Port Vale 1984-1985⢠Manager fears distractions at countryâs first major tournament since 1958 ⢠âIf the players have cabin fever, good; we have waited long enoughâ Wales will ban wags from their team hotel at Euro 2016. The presence of playersâ wives and girlfriends has been a thorny issue around major tournamentsâ¦
Guardian » 5hThis weekâs winner is Andrew Webster (Pato Banton), who wins a copy of Matchdays: the hidden story of the Bundesliga by Ronald Reng . Next week weâd like your takes on Robert Huth (but letâs try to steer clear of that incident, eh? ) . Send your efforts to [email protected] by noon on Mondayâ¦
Guardian » 5h⢠City believe Catalan tired of the politics at Barcelona and Bayern Munich ⢠Toni Kroos and Paul Pogba among targets but Vincent Kompany will stay Manchester City want Pep Guardiola to stay beyond his three-year contract and build a dynasty , with the club confident he will enter the best workingâ¦
Guardian » 6hReal Madrid to bid £60m for Romelu Lukaku , Liverpool to sell Martin Skrtel, Alex Iwobi picks Nigeria over England, plus more.
BBC Sport » 6hAt 23, Lingard has had a much more gradual rise to prominence, spending four loan spells away from Old Trafford
The Independent » 6hAshley backed new manager Rafa Benitez to keep the club in the top flight
The Independent » 6hWives, girlfriends and family members are banned from Wales' team hotel during the early stages of their Euro 2016 campaign, says Chris Coleman.
BBC Sport » 6hSources at the top of the club believe that the biggest challenge Guardiola will face is the colossal difficulty of the Premier League itself
The Independent » 7h
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England Division Four (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 46 | +29 | 91 | D0-0 | D0-0 | |
| 2 | Blackpool | 46 | +34 | 86 | D1-1 | D1-1 | |
| 3 | Darlington | 46 | +17 | 85 | L0-2 | D1-1 | |
| 4 | Bury | 46 | +26 | 84 | D0-0 | L0-4 | |
| 5 | Hereford United | 46 | +18 | 77 | W3-1 | L0-1 | |
| 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | +17 | 75 | W2-1 | L1-4 | |
| 7 | Colchester United | 46 | +22 | 74 | W3-2 | L2-3 | |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 46 | +4 | 72 | W2-0 | W1-0 | |
| 9 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | +21 | 71 | D1-1 | D3-3 | |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | -4 | 66 | W2-0 | D0-0 | |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 46 | +1 | 62 | W3-1 | D0-0 | |
| 12 | Port Vale | 46 | +2 | 60 | |||
| 13 | Aldershot | 46 | -7 | 59 | L1-2 | L0-1 | |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 46 | +3 | 57 | L0-1 | D1-1 | |
| 15 | Wrexham | 46 | -3 | 54 | D0-0 | D1-1 | |
| 16 | Chester City | 46 | -12 | 54 | D0-0 | L0-2 | |
| 17 | Rochdale | 46 | -14 | 53 | W3-1 | W2-1 | |
| 18 | Exeter City | 46 | -22 | 53 | W5-1 | L1-2 | |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 46 | -13 | 52 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 20 | Southend United | 46 | -25 | 50 | W4-1 | D1-1 | |
| 21 | Halifax Town | 46 | -27 | 50 | W3-1 | L1-2 | |
| 22 | Stockport County | 46 | -21 | 47 | W3-2 | L1-3 | |
| 23 | Northampton Town | 46 | -21 | 47 | L0-3 | L0-1 | |
| 24 | Torquay United | 46 | -25 | 41 | D2-2 | W3-1 | |
| Port Vale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 12th | 10th | 16th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Drawn | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Lost | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 11th | 18th | 23rd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-3-1 | 2-3-1 | 0-2-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 11-10 | 8-6 | 6-13 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 12th | 10th | 15th |
| Goals scored | 61 | 39 | 22 |
| Failed to score | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 9th | 11th | 9th |
| Goals conceded | 59 | 24 | 35 |
| Clean sheets | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 11th | 10th | 12th |
| Goal difference | +2 | +15 | -13 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 14th | 10th | 15th |
| Goal total | 120 | 63 | 57 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game, unbeaten in last 5 |
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| Home | unbeaten in last 3 | ||
| Away | drew last 2, w/o win in last 17 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-3-4 | 4-2-1 | 2-6-5 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 13-10 | 9-4 | 6-17 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D1-1 |
W3-1 D0-0 |
D1-1 |
| Occurence | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Port Vale | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Four (old) | 12th | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 61 | 59 | +2 | .500 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | .600 |
| English League Cup | Second Round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | .417 |
| English Freight Rover Trophy | Southern Second Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 56 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 75 | 73 | +2 | .500 | |
