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England Division Four (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Luton Town | 46 | 1.98 | 66 | D0-0 | L0-2 | |
| 2 | Barnsley | 46 | 1.48 | 61 | W2-0 | L0-2 | |
| 3 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 1.30 | 60 | L2-3 | D2-2 | |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 1.51 | 58 | L0-2 | D1-1 | |
| 5 | Bradford City | 46 | 1.41 | 57 | L1-2 | L1-2 | |
| 6 | Southend United | 46 | 1.33 | 54 | L1-2 | D1-1 | |
| 7 | Chesterfield | 46 | 1.42 | 53 | L0-1 | L0-3 | |
| 8 | Wrexham | 46 | 1.36 | 53 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 9 | Aldershot | 46 | 1.27 | 53 | L0-3 | L0-2 | |
| 10 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 1.18 | 51 | W4-2 | D0-0 | |
| 11 | Halifax Town | 46 | 1.06 | 46 | W2-1 | W1-0 | |
| 12 | Newport County | 46 | 0.92 | 45 | L0-1 | D1-1 | |
| 13 | Lincoln City | 46 | 1.04 | 43 | D1-1 | W1-0 | |
| 14 | Brentford | 46 | 0.95 | 43 | W4-1 | L1-3 | |
| 15 | Swansea City | 46 | 0.82 | 42 | W4-2 | L2-4 | |
| 16 | Darlington | 46 | 0.89 | 41 | L0-1 | D2-2 | |
| 17 | Notts County | 46 | 0.67 | 41 | W4-1 | D0-0 | |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 0.85 | 39 | |||
| 19 | Rochdale | 46 | 0.71 | 38 | D1-1 | L1-3 | |
| 20 | Exeter City | 46 | 0.69 | 38 | W1-0 | L1-3 | |
| 21 | York City | 46 | 0.96 | 36 | W1-0 | L1-5 | |
| 22 | Chester City | 46 | 0.73 | 32 | D4-4 | D1-1 | |
| 23 | Workington | 46 | 0.62 | 31 | W4-2 | D1-1 | |
| 24 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 0.37 | 23 | W4-0 | D2-2 | |
| Port Vale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 18th | 17th | 16th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Drawn | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Lost | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 16th | 16th | 17th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-1-3 | 2-2-2 | 1-2-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 6-8 | 7-7 | 3-9 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 13th | 8th | 17th |
| Goals scored | 61 | 41 | 20 |
| Failed to score | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Since failing to score | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 18th | 20th | 18th |
| Goals conceded | 72 | 31 | 41 |
| Clean sheets | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 17th | 14th | 19th |
| Goal difference | -11 | +10 | -21 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 6th | 3rd | 11th |
| Goal total | 133 | 72 | 61 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last game | ||
| Home | drew last game | ||
| Away | won last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-3-3 | 4-1-3 | 1-3-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 7-7 | 4-3 | 5-11 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D1-1 |
W4-2 L0-1 D1-1 |
D1-1 |
| Occurence | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Port Vale | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Four (old) | 18th | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 72 | -11 | .427 |
| English FA Cup | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | .333 |
| English League Cup | Second Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 49 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 66 | 77 | -11 | .422 | |
