Port Vale - away, Falmer Years:
no C'ship visits from 2011 . '14 FA Cup . 17/18 onwards - Prem, no meetings.

ground: Vale Park 19k . nickname: Valiants . shirt: white, black, yellow.

EFL record from 11/12: 12 3 L2, 9 18 12 21 L1, 20 20 8 13 5 L2, 18 23 L1, 2 L2 @ 4/5/25.
recent promo - '13 '22 '25 L2 . rel - '17 '24 L1.

Season7 (A) onwards - not Premier League.
Season1 (A) onwards - not C'ship

Season3 (A) 25/1/14 FA Cup r4 - W 1-3 ~ Ince, March, Obika.
Albion entered the competition in round3 as usual for a Championship club and saw off fellow lev2 outfit Reading at the Amex. Meanwhile L1 side Vale got thru against L2 Plymouth via a r2 replay, to host Brighton at theirs on a wet late January afternoon. Ex-Seagulls manager Micky Adams, from League One & Two days, was now gaffer at Valiants and this added to the knockout occasion in Burslem. Latest BHA boss Oscar Garcia had fielded a team that included squad players against similar opposition in r3 and again made wholesale changes to his line up. Brezovan, Calderon, Dunk and Forster-Caskey from days of yore, joined big prospect Ince, Chicksen, new boy Obika and development youngster March in the revised starting 11. Shortly before k-o a deluge of biblical proportions soaked the pitch, which may have been considered an advantage to the lower league eleven by tempering visitors regular passing game.
*** match report: Goals from Ince (27min), March (43) and Obika (78) sent Brighton into round5 and a home draw versus new Prem side Hull. In terms of quality and pressure, Albion had half as much possession again than Vale and many more on/off targets. Orlandi's corner was smacked home for MoM Ince's first goal for Seagulls to set the standard. Valiants equalised from a header (36) but travellers were soon back in front when March floated a cross come shot right over the area. Andrews came on during the second period to sit tight in front of the back four and preserve the lead (70). Shortly afterwards Obika rounded the keeper to seal victory over plucky rivals. Old L1 boy LuaLua arrived late on the scene to keep p-o hopeful Valiants on their toes in defence. Seagulls asst coach Nathan Jones said, 'all three of our goal-scorers were under the age of 23. That was very pleasing for us.' Micky Adams, who led Vale out of L2, said, 'I suppose when you start winning games you become a bit sexy, don't you?'
Brezovan, Calderon, Dunk, Upson, Chicksen, Ince, Agustien (Andrews), Forster-Caskey, Orlandi, Obika, March (LuaLua).
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Withdean era: Seasons 3 01/2, 5 03/4, 8 06/7, 9 07/8 - League One.

Withdean era: Vale V Albion 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 0-1 . . . W = 2 D = 1 L = 1
memorable match: Season5 (A) - the season we reached p-os and Leon Knight scored a penalty here too as at Cardiff.

Noughties last there - 13/10/07 (A) League One.
Four visits to Vale Park during our L1 days thru that decade.

see: Seasons 3, 5, 8, 9 for club & stadium info. Also Mark McGhee & Dean Wilkins.

Port Vale home, Falmer Years:
No meetings from 2011.

Season1 (H) onwards - not C'ship or Premier League.

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See Withdean Era (1999 to 2011) and Clubs scroll in Archive:
Seasons 3 01/2, 5 03/4, 8 06/7, 9 07/8 - League One.

Withdean era: Albion V Vale 1-0, 1-1, 0-0, 2-3 . . . W = 1 D = 2 L = 1
memorable match: Season9 (H) - an April afternoon Brighton fans tried to forget but somehow later couldn't, all summer long.

see: Seasons 3, 5, 8, 9 for club & stadium info. Also Brian Horton & Dean Wilkins.