Trophies 2 competitions
🥈 1 × Runner-up (2024)
🥉 1 × Third (2012)
🥈 1 × Runner-up (1993)
Team strength · Elo all ratings ›
Rating 1,518 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 1,632 reached 20 Aug 1994
Rank #1,949 of 14,598 clubs
Matches rated 1,950 last 19 Sep 2026

What this team's results have earned: every match in the database is replayed in date order, both sides start at 1500 and the winner takes points from the loser. The rating is the one it held after its last rated match, and the rank counts every club ever rated, sides that no longer play included. A measure of strength, not a forecast of the next result. Computed 5 Oct 2026.

Recent form · draws highlighted
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Over 581 matches (Jan 2015 – Sep 2026), Port Vale drew 150 where the draw model expected 162.4 from those particular fixtures — about 12 fewer, or 1.1 standard errors, a gap most teams show over a stretch this long.

As unusual as a coin landing the same way 2 times running. A flat league average would have expected 155.3 instead — "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.

Longest no-draw runs all on the records page ›
# Run From → To
1 22 30 Oct 2004 → 05 Mar 2005 ▸ matches
2 15 30 Aug 2008 → 22 Nov 2008 ▸ matches
3 14 03 Oct 2020 → 05 Dec 2020 ▸ matches
4 14 13 Apr 2002 → 28 Sep 2002 ▸ matches
5 14 05 Dec 1998 → 09 Mar 1999 ▸ matches
6 12 26 Mar 2022 → 10 Aug 2022 ▸ matches
7 12 10 Feb 2015 → 06 Apr 2015 ▸ matches
8 12 04 Nov 2006 → 30 Dec 2006 ▸ matches
9 12 05 Aug 2006 → 23 Sep 2006 ▸ matches
10 12 04 Apr 1994 → 20 Aug 1994 ▸ matches
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%NMax
League One 736 162 22.0% 4 20
League Two 504 143 28.4% 4 14
FA Cup 291 68 23.4% 2 6
Championship 276 77 27.9% 3 13
League Cup 138 27 19.6% 1 4
Club Friendlies 5 1 20.0% 1 1
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 37 9 24.3% 7
2025 51 13 25.5% 9
2024 48 13 27.1% 8
2023 55 14 25.5% 8
2022 51 12 23.5% 12
2021 49 10 20.4% 8
2020 38 9 23.7% 14
2019 48 16 33.3% 6
2018 48 17 35.4% 9
2017 52 13 25.0% 8
2016 51 12 23.5% 7
2015 53 12 22.6% 12
2014 51 10 19.6% 7
2013 48 11 22.9% 11
2012 50 11 22.0% 8
2011 53 14 26.4% 6
2010 49 13 26.5% 11
2009 51 20 39.2% 6
2008 49 8 16.3% 15
2007 48 11 22.9% 11
2006 54 11 20.4% 12
2005 51 8 15.7% 11
2004 50 6 12.0% 11
2003 49 14 28.6% 5
2002 47 9 19.2% 14
2001 54 15 27.8% 7
2000 47 14 29.8% 8
1999 48 13 27.1% 9
1998 51 12 23.5% 7
1997 48 12 25.0% 8
1996 60 22 36.7% 6
1995 48 14 29.2% 7
1994 57 13 22.8% 12
1993 27 8 29.6% 9
1992 6 2 33.3% 2
1991 6 1 16.7% 2
1990 5 2 40.0% 2
1989 5 0 0.0% 4
1988 10 2 20.0% 4
1987 5 1 20.0% 2
1986 6 0 0.0% 6
1985 9 3 33.3% 3
1984 6 1 16.7% 3
1983 5 0 0.0% 5
1982 5 0 0.0% 3
1981 9 4 44.4% 3
1980 5 1 20.0% 3
1979 3 1 33.3% 2
1978 3 1 33.3% 1
1977 11 3 27.3% 3
1976 4 1 25.0% 3
1975 6 1 16.7% 3
1974 5 2 40.0% 1
1973 4 0 0.0% 3
1972 5 0 0.0% 4
1971 4 1 25.0% 2
1970 2 0 0.0% 2
1969 7 3 42.9% 1
1968 5 2 40.0% 1
1967 5 1 20.0% 3
1966 3 0 0.0% 2
1965 5 2 40.0% 2
1964 6 1 16.7% 3
1963 5 0 0.0% 3
1962 7 1 14.3% 3
1961 5 1 20.0% 2
1960 8 1 12.5% 4
1959 3 1 33.3% 1
1958 1 0 0.0% 1
1957 5 2 40.0% 1
1956 2 0 0.0% 2
1955 3 1 33.3% 2
1954 5 0 0.0% 5
1953 3 1 33.3% 1
1952 2 0 0.0% 2
1951 3 1 33.3% 1
1950 4 0 0.0% 2
1949 2 0 0.0% 2
1948 1 0 0.0% 1
1947 3 0 0.0% 2
1946 5 2 40.0% 1
1945 4 1 25.0% 3
1938 2 0 0.0% 2
1937 3 1 33.3% 1
1936 3 1 33.3% 2
1935 1 0 0.0% 1
1934 1 0 0.0% 1
1933 1 0 0.0% 1
1932 2 0 0.0% 2
1931 2 0 0.0% 2
1929 4 1 25.0% 2
1928 3 0 0.0% 3
1927 4 2 50.0% 1
1926 1 0 0.0% 1
1925 1 0 0.0% 1
1922 1 0 0.0% 1
1920 1 0 0.0% 1
1914 1 0 0.0% 1
1907 3 1 33.3% 1
1906 1 0 0.0% 1
1904 1 0 0.0% 1
1898 3 1 33.3% 2
1887 2 0 0.0% 1
1886 4 3 75.0% 1
1885 3 1 33.3% 1
Matches all results ›
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
04 Nov 1997 Manchester City 2–3 Port Vale A ENG · Championship
01 Nov 1997 Port Vale 0–0 Reading D ENG · Championship
25 Oct 1997 Middlesbrough 2–1 Port Vale H ENG · Championship
21 Oct 1997 Port Vale 4–1 Huddersfield Town H ENG · Championship
18 Oct 1997 Port Vale 0–0 Bradford City D ENG · Championship
12 Oct 1997 Stoke City 2–1 Port Vale H ENG · Championship
04 Oct 1997 Swindon Town 4–2 Port Vale H ENG · Championship
27 Sep 1997 Port Vale 2–0 Queens Park Rangers H ENG · Championship
20 Sep 1997 Port Vale 1–1 Bury D ENG · Championship
16 Sep 1997 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Port Vale A ENG · Championship
13 Sep 1997 Norwich City 1–0 Port Vale H ENG · Championship
09 Sep 1997 Port Vale 2–1 Stockport County H ENG · Championship
03 Sep 1997 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Port Vale D ENG · Championship
26 Aug 1997 York City 1–1 Port Vale D ENG · League Cup Round 1 · Leg 2
23 Aug 1997 Port Vale 3–1 Sunderland H ENG · Championship
16 Aug 1997 Portsmouth 3–1 Port Vale H ENG · Championship
12 Aug 1997 Port Vale 1–2 York City A ENG · League Cup Round 1 · Leg 1
09 Aug 1997 Port Vale 0–1 Nottingham Forest A ENG · Championship
04 May 1997 Crystal Palace 1–1 Port Vale D ENG · Championship
27 Apr 1997 Port Vale 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers A ENG · Championship
20 Apr 1997 Stoke City 2–0 Port Vale H ENG · Championship
12 Apr 1997 Port Vale 3–2 Oldham Athletic H ENG · Championship
05 Apr 1997 Oxford United 0–2 Port Vale A ENG · Championship
31 Mar 1997 Port Vale 2–1 Tranmere Rovers H ENG · Championship
22 Mar 1997 Port Vale 1–0 Swindon Town H ENG · Championship
18 Mar 1997 Bolton Wanderers 4–2 Port Vale H ENG · Championship
15 Mar 1997 Port Vale 2–0 Charlton Athletic H ENG · Championship
08 Mar 1997 Norwich City 1–1 Port Vale D ENG · Championship
04 Mar 1997 Sheffield United 3–0 Port Vale H ENG · Championship
01 Mar 1997 Port Vale 1–0 Reading H ENG · Championship
23 Feb 1997 Birmingham City 1–2 Port Vale A ENG · Championship
15 Feb 1997 Port Vale 2–2 Ipswich Town D ENG · Championship
08 Feb 1997 Barnsley 1–0 Port Vale H ENG · Championship
01 Feb 1997 Port Vale 2–2 West Bromwich Albion D ENG · Championship
28 Jan 1997 Bradford City 1–0 Port Vale H ENG · Championship
25 Jan 1997 Port Vale 2–1 Southend United H ENG · Championship
19 Jan 1997 Port Vale 4–4 Queens Park Rangers D ENG · Championship
11 Jan 1997 Grimsby Town 1–1 Port Vale D ENG · Championship
04 Jan 1997 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Port Vale H ENG · FA Cup Round 3
28 Dec 1996 Port Vale 0–2 Portsmouth A ENG · Championship
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Upcoming fixtures
Date Home · Away 1 / X / 2 Draw · logistic Tournament
Sat, 10 Oct 2026
10 Oct 14:00 Port Vale vs Grimsby Town – / – / – 30.8% ENG · League Two
Sat, 17 Oct 2026
17 Oct 14:00 Port Vale vs Chesterfield – / – / – 30.8% ENG · League Two
Tue, 20 Oct 2026
20 Oct 19:00 Gillingham vs Port Vale – / – / – 32.1% ENG · League Two
Sat, 24 Oct 2026
24 Oct 14:00 York City vs Port Vale – / – / – 20.8% ENG · League Two
Sat, 31 Oct 2026
31 Oct 12:30 Port Vale vs Rochdale – / – / – 30.8% ENG · League Two
Sat, 14 Nov 2026
14 Nov 15:00 Port Vale vs Accrington Stanley – / – / – 29.1% ENG · League Two

Draw · logistic is the chance of a draw from the logistic draw model: five signals — the goals model, the draw rate at the Elo gap, the expected goals and the competition's own draw rate — fitted on every match played so far and recalibrated, then applied to fixtures not yet played. A dash means the model has not rated that fixture. Descriptive statistics, not betting advice.