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"The Valiants" were relegated in 2026 and now play in League Two, the fourth tier. They play at Vale Park (capacity 15,000) in Burslem.
Port Vale Football Club is a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Vale are named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal. They have never played top-flight football, and hold the record for the most seasons in the English Football League (115) without reaching the first tier. After playing at the Athletic Ground in Cobridge and the Old Recreation Ground in Hanley, the club returned to Burslem when Vale Park was opened in 1950. Outside the ground is a statue of Roy Sproson, who played 842 competitive games for the club. The club's traditional rivals are Stoke City, and games between the two are known as the Potteries derby.
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Factory Tours Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 10:45AM. Advance booking required 48 hours in advance. Famous for its colourful tubelined pottery.
Burleigh Pottery
The last remaining fully working Victorian pottery. Tours available. Free Parking on site.
Well worth a visit, housing a world-class ceramics collection and also a preserved Spitfire, in memory of its designer, Reginald Mitchell, a native of Butt Lane (near Stoke).