PORT VALE - away, Falmer Years: = 0
no C'ship visits from 2011 . . . '14 FA Cup . . . 17/18 onwards - Prem, no meetings.

Port Vale formed: 1876 . ground: Vale Park 19k . . . nickname: Valiants . . . shirt: white, black, yellow.
nostalgia: in 2027 it was 30 years since BHA survived as a Football League club. 2026 had been our 125th anniversary and coincided with 25 years since first promotion within the EFL at Withdean. Port Vale were equivalent of a Championship club at turn of the century.
We first met for fixtures in 2001. And last in 2008. Cup tie played in '14.

P Vale EFL record from 11/12: 12 3 L2, 9 18 12 21 L1 . . 17/18: 20 20 8 13 5 L2, 18 23 L1, 2 L2, 22 L1 @ 4/5/26.
recent promo - '13 '22 '25 L2 . . rel - '17 '24 '26 L1.
STATUS; another club with history at higher level but one who settled at lower league as befits their true standing.

Falmer Years season7 (A) onwards - P Vale not Premier League.

Championship to 2017 -
P Vale EFL record from 11/12: 12 3 L2, 9 18 12 21 L1

FY - PV record H&A: P0 W0 D0 L0 . W = 0%
Falmer Years Season3 (A) onwards - P Vale not C'ship
note: since Y2k Port Vale were a C'ship club during the noughties - see Port Vale in Clubs via Archive scroll.

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).

Falmer Years seasons 1-2 (H) - Port Vale not C'ship.
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Port Vale Withdean era (A): Seasons 3 01/2, 5 03/4, 8 06/7, 9 07/8 - League One.

Withdean era (H&A): P8 . W3 D3 L2 . W = 37.5%
Vale Park
EFL (A): Vale V Albion 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 0-1 . . . Y9 P4 . W = 2 D = 1 L = 1 . W = 50%
Vale Park
memorable match: Season5 (A) - the season we reached p-os and Leon Knight scored a penalty here too as at Cardiff.
results: best = 0-1 season3 . . worst = 2-1 season8

Noughties last there - 13/10/07 (A) League One.
Four rewarding 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.

P VALE EFL from 99/00: 23 C, 11 14 17 7 18 13 12 23 L1, 18 / 10 11

PORT VALE - home (Amex), Falmer Years:
no meetings from 2011.

Falmer Years season1 (H) onwards - P Vale not C'ship or Premier League.
note: since Y2k Port Vale were a C'ship club during the noughties - see Clubs in Archive scroll.
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Port Vale Withdean Era (H) from 1999 to 2011 - see Clubs scroll in Archive:
Seasons 3 01/2, 5 03/4, 8 06/7, 9 07/8 - League One.

EFL (H): Albion V Vale 1-0, 1-1, 0-0, 2-3 . . . Y9 P4 . W = 1 D = 2 L = 1 . W = 25%
memorable match: Season9 (H) - an April afternoon Brighton fans tried to forget but somehow later couldn't, for all summer long.
results: best = 1-0 season3 . . worst = 2-3 season9

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