6	England	DF	Liam Chilvers	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8	England	FW	Louis Dodds	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
29	England	FW	Lee Hughes	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1	England	GK	Chris Neal	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17	England	DF	Joe Davis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
28	England	MF	Billy Knott	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
39	England	FW	Jordan Hugill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	England	MF	Chris Shuker	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	England	FW	Gavin Tomlin	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	England	FW	Ben Williamson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	80	3	10	1	0	0	4	0	95	4

Sourced from Soccerway.[101]

Awards

End of Season Awards	Winner[102]
Player of the Year	Tom Pope
Away Travel Player of the Year	Chris Neal
Players' Player of the Year	Chris Neal
Young Player of the Year	Jordan Hugill
Youth Player of the Year	Nathan Smith
Goal of the Season	Billy Knott (vs Crawley Town, 1 April 2014)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 June 2013	MF		Kaid Mohamed	Cheltenham Town	Free	[2]
27 June 2013	DF		Chris Robertson	Preston North End	Free	[3]
27 June 2013	FW		Gavin Tomlin	Southend United	Free	[3]
6 July 2013	MF		Chris Lines	Sheffield Wednesday	Free	[4]
16 July 2013	MF		Anthony Griffith	Leyton Orient	Free	[7]
25 July 2013	DF		Carl Dickinson	Watford	Free	[10]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
3 January 2014	FW		Lee Hughes	Forest Green Rovers	Free	[42]
14 April 2014	DF		Daniel Jones	Chesterfield	Sacked	[69][103]
18 April 2014	DF		Dougie Price		Released	[104]
18 April 2014	DF		Tom Morris	Longford Town	Released	[104][105]
18 April 2014	FW		Dominic Dell	Hednesford Town	Released	[104][105]
18 April 2014	DF		Ben Jefford	Welling United	Released	[104][106]
18 April 2014	MF		Wilson Carvalho	Corby Town	Released	[104][105]
18 April 2014	DF		Cheye Alexander	Concord Rangers	Released	[104][107]
18 April 2014	FW		Louis Tambini	New Haven Chargers	Released	[104][105]
18 April 2014	MF		Gary O'Neill	Hereford United	Released	[104][105]
1 May 2014	MF		Chris Shuker	Retired		[108]
3 May 2014	MF		Anthony Griffith	Harrogate Town	Released	[75][109]
3 May 2014	MF		Rob Taylor	Mansfield Town	Released	[75][110]
3 May 2014	DF		Liam Chilvers	Hyde	Released	[75][111]
10 June 2014	MF		Doug Loft	Gillingham	Rejected contract	[77]
11 June 2014	MF		Jennison Myrie-Williams	Scunthorpe United	Rejected contract	[78]
18 June 2014	FW		Gavin Tomlin	Crawley Town	Undisclosed fee	[80]
19 June 2014	FW		Jordan Hugill	Preston North End	Undisclosed fee	[79]
30 June 2014	DF		Joe Davis	Leicester City Academy	Rejected contract	[81]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
7 January 2014	DF		Jack Grimmer	Fulham	27 March 2014	[43][45][112][113]
16 January 2014	MF		Florent Cuvelier	Sheffield United	4 May 2014	[45]
22 January 2014	MF		Billy Knott	Sunderland	4 May 2014	[48]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
31 August 2013	MF		Ryan Lloyd	Tamworth	31 September 2013	[114]
20 September 2013	FW		Jordan Hugill	Gateshead	19 October 2013	[115]
1 November 2013	MF		Wilson Carvalho	Hemel Hempstead Town	1 December 2013	[116]
November 2013	DF		Tom Morris	Stafford Rangers	?	[117]
11 November 2013	MF		Kaid Mohamed	AFC Wimbledon	4 January 2014	[32]
16 November 2013	GK		Ryan Boot	Worcester City	24 March 2014	[118][119]
28 November 2013	DF		Joe Davis	Luton Town	4 January 2014	[120]
28 November 2013	FW		Dominic Dell	Worcester City	29 December 2013	[121]
6 December 2013	MF		Wilson Carvalho	Corby Town	6 January 2014	[122]
6 December 2013	FW		Louis Tambini	Corby Town	6 January 2014	[122]
13 December 2013	DF		Cheye Alexander	Ilkeston	11 January 2014	[123]
9 January 2014	DF		Ben Jefford	Southport	9 February 2014	[124]
10 January 2014	MF		Wilson Carvalho	Ilkeston	10 February 2014	[125]
23 January 2014	MF		Kaid Mohamed	Bristol Rovers	4 May 2014	[126]
24 January 2014	MF		Gary O'Neil	Southport	24 February 2014	[127]

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1. Chris Robertson's red card was overturned on appeal after the referee admitted a case of mistaken identity, and the ban was transferred to Chris Lines.[66]