The club considers itself a continuation of the Burslem Port Vale that resigned from the league in 1907 and is recognized as such in an official capacity.

[1] In March 1919, Stoke, West Ham United, South Shields, Rotherham County, and Coventry City all gained re-election to the league – Port Vale were short by just one vote.

[1] The club built a strong side for the 1919–20 Central League campaign, signing skilful forward William Aitken and former Scotland international Peter Pursell from Rangers.

[1] Back in the Second Division, the club faced a battle to register their players in time for the nine-hour trip to South Shields, where they lost 2–0.

[1] Two defeats to eventual champions Tottenham Hotspur followed, before the club scored their first goal, and picked up their first win against South Shields on 10 November thanks to an Aaron Lockett strike.

[1] Stoke dispatched the Vale 3–0 in front of the biggest home crowd of the season, the first-ever encounter between the two clubs in the Football League.

[1] At the end of the season, Vale finished with forty points, thirty of which came from their own efforts and ten from Leeds City.

[1] Financially, the club were on much better terms than twelve years ago, with even practice matches well attended and supporters groups busy raising cash to improve The Old Recreation Ground.

[1] In the First Round the Vale put up a brave fight against Manchester United, going out 1–0 in front of almost 15,000 supporters – thanks in part due to a great performance from opposition keeper Jack Mew.

[1] This was particularly remarkable considering that in their Central League game just four months earlier the Vale first-team had lost 3–2 to the United Reserve outfit.