Port Vale Football Club

Port Vale Football Club, a privately owned entity headquartered in the UK, was founded in 1876 and employs approximately 210 individuals. The club focuses on sports tickets, merchandise, and sponsorship. Operating as a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, Port Vale Football Club competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club is named after the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey Canal. Port Vale holds the record for the most seasons in the English Football League (113) without reaching the first tier, having never played top-flight football.