| LC control no. | nb2006015455 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Port Vale Football Club |
| Variant(s) | Port Vale F.C. (Soccer team) Port Vale (Soccer team) Vale (Soccer team) Valiants (Soccer team) |
| Beginning date | 1907 |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Associated place | Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent, England) |
| Located | Burslem (Stoke-on-Trent, England) |
| Field of activity | Soccer |
| Found in | Port Vale, no.1 (198-): t.p. (Port Vale Football Club) Port Vale 2003/04 season review, 4 June 2004: t.p. (Port Vale F.C.; [est.] 1876) p.4 (Vale; Valiants) Its website, viewed 10 October 2019: home page (Port Vale) history page (formed in 1876 and took its name from the venue of the inaugural meeting at 'Port Vale House' situated in a suburb of Stoke-on-Trent; moved to Burslem in 1884, changing its name to 'Burslem Port Vale'; almost went into oblivion in 1907 but a new ground several miles away was acquired and the prefix 'Burslem' was dropped) contact page (Port Vale Football Club, Hamil Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST6 1AW) Wikipedia, viewed 10 October 2019 (Port Vale Football Club; professional association football club based at Vale Park in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England; the 1876 date of formation is disputed: Port Vale F.C. was probably formed in 1879 as an offshoot of Porthill Victoria F.C. and took its name from the valley of canal ports where the team played; moved to Burslem in 1884, changing its name to Burslem Port Vale; moved to Cobridge in 1885; liquidated after the end of the 1906/07 season; however, the name of Port Vale was continued after minor league side Cobridge Church opted to change their name; the new club moved to the Old Recreation Ground in Hanley in 1912, then to Vale Park in 1950) BL auth. file, 6 July 2006 (hdg.: Port Vale Football Club) |
| Associated language | eng |
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