2014–15 Port Vale F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Port Vale's 103rd season of football in the English Football League, and second successive season in League One. Before the season began the club were listed as third favourites to be relegated by the bookies.[1]

Port Vale

2014–15 season
Chairman	Norman Smurthwaite
Manager	Micky Adams (until 18 September) Rob Page (from 18 September)
Stadium	Vale Park
Football League One	18th (54 points)
FA Cup	First Round (knocked out by Milton Keynes Dons)
League Cup	Second Round (knocked out by Cardiff City)
League Trophy	Second Round (knocked out by Preston North End)
Player of the Year	Michael O'Connor
Top goalscorer	League: Tom Pope (8) All: Tom Pope (12)
Highest home attendance	8,524 vs. Sheffield United, 26 December 2014
Lowest home attendance	2,824 vs. Hartlepool United, 12 August 2014
Average home league attendance	5,290
Biggest win	6–2 vs. Hartlepool United, 12 August 2014
Biggest defeat	0–3 (twice)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

A run of six defeats resulted in a surprise resignation from manager Micky Adams on 18 September, and his assistant Rob Page took his place in the hot-seat. Chairman Norman Smurthwaite then initiated his plan for the club to sign young players to develop and later sell for profit at a later date. Vale exited the cups in the early stages after coming up against tough opposition, exiting the FA Cup at the hands of Milton Keynes Dons, losing to Cardiff City in the League Cup and Preston North End in the League Trophy. They climbed up the league table under Page, reaching the outskirts of the play-offs by the end of February before a late season collapse saw them finish in 18th place.

Overview

League One

Manager Micky Adams ended months of speculation surrounded his future when he signed a 12-month rolling contract the following in June 2014.[2] His first signing of the season was versatile left-sided player Colin Daniel.[3] Kaid Mohamed left the club on loan, after he agreed to spend the season playing for Northampton Town.[4] Adams admitted he was finding it difficult to sign new players to take the club forward after losing out on numerous transfer targets to rival clubs.[5] Chairman Norman Smurthwaite was criticised by fans for showing a lack of ambition, but Smurthwaite defended his record by pointing to falling season ticket sales and the high amount of time and money he had invested in the club without financial reward.[6] The second signing of the season was 24-year-old full-back Ryan McGivern, who negotiated a release from relegated Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in order to sign a two-year contract with the Vale.[7] The third arrival was winger Mark Marshall, who had spent the latter half of the previous campaign with Coventry City after serving a two-year ban for taking performance-enhancing drugs.[8] His next signing was winger Byron Moore, who turned down a contract offer at nearby Crewe Alexandra to join the Vale.[9] This capture raised the tensions between Vale and Crewe, particularly after Adams and Crewe boss Steve Davis had a spat over the departure of his son Joe Davis; his father claiming Vale's contract offer to Joe was "derisory".[10] Adams looked at a number of players on trial over the summer, including: Michael O’Connor, Steve Jennings, Javan Vidal, and Sylvestre Guyonet.[11] Adams completed his squad on 18 July with a triple signing, taking on a trio of experienced midfielders: Michael Brown, Steve Jennings, and Michael O'Connor.[12] He took the squad on a pre-season tour of Cornwall, including a stay at HMS Raleigh.[13] Adams added to the squad by taking in versatile right-back Freddie Veseli on a long-term loan from Ipswich Town.[14] Carl Dickinson was appointed as club captain in August 2014, taking the armband from the departed Doug Loft.[15]

Vale opened the season with a 1–1 draw at home to Walsall, with young goalkeeper Sam Johnson being favoured ahead of Chris Neal.[16] An excellent away win followed as Vale picked up a 3–1 win at newly relegated Doncaster Rovers.[17] Adams said this performance was as good as he had seen in an away game during his time as Vale manager.[18] They remained unbeaten after picking up a 1–1 draw with Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park.[19] Their unbeaten start to the season came to an end with a 2–0 home defeat to Notts County, with the Vale unable to turn round a 1–0 half-time deficit despite a strong attacking performance in the second half.[20] To boost his attacking options, Adams then took in Blackburn Rovers striker Jordan Slew on loan until January.[21] However Adams went on to bemoan defensive errors as Chesterfield left Burslem with a 2–1 win following a bad-tempered encounter upon Daniel Jones's return to Vale Park.[22][23] After the match opposition player Armand Gnanduillet was racially abused by a Vale supporter.[24] Adams ended the month by signing French striker Achille Campion on loan from Swedish side Norrby IF.[25]

A trip to London Road opened September for Vale, and Adams changed the team following the run of defeats, but league leaders Peterborough United proved too strong as they ran out 3–1 winners.[26] The run of defeats was extended to five games on 13 September when local rivals Crewe Alexandra picked up their first points of the season.[27] Following the defeat Adams told the media that his position would be under threat if results did not turn around quickly.[28] Three days later league leaders Bristol City made it six defeats in a row by inflicting a 3–0 defeat on the Vale.[29] This proved too much for Adams, who announced his resignation on 18 September.[30] Rob Page stepped in as caretaker-manager initially "until the end of October".[31] His first game in charge saw the Vale beat Barnsley 2–1, Mark Marshall providing a deserved late winner with a mazy penalty box run.[32] At Bradford City former Valiant Billy Knott gave away a penalty which was converted by Chris Lines, but a Mark Yeates free-kick just before half-time levelled the scores.[33] The defence was then bolstered with the signings of two loanee players: Guadeloupe international Stéphane Zubar from Bournemouth, and 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Reiss Greenidge from West Bromwich Albion.[34]

A trip to Fleetwood Town on 4 October proved fruitless after a late penalty gave Fleetwood a 1–0 win; Vale had played well and seemed to have done enough to earn a point despite playing much of the match with ten men after Slew was sent off for striking an opposition player.[35] In search of a first clean sheet of the season, Page signed 19-year-old centre-back Remie Streete on loan from Newcastle United.[36] Vale came out of the relegation zone on 11 October with a convincing 4–1 win over struggling Yeovil Town.[37] A 2–0 defeat followed at Deepdale, with Zubar receiving a straight red card for lashing out at Preston North End's Joe Garner.[38] After the game Page condemned Garner for play-acting throughout the match to try and get Vale player's sent off.[39] The loan signings continued, as Leicester City's Saint Kitts and Nevis international striker Harry Panayiotou arrived on a one-month loan.[40] The club were also in talks with former Premier League midfielder Isaiah Osbourne, who instead joined fellow relegation battlers Scunthorpe United.[41] Ironically a few days later Scunthorpe then came to Burslem, as did the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo, and the game ended 2–2 despite the Vale leading 2–1 and facing ten men after former player Jennison Myrie-Williams was sent off.[42] The fifth signing of Page's reign then arrived in the form of French striker Dany N'Guessan, who signed a two-month deal.[43] The signing came in good time as Tom Pope was later ruled out of action for a few weeks with a knee injury.[44] Vale then beat Leyton Orient 3–0, keeping their first clean sheet of the season; Orient were reduced to ten men early in the first half after Darius Henderson was sent-off for elbowing Richard Duffy.[45] Having taken the club up seven league places within six weeks, Page was appointed as manager on a permanent basis on 29 October.[46]

Vale opened November with three points at Colchester United; Neal saved a first-half penalty before Marshall and Daniel secured the goals in a 2–1 win.[47] The search for talented young players continued, with Aziz Deen-Conteh and Enoch Andoh both joining the club on a trial basis.[48][49] The clash with Rochdale on 15 November came amidst a defensive crisis as Streete was recalled from his loan and both Duffy and McGivern were suspended.[50] The positive results kept coming however, as Vale moved into the top half of the table with a 1–0 win.[51] Former Chelsea left-back Aziz Deen-Conteh then signed a deal with the club until 2017.[52] Leaving the club, though only on a 28-day loan, was goalkeeper Sam Johnson, who went to Conference Premier side Alfreton Town.[53] Not long after their FA Cup triumph at Vale Park, Milton Keynes Dons hosted the Vale and ran out 1–0 following a sending off to Chris Lines.[54] Another two long-term prospects were then added in the form of Ghana youth international Enoch Andoh, who signed an 18-month contract, and former Manchester City striker Alex Nimely.[55][56] The "Valiants" then ended the month with a 2–2 draw at Gillingham, Brown's 94th-minute equalizer securing a deserved point.[57]

After a two-week break Vale hosted Coventry City on 13 December, and went on to lose the game 2–0 after failing to pose much of an attacking threat.[58] They got back to winning ways the following week by beating struggling Crawley Town 2–1.[59] The visitors on Boxing Day were Sheffield United, who were defeated 2–1 after referee Stuart Attwell sent off "Blades" defender Chris Basham and later gave Vale a penalty.[60] Another tricky tie followed at Swindon Town, who went into the automatic promotion places after beating Vale 1–0.[61]

Vale began 2015 with a home tie against Gillingham, and a victory took them to within a point of the play-offs thanks to a stoppage time winner from Colin Daniel.[62] Shortly after Freddie Veseli's loan signing from Ipswich was made into a permanent deal.[63] Going forward Page managed to adequately cover for the continuing absence of Pope by playing Ben Williamson as a lone striker supported by Louis Dodds in a central attacking midfield role.[64] The next week's opponents, Chesterfield, were one place above Vale, but a 3–0 Chesterfield win put Vale four points and four places outside the play-offs; both chairman and manager described the performance as "embarrassing".[65] This proved to be a temporary setback however, as Vale went on to beat Peterborough 2–1.[66] A win over "A500 derby" rivals Crewe would then take Vale into the play-offs, but a 1–0 win completed a double over Vale for the "Railwaymen"; Neal saved a penalty he himself gave away but could not keep out Nicky Ajose's 39th-minute strike.[67] Next opponents Barnsley tried to buy Tom Pope before Vale's visit to Oakwell.[68] Pope played against Barnsley but it was goalkeeper Neal who opened the scoring after fumbling into his own net just before half-time; Barnsley went on to win the game 2–1.[69] Pope stayed put throughout the remainder of the transfer window, instead it was N'Guessan who departed, whilst Tommy O'Sullivan and Greg Luer arrived on loan.[70]

Vale twice came from behind at home to Bradford on 7 February, Campion scoring the first equalizer before City goalkeeper Jordan Pickford was sent off in stoppage time for bringing down Birchall; O'Connor converted the resulting penalty.[71] A trip to league leaders Bristol City followed, who demonstrated their superiority over the Vale with a 3–1 win.[72] To bolster the defence Page signed 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) teenage centre-back Ryan Inniss on a youth loan from Crystal Palace.[73] The youngster made his debut at Walsall, helping Vale to a rare clean sheet as Tom Pope returned to the score-sheet.[74] A second clean sheet followed in a 3–0 home win over Doncaster Rovers, as both Veseli and Moore opened their accounts with the club to complete the double over "Donny".[75] A 1–0 win over Notts County extended the run of victories and clean sheets and took Vale to within three points of the play-offs.[76]

March began poorly as managerless Oldham broke Vale's run of results with a 1–0 victory in a dour game.[77] Vale then came from behind to win 3–2 at Coventry, moving themselves to within two points of the play-offs in the process.[78] This proved to be Inniss's last game for the club, and Lines also left the club after the game, joining former club Bristol Rovers on loan.[79] Swindon then dented Vale's promotion hopes with a 1–0 in Burslem, defending an eighth-minute lead from Brazilian defender Raphael Rossi Branco.[80] Dodds twice put Vale ahead of Crawley, but the relegation threatened visitors came from behind to win the game 3–2 to effectively end Vale's play-off hopes in front of just 3,852 supporters.[81] Page said the performance was "embarrassing".[82] Pope was dropped for the trip to Bramall Lane, though came on at half-time during a 1–0 defeat to Sheffield United.[83] On deadline loan deal day, Page made a triple signing: Portuguese winger Francisco Júnior (Everton), Scottish defender Neill Collins (Sheffield United), and Senegalese attacker Mohamed Coulibaly (Bournemouth).[84] Francisco Júnior and Collins started at Leyton Orient, but a 1–0 lead turned into a 2–1 deficit following Chris Neal's sending off.[85]

Second-from-bottom Colchester opened the Easter weekend with a 2–1 win at Vale Park, leaving Vale just four points above the relegation zone.[86] Five changes were made for the trip to Rochdale, but a stoppage time goal from former Valiant Calvin Andrew condemned Vale to a sixth successive defeat.[87] The run of defeats was ended with a 0–0 draw at home to third-place Milton Keynes Dons.[88] Richard Duffy then scored the first goal of his Vale career against Scunthorpe and secured a draw that took the club over the 50 point mark; however a Kyle Wootton goal five minutes into stoppage time denied Vale the victory.[89] Second-place Preston twice took the lead against Vale, but despite Duffy being sent off Vale came back with two Michael O'Connor penalties to claim an important point.[90] Vale secured their League One status with 2–1 win at bottom-club Yeovil, ending a run of nine games without a win.[91] This left the final game against Fleetwood as a formality, as Vale fell to a 2–1 defeat.[92]

The first departure announced at the end of the campaign was from the coaching staff, with Mark Grew standing down after 25 years at Vale Park.[93] Of the playing staff only three players were not offered new contracts: Chris Robertson, Kaid Mohamed and Alex Nimely.[94] Star striker Tom Pope chose to leave the club, rejecting an offer of a 50% pay cut in favour of a move to newly promoted Bury.[95] The next player to depart was strike partner Ben Williamson, who left for Gillingham.[96] Chris Lines had his contract cancelled in order to join Bristol Rovers on a permanent basis and free up the wage budget for Page.[97] Full-back Freddie Veseli and star winger Mark Marshall also left the club after rejecting new contract offers.[98][99]

Finances & ownership issues

PVFC Limited, the club's holding company, was hit with a winding-up order by HM Revenue and Customs in July 2014; chairman Norman Smurthwaite insisted this would not affect the club and that a funding error caused the problem and expected the order to be withdrawn.[100] Smurthwaite continued to affect changes at the club, controversially axing the system of door-to-door lottery collectors and banishing the Port Vale Community Trust out of Vale Park; the charity subsequently was offered a rent-free tenancy at the Touch building in Trinity Street, Hanley by Vale supporter Jason Nixon who also stated that he had business contacts interested in buying the club.[101][102]

Smurthwaite invested £500,000 into the playing budget in order to help Micky Adams strengthen the squad.[103] Despite not wanting him to resign, once Adams left the club Smurthwaite initiated a policy of experimenting with young players in the hope of turning a profit from player sales in the future.[104] Smurthwaite did cause controversy however by telling a reporter that supporters who only attended away matches (due partly to Vale Park's high ticket costs) "disgusted" him and that they should "go and support another club".[105]

In February, the home game with Doncaster Rovers was put into doubt after Smurthwaite refused to pay extra policing costs that Staffordshire Police had demanded following intelligence that there would be troublemakers instigating violence at the game.[106] Smurthwaite denied Staffordshire Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Ellis's claim that Smurthwaite threatened to close the club down during the dispute, but retracted his threat to bar police officers from entering the ground during the match.[107] Smurthwaite cancelled an expensive arranged loan deal for an unnamed Premier League player in March after being disappointment with low home attendances; he stated "I feel like I am banging my head against a brick wall with it all."[108] An e-mail sent from Smurthwaite's account claimed that he was looking to sell the club and would invest no further money in the club, but he claimed his account had been hacked and that the e-mail was a hoax.[109]

Cup competitions

A tricky draw in the First Round left Vale facing Milton Keynes Dons; the game proved to be an entertaining one, but despite Dany N'Guessan scoring two goals he ended up on the losing side as the Dons ran out 4–3 winners.[110]

Vale made progress in the League Cup by beating League Two side Hartlepool United 6–2 in the First Round, Ben Williamson scoring a hat-trick within the space of ten minutes.[111] Their Second Round opponents were newly relegated Championship side Cardiff City, who ran out 3–2 victors with former Manchester United striker Federico Macheda marking his debut with a brace; the highlight for Vale was a 40-yard goal from Michael O'Connor.[112][113]

After a bye in the First Round of the Football League Trophy, Vale faced a tricky tie with Preston North End at Deepdale. Tom Pope cancelled out Chris Humphrey early strike, but the game was won in the 63rd minute by a deft chipped goal from Joe Garner, with Paul Gallagher and Tom Pope completing the scoring to make it 3–2 to the "Lambs".[114]

Results

Pre-season

Newcastle Town v Port Vale

12 July 2014	Newcastle Town	0–6	Port Vale	Lyme Valley Stadium
		Report	Lines  13' Daniel  33' Lloyd  55', 57' Williamson  77' Vidal  80'	Attendance: 2,360

Alsager Town v Port Vale

14 July 2014	Alsager Town	0–8	Port Vale	Wood Park Stadium
19:30 BST		Report	McGivern  11' Marshall  20' Lines  43' (pen.) Haughton  50' Pope  57', 68' Boot  81' Morris  84'

Norton United v Port Vale

15 July 2014	Norton United	0–1	Port Vale	Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute
		Report	Pope  10'

Alfreton Town v Port Vale

19 July 2014	Alfreton Town	1–2	Port Vale	North Street
15:00	Jackson  5'	Report	Lloyd  18' Dickinson  45+1'	Attendance: 301

Plymouth Parkway v Port Vale

21 July 2014	Plymouth Parkway	0–4	Port Vale	Bolitho Park
19:30 BST		Report	Marshall  8' Dickinson  25' Williamson 85' McGivern  87'	Attendance: 565

Bodmin Town v Port Vale

23 July 2014	Bodmin Town	1–4	Port Vale	Priory Park
19:30	Shepherd  74'	Report	Birchall  2' Williamson  11' Daniel  40' Marshall  81'	Referee: Andrew Quinn

Tiverton Town v Port Vale

26 July 2014	Tiverton Town	1–1	Port Vale	Ladysmead
15:00	Mudge  11'	Report	Williamson  83'

Port Vale v Bolton Wanderers

30 July 2014	Port Vale	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Vale Park
19:45	Pope  84'	Report	Mills  7' Beckford  77'	Attendance: 1,780

Southport v Port Vale

2 August 2014	Southport	4–2	Port Vale	Haig Avenue
15:00	Brodie  13' Brogan  51' (pen.) Foster  60' Joyce  90'	Report	Foster  64' (og.) Williamson  68'	Attendance: 514

Port Vale v West Bromwich Albion

5 August 2014	Port Vale	3–2	West Bromwich Albion	Vale Park
19:45	Williamson  19' Pope  27' Dawson  85' (og.)	Report	Roofe  4' Garmston  49'	Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Rob Lewis

League One

League table

Main article: 2014–15 Football League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
16	Scunthorpe United	46	14	14	18	62	75	−13	56
17	Coventry City	46	13	16	17	49	60	−11	55
18	Port Vale	46	15	9	22	55	65	−10	54
19	Colchester United	46	14	10	22	58	77	−19	52
20	Crewe Alexandra	46	14	10	22	43	75	−32	52

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. 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	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	D	W	L
Position	13	7	9	16	18	20	22	23	21	22	22	19	22	18	16	13	12	15	14	16	15	12	15	8	10	9	12	14	14	17	12	10	9	13	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	18	18	16	17	18

Source: Statto[115]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Port Vale v Walsall

9 August 2014 1	Port Vale	1–1	Walsall	Vale Park
15:00	Pope  25'	Report	Bradshaw  59'	Attendance: 7,050 Referee: Darren Bond

Doncaster Rovers v Port Vale

16 August 2014 2	Doncaster Rovers	1–3	Port Vale	Keepmoat Stadium
15:00	Bennett  74'	Report	Williamson  27' Pope  39' Dickinson  41'	Attendance: 6,437 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Oldham Athletic v Port Vale

19 August 2014 3	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Port Vale	Boundary Park
19:45	Wilson  64'	Report	Pope  8'	Attendance: 3,592 Referee: Kevin Wright

Port Vale v Notts County

23 August 2014 4	Port Vale	0–2	Notts County	Vale Park
15:00		Report	Jones  11' Noble  87'	Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Mark Brown

Port Vale v Chesterfield

30 August 2014 5	Port Vale	1–2	Chesterfield	Vale Park
15:00	Marshall  41'	Report	Doyle  9' Roberts  46'	Attendance: Jeremy Simpson Referee: 5,593

Peterborough United v Port Vale

6 September 2014 6	Peterborough United	3–1	Port Vale	London Road Stadium
15:00	Maddison  30' Vassell  72' Payne  79'	Report	Slew  83'	Attendance: 6,024 Referee: James Linington

Crewe Alexandra v Port Vale

13 September 2014 7	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Port Vale	Gresty Road
15:00	Ray  6' Oliver  19'	Report	Slew  32'	Attendance: 6,357 Referee: Simon Hooper

Port Vale v Bristol City

16 September 2014 8	Port Vale	0–3	Bristol City	Vale Park
19:45		Report	Wilbraham  13', 61' Flint  48'	Attendance: 4,050 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Port Vale v Barnsley

20 September 2014 9	Port Vale	2–1	Barnsley	Vale Park
15:00	O'Connor  24' Marshall  89'	Report	Hourihane  59' (pen.)	Attendance: 5,415 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Bradford City v Port Vale

27 September 2014 10	Bradford City	1–1	Port Vale	Valley Parade
15:00	Yeates  45+3'	Report	Lines  12' (pen.)	Attendance: 12,703 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Fleetwood Town v Port Vale

4 October 2014 11	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Port Vale	Highbury Stadium
15:00	Dobbie  80' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 4,196 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Port Vale v Yeovil Town

11 October 2014 12	Port Vale	4–1	Yeovil Town	Vale Park
15:00	Pope  18', 29' Lines  46' Daniel  90'	Report	Martin  86'	Attendance: 4,798 Referee: Darren Handley

Preston North End v Port Vale

18 October 2014 13	Preston North End	2–0	Port Vale	Deepdale
15:00	Gallagher  42' Browne  81'	Report		Attendance: 9,381 Referee: Mick Russell

Port Vale v Scunthorpe United

21 October 2014 14	Port Vale	2–2	Scunthorpe United	Vale Park
19:45	Williamson  7' Birchall  70'	Report	Bishop  4' Taylor  79'	Attendance: 3,590 Referee: James Adcock

Port Vale v Leyton Orient

25 October 2014 15	Port Vale	3–0	Leyton Orient	Vale Park
15:00	Yates  63' Williamson  66' Clarke  81' (og.)	Report		Attendance: 4,773 Referee: Lee Collins

Colchester United v Port Vale

1 November 2014 16	Colchester United	1–2	Port Vale	Colchester Community Stadium
15:00	Sears  79'	Report	Marshall  56' Daniel  60'	Attendance: 3,571 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Port Vale v Rochdale

15 November 2014 17	Port Vale	1–0	Rochdale	Vale Park
15:00	Brown  64'	Report		Attendance: 5,043 Referee: Graham Horwood

Milton Keynes Dons v Port Vale

22 November 2014 18	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Port Vale	Stadium mk
15:00	Baker  3'	Report		Attendance: 12,007 Referee: Gary Sutton

Gillingham v Port Vale

29 November 2014 19	Gillingham	2–2	Port Vale	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Egan  29', 55'	Report	N'Guessan  18' Brown  90+4'	Attendance: 4,799 Referee: Brendan Malone

Port Vale v Coventry City

13 December 2014 20	Port Vale	0–2	Coventry City	Vale Park
15:00		Report	Johnson  57' Madine  90+5'	Attendance: 5,321 Referee: Mark Heywood

Crawley Town v Port Vale

20 December 2014 21	Crawley Town	1–2	Port Vale	Broadfield Stadium
15:00	Henderson  88'	Report	Brown  30' Dodds  42'	Attendance: 2,320 Referee: Tim Robinson

Port Vale v Sheffield United

26 December 2014 22	Port Vale	2–1	Sheffield United	Vale Park
15:00	Williamson  16' N'Guessan	Report	Campbell-Ryce  55'	Attendance: 8,524 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Swindon Town v Port Vale

28 December 2014 23	Swindon Town	1–0	Port Vale	County Ground
15:00	Williams  56'	Report		Attendance: 9,248 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Port Vale v Gillingham

3 January 2015 24	Port Vale	2–1	Gillingham	Vale Park
15:00	Williamson  11' Daniel  90+3'	Report	McDonald  31'	Attendance: 4,783 Referee: Fred Graham

Chesterfield v Port Vale

10 January 2015 25	Chesterfield	3–0	Port Vale	Proact Stadium
15:00	Gnanduillet  13' Doyle  60' (pen.) Raglan  70'	Report		Attendance: 7,034 Referee: Darren Bond

Port Vale v Peterborough United

17 January 2015 26	Port Vale	2–1	Peterborough United	Vale Park
15:00	Birchall  32' Williamson  47'	Report	Washington  21'	Attendance: 4,446 Referee: Carl Berry

Port Vale v Crewe Alexandra

24 January 2015 27	Port Vale	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Vale Park
15:00		Report	Ajose  39'	Attendance: 8,002 Referee: Gavin Ward

Barnsley v Port Vale

31 January 2015 28	Barnsley	2–1	Port Vale	Oakwell
15:00	Neal  45+2' (og.) Pearson  47'	Report	Daniel  66'	Attendance: 8,660 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Port Vale v Bradford City

7 February 2015 29	Port Vale	2–2	Bradford City	Vale Park
15:00	Campion  58' O'Connor  90+4'	Report	Hanson  41' Morais  65'	Attendance: 5,205 Referee: Michael Bull

Bristol City v Port Vale

10 February 2015 30	Bristol City	3–1	Port Vale	Ashton Gate Stadium
19:45	Emmanuel-Thomas  34' Bryan  59' Smith  67'	Report	Marshall  77'	Attendance: 10,891 Referee: Brendan Malone

Walsall v Port Vale

14 February 2015 31	Walsall	0–1	Port Vale	Bescot Stadium
15:00		Report	Pope  28'	Attendance: 4,504 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Port Vale v Doncaster Rovers

21 February 2015 32	Port Vale	3–0	Doncaster Rovers	Vale Park
15:00	Marshall  7' Veseli  38' Moore  87'	Report		Attendance: 5,713 Referee: Keith Stroud

Notts County v Port Vale

28 February 2015 33	Notts County	0–1	Port Vale	Meadow Lane
15:00		Report	Marshall  7'	Attendance: 5,179 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Port Vale v Oldham Athletic

3 March 2015 34	Port Vale	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Vale Park
19:45		Report	Jones  42'	Attendance: 4,423 Referee: David Webb

Coventry City v Port Vale

7 March 2015 35	Coventry City	2–3	Port Vale	Ricoh Arena
15:00	O'Brien  4' Odelusi  70'	Report	Pope  40' Marshall  45' O'Connor  76'	Attendance: 9,446 Referee: Mick Russell

Port Vale v Swindon Town

14 March 2015 36	Port Vale	0–1	Swindon Town	Vale Park
15:00		Report	Rossi Branco  8'	Attendance: 5,120 Referee: Andy Madley

Port Vale v Crawley Town

17 March 2015 37	Port Vale	2–3	Crawley Town	Vale Park
19:45	Dodds  4', 45'	Report	Wordsworth  43' McLeod  56' Wood  69'	Attendance: 3,852 Referee: Kevin Wright

Sheffield United v Port Vale

21 March 2015 38	Sheffield United	1–0	Port Vale	Bramall Lane
15:00	Baxter  29' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 18,729 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Leyton Orient v Port Vale

28 March 2015 39	Leyton Orient	3–1	Port Vale	Brisbane Road
15:00	Mooney  55' (pen.) Collins  61' (og.) Cox  84'	Report	Birchall  28'	Attendance: 5,623 Referee: Darren Handley

Port Vale v Colchester United

3 April 2015 40	Port Vale	1–2	Colchester United	Vale Park
15:00	Dodds  84'	Report	Moncur  57' Murphy  77'	Attendance: 4,471 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Rochdale v Port Vale

6 April 2015 41	Rochdale	1–0	Port Vale	Spotland Stadium
15:00	Andrew  90+4'	Report		Attendance: 2,948 Referee: Andy Haines

Port Vale v Milton Keynes Dons

11 April 2015 42	Port Vale	0–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Vale Park
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Nigel Miller

Scunthorpe United v Port Vale

14 April 2015 43	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Port Vale	Glanford Park
19:45	Wootton  90+5'	Report	Duffy  43'	Attendance: 3,002 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Port Vale v Preston North End

17 April 2015 44	Port Vale	2–2	Preston North End	Vale Park
19:45	O'Connor  52' (pen.), 85' (pen.)	Report	Johnson  12' Garner  59' (pen.)	Attendance: 7,210 Referee: Richard Clark

Yeovil Town v Port Vale

25 April 2015 45	Yeovil Town	1–2	Port Vale	Huish Park
15:00	Ugwu  80'	Report	Pope  13' Brown  82'	Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Graham Scott

Port Vale v Fleetwood Town

3 May 2015 46	Port Vale	1–2	Fleetwood Town	Vale Park
12:15	O'Connor  90+4'	Report	Morris  17' Roberts  26'	Attendance: 5,355 Referee: Keith Hill

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

Port Vale v Milton Keynes Dons

8 November 2014 1	Port Vale	3–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Vale Park
15:00	Spence  11' (og.) N'Guessan  44', 85'	Report	Afobe  31', 59' (pen.) Baker  40' Green  81'	Attendance: 4,120 Referee: Charles Breakspear

League Cup

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Cup

Port Vale v Hartlepool United

12 August 2014 1	Port Vale	6–2	Hartlepool United	Vale Park
19:45	Williamson  8', 14', 18' Brown  62' Pope  74', 84'	Report	Franks  10' Austin  59', pen.'	Attendance: 2,824 Referee: Graham Scott

Port Vale v Cardiff City

26 August 2014 2	Port Vale	2–3	Cardiff City	Vale Park
19:45	O'Connor  34' Brown  90+3'	Report	Ralls  26' Macheda  60', 79'	Attendance: 4,390 Referee: David Webb

League Trophy

Main article: 2014–15 Football League Trophy

Preston North End v Port Vale

7 October 2014 2	Preston North End	3–2	Port Vale	Deepdale, Preston
19:45	Humphrey  13' Garner  63' Gallagher  69'	Report	Pope  51', 89'	Attendance: 3,836 Referee: Peter Bankes

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	40	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	43	0
DF	2	Adam Yates	25	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	28	1
DF	3	Carl Dickinson	43	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	46	1
DF	4	Chris Robertson	24	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	26	0
DF	5	Ryan McGivern	20	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	23	0
DF	6	Richard Duffy	27	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	29	1
MF	7	Chris Birchall	27	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	30	3
FW	8	Louis Dodds	37	4	1	0	2	0	1	0	41	4
FW	9	Ben Williamson	43	6	1	0	2	3	1	0	47	9
MF	10	Chris Lines	27	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	31	2
FW	11	Tom Pope	34	8	0	0	2	2	1	2	36	12
GK	12	Sam Johnson	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
MF	14	Colin Daniel	28	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	30	4
MF	15	Michael O'Connor	44	6	1	0	2	1	0	0	47	7
DF	16	Neill Collins	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
MF	17	Michael Brown	36	4	0	0	2	2	1	0	39	6
MF	18	Tommy O'Sullivan	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
MF	19	Byron Moore	15	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	18	1
MF	20	Mark Marshall	46	7	1	0	1	0	1	0	49	7
DF	21	Freddie Veseli	37	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	38	1
MF	22	Ryan Lloyd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	23	Ryan Boot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	24	Nathan Smith	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	25	Mohamed Coulibaly	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
FW	26	Alex Nimely	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MF	27	Enoch Andoh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	28	Achille Campion	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
MF	29	Kaid Mohamed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MF	33	Francisco Júnior	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF	38	Aziz Deen-Conteh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players that left the club mid-season:
DF	16	Reiss Greenidge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FW	16	Greg Luer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
MF	18	Steve Jennings	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	0
FW	25	Jordan Slew	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	2
DF	26	Remie Streete	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
FW	27	Harry Panayiotou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	32	Stéphane Zubar	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
FW	33	Dany N'Guessan	11	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	12	4
DF	33	Ryan Inniss	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

Top scorers

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	FW	England	11	Tom Pope	8	0	2	2	12
2	FW	England	9	Ben Williamson	6	0	3	0	9
3	MF	Jamaica	20	Mark Marshall	7	0	0	0	7
–	MF	Northern Ireland	15	Michael O'Connor	6	0	1	0	7
5	MF	England	17	Michael Brown	4	0	2	0	6
6	MF	England	14	Colin Daniel	4	0	0	0	4
–	FW	England	8	Louis Dodds	4	0	0	0	4
–	FW	France	33	Dany N'Guessan	2	2	0	0	4
9	MF	Trinidad and Tobago	7	Chris Birchall	3	0	0	0	3
10	MF	England	10	Chris Lines	2	0	0	0	2
–	FW	England	25	Jordan Slew	2	0	0	0	2
12	FW	France	28	Achille Campion	1	0	0	0	1
–	DF	England	3	Carl Dickinson	1	0	0	0	1
–	DF	Wales	6	Richard Duffy	1	0	0	0	1
–	MF	England	19	Byron Moore	1	0	0	0	1
–	DF	Albania	21	Freddie Veseli	1	0	0	0	1
–	DF	England	2	Adam Yates	1	0	0	0	1
–				Own goals	1	1	0	0	2
				TOTALS	55	3	8	2	68

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total
6	Wales	DF	Richard Duffy	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
17	England	MF	Michael Brown	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	1
1	England	GK	Chris Neal	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
10	England	MF	Chris Lines	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
32	Guadeloupe	DF	Stéphane Zubar	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
25	England	FW	Jordan Slew	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	England	DF	Carl Dickinson	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
15	Northern Ireland	MF	Michael O'Connor	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
8	England	FW	Louis Dodds	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
5	Northern Ireland	DF	Ryan McGivern	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
11	England	FW	Tom Pope	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
21	Albania	DF	Freddie Veseli	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
33	England	DF	Ryan Inniss	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
20	Jamaica	MF	Mark Marshall	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
4	Scotland	DF	Chris Robertson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7	Trinidad and Tobago	MF	Chris Birchall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16	Scotland	DF	Neill Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	England	MF	Colin Daniel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33	England	MF	Francisco Júnior	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
18	England	MF	Steve Jennings	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9	England	FW	Ben Williamson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	79	6	2	0	1	0	3	0	85	6

Sourced from Soccerway.[116]

Awards

End of Season Awards	Winner[117]
Player of the Year	Michael O'Connor
Away Travel Player of the Year	Mark Marshall
Supporters' Club's Trophy	Michael O'Connor
Players' Player of the Year	Michael O'Connor
Youth Player of the Year	Jonny Kapend
Goal of the Season	Michael O'Connor (vs Cardiff City, 26 August 2014)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
2 June 2014	MF		Colin Daniel	Mansfield Town	Free	[3]
30 June 2014	DF		Ryan McGivern	Hibernian	Undisclosed	[7]
2 July 2014	MF		Mark Marshall	Coventry City	Free	[8]
3 July 2014	MF		Byron Moore	Crewe Alexandra	Free	[9]
18 July 2014	MF		Michael Brown	Leeds United	Free	[12]
18 July 2014	MF		Steve Jennings	Tranmere Rovers	Free	[12]
18 July 2014	MF		Michael O'Connor	Rotherham United	Free	[12]
23 October 2014	MF		Dany N'Guessan	Swindon Town	Free	[43]
17 November 2014	DF		Aziz Deen-Conteh	Ergotelis	Free	[52]
25 November 2014	MF		Enoch Andoh	AEL Limassol	Free	[55]
27 November 2014	FW		Alex Nimely	Manchester City	Free	[56]
2 January 2015	FW		Achille Campion	Norrby IF	Undisclosed	[118]
7 January 2015	DF		Freddie Veseli	Ipswich Town	Free	[63]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
6 January 2015	FW		Steve Jennings	Tranmere Rovers	Free	[119][120]
2 February 2015	MF		Dany N'Guessan	AEL	Free	[70]
9 May 2015	DF		Chris Robertson	Ross County	Released	[94][121]
9 May 2015	MF		Kaid Mohamed	Port Talbot Town	Released	[122]
9 May 2015	FW		Alex Nimely	Poli Timișoara	Released	[123]
9 June 2015	FW		Tom Pope	Bury	Rejected contract	[95]
15 June 2015	FW		Ben Williamson	Gillingham	Rejected contract	[96]
30 June 2015	MF		Chris Lines	Bristol Rovers	Released	[97]
30 June 2015	DF		Freddie Veseli	FC Lugano	Rejected contract	[99]
30 June 2015	MF		Mark Marshall	Bradford City	Rejected contract	[124]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
29 July 2014	DF		Freddie Veseli	Ipswich Town	4 January 2015	[14]
29 August 2014	FW		Jordan Slew	Blackburn Rovers	3 January 2015	[21]
1 September 2014	FW		Achille Campion	Norrby IF	1 January 2015	[25]
29 September 2014	DF		Stéphane Zubar	Bournemouth	27 October 2014	[34]
29 September 2014	DF		Reiss Greenidge	West Bromwich Albion	31 December 2014	[34]
9 October 2014	DF		Remie Streete	Newcastle United	12 November 2014	[50]
20 October 2014	FW		Harry Panayiotou	Leicester City	16 November 2014	[40]
2 February 2015	MF		Tommy O'Sullivan	Cardiff City	2 March 2015	[70]
2 February 2015	FW		Greg Luer	Hull City	2 March 2015	[70]
12 February 2015	DF		Ryan Inniss	Crystal Palace	14 March 2015	[73]
12 March 2015	MF		Tommy O'Sullivan	Cardiff City	30 June 2015	[125]
26 March 2015	MF		Francisco Júnior	Everton	30 June 2015	[84]
26 March 2015	DF		Neill Collins	Sheffield United	30 June 2015	[84]
26 March 2015	MF		Mohamed Coulibaly	Bournemouth	30 June 2015	[84]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
12 June 2014	MF		Kaid Mohamed	Northampton Town	31 May 2015	[4]
13 August 2014	GK		Ryan Boot	Norton United	13 September 2014	[53][126]
26 September 2014	GK		Ryan Boot	Newcastle Town	20 November 2014	[127]
24 October 2014	DF		Nathan Smith	Stafford Rangers	31 May 2015	[128]
27 October 2014	MF		Steve Jennings	Tranmere Rovers	5 January 2015	[129]
20 November 2014	GK		Sam Johnson	Alfreton Town	8 December 2014	[130]
13 February 2015	GK		Ryan Boot	Worcester City	31 March 2015	[131]
9 March 2015	MF		Chris Lines	Bristol Rovers	31 May 2015	[79]

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