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England</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England. For the suburb in Adelaide, South Australia, see <a href="/wiki/Vale_Park,_South_Australia" title="Vale Park, South Australia">Vale Park, South Australia</a>. For the historic cemetery and park in Schenectady, New York, see <a href="/wiki/Vale_Cemetery_and_Vale_Park" title="Vale Cemetery and Vale Park">Vale Cemetery and Vale Park</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Vale Park</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vale_Park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Vale_Park.jpg/250px-Vale_Park.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Vale_Park.jpg/375px-Vale_Park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Vale_Park.jpg/500px-Vale_Park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1278" data-file-height="732" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Vale Park in 2006</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="13" data-overlays="["_cbecd0f9535ba21f002157984b05c8311a62f8e4"]"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Vale_Park&revid=1256762095&groups=_cbecd0f9535ba21f002157984b05c8311a62f8e4" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,13,a,a,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Vale_Park&revid=1256762095&groups=_cbecd0f9535ba21f002157984b05c8311a62f8e4 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Full name</th><td class="infobox-data">Vale Park</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Address</th><td class="infobox-data label">Hamil Road <br /> <a href="/wiki/Burslem" title="Burslem">Burslem</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent" title="Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a> ST6 1AW <br /> <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a> <br /> England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Vale_Park&params=53_2_59_N_2_11_33_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">53°2′59″N</span> <span class="longitude">2°11′33″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">53.04972°N 2.19250°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">53.04972; -2.19250</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">520 feet (160 m)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Owner</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><a href="/wiki/Port_Vale_F.C." title="Port Vale F.C.">Port Vale F.C.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">Capacity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">15,695<sup id="cite_ref-capacity_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capacity-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Record attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">49,768 v. <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a> <br /> 20 February 1960</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Field size</th><td class="infobox-data">114 yards (104 m) x 77 yards (70 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Surface</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Grass" class="mw-redirect" title="Grass">Grass</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Scoreboard</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Construction</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Broke ground</th><td class="infobox-data">1944</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Built</th><td class="infobox-data">1950</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">24 August 1950</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Renovated</th><td class="infobox-data">1989–98 (converted to all-seater stadia)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Expanded</th><td class="infobox-data">1954 (Railway Stand)<br />1989 (Disabled Stand)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Construction cost</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>50,000</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#ccc">Tenants</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Port_Vale_F.C." title="Port Vale F.C.">Port Vale F.C.</a> (1950–present)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Vale Park</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> stadium in the area of <a href="/wiki/Burslem" title="Burslem">Burslem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent" title="Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Staffordshire" title="Staffordshire">Staffordshire</a>, England, and it has been the home ground of <a href="/wiki/Port_Vale_F.C." title="Port Vale F.C.">Port Vale Football Club</a> since its opening in 1950. It has a current capacity of 15,695, and was renovated during 1989–1998 to become an <a href="/wiki/All-seater_stadium" title="All-seater stadium">all-seater stadium</a>. </p><p>The ground has seen its capacity go up and down, its peak being 42,000 in 1954 against <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_F.C." title="Blackpool F.C.">Blackpool</a>, although a club record 49,768 managed to squeeze in for a 1960 <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> fifth round fixture against <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vale_Park&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At 525 feet above <a href="/wiki/Sea_level" title="Sea level">sea level</a>, it is the eleventh highest ground in the country and second-highest in the <a href="/wiki/English_Football_League" title="English Football League">English Football League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Football_pitch" title="Football pitch">pitch</a> is <a href="/wiki/Clay" title="Clay">clay</a> underneath the grass, rather than <a href="/wiki/Sand" title="Sand">sand</a>. These two factors make the pitch vulnerable to freezing temperatures.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is an extremely dry pitch, which often makes <a href="/wiki/Passing_(association_football)" title="Passing (association football)">passing</a> football quite difficult.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is also a <a href="/wiki/Coal" title="Coal">coal</a> seam under the pitch, and numerous <a href="/wiki/Shaft_mining" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaft mining">mine shafts</a> dotted around the local area, including many under the park opposite the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Vale Park pitch is one of the widest in the Football League.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The pitch was originally laid over a filled-in marl hole and does not have a subsoil structure so is liable to flooding as it lacks proper drainage; a complete re-laying of the pitch would be needed to fix the issue (the club were quoted <a href="/wiki/Pound_sterling" title="Pound sterling">£</a>450,000 for this work in 2014<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-Grassroots_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grassroots-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Denis Dawson was head groundsman from 1966 to 1975; he succeeded Len Parton and was followed by Graham Mainwaring.<sup id="cite_ref-Grassroots_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Grassroots-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The head groundsman from 1992 to 2022 was Steve Speed.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vale_Park&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vale_Park_attendances.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Vale_Park_attendances.JPG/400px-Vale_Park_attendances.JPG" decoding="async" width="400" height="235" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Vale_Park_attendances.JPG/600px-Vale_Park_attendances.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Vale_Park_attendances.JPG 2x" data-file-width="634" data-file-height="373" /></a><figcaption>Average attendances, <a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1950–51 Port Vale F.C. season">1950</a>–<a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="2009–10 Port Vale F.C. season">2010</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Following the club being informed that they would be evicted from <a href="/wiki/The_Old_Recreation_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="The Old Recreation Ground">The Old Recreation Ground</a> by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, plans for a new stadium in a new area began.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1944 Hamil Road – the site of a former clay pit – was chosen,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a site opposite Burslem Park, where the club had played its football in the early years of its existence.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The development became known as <i>The <a href="/wiki/Wembley_Stadium_(1923)" title="Wembley Stadium (1923)">Wembley</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_England" title="Northern England">North</a></i> due to the planned size of the stadium,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> plans which included an 80,000 capacity with room for 1,000 parked cars.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club's leadership had not allowed the club's third-tier status or lack of money to curb their ambition.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Life-time seats were sold for £100 (the price of admission for roughly 200 matches) but fewer than 100 fans bought them.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Also costing £100, the pitch was the most expensive ever laid in the country at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The ground opened in 1950 having eventually cost £50,000, and boasting a capacity of 40,000 (360 seated).<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The original ground consisted of just two stands, the Railway stand and the Lorne Street main stand, with banks of terracing at the Bycars and Hamil ends of the ground. The Bycars end was originally the Swan Passage stand from the Old Recreation Ground, which was taken apart, moved across the city and re-erected as the funds for an entirely new stand had run out.<sup id="cite_ref-ovfmbp_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ovfmbp-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first match was a 1–0 victory over <a href="/wiki/Newport_County_A.F.C." title="Newport County A.F.C.">Newport County</a> on <a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1950–51 Port Vale F.C. season">24 August 1950</a> in front of 30,196 rain-soaked spectators.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Walter_Aveyard" title="Walter Aveyard">Walter Aveyard</a> took the honour of being the first to score at the ground. The stadium's name was revealed for the first time on the same day – Vale Park.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Vale Park initially had problems with drainage, causing many games of the <a href="/wiki/1950%E2%80%9351_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1950–51 Port Vale F.C. season">1950–51</a> season to be postponed.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent2_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The problem was finally resolved in <a href="/wiki/1960%E2%80%9361_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1960–61 Port Vale F.C. season">summer 1960</a> when new drains were installed to help ease the winter mud spots.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent2_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1951%E2%80%9352_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1951–52 Port Vale F.C. season">summer 1951</a>, 578 seats were installed on the Railway Terrace, bringing the seated capacity of Vale Park to 1,010.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent2_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1954, the Railway Stand was built, as capacity gradually increased to 50,000 by the decade's end.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On <a href="/wiki/1958%E2%80%9359_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1958–59 Port Vale F.C. season">24 September 1958</a>, Vale Park saw its first match under the new £17,000 <a href="/wiki/Floodlights_(sport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Floodlights (sport)">floodlights</a>, as the club beat <a href="/wiki/West_Bromwich_Albion_F.C." title="West Bromwich Albion F.C.">West Bromwich Albion</a> 5–3.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent2_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1973–74 Port Vale F.C. season">summer 1973</a>, the club erected a 2.5 feet high steel fence around the Bycars End to help combat hooliganism.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent4_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent4-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A rare event occurred on <a href="/wiki/1975%E2%80%9376_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1975–76 Port Vale F.C. season">17 January 1976</a>, when the Vale directors permitted <a href="/wiki/Potteries_derby" title="Potteries derby">rivals</a> Stoke to play a home game against <a href="/wiki/Middlesbrough_F.C." title="Middlesbrough F.C.">Middlesbrough</a> at Vale Park.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent4_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent4-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This happened because a severe gale severely damaged the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Ground" title="Victoria Ground">Victoria Ground</a>; whilst the gale also caused £2,000 worth of damage to Vale Park, the damage to Stoke's ground was much more severe.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent4_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent4-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A crowd of 21,009 saw Stoke win 1–0. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1985–86 Port Vale F.C. season">summer 1985</a>, new safety regulations reduced Vale Park's capacity down to 16,800 and later again to 16,300.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent5_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent5-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1988%E2%80%9389_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1988–89 Port Vale F.C. season">summer of 1988</a> saw Vale Park given a £40,000 upgrade to repair the floodlights and a £20,000 electronic <a href="/wiki/Scoreboard" title="Scoreboard">scoreboard</a> was installed at the Hamil End.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent5_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent5-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Three executive boxes were also purchased from <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_United_F.C." title="Newcastle United F.C.">Newcastle United</a>, whilst facilities were opened to the local community.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent5_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent5-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1989%E2%80%9390_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1989–90 Port Vale F.C. season">following year</a> the stadium was upgraded for £250,000. However, grants helped to halve the cost for the club itself.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent5_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent5-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 1989, a £100,000 disabled stand was installed –the country's first purpose-built enclosure.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this effort, inspectors closed the Bycars End down due to safety issues and reduced the stadium's capacity to 12,000 after cutting the capacity of the Railway Paddock by two-thirds.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent5_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent5-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1990–91 Port Vale F.C. season">summer 1990</a>, 3,750 yellow and white seats were fitted in the Railway Paddock, and 1,121 seats were added to the upper tier of the Bycars End.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent5_19-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent5-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bycars End roof was also removed for safety reasons, whilst a police box was constructed between the Railway Paddock and the Hamil End.<sup id="cite_ref-Kent5_19-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kent5-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The paddock at the front of the Railway Stand was later made into an all-seated area, with just the Lorne Street side left as a standing area. Vale fans stood for the last time on Lorne Street at the end of the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Port_Vale_F.C._season" title="1997–98 Port Vale F.C. season">1997–98</a> season, with the stand being demolished before work began on a new £3 million structure. Work has yet to be finished due to a lack of finances and a change in club ownership. Despite the building work remaining uncompleted, the work done on the stadium under <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bell_(businessman)" title="Bill Bell (businessman)">Bill Bell</a> from 1985 had vastly improved the ground, as proven by the fact that <a href="/wiki/Sheep" title="Sheep">sheep</a> were once housed in the Railway Paddock toilets and allowed to graze on the pitch in the night; the toilets were notoriously unhygienic and were replaced under <a href="/wiki/Bill_Bratt" title="Bill Bratt">Bill Bratt</a>'s reign in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Valiant 2001 Charter stated that Bratt's management team would invest £400,000 to install under-soil heating in mid-2002, and to also quickly complete the Lorne Street stand.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, it took until 2020 for the seats to be installed.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chairman <a href="/wiki/Norman_Smurthwaite" title="Norman Smurthwaite">Norman Smurthwaite</a> separated Vale Park from Port Vale after taking the club out of <a href="/wiki/Administration_(British_football)" title="Administration (British football)">administration</a> in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New high-tech floodlights were fitted in March 2019, paid for by the club's shirt sponsor.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stadium's ownership was returned to the club after Smurthwaite sold the club to <a href="/wiki/Carol_Shanahan" title="Carol Shanahan">Carol</a> and Kevin Shanahan in May 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Five months later it was declared an "asset of community value status" by Stoke-on-Trent city council.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Shanahans spent £500,000 on ground improvement by summer 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another £1.2 million was spent the following summer in order to make Vale Park a <a href="/wiki/EFL_Championship" title="EFL Championship">Championship</a> standard ground.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure_and_facilities">Structure and facilities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vale_Park&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Structure and facilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vale_Park,_Burslem_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1991993.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Vale_Park%2C_Burslem_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1991993.jpg/400px-Vale_Park%2C_Burslem_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1991993.jpg" decoding="async" width="400" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Vale_Park%2C_Burslem_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1991993.jpg/600px-Vale_Park%2C_Burslem_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1991993.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Vale_Park%2C_Burslem_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1991993.jpg/800px-Vale_Park%2C_Burslem_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1991993.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2557" data-file-height="1178" /></a><figcaption>The Hamil Road Stand. </figcaption></figure> <p>The current stadium holds 15,036 supporters and has four stands: Lorne Street opposite to the Railway Paddock, and the Bycars End facing the Hamil Road End.<sup id="cite_ref-2022capacity_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2022capacity-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-capcity_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capcity-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Lorne Street Stand is relatively new, seating 2,045, with 48 executive boxes that host 711 people.<sup id="cite_ref-bettf_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bettf-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-capacity_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capacity-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was not completed when it opened, However, 1,500 seats were installed in the Lorne Street stand in April 2020. At the time of the stadium's construction, it was intended to be the grandstand.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It contains the stadium's main entrance, dressing rooms, club offices and enterprise centre.<sup id="cite_ref-lorney_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lorney-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hamil End has 4,514 seats and the Railway Stand has a capacity of 2,094.<sup id="cite_ref-capacity_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capacity-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Accessibility Stand has room for 106 spectators.<sup id="cite_ref-capacity_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capacity-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bycars End, capacity 3,363, has housed away supporters since 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-capacity_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capacity-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Railway Paddock has a maximum capacity of 2,862.<sup id="cite_ref-capacity_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-capacity-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_events">Other events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vale_Park&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Other events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 1 August 1981, Vale Park hosted a one-off rock concert, Heavy Metal Holocaust,<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> featuring <a href="/wiki/Mot%C3%B6rhead" title="Motörhead">Motörhead</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ozzy_Osbourne" title="Ozzy Osbourne">Ozzy Osbourne Band</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Mahogany_Rush" title="Mahogany Rush">Mahogany Rush</a>, <a href="/wiki/Triumph_(band)" title="Triumph (band)">Triumph</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riot_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Riot (band)">Riot</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vardis" title="Vardis">Vardis</a>. Around 20,000 attended the concert, raising £25,000 for the club.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Lars_Ulrich" title="Lars Ulrich">Lars Ulrich</a> was also in attendance, months before he co-founded <a href="/wiki/Metallica" title="Metallica">Metallica</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1985, the Stoke Spitfires <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> team used the ground for matches.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stadium has hosted three <a href="/wiki/England_national_under-18_football_team" title="England national under-18 football team">England under-18</a> games. The first was a 7–2 win over <a href="/wiki/Switzerland_national_under-18_football_team" title="Switzerland national under-18 football team">Switzerland</a> in November 1992 (which saw a <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Fowler" title="Robbie Fowler">Robbie Fowler</a> <a href="/wiki/Hat-trick" title="Hat-trick">hat-trick</a>); the second was a 1–1 draw with Romania in September 1993; and the third was a goalless draw with Norway in June 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also hosted a full international women's match on 7 April 2017, when <a href="/wiki/England_women%27s_national_football_team" title="England women's national football team">England</a> played <a href="/wiki/Italy_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Italy women's national football team">Italy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vale_Park&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A club record 49,768 attended a 1960 <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> fifth round fixture against <a href="/wiki/Aston_Villa_F.C." title="Aston Villa F.C.">Aston Villa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other historic matches include the defeat of two reigning FA Cup champions in the competition, as <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Matthews" title="Stanley Matthews">Stanley Matthews</a>' <a href="/wiki/Blackpool_F.C." title="Blackpool F.C.">Blackpool</a> were beaten 2–0 in February 1954, and then 42 years later holders <a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a> were dumped out 2–1.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The biggest victory in a competitive match came in December 1958 when <a href="/wiki/Gateshead_F.C." title="Gateshead F.C.">Gateshead</a> were beaten 8–0.<sup id="cite_ref-sixty_12-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sixty-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vale_Park&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="/wiki/Bethesda_Methodist_Chapel,_Hanley" title="Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Hanley">Bethesda Methodist Chapel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_John_the_Baptist%27s_Church,_Burslem" title="St John the Baptist's Church, Burslem">St John's Church, Burslem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_Church,_Fenton" title="Christ Church, Fenton">Christ Church, Fenton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hulton_Abbey" title="Hulton Abbey">Hulton Abbey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_James%27_Church,_Longton" title="St James' Church, Longton">St James' Church, Longton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Methodist_Central_Hall" title="Longton Methodist Central Hall">Longton Methodist Central Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Our_Lady_of_the_Angels_and_St_Peter_in_Chains_Church,_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church, Stoke-on-Trent">Our Lady of the Angels and St Peter in Chains Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christ_Church,_Tunstall" title="Christ Church, 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ovens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burslem_Market_Hall" title="Burslem Market Hall">Burslem Market Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etruria_Hall" title="Etruria Hall">Etruria Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Green_Hall" title="Ford Green Hall">Ford Green Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Town_Hall,_Burslem" title="Old Town Hall, Burslem">Old Town Hall, Burslem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trentham_Mausoleum" title="Trentham Mausoleum">Trentham Mausoleum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Villas" title="The Villas">The Villas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedgwood_Institute" title="Wedgwood Institute">Wedgwood Institute</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waterworld,_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Waterworld, Stoke-on-Trent">Water World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winton_Square" title="Winton Square">Winton Square</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Stafford_Hotel" title="North Stafford Hotel">North Stafford Hotel</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theatres</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Arts_Centre" title="Mitchell Arts Centre">Mitchell Arts Centre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Theatre,_Burslem" title="Queen's Theatre, Burslem">Queen's Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regent_Theatre,_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent">Regent Theatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_Repertory_Theatre" title="Stoke-on-Trent Repertory Theatre">Stoke Rep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Hanley" title="Theatre Royal, Hanley">Theatre Royal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Hall,_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent">Victoria Hall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Museums_in_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Category:Museums in Stoke-on-Trent">Museums</a><br />and libraries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Burslem_School_of_Art" title="Burslem School of Art">Burslem School of Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatterley_Whitfield" title="Chatterley Whitfield">Chatterley Whitfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etruria_Industrial_Museum" title="Etruria Industrial Museum">Etruria Industrial Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gladstone_Pottery_Museum" title="Gladstone Pottery Museum">Gladstone Pottery Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montagu_C._Butler_Library" title="Montagu C. Butler Library">Montagu C. Butler Library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potteries_Museum_%26_Art_Gallery" title="Potteries Museum & Art Gallery">Potteries Museum & Art Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spode_Museum" title="Spode Museum">Spode Museum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Shopping</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/City_Sentral" title="City Sentral">City Sentral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potteries_Shopping_Centre" title="Potteries Shopping Centre">Potteries Shopping Centre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parks and<br />countryside</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bagnall_Road_Wood" title="Bagnall Road Wood">Bagnall Road Wood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berryhill_Fields" title="Berryhill Fields">Berryhill Fields</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burslem_Park" title="Burslem Park">Burslem Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanley_Park" title="Hanley Park">Hanley Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartshill_Park" title="Hartshill Park">Hartshill Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hem_Heath_Woods" title="Hem Heath Woods">Hem Heath Woods</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_Garden_Festival" title="Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival">Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trentham_Estate" title="Trentham Estate">Trentham Estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Park,_Tunstall" title="Victoria Park, Tunstall">Victoria Park, Tunstall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westport_Lake,_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Westport Lake, Stoke-on-Trent">Westport Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitfield_Valley" title="Whitfield Valley">Whitfield Valley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sport and<br />music venues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bet365_Stadium" title="Bet365 Stadium">Bet365 Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Torch" title="Golden Torch">Golden Torch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jollees" title="Jollees">Jollees</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Cricket_Club_Ground" title="Longton Cricket Club Ground">Longton Cricket Club Ground</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meir_Heath_Cricket_Club" title="Meir Heath Cricket Club">Meir Heath Cricket Club</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelley%27s_Laserdome" title="Shelley's Laserdome">Shelley's Laserdome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sugarmill" title="The Sugarmill">The Sugarmill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Underground_(Stoke_concert_venue)" title="The Underground (Stoke concert venue)">The Underground</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Vale Park</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Category:Mass media in Stoke-on-Trent">Mass media</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Publishing</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cross_Rhythms" title="Cross Rhythms">Cross Rhythms</a></li> <li>Pits n Pots</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Oatcake" title="The Oatcake">The Oatcake</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sentinel_(Staffordshire)" title="The Sentinel (Staffordshire)">The Sentinel</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Radio</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_Stoke" title="BBC Radio Stoke">BBC Radio Stoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_Rhythms_City_Radio" title="Cross Rhythms City Radio">Cross Rhythms City Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_Radio_Staffordshire_%26_Cheshire" class="mw-redirect" title="Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire">Greatest Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hits_Radio_Staffordshire_%26_Cheshire" title="Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire">Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Christian_Broadcasters#UCB_United_Kingdom" title="United Christian Broadcasters">UCB UK</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Education_in_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Category:Education in Stoke-on-Trent">Education</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_schools_in_Stoke-on-Trent" title="List of schools in Stoke-on-Trent">List of schools</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_College" title="Stoke-on-Trent College">Stoke-on-Trent College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/City_of_Stoke-on-Trent_Sixth_Form_College" title="City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College">City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Staffordshire_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Staffordshire University">Staffordshire University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Stoke_University_Hospital" title="Royal Stoke University Hospital">Royal Stoke University Hospital</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Companies_based_in_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Category:Companies based in Stoke-on-Trent">Companies</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pottery</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aynsley_China" title="Aynsley China">Aynsley China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beswick_Pottery" title="Beswick Pottery">Beswick Pottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burleigh_Pottery" title="Burleigh Pottery">Burleigh Pottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carlton_Ware" title="Carlton Ware">Carlton Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Churchill_China" title="Churchill China">Churchill China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayburn_Pottery" title="Clayburn Pottery">Clayburn Pottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dudson" title="Dudson">Dudson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Bridgewater" title="Emma Bridgewater">Emma Bridgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Etruria_Works" title="Etruria Works">Etruria Works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gray%27s_Pottery" title="Gray's Pottery">Gray's Pottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Sadler_and_Sons_Ltd" title="James Sadler and Sons Ltd">James Sadler and Sons Ltd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucideon" title="Lucideon">Lucideon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._%26_G._Meakin" title="J. & G. Meakin">J. & G. Meakin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwinter_Pottery" title="Midwinter Pottery">Midwinter Pottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mintons" title="Mintons">Mintons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moorcroft" title="Moorcroft">Moorcroft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palissy" title="Palissy">Palissy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paragon_China" title="Paragon China">Paragon China</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portmeirion_Pottery" title="Portmeirion Pottery">Portmeirion Pottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Doulton" title="Royal Doulton">Royal Doulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Winton" title="Royal Winton">Royal Winton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelley_Potteries" title="Shelley Potteries">Shelley Potteries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spode" title="Spode">Spode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steelite" title="Steelite">Steelite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedgwood" title="Wedgwood">Wedgwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W_H_Grindley" title="W H Grindley">W H Grindley</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armitage_Shanks" title="Armitage Shanks">Armitage Shanks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bet365" title="Bet365">Bet365</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_Records" title="Clay Records">Clay Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodwin_plc" title="Goodwin plc">Goodwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanley_Economic_Building_Society" title="Hanley Economic Building Society">Hanley Economic Building Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelton_Bar" title="Shelton Bar">Shelton Bar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SONS_Records" title="SONS Records">SONS Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titanic_Brewery" title="Titanic Brewery">Titanic Brewery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twyford_Bathrooms" title="Twyford Bathrooms">Twyford Bathrooms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wrights_Pies" title="Wrights Pies">Wrights Pies</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Sport_in_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Category:Sport in Stoke-on-Trent">Sport</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Association football teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abbey_Hulton_United_F.C." title="Abbey Hulton United F.C.">Abbey Hulton United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dresden_United_F.C." title="Dresden United F.C.">Dresden United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastwood_Hanley_F.C." title="Eastwood Hanley F.C.">Eastwood Hanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanley_Town_F.C." title="Hanley Town F.C.">Hanley Town</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meir_K.A._F.C." title="Meir K.A. F.C.">Meir K.A.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norton_United_F.C." title="Norton United F.C.">Norton United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Vale_F.C." title="Port Vale F.C.">Port Vale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke_City_F.C." title="Stoke City F.C.">Stoke City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rugby union teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Longton_RUFC" title="Longton RUFC">Longton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_RUFC" title="Stoke-on-Trent RUFC">Stoke-on-Trent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Speedway teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stoke_Potters" title="Stoke Potters">Stoke Potters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke_Spitfires" title="Stoke Spitfires">Stoke Spitfires</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Transport</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Canals_in_Stoke-on-Trent" title="Category:Canals in Stoke-on-Trent">Canals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caldon_Canal" title="Caldon Canal">Caldon Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trent_and_Mersey_Canal" title="Trent and Mersey Canal">Trent and Mersey Canal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Public transport</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list 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href="/wiki/Stafford%E2%80%93Manchester_line" title="Stafford–Manchester line">Stafford–Manchester line</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent_railway_station" title="Stoke-on-Trent railway station">Stoke-on-Trent railway station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoke_railway_works" title="Stoke railway works">Stoke railway works</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major roads</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A34_road" title="A34 road">A34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A50_road" title="A50 road">A50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A52_road" title="A52 road">A52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A53_road" title="A53 road">A53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A500_road" title="A500 road">A500</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longton_Interchange" title="Longton Interchange">Longton Interchange</a></li></ul> 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