1994–95 Port Vale F.C. season: Difference between revisions
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As members of the second tier, Vale should have qualified for the Third Round of the [[FA Cup]], but were forced to take part in the First Round to make up the numbers after [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] went bust and [[Maidstone United F.C. (1897)|Maidstone United]] resigned from the league.{{cite news|last1=Baggaley|first1=Mike|title=Port Vale archives: Martin Foyle crushes Hartlepool in FA Cup|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/port-vale-archives-when-martin-foyle-and-joe-allon-crushed-hartlepool-in-fa-cup/story-29881241-detail/story.html|access-date=12 November 2016|work=Stoke Sentinel|date=12 November 2016}} Vale went on to easily beat [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] side [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] 6–0 in [[Burslem]], with Martin Foyle bagging a hat-trick. Remarkably, this would be the last hat-trick scored by a Vale player at Vale Park until April 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/vale/portvalenews/Phil-Sherwin-Bizarre-victory-fitting-Vale-Park-finale-bizarre-season/article-3509225-detail/article.html|title=Phil Sherwin: Bizarre victory a fitting Vale Park finale for a bizarre season|access-date=2011-05-02|author=Phil Sherwin|work=[[The Sentinel (Staffordshire)|The Sentinel]]}} However a shock awaited in the Second Round, where Scarborough, also of the fourth tier, beat the Vale 1–0 at the [[Athletic Ground (Scarborough)|McCain Stadium]]. |
As members of the second tier, Vale should have qualified for the Third Round of the [[FA Cup]], but were forced to take part in the First Round to make up the numbers after [[Aldershot F.C.|Aldershot]] went bust and [[Maidstone United F.C. (1897)|Maidstone United]] resigned from the league.{{cite news|last1=Baggaley|first1=Mike|title=Port Vale archives: Martin Foyle crushes Hartlepool in FA Cup|url=http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/port-vale-archives-when-martin-foyle-and-joe-allon-crushed-hartlepool-in-fa-cup/story-29881241-detail/story.html|access-date=12 November 2016|work=Stoke Sentinel|date=12 November 2016}} Vale went on to easily beat [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] side [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool United]] 6–0 in [[Burslem]], with Martin Foyle bagging a hat-trick. Remarkably, this would be the last hat-trick scored by a Vale player at Vale Park until April 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/vale/portvalenews/Phil-Sherwin-Bizarre-victory-fitting-Vale-Park-finale-bizarre-season/article-3509225-detail/article.html|title=Phil Sherwin: Bizarre victory a fitting Vale Park finale for a bizarre season|access-date=2011-05-02|author=Phil Sherwin|work=[[The Sentinel (Staffordshire)|The Sentinel]]}} However a shock awaited in the Second Round, where Scarborough, also of the fourth tier, beat the Vale 1–0 at the [[Athletic Ground (Scarborough)|McCain Stadium]]. |
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In the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]], Vale advanced past [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] 4–2 on aggregate, having won 3–1 at the [[Memorial Stadium (Bristol)|Memorial Stadium]]. In the Second Round they faced [[Premier League]] Manchester United. [[Alex Ferguson]]’s “Red Devils” beat John Rudge’s “Valiants” 2–1 at Vale Park in front of 18,605 supporters; Lee Glover scoring for Vale and [[Paul Scholes]] scoring a brace on his United debut. At the time Vale fans were disappointed to witness the then-unknown United reserves, though Scholes would go on to become a household name, as would teenage teammates [[Gary Neville]], [[Nicky Butt]], and [[David Beckham]]; the United [[first XI]] would go on to win a combined total of more than 500 international caps over the course of their careers.{{cite news|last=Sherwin|first=Phil|title=Beckham fails to win over fans at Vale Park|newspaper=[[The Sentinel (Staffordshire)|The Sentinel]]|date=11 February 2012}} For the second leg there were 31,615 fans at [[Old Trafford]] to witness a 2–0 United victory, [[David May (footballer)|David May]] and [[Brian McClair]] getting the goals. |
In the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]], Vale advanced past [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] [[Bristol Rovers F.C.|Bristol Rovers]] 4–2 on aggregate, having won 3–1 at the [[Memorial Stadium (Bristol)|Memorial Stadium]]. In the Second Round they faced [[Premier League]] Manchester United. [[Alex Ferguson]]’s “Red Devils” beat John Rudge’s “Valiants” 2–1 at Vale Park in front of 18,605 supporters; Lee Glover scoring for Vale and [[Paul Scholes]] scoring a brace on his United debut. At the time Vale fans were disappointed to witness the then-unknown United reserves, though Scholes would go on to become a household name, as would teenage teammates… |
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