2026–27 Port Vale F.C. season

Port Vale
2026–27 season
Owner	Synsol Holdings Limited
Chairlady	Carol Shanahan
Manager	Jon Brady
Stadium	Vale Park
	← 2025–26 2027–28 →

The 2026–27 season is the 115th season in the history of Port Vale Football Club and their first season back in League Two since the 2024–25 season, following their relegation from League One in the preceding season.

Overview

EFL League Two

The club changed its backroom staff to take more control of recruitment away from the manager, who would still retain final say on transfers.^[1] The team went to the Murcia region of Spain for a week-long training camp.^[2]

Finances

The club froze season ticket prices for a third consecutive season.^[3] The club spent £2 million improving the pitch to a hybrid turf system and improving the training pitches, paid for by the Shanahan family.^[4]

Cup competitions

Results

Pre-season

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

11 July 2025 Friendly	Kidsgrove Athletic	v	Port Vale XI	Kidsgrove
14:00 BST				Stadium: Hollinwood Road

14 July 2025 Friendly	Newcastle Town	v	Port Vale XI	Newcastle-under-Lyme
19:30 BST				Stadium: Lyme Valley Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		EFL League Two		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF	ENG	Charlie Bussell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	George Byers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Ryan Croasdale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Ben Garrity	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Jordan Gabriel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	GUY	Liam Gordon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Connor Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	George Hall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Jaheim Headley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Cameron Humphreys	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Kyle John	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	SVK	Marko Maroši	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	IRL	Ruari Paton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Rico Richards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	IRL	Jordan Shipley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Jack Shorrock	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Jayden Stockley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	NZL	Ben Waine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Rhys Walters	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Joe Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Transfers

Transfers out

Date from	Pos.	Nationality	Name	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2026	GK	ENG	Ben Amos	Released	^[5]
30 June 2026	RB	WAL	Mitch Clark	Released	^[5]
30 June 2026	CF	ENG	Arron Davies	Released	^[5]
30 June 2026	CB	ENG	Jesse Debrah	Released	^[5]
30 June 2026	CF	JAM	Andre Gray	Released	^[5]
30 June 2026	LB	ENG	Sam Hart	Released	^[5]
30 June 2026	CB	ENG	Ben Heneghan	Released	^[5]
30 June 2026	LW	CUB	Onel Hernández	Released	^[5]
30 June 2026	CB	ENG	Ben Lomax	Released	^[5]
30 June 2026	CB	ENG	Tyler Magloire	Released	^[5]
30 June 2026	CM	BEL	Funso Ojo	Released	^[5]
30 June 2026	CM	ENG	Grant Ward	Released	^[5]