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2010–11 Port Vale F.C. season

January 01, 1970

The 2010–11 season was Port Vale's 99th season of football in the English Football League, and third-successive season in League Two. Vale enjoyed a solid start to the campaign, looking like good prospects for promotion. However, Micky Adams left the club in December to take charge of Sheffield United, leaving the promotion push to be finished by new man Jim Gannon. Gannon's traumatic reign ended after just two months; his exit confirmed after players, staff and fans turned against him. Vale exited the FA Cup at the Third Round, and left both the League Cup and the Football League Trophy at the Second Round. In the background, numerous groups and individuals expressed their willingness to purchase the club. The board turned away these investors – to the anger of some fans, who formed a 'Black and Gold' campaign demanding that the club be sold.

Port Vale
2010–11 season
OwnerValiant 2001
ChairmanBill Bratt
ManagerMicky Adams
(until 30 December)
Mark Grew & Geoff Horsfield
(caretakers 30 December – 6 January)
Jim Gannon
(6 January – 21 March)
Mark Grew
(caretaker from 21 March)
StadiumVale Park
Football League Two11th (65 points)
FA CupThird Round
(knocked out by Burnley)
League CupSecond Round
(knocked out by Fulham)
Football League TrophySecond Round
(knocked out by Carlisle United)
Player of the YearJohn McCombe
Top goalscorerLeague: Marc Richards (16)
All: Marc Richards (20)
Highest home attendance8,607 vs. Crewe Alexandra, 30 October 2010
Lowest home attendance2,442 vs. Rochdale, 31 August 2010
Average home league attendance5,533
Biggest win5–0 and 7–2
Biggest defeat0–6 vs. Fulham, 25 August 2010

The turbulence of Gannon's reign, typified by a bust-up on a pre-match journey that became known as 'busgate', and the boardroom battle between multi-millionaire Water World owner Mo Chaudry and Bill Bratt's Valiant 2001 led some to call the season a 'soap opera farce'.[1] At the end of the campaign Micky Adams returned as manager, giving fans cause for optimism following a highly disappointing season.

Micky Adams left the club in December.
Jim Gannon was appointed as manager in January.
Top scorer Marc Richards.
New signing Justin Richards.
Caretaker manager Mark Grew took charge after Gannon's departure.
John McCombe was the club's Player of the Year.

Overview edit

League Two edit

Before the start of the season there was speculation that manager Micky Adams would be approached by his former employers at Championship side Leicester City, having impressed in his position at Port Vale.[2] Adams continued to make his mark at Vale though, releasing nine players, and signing Sean Rigg,[3] Stuart Tomlinson,[4] Justin Richards,[5][6] Ritchie Sutton and Gary Roberts.[7] Lewis Haldane was rushed into hospital after being bitten by an insect during a training session,[8] forcing him to miss the first half of the season.[9] Adams drafted in Reading winger Abdulai Bell-Baggie as a loan replacement for Haldane,[10] and after an initial one-month period then replaced Bell-Baggie with Milton Keynes Dons loanee Jemal Johnson.[11]

After his side won their opening four away league fixtures for the first time in their history,[12] talks began to extend Adams' contract beyond 2012 as early as September 2010.[13] Five wins in five for September saw Adam's gifted the League Two Manager of the Month award,[14] his team also boasting five clean sheets.[15] In October, Anthony Malbon was loaned out to Newcastle Town,[16] and was later released so as to allow him to join Leek Town permanently.[17] Taking Malbon's place on the bench was Jake Speight, who joined on a two-month loan from Bradford City.[18] Micky Adams was also handed the award for November, after his club advanced into the Third Round of the FA Cup and rose to the top of the League Two table on the back of five clean sheets in seven games.[19] For his strong performances, John McCombe was also nominated for the League Two Player of the Month award.[20] Departing for his boyhood club Sheffield United at the end of December 2010, Micky Adams left Vale in second position in League Two,[21] though on a poor run of form.

Jim Gannon was confirmed as manager on 6 January, signing a contract that lasted until summer 2012.[22][23] Saying that finishing outside of the top seven would be a failure, the Cheshire-based manager's first task after 'burying the hatchet' with Gareth Owen was to look for a new striker,[24] as injuries struck down both Marc Richards and Doug Loft. Two weeks into his reign club captain Tommy Fraser left the club by mutual consent,[25] and signed with Barnet.[26] Marc Richards was handed the captaincy.[27] Gannon brought in Romaine Sawyers and Kayleden Brown on loan from West Bromwich Albion,[28] Jay O'Shea on loan from Birmingham City,[29] Exodus Geohaghon on loan from Peterborough United,[30] and striker Tom Pope on loan from Rotherham United.[31] Losing four of his first five games in charge, Gannon was forced to respond to criticism over his team selections and substitutions,[32][33] and announced plans to expand the club's non-playing staff.[34] On 1 February the players met with the chairman and rumours spread that Gannon had 'lost the dressing room', as comparisons were made with the tenure of Brian Clough in The Damned United.[35] Yet the next day an O'Shea volley gave Vale a 1–0 win over promotion rivals Rotherham United to give Gannon his first win in charge at the club.[36]

However, tension remained, as proven at the end of the month when it was reported that Gannon left the team bus on a pre-match journey after rowing with assistant manager Geoff Horsfield (who had been appointed by Adams).[37] Gannon had previously told the press his staff were 'underqualified', though insisted any changes would be 'implemented at a later stage' and that Horsfield was a 'great assistant'.[38] This came on the same day that local paper The Sentinel ran an editorial that questioned his loan signings, his decision to drop Gary Roberts and branded his tactics and team selections as baffling.[39] After Horsfield was told to stay away from the club for two weeks he was invited back to his assistant role as before, with no disciplinary action taken against either party.[40] As the club fell to seventh in the tale, Gannon made another loan signing by bringing Dominic Blizzard in from Bristol Rovers.[41] Results continued to go against the Vale though, as on 19 March they lost 3–0 at Accrington Stanley, and as a result dropped out of the play-off zone for the first time in the season.[42] Ugly post-match scenes at the Crown Ground saw Geohaghon confront fans who singled him out for abuse, whilst Gannon was ushered quietly out of the back door.[43] Roberts told the media "I don't think the manager likes me and, to be honest, I don't like him".[44] Rumours circulated that Gannon would soon be on his way out.[45] These rumours were proved accurate two days later, as Gannon's departure was confirmed by the club.[46] Loan signing Blizzard also left.[47] Mark Grew took over as caretaker manager, though following a 2 April defeat to leaders Chesterfield he was forced to admit that automatic promotion was now out of reach.[48][49] Later in the month Grew released Kristian Cox,[50] before a home defeat to bottom of the table Stockport County on 23 April meant that winning their remaining three games no longer guaranteed them a play-off spot.[51] Their penultimate game of the season was a 7–2 mauling of Morecambe, which saw Louis Dodds and Justin Richards score the first hat-tricks at Vale Park since Martin Foyle hit three in 1994.[52] This was also the club's biggest home victory in more than fifty years.[52] The final game of the season saw a celebratory pitch invasion at Underhill, as Barnet secured their Football League season with a 1–0 victory over Vale.[53]

They finished in eleventh place with 65 points, one position and three points less than the previous campaign. Only Stevenage conceded fewer goals, though outside of the bottom two only Bradford City and Hereford United scored fewer goals. They finished three points short of the play-offs following a point deduction to Torquay United, and finished behind Crewe Alexandra on goal difference. Marc Richards was top-scorer for the third-successive season, this time netting twenty goals in all competitions. Justin Richards finished with fourteen goals, and no other player managed to hit double figures.

At the end of the season Doug Loft and Adam Yates signed new two-year deals.[54] Gareth Owen had announced a move to rivals Crewe Alexandra, however, when Micky Adams signed a three-year contract to return as manager, Owen reversed his decision and signed a two-year deal as player-coach at Vale Park.[55] Only full-back Kris Taylor and youth team graduate Matthew Bell were not offered new contracts by Adams.[56] Taylor moved on to Darlington and Bell signed with Mansfield Town – both Conference clubs.[57][58] Defender Sutton also made the switch to Mansfield.[59] However, chief scout Ray Williams did not have his contract renewed, after 39 years of service to the club, after falling out with the board.[60]

Finances & ownership issues edit

On the financial side, in the pre-season investor Mike Newton announced that he was willing to invest £400,000 in the club and take the chair of the board.[61] Chairman Bill Bratt claimed to be unhappy with Newton's policy of negotiating in public (who had by then upped his offer to £500,000[62]),[63] and so Bratt remained as chairman. Newton claimed that his "efforts to become chairman and to invest in the club have been hampered and made almost impossible" by Bratt and his board,[64] and said that the reasons giving to reject his investment were "one long round of excuses".[65] Bratt was forced to deny claims by Newton that the club were heading for administration under his leadership.[66] In September 2010 Bratt gave up his role as chief executive, but remained as chairman,[67] denying that this decision was influenced by the recent Newton takeover bid.[68] By this time the club's debts were estimated at £2m, a level described by Bratt as "manageable".[69] The nine-man board's share total was valued at £359,400.[70]

In December 2010 local businessman and Water World owner Mo Chaudry went public with his investment proposal for the club,[71] however, Bratt said it was the first he had heard of the proposal, despite Chandry's legal advisor's claims they had spoken and that "it was made clear to me the club wasn't interested in selling to Mo Chaudry."[72] The board swiftly and unanimously rejected the £1.3 million proposal.[73] Following another anti-board protest from Vale supporters and the resignation of director Mike Thompstone, Bratt and his team decided to re-examine the Chaudry bid.[74][75][76] In January 2011, another group of prospective investors, this time a group of Texas businessmen, announced they had pulled out of talks with Bratt's board.[77] The group said: "the deal is completely dead because the directors don't want to sell the club... we believe they [the Vale] are run by the wrong people... [and] we didn't get anything apart from a cup of tea before watching a game."[77] Fans began a protest movement called "Black and Gold Until it's Sold" – inspired by Manchester United's anti-Glazer scarf protest – in which fans wore black and gold scarves to symbolise their opposition to Bratt and the board.[78]

By February, Chaudry had agreed to sign a confidentiality agreement, and face-to-face negotiations began.[79] Chaudry was keen to accelerate the negotiations, accusing Bratt of stalling.[80] Chaudry had the stadium revalued at £3.4m, some £2.3m less than stated in the board's accounts – Staffordshire University academic Ian Jackson commented that these were a part of the "skirmishes of negotiation".[81] Despite this Chaudry's 12 March takeover deadline passed without comment from the Vale board,[82] though another director, Paul Humphreys, resigned his position.[83] Chaudry then teamed up with another local businessmen, Mark Sims, to purchase the maximum allowed 24.9% of shares each (to give them a combined total of 49.8% control).[84] In addition to the '' campaign, two further fan-based organisations, '' and '', attempted to oust Bratt and his directors out of power at the club.[84] Simms and Chaudry withdrew their joint bid after the Vale directors refused to discuss the proposal,[85] calling the duo's proposal "not at all valid".[86] Further resignations took the Vale board down to just five members.[87]

Facing an EGM, Chaudry's cause was boosted when Broxap CEO Robert Lee announced that he would sell his £50,000 worth of shares to Chaudry, making the board's removal at the EGM more likely (however Broxap later reversed their decision on the day of the EGM).[88][89] However, just ten days before the EGM Bratt announced a ten-year £1.6 million sponsorship deal with Ameriturf Global Sports.[90] A further twist came five days later, when Robbie Williams handed his 24.9% worth of EGM proxy votes over to Port Vale Supporters' Club.[91] Many believed this would ensure the end of Bratt's reign,[92] despite his warning that fans should "look at other clubs who have gone down this line and they have no longer got their ground and are paying vast sums in rent".[93] The result of the EGM was a vote of no confidence in the board; directors Peter Jackson and Stan Meigh were voted out,[94] however, the controversial '24.9% rule' survived – to Chaudry's disappointment.[95] Also remaining were chairman Bill Bratt and directors Glenn Oliver and Mike Lloyd,[96] three of the original nine that started the season. Each facing an individual vote, they received 51.07%, 50.64%, and 50.21% of the vote respectively. The three survived as Broxap sold their shares to an unnamed director at the last minute, not to Chaudry as they had originally promised.[97] Speaking of the change of heart from Broxap, Chaudry stated that "the board have engaged in dirty tricks from day one and there have been more at the 11th hour."[98] Many fans expressed disappointment at the result,[99][100] though Chaudry again announced he "will not walk away".[101] The future remained unclear, with both Bratt and Chaudry taking gains and losses from the EGM.[102] The club's constitution required four directors for the board to be considered valid, and so the board welcomed new director Mark Sims, a Chaudry supporter, who was voted on to the board at the EGM after he was sponsored by Robbie Williams.[103] Sims stated his intention of convincing the three original directors of the merits of Chaudry's bid.[104] The board also invited supporters group North London Valiants to nominate a director.[105] The EGM disrupted manager Micky Adams' transfer plans as the club's constitution stipulated that at least four directors must be in place for financial transactions such as issuing new contracts to take place. In a shock move Adams announced that he intended to take up a directorship at the club, purchasing £50,000 worth of shares with his own money (though former director Stan Meigh later said that it was he who provided the money[106]) he declared that "this is a purely footballing decision... I understand that the last few months have been difficult for everyone and am asking all of our supporters to put their differences aside, to support my candidacy for the Board and then to get behind the team in the coming season."[107] Supporters' groups opposed to Bill Bratt's chairmanship did not welcome the news.[108][109] At the end of the season, Stoke-on-Trent city council confirmed that the two-year repayment holiday for a £2.25 million loan taken out in 2005 had come to an end.[110]

Cup competitions edit

In the FA Cup, Vale nearly slipped up at Princes Park to Conference South Dartford, and were saved only by an 84th minute John McCombe header.[111] Vale made no mistake in the replay, dispatching the "Darts" with a 4–0 win.[112] They booked themselves a Third Round date at Turf Moor with Championship club Burnley with a 1–0 home win over Accrington Stanley.[113] The Burnley game was Gannon's first game in charge, and resulted in a 4–2 defeat.[114]

In the League Cup, Vale managed to defeat a Championship side by slaying high-flying Queens Park Rangers 3–1 at Loftus Road,[115] new signing Richards scoring twice.[116][117] Premier League opposition proved to be too much of a challenge however, as a strong Fulham side destroyed the Vale 6–0 at Craven Cottage – Zoltán Gera and Bobby Zamora both bagging braces.[118]

In the Football League Trophy, both the Richards strikers struck down Rochdale with a 2–1 win. League One Carlisle United awaited in the Second Round at Brunton Park, and vanquished the "Valiants" on penalties following a 2–2 draw.[119]

Results edit

Football League Two edit

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Two

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Rotherham United 46 17 15 14 75 60 +15 66
10 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 11 17 87 65 +22 65
11 Port Vale 46 17 14 15 54 49 +5 65
12 Oxford United 46 17 12 17 58 60 −2 63
13 Southend United 46 16 13 17 62 56 +6 61
Updated to match(es) played on 28 May 2011. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results by matchday edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAAAAHAHHAHAHHHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWLWWWWWLDDDWDDWWLLLWLLDLWDDWLWWDLLDDWLDDLLWL
Position7645432111122222212244455655756666789979991010911
Source: Statto[120]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
7 August 2010 Bury A 1–0 4,681 Collins
14 August 2010 Chesterfield H 1–1 6,444 M.Richards
21 August 2010 Southend United A 3–1 4,946 J.Richards, Dodds, M.Richards
28 August 2010 Torquay United H 1–2 5,750 Griffith
4 September 2010 Bradford City A 2–0 10,834 M.Richards, J.Richards
11 September 2010 Aldershot Town H 1–0 5,360 Roberts
18 September 2010 Macclesfield Town A 3–0 3,915 M.Richards (2), Rigg
25 September 2010 Accrington Stanley H 2–0 5,777 M.Richards, Dodds
28 September 2010 Shrewsbury Town H 1–0 8,443 Roberts
2 October 2010 Oxford United A 1–2 7,947 Owen
9 October 2010 Hereford United A 1–1 2,651 M.Richards (pen)
16 October 2010 Gillingham H 0–0 6,420
23 October 2010 Cheltenham Town A 0–0 3,167
30 October 2010 Crewe Alexandra H 2–1 8,607 Dodds, M.Richards
2 November 2010 Burton Albion A 0–0 4,027
13 November 2010 Northampton Town A 0–0 4,612
20 November 2010 Wycombe Wanderers H 2–1 5,587 McCombe (2)
23 November 2010 Stockport County A 5–0 4,571 M.Richards (2), J.Richards, Rigg, Speight
11 December 2010 Morecambe A 0–1 2,326
28 December 2010 Gillingham A 0–3 5,364
1 January 2011 Rotherham United A 0–5 3,994
3 January 2011 Burton Albion H 2–1 5,681 McCombe, J.Richards
15 January 2011 Crewe Alexandra A 1–2 7,183 J.Richards
22 January 2011 Cheltenham Town H 0–1 5,163
25 January 2011 Barnet H 0–0 4,112
29 January 2011 Lincoln City A 0–1 3,370
1 February 2011 Rotherham United H 1–0 4,515 O'Shea
5 February 2011 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–1 4,173 Johnson (og.)
12 February 2011 Northampton Town H 1–1 5,321 J.Richards (pen)
18 February 2011 Bradford City H 2–1 4,775 Pope (2)
22 February 2011 Stevenage H 1–3 4,588 Morsy
26 February 2011 Aldershot Town A 2–1 2,506 M.Richards, McCombe
5 March 2011 Macclesfield Town H 2–1 5,459 Collins, Dodds
8 March 2011 Shrewsbury Town A 2–2 6,402 M.Richards (2)
12 March 2011 Oxford United H 1–2 5,661 M.Richards
19 March 2011 Accrington Stanley A 0–3 2,413
22 March 2011 Hereford United H 1–1 4,869 Pope
26 March 2011 Bury H 0–0 5,510
29 March 2011 Lincoln City H 2–1 4,636 M.Richards, Loft
2 April 2011 Chesterfield A 0–2 8,606
9 April 2011 Southend United H 1–1 5,108 R.Taylor
16 April 2011 Torquay United A 0–0 3,726
23 April 2011 Stockport County H 1–2 5,334 Rigg
25 April 2011 Stevenage A 0–1 3,146
30 April 2011 Morecambe H 7–2 4,134 J.Richards (3), Dodds (3), M.Richards
7 May 2011 Barnet A 0–1 4,478

FA Cup edit

Main article: 2010–11 FA Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 6 November 2010 Dartford A 1–1 3,679 McCombe
R1 Replay 16 November 2010 Dartford H 4–0 3,590 M.Richards (2 [1 pen]), Rigg, J.Richards
R2 26 November 2010 Accrington Stanley H 1–0 4,016 J.Richards
R3 8 January 2011 Burnley A 2–4 9,442 R.Taylor (2)

League Cup edit

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Cup
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 10 August 2010 Queens Park Rangers A 3–1 6,619 J.Richards (2), Rigg
R2 25 August 2010 Fulham A 0–6 9,031

Football League Trophy edit

Main article: 2010–11 Football League Trophy
Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 31 August 2010 Rochdale H 2–1 2,442 M.Richards, J.Richards
R2 5 October 2010 Carlisle United A (3)2–2(4) 2,273 Norwood (og.), M.Richards

Player statistics edit

Appearances edit

Pos. # Name Football League FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK 1   Chris Martin 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0
DF 2   Adam Yates 46 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 54 0
MF 3   Rob Taylor 36 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 41 3
MF 4   Anthony Griffith 40 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 45 1
DF 5   John McCombe 42 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 48 5
DF 6   Gareth Owen 36 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 43 1
MF 7   Doug Loft 30 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 35 1
MF 8   Louis Dodds 33 7 4 0 2 0 2 0 41 7
FW 9   Marc Richards 40 16 2 2 2 0 2 2 46 20
MF 10   Dominic Blizzard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 11   Justin Richards 42 9 4 2 2 2 2 1 50 14
GK 12   Stuart Tomlinson 36 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 42 0
MF 14   Kris Taylor 20 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 26 0
DF 15   Lee Collins 42 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 48 2
MF 16   Lewis Haldane 23 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
MF 17   Sean Rigg 26 3 4 1 2 1 1 0 33 5
MF 18   Sam Morsy 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 1
DF 19   Exodus Geohaghon 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
DF 20   Matthew Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 21   Ritchie Sutton 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0
MF 22   Gary Roberts 35 2 4 0 2 0 2 0 43 2
FW 23   Kristian Cox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GK 24   Sam Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 25   Joe Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 27   Ryan Lloyd 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players that left the club mid-season:
MF 10   Tommy Fraser 12 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 20 0
MF 10   Jay O'Shea 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
FW 19   Anthony Malbon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 23   Abdulai Bell-Baggie 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
MF 23   Jemal Johnson 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
FW 23   Jake Speight 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
MF 27     Kayleden Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
MF 28   Romaine Sawyers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW 29   Tom Pope 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3

Top scorers edit

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total
1 FW   England 9 Marc Richards 16 2 0 2 20
2 FW   England 11 Justin Richards 9 2 2 1 14
3 MF   England 8 Louis Dodds 7 0 0 0 7
4 DF   England 5 John McCombe 4 1 0 0 5
– MF   England 17 Sean Rigg 3 1 1 0 5
6 FW   England 29 Tom Pope 3 0 0 0 3
– MF   England 3 Rob Taylor 1 1 1 0 3
8 MF   England 2 Gary Roberts 2 0 0 0 2
– DF   England 15 Lee Collins 2 0 0 0 2
10 DF   Wales 6 Gareth Owen 1 0 0 0 1
– MF   Montserrat 4 Anthony Griffith 1 0 0 0 1
– FW   England 23 Jake Speight 1 0 0 0 1
– MF   Ireland 10 Jay O'Shea 1 0 0 0 1
– MF   Egypt 18 Sam Morsy 1 0 0 0 1
– MF   England 7 Doug Loft 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 53 7 4 3 67

Disciplinary record edit

Number Nation Position Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
                   
4   Montserrat MF Anthony Griffith 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
9   England FW Marc Richards 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
12   England GK Stuart Tomlinson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
6   Wales DF Gareth Owen 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
17   England MF Sean Rigg 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
22   England MF Gary Roberts 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
5   England DF John McCombe 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
15   England DF Lee Collins 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2   England DF Adam Yates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
19   England DF Exodus Geohaghon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18   Egypt MF Sam Morsy 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
11   England FW Justin Richards 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3   England MF Rob Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8   England MF Louis Dodds 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
7   England MF Doug Loft 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10   England MF Tommy Fraser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16   Wales MF Lewis Haldane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29   England FW Tom Pope 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21   England DF Ritchie Sutton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14   England MF Kris Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 73 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 77 5

Sourced from Soccerway.[121]

Awards edit

End of Season Awards Winner[122]
Player of the Year John McCombe
Away Travel Player of the Year John McCombe
Mr Shirt Off The Back Louis Dodds
Players' Player of the Year John McCombe
Young Player of the Year Sam Morsy
Youth Player of the Year Charlie Raglan
Chairman's Player of the Year Gareth Owen
Goal of the Season Marc Richards (vs Accrington Stanley, 25 September 2010)

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
27 May 2010 FW   Sean Rigg Bristol Rovers Free [3]
29 May 2010 GK   Stuart Tomlinson Barrow Free (Bosman) [4]
11 June 2010 FW   Justin Richards Cheltenham Town Free (Bosman) [5]
20 July 2010 DF   Ritchie Sutton Nantwich Town Free [123]
27 July 2010 MF   Gary Roberts Rotherham United Free [7]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
12 May 2010 FW   Geoff Horsfield Became coach [124]
20 May 2010 GK   Joe Anyon Lincoln City 1 July 2010 [124][125]
21 June 2010 GK   Daniel Lloyd-Weston Cheltenham Town 1 July 2010 [124][126]
1 July 2010 DF   Luke Prosser Southend United 31 July 2010 [124][127]
1 July 2010 FW   Danny Glover Worcester City 6 August 2010 [124][128]
1 July 2010 MF   Ross Davidson Stafford Rangers ? [124]
19 November 2010 FW   Anthony Malbon Leek Town 20 November 2010 [129][130]
19 January 2011 MF   Tommy Fraser Barnet 20 January 2011 [131][132]

Loans in edit

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
13 August 2010 MF   Abdulai Bell-Baggie Reading 13 September 2010 [10]
16 September 2010 FW   Jemal Johnson Milton Keynes Dons 16 October 2010 [11]
29 October 2010 FW   Jake Speight Bradford City 4 January 2011 [133][134]
20 January 2011 FW   Jay O'Shea Birmingham City 23 February 2011 [29]
21 January 2011 MF   Romaine Sawyers West Bromwich Albion 23 February 2011 [28]
21 January 2011 MF   Kayleden Brown West Bromwich Albion 23 February 2011 [28]
24 January 2011 DF   Exodus Geohaghon Peterborough United End of season [30]
28 January 2011 FW   Tom Pope Rotherham United 7 April 2011 [31][135][136][137]
18 March 2011 MF   Dominic Blizzard Bristol Rovers End of season [41]

Loans out edit

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
11 October 2010 FW   Anthony Malbon Newcastle Town 19 November 2010 [138][139][129]

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The 2010 11 season was Port Vale s 99th season of football in the English Football League and third successive season in League Two Vale enjoyed a solid start to the campaign looking like good prospects for promotion However Micky Adams left the club in December to take charge of Sheffield United leaving the promotion push to be finished by new man Jim Gannon Gannon s traumatic reign ended after just two months his exit confirmed after players staff and fans turned against him Vale exited the FA Cup at the Third Round and left both the League Cup and the Football League Trophy at the Second Round In the background numerous groups and individuals expressed their willingness to purchase the club The board turned away these investors to the anger of some fans who formed a Black and Gold campaign demanding that the club be sold Port Vale2010 11 seasonOwnerValiant 2001ChairmanBill BrattManagerMicky Adams until 30 December Mark Grew amp Geoff Horsfield caretakers 30 December 6 January Jim Gannon 6 January 21 March Mark Grew caretaker from 21 March StadiumVale ParkFootball League Two11th 65 points FA CupThird Round knocked out by Burnley League CupSecond Round knocked out by Fulham Football League TrophySecond Round knocked out by Carlisle United Player of the YearJohn McCombeTop goalscorerLeague Marc Richards 16 All Marc Richards 20 Highest home attendance8 607 vs Crewe Alexandra 30 October 2010Lowest home attendance2 442 vs Rochdale 31 August 2010Average home league attendance5 533Biggest win5 0 and 7 2Biggest defeat0 6 vs Fulham 25 August 2010Home coloursAway colours 2009 102011 12 The turbulence of Gannon s reign typified by a bust up on a pre match journey that became known as busgate and the boardroom battle between multi millionaire Water World owner Mo Chaudry and Bill Bratt s Valiant 2001 led some to call the season a soap opera farce 1 At the end of the campaign Micky Adams returned as manager giving fans cause for optimism following a highly disappointing season Micky Adams left the club in December Jim Gannon was appointed as manager in January Top scorer Marc Richards New signing Justin Richards Caretaker manager Mark Grew took charge after Gannon s departure John McCombe was the club s Player of the Year Contents 1 Overview 1 1 League Two 1 2 Finances amp ownership issues 1 3 Cup competitions 2 Results 2 1 Football League Two 2 1 1 League table 2 1 2 Results by matchday 2 1 3 Matches 2 2 FA Cup 2 3 League Cup 2 4 Football League Trophy 3 Player statistics 3 1 Appearances 3 2 Top scorers 3 3 Disciplinary record 4 Awards 5 Transfers 5 1 Transfers in 5 2 Transfers out 5 3 Loans in 5 4 Loans out 6 ReferencesOverview editLeague Two edit Before the start of the season there was speculation that manager Micky Adams would be approached by his former employers at Championship side Leicester City having impressed in his position at Port Vale 2 Adams continued to make his mark at Vale though releasing nine players and signing Sean Rigg 3 Stuart Tomlinson 4 Justin Richards 5 6 Ritchie Sutton and Gary Roberts 7 Lewis Haldane was rushed into hospital after being bitten by an insect during a training session 8 forcing him to miss the first half of the season 9 Adams drafted in Reading winger Abdulai Bell Baggie as a loan replacement for Haldane 10 and after an initial one month period then replaced Bell Baggie with Milton Keynes Dons loanee Jemal Johnson 11 After his side won their opening four away league fixtures for the first time in their history 12 talks began to extend Adams contract beyond 2012 as early as September 2010 13 Five wins in five for September saw Adam s gifted the League Two Manager of the Month award 14 his team also boasting five clean sheets 15 In October Anthony Malbon was loaned out to Newcastle Town 16 and was later released so as to allow him to join Leek Town permanently 17 Taking Malbon s place on the bench was Jake Speight who joined on a two month loan from Bradford City 18 Micky Adams was also handed the award for November after his club advanced into the Third Round of the FA Cup and rose to the top of the League Two table on the back of five clean sheets in seven games 19 For his strong performances John McCombe was also nominated for the League Two Player of the Month award 20 Departing for his boyhood club Sheffield United at the end of December 2010 Micky Adams left Vale in second position in League Two 21 though on a poor run of form Jim Gannon was confirmed as manager on 6 January signing a contract that lasted until summer 2012 22 23 Saying that finishing outside of the top seven would be a failure the Cheshire based manager s first task after burying the hatchet with Gareth Owen was to look for a new striker 24 as injuries struck down both Marc Richards and Doug Loft Two weeks into his reign club captain Tommy Fraser left the club by mutual consent 25 and signed with Barnet 26 Marc Richards was handed the captaincy 27 Gannon brought in Romaine Sawyers and Kayleden Brown on loan from West Bromwich Albion 28 Jay O Shea on loan from Birmingham City 29 Exodus Geohaghon on loan from Peterborough United 30 and striker Tom Pope on loan from Rotherham United 31 Losing four of his first five games in charge Gannon was forced to respond to criticism over his team selections and substitutions 32 33 and announced plans to expand the club s non playing staff 34 On 1 February the players met with the chairman and rumours spread that Gannon had lost the dressing room as comparisons were made with the tenure of Brian Clough in The Damned United 35 Yet the next day an O Shea volley gave Vale a 1 0 win over promotion rivals Rotherham United to give Gannon his first win in charge at the club 36 However tension remained as proven at the end of the month when it was reported that Gannon left the team bus on a pre match journey after rowing with assistant manager Geoff Horsfield who had been appointed by Adams 37 Gannon had previously told the press his staff were underqualified though insisted any changes would be implemented at a later stage and that Horsfield was a great assistant 38 This came on the same day that local paper The Sentinel ran an editorial that questioned his loan signings his decision to drop Gary Roberts and branded his tactics and team selections as baffling 39 After Horsfield was told to stay away from the club for two weeks he was invited back to his assistant role as before with no disciplinary action taken against either party 40 As the club fell to seventh in the tale Gannon made another loan signing by bringing Dominic Blizzard in from Bristol Rovers 41 Results continued to go against the Vale though as on 19 March they lost 3 0 at Accrington Stanley and as a result dropped out of the play off zone for the first time in the season 42 Ugly post match scenes at the Crown Ground saw Geohaghon confront fans who singled him out for abuse whilst Gannon was ushered quietly out of the back door 43 Roberts told the media I don t think the manager likes me and to be honest I don t like him 44 Rumours circulated that Gannon would soon be on his way out 45 These rumours were proved accurate two days later as Gannon s departure was confirmed by the club 46 Loan signing Blizzard also left 47 Mark Grew took over as caretaker manager though following a 2 April defeat to leaders Chesterfield he was forced to admit that automatic promotion was now out of reach 48 49 Later in the month Grew released Kristian Cox 50 before a home defeat to bottom of the table Stockport County on 23 April meant that winning their remaining three games no longer guaranteed them a play off spot 51 Their penultimate game of the season was a 7 2 mauling of Morecambe which saw Louis Dodds and Justin Richards score the first hat tricks at Vale Park since Martin Foyle hit three in 1994 52 This was also the club s biggest home victory in more than fifty years 52 The final game of the season saw a celebratory pitch invasion at Underhill as Barnet secured their Football League season with a 1 0 victory over Vale 53 They finished in eleventh place with 65 points one position and three points less than the previous campaign Only Stevenage conceded fewer goals though outside of the bottom two only Bradford City and Hereford United scored fewer goals They finished three points short of the play offs following a point deduction to Torquay United and finished behind Crewe Alexandra on goal difference Marc Richards was top scorer for the third successive season this time netting twenty goals in all competitions Justin Richards finished with fourteen goals and no other player managed to hit double figures At the end of the season Doug Loft and Adam Yates signed new two year deals 54 Gareth Owen had announced a move to rivals Crewe Alexandra however when Micky Adams signed a three year contract to return as manager Owen reversed his decision and signed a two year deal as player coach at Vale Park 55 Only full back Kris Taylor and youth team graduate Matthew Bell were not offered new contracts by Adams 56 Taylor moved on to Darlington and Bell signed with Mansfield Town both Conference clubs 57 58 Defender Sutton also made the switch to Mansfield 59 However chief scout Ray Williams did not have his contract renewed after 39 years of service to the club after falling out with the board 60 Finances amp ownership issues edit On the financial side in the pre season investor Mike Newton announced that he was willing to invest 400 000 in the club and take the chair of the board 61 Chairman Bill Bratt claimed to be unhappy with Newton s policy of negotiating in public who had by then upped his offer to 500 000 62 63 and so Bratt remained as chairman Newton claimed that his efforts to become chairman and to invest in the club have been hampered and made almost impossible by Bratt and his board 64 and said that the reasons giving to reject his investment were one long round of excuses 65 Bratt was forced to deny claims by Newton that the club were heading for administration under his leadership 66 In September 2010 Bratt gave up his role as chief executive but remained as chairman 67 denying that this decision was influenced by the recent Newton takeover bid 68 By this time the club s debts were estimated at 2m a level described by Bratt as manageable 69 The nine man board s share total was valued at 359 400 70 In December 2010 local businessman and Water World owner Mo Chaudry went public with his investment proposal for the club 71 however Bratt said it was the first he had heard of the proposal despite Chandry s legal advisor s claims they had spoken and that it was made clear to me the club wasn t interested in selling to Mo Chaudry 72 The board swiftly and unanimously rejected the 1 3 million proposal 73 Following another anti board protest from Vale supporters and the resignation of director Mike Thompstone Bratt and his team decided to re examine the Chaudry bid 74 75 76 In January 2011 another group of prospective investors this time a group of Texas businessmen announced they had pulled out of talks with Bratt s board 77 The group said the deal is completely dead because the directors don t want to sell the club we believe they the Vale are run by the wrong people and we didn t get anything apart from a cup of tea before watching a game 77 Fans began a protest movement called Black and Gold Until it s Sold inspired by Manchester United s anti Glazer scarf protest in which fans wore black and gold scarves to symbolise their opposition to Bratt and the board 78 By February Chaudry had agreed to sign a confidentiality agreement and face to face negotiations began 79 Chaudry was keen to accelerate the negotiations accusing Bratt of stalling 80 Chaudry had the stadium revalued at 3 4m some 2 3m less than stated in the board s accounts Staffordshire University academic Ian Jackson commented that these were a part of the skirmishes of negotiation 81 Despite this Chaudry s 12 March takeover deadline passed without comment from the Vale board 82 though another director Paul Humphreys resigned his position 83 Chaudry then teamed up with another local businessmen Mark Sims to purchase the maximum allowed 24 9 of shares each to give them a combined total of 49 8 control 84 In addition to the Black and Gold campaign two further fan based organisations Starve Em Out and North London Valiants attempted to oust Bratt and his directors out of power at the club 84 Simms and Chaudry withdrew their joint bid after the Vale directors refused to discuss the proposal 85 calling the duo s proposal not at all valid 86 Further resignations took the Vale board down to just five members 87 Facing an EGM Chaudry s cause was boosted when Broxap CEO Robert Lee announced that he would sell his 50 000 worth of shares to Chaudry making the board s removal at the EGM more likely however Broxap later reversed their decision on the day of the EGM 88 89 However just ten days before the EGM Bratt announced a ten year 1 6 million sponsorship deal with Ameriturf Global Sports 90 A further twist came five days later when Robbie Williams handed his 24 9 worth of EGM proxy votes over to Port Vale Supporters Club 91 Many believed this would ensure the end of Bratt s reign 92 despite his warning that fans should look at other clubs who have gone down this line and they have no longer got their ground and are paying vast sums in rent 93 The result of the EGM was a vote of no confidence in the board directors Peter Jackson and Stan Meigh were voted out 94 however the controversial 24 9 rule survived to Chaudry s disappointment 95 Also remaining were chairman Bill Bratt and directors Glenn Oliver and Mike Lloyd 96 three of the original nine that started the season Each facing an individual vote they received 51 07 50 64 and 50 21 of the vote respectively The three survived as Broxap sold their shares to an unnamed director at the last minute not to Chaudry as they had originally promised 97 Speaking of the change of heart from Broxap Chaudry stated that the board have engaged in dirty tricks from day one and there have been more at the 11th hour 98 Many fans expressed disappointment at the result 99 100 though Chaudry again announced he will not walk away 101 The future remained unclear with both Bratt and Chaudry taking gains and losses from the EGM 102 The club s constitution required four directors for the board to be considered valid and so the board welcomed new director Mark Sims a Chaudry supporter who was voted on to the board at the EGM after he was sponsored by Robbie Williams 103 Sims stated his intention of convincing the three original directors of the merits of Chaudry s bid 104 The board also invited supporters group North London Valiants to nominate a director 105 The EGM disrupted manager Micky Adams transfer plans as the club s constitution stipulated that at least four directors must be in place for financial transactions such as issuing new contracts to take place In a shock move Adams announced that he intended to take up a directorship at the club purchasing 50 000 worth of shares with his own money though former director Stan Meigh later said that it was he who provided the money 106 he declared that this is a purely footballing decision I understand that the last few months have been difficult for everyone and am asking all of our supporters to put their differences aside to support my candidacy for the Board and then to get behind the team in the coming season 107 Supporters groups opposed to Bill Bratt s chairmanship did not welcome the news 108 109 At the end of the season Stoke on Trent city council confirmed that the two year repayment holiday for a 2 25 million loan taken out in 2005 had come to an end 110 Cup competitions edit In the FA Cup Vale nearly slipped up at Princes Park to Conference South Dartford and were saved only by an 84th minute John McCombe header 111 Vale made no mistake in the replay dispatching the Darts with a 4 0 win 112 They booked themselves a Third Round date at Turf Moor with Championship club Burnley with a 1 0 home win over Accrington Stanley 113 The Burnley game was Gannon s first game in charge and resulted in a 4 2 defeat 114 In the League Cup Vale managed to defeat a Championship side by slaying high flying Queens Park Rangers 3 1 at Loftus Road 115 new signing Richards scoring twice 116 117 Premier League opposition proved to be too much of a challenge however as a strong Fulham side destroyed the Vale 6 0 at Craven Cottage Zoltan Gera and Bobby Zamora both bagging braces 118 In the Football League Trophy both the Richards strikers struck down Rochdale with a 2 1 win League One Carlisle United awaited in the Second Round at Brunton Park and vanquished the Valiants on penalties following a 2 2 draw 119 Results editFootball League Two edit Main article 2010 11 Football League Two League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 9 Rotherham United 46 17 15 14 75 60 15 66 10 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 11 17 87 65 22 65 11 Port Vale 46 17 14 15 54 49 5 65 12 Oxford United 46 17 12 17 58 60 2 63 13 Southend United 46 16 13 17 62 56 6 61Updated to match es played on 28 May 2011 Source The Football LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored Results by matchday edit Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546GroundAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAAAAHAHHAHAHHHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAResultWDWLWWWWWLDDDWDDWWLLLWLLDLWDDWLWWDLLDDWLDDLLWLPosition7645432111122222212244455655756666789979991010911Source Statto 120 A Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Matches edit Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers 7 August 2010 Bury A 1 0 4 681 Collins 14 August 2010 Chesterfield H 1 1 6 444 M Richards 21 August 2010 Southend United A 3 1 4 946 J Richards Dodds M Richards 28 August 2010 Torquay United H 1 2 5 750 Griffith 4 September 2010 Bradford City A 2 0 10 834 M Richards J Richards 11 September 2010 Aldershot Town H 1 0 5 360 Roberts 18 September 2010 Macclesfield Town A 3 0 3 915 M Richards 2 Rigg 25 September 2010 Accrington Stanley H 2 0 5 777 M Richards Dodds 28 September 2010 Shrewsbury Town H 1 0 8 443 Roberts 2 October 2010 Oxford United A 1 2 7 947 Owen 9 October 2010 Hereford United A 1 1 2 651 M Richards pen 16 October 2010 Gillingham H 0 0 6 420 23 October 2010 Cheltenham Town A 0 0 3 167 30 October 2010 Crewe Alexandra H 2 1 8 607 Dodds M Richards 2 November 2010 Burton Albion A 0 0 4 027 13 November 2010 Northampton Town A 0 0 4 612 20 November 2010 Wycombe Wanderers H 2 1 5 587 McCombe 2 23 November 2010 Stockport County A 5 0 4 571 M Richards 2 J Richards Rigg Speight 11 December 2010 Morecambe A 0 1 2 326 28 December 2010 Gillingham A 0 3 5 364 1 January 2011 Rotherham United A 0 5 3 994 3 January 2011 Burton Albion H 2 1 5 681 McCombe J Richards 15 January 2011 Crewe Alexandra A 1 2 7 183 J Richards 22 January 2011 Cheltenham Town H 0 1 5 163 25 January 2011 Barnet H 0 0 4 112 29 January 2011 Lincoln City A 0 1 3 370 1 February 2011 Rotherham United H 1 0 4 515 O Shea 5 February 2011 Wycombe Wanderers A 1 1 4 173 Johnson og 12 February 2011 Northampton Town H 1 1 5 321 J Richards pen 18 February 2011 Bradford City H 2 1 4 775 Pope 2 22 February 2011 Stevenage H 1 3 4 588 Morsy 26 February 2011 Aldershot Town A 2 1 2 506 M Richards McCombe 5 March 2011 Macclesfield Town H 2 1 5 459 Collins Dodds 8 March 2011 Shrewsbury Town A 2 2 6 402 M Richards 2 12 March 2011 Oxford United H 1 2 5 661 M Richards 19 March 2011 Accrington Stanley A 0 3 2 413 22 March 2011 Hereford United H 1 1 4 869 Pope 26 March 2011 Bury H 0 0 5 510 29 March 2011 Lincoln City H 2 1 4 636 M Richards Loft 2 April 2011 Chesterfield A 0 2 8 606 9 April 2011 Southend United H 1 1 5 108 R Taylor 16 April 2011 Torquay United A 0 0 3 726 23 April 2011 Stockport County H 1 2 5 334 Rigg 25 April 2011 Stevenage A 0 1 3 146 30 April 2011 Morecambe H 7 2 4 134 J Richards 3 Dodds 3 M Richards 7 May 2011 Barnet A 0 1 4 478 FA Cup edit Main article 2010 11 FA Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 6 November 2010 Dartford A 1 1 3 679 McCombe R1 Replay 16 November 2010 Dartford H 4 0 3 590 M Richards 2 1 pen Rigg J Richards R2 26 November 2010 Accrington Stanley H 1 0 4 016 J Richards R3 8 January 2011 Burnley A 2 4 9 442 R Taylor 2 League Cup edit Main article 2010 11 Football League Cup Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 10 August 2010 Queens Park Rangers A 3 1 6 619 J Richards 2 Rigg R2 25 August 2010 Fulham A 0 6 9 031 Football League Trophy edit Main article 2010 11 Football League Trophy Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers R1 31 August 2010 Rochdale H 2 1 2 442 M Richards J Richards R2 5 October 2010 Carlisle United A 3 2 2 4 2 273 Norwood og M RichardsPlayer statistics editAppearances edit Pos Name Football League FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals GK 1 nbsp Chris Martin 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0 DF 2 nbsp Adam Yates 46 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 54 0 MF 3 nbsp Rob Taylor 36 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 41 3 MF 4 nbsp Anthony Griffith 40 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 45 1 DF 5 nbsp John McCombe 42 4 4 1 2 0 0 0 48 5 DF 6 nbsp Gareth Owen 36 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 43 1 MF 7 nbsp Doug Loft 30 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 35 1 MF 8 nbsp Louis Dodds 33 7 4 0 2 0 2 0 41 7 FW 9 nbsp Marc Richards 40 16 2 2 2 0 2 2 46 20 MF 10 nbsp Dominic Blizzard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FW 11 nbsp Justin Richards 42 9 4 2 2 2 2 1 50 14 GK 12 nbsp Stuart Tomlinson 36 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 42 0 MF 14 nbsp Kris Taylor 20 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 26 0 DF 15 nbsp Lee Collins 42 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 48 2 MF 16 nbsp Lewis Haldane 23 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 MF 17 nbsp Sean Rigg 26 3 4 1 2 1 1 0 33 5 MF 18 nbsp Sam Morsy 16 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 1 DF 19 nbsp Exodus Geohaghon 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 DF 20 nbsp Matthew Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF 21 nbsp Ritchie Sutton 11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 0 MF 22 nbsp Gary Roberts 35 2 4 0 2 0 2 0 43 2 FW 23 nbsp Kristian Cox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 GK 24 nbsp Sam Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF 25 nbsp Joe Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MF 27 nbsp Ryan Lloyd 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Players that left the club mid season MF 10 nbsp Tommy Fraser 12 0 4 0 2 0 2 0 20 0 MF 10 nbsp Jay O Shea 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 FW 19 nbsp Anthony Malbon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 MF 23 nbsp Abdulai Bell Baggie 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 MF 23 nbsp Jemal Johnson 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 FW 23 nbsp Jake Speight 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 MF 27 nbsp nbsp Kayleden Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 MF 28 nbsp Romaine Sawyers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FW 29 nbsp Tom Pope 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 Top scorers edit Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup Football League Trophy Total 1 FW nbsp England 9 Marc Richards 16 2 0 2 20 2 FW nbsp England 11 Justin Richards 9 2 2 1 14 3 MF nbsp England 8 Louis Dodds 7 0 0 0 7 4 DF nbsp England 5 John McCombe 4 1 0 0 5 MF nbsp England 17 Sean Rigg 3 1 1 0 5 6 FW nbsp England 29 Tom Pope 3 0 0 0 3 MF nbsp England 3 Rob Taylor 1 1 1 0 3 8 MF nbsp England 2 Gary Roberts 2 0 0 0 2 DF nbsp England 15 Lee Collins 2 0 0 0 2 10 DF nbsp Wales 6 Gareth Owen 1 0 0 0 1 MF nbsp Montserrat 4 Anthony Griffith 1 0 0 0 1 FW nbsp England 23 Jake Speight 1 0 0 0 1 MF nbsp Ireland 10 Jay O Shea 1 0 0 0 1 MF nbsp Egypt 18 Sam Morsy 1 0 0 0 1 MF nbsp England 7 Doug Loft 1 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 53 7 4 3 67 Disciplinary record edit Number Nation Position Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 nbsp Montserrat MF Anthony Griffith 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 9 nbsp England FW Marc Richards 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 12 nbsp England GK Stuart Tomlinson 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 nbsp Wales DF Gareth Owen 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17 nbsp England MF Sean Rigg 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 22 nbsp England MF Gary Roberts 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 5 nbsp England DF John McCombe 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 15 nbsp England DF Lee Collins 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 nbsp England DF Adam Yates 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19 nbsp England DF Exodus Geohaghon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 nbsp Egypt MF Sam Morsy 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11 nbsp England FW Justin Richards 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 nbsp England MF Rob Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 nbsp England MF Louis Dodds 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 nbsp England MF Doug Loft 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 nbsp England MF Tommy Fraser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 nbsp Wales MF Lewis Haldane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 29 nbsp England FW Tom Pope 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 nbsp England DF Ritchie Sutton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 nbsp England MF Kris Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 73 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 77 5 Sourced from Soccerway 121 Awards editEnd of Season Awards Winner 122 Player of the Year John McCombe Away Travel Player of the Year John McCombe Mr Shirt Off The Back Louis Dodds Players Player of the Year John McCombe Young Player of the Year Sam Morsy Youth Player of the Year Charlie Raglan Chairman s Player of the Year Gareth Owen Goal of the Season Marc Richards vs Accrington Stanley 25 September 2010 Transfers editTransfers in edit Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref 27 May 2010 FW nbsp Sean Rigg Bristol Rovers Free 3 29 May 2010 GK nbsp Stuart Tomlinson Barrow Free Bosman 4 11 June 2010 FW nbsp Justin Richards Cheltenham Town Free Bosman 5 20 July 2010 DF nbsp Ritchie Sutton Nantwich Town Free 123 27 July 2010 MF nbsp Gary Roberts Rotherham United Free 7 Transfers out edit Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref 12 May 2010 FW nbsp Geoff Horsfield Became coach 124 20 May 2010 GK nbsp Joe Anyon Lincoln City 1 July 2010 124 125 21 June 2010 GK nbsp Daniel Lloyd Weston Cheltenham Town 1 July 2010 124 126 1 July 2010 DF nbsp Luke Prosser Southend United 31 July 2010 124 127 1 July 2010 FW nbsp Danny Glover Worcester City 6 August 2010 124 128 1 July 2010 MF nbsp Ross Davidson Stafford Rangers 124 19 November 2010 FW nbsp Anthony Malbon Leek Town 20 November 2010 129 130 19 January 2011 MF nbsp Tommy Fraser Barnet 20 January 2011 131 132 Loans in edit Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref 13 August 2010 MF nbsp Abdulai Bell Baggie Reading 13 September 2010 10 16 September 2010 FW nbsp Jemal Johnson Milton Keynes Dons 16 October 2010 11 29 October 2010 FW nbsp Jake Speight Bradford City 4 January 2011 133 134 20 January 2011 FW nbsp Jay O Shea Birmingham City 23 February 2011 29 21 January 2011 MF nbsp Romaine Sawyers West Bromwich Albion 23 February 2011 28 21 January 2011 MF nbsp Kayleden Brown West Bromwich Albion 23 February 2011 28 24 January 2011 DF nbsp Exodus Geohaghon Peterborough United End of season 30 28 January 2011 FW nbsp Tom Pope Rotherham United 7 April 2011 31 135 136 137 18 March 2011 MF nbsp Dominic Blizzard Bristol Rovers End of season 41 Loans out edit Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref 11 October 2010 FW nbsp Anthony Malbon Newcastle Town 19 November 2010 138 139 129 References editSpecific Shaw Phil 27 March 2011 Bedlam in Burslem rips Vale apart The Independent London Archived from the 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