Port Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's main rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as the "Potteries derby"; however, the last derby match took place on 10 February 2002 and so rivalry has increased between Port Vale and other local clubs, incl...
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Port Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's main rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as the "Potteries derby"; however, the last derby match took place on 10 February 2002 and so rivalry has increased between Port Vale and other local clubs, including Crewe Alexandra, Burton Albion, Macclesfield Town and Shrewsbury Town.
Port Vale are one of the few English league clubs not to be named after a city or town. The name Port Vale exists on maps pre-dating the 1876 formation of the club, and is a reference to a valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal, associated with the city's pottery industry. The two symbols on the clubs badge are a bottle kiln and the Stafford knot. The club's mascot is Boomer the Dog, the Baha Men hit 'Who Let the Dogs Out?' is played as Boomer takes to the...
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