The winning run extended to four games in the league, and although Vale progressed into the fourth round of the EFL Cup, they missed the opportunity to go top of the table in mid-September.

Injuries then took their toll as Vale took only one point from five league games in October, though they continued their progress in the EFL Cup, beating Mansfield Town to reach the quarter-final stage for the first time in the club's history.

Just two points were earned from Moore's first seven games in charge, though the departure of director of football David Flitcroft coincided with back-to-back wins at the end of March to give Vale hope of avoiding relegation.

Port Vale's first signing of the summer was versatile midfielder Tom Sang, who would join on a free transfer from Cardiff City on 1 July, two days after his 24th birthday.

[4] A change in the goalkeeping department was then announced, as 30 year-old Connor Ripley joined from Morecambe, whilst Aidan Stone was permitted to leave for League Two side Notts County on a free transfer.

[5][6] Alex Iacovitti, a Scottish 25-year-old defender from Ross County, 28-year-old Plymouth Argyle midfielder Conor Grant, and 34-year-old former Canada international goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler all arrived before the official start of the season on 1 July.

[15] In desperate need of a striker, Crosby signed 20 year-old Josh Thomas on a season-long loan from Swansea City, who was yet to make his professional debut but had impressed during pre-season friendlies with his parent club.

[20] They recovered to record a 1–0 win over Reading at Vale Park the following week, where Ripley saved a penalty kick from Andy Carroll in the first half, before Ben Garrity scored the game's only goal with a deflected strike on 72 minutes.

[23] Recruitment continued with the arrival of Alfie Devine on a season-long from Tottenham Hotspur, who director of football David Flitcroft described as "one of our country's brightest young talents".

[24] Devine was on the bench for the home tie with Carlisle United and by the time he made it onto the pitch Wilson had already scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot.

[25] As the transfer window drew to a close, Vale sold Ellis Harrison to Milton Keynes Dons and signed Ryan Loft from Bristol Rovers as his replacement.

[34] With the club looking short on attacking options, former loanee Uche Ikpeazu was signed on a short-term deal after returning to England from a spell in Turkey with Konyaspor.

[39] A first-half header from Ephron Mason-Clark gave visitors Peterborough United a 1–0 win, which extended the Vale's run of failing to score to five league games.

[41] On 1 November, promising 19-year-old American Adeteye Gbadahan was signed on a short-term contract; however, the deal was later cancelled after the club revealed that the player's registration was rejected by "the relevant football authorities".

[44] Crosby gave a familiar post-match interview in which he praised his team's performances between the penalty areas, but bemoaned a lack of cutting edge in front of goal.

[45] A two-week break from league fixtures did not allow for an upturn in results, as Vale fell to a 2–1 defeat at Shrewsbury Town, with Garrity's second half header proving to be just a consolation goal.

[52][53] The bad news continued as Sheffield United announced that they had recalled Arblaster from his loan spell after two goals and two assists in his 26 appearances in a Vale shirt.

[54] The year ended on a positive, however, as Crosby gave league starts to academy products Jack Shorrock and Ben Lomax as the Vale recorded a 3–0 home win over Blackpool.

[66][67] On transfer deadline day, Williams was recalled to Liverpool due to an ongoing injury problem, whilst winger Alex Mighten joined on loan from Nottingham Forest.

[68][69] Lewis Cass was allowed to join Stockport County on loan, which gave room for Polish centre-back Kacper Łopata to come in from Barnsley.

[3] His first game in charge saw the Vale twice throw away a lead to lose 3–2 at relegation-rivals Cheltenham Town, who included former Valiants Darrell Clarke (manager), Matty Taylor (goalscorer), George Lloyd and Tom Pett in their ranks.

[80] A 3–0 defeat at Derby County left the Vale six points from safety in a game where the only available striker for Moore was 17-year-old Dipepa after the club passed up on the opportunity to sign a free-agent forward.

[84] Moore achieved his first win as Vale manager on 23 March, as Loft scored his first league goal for the club to secure a 1–0 victory at Burton Albion.

[111] Vale had a home tie with Burton Albion (League One) in the first round of the FA Cup, which finished in a 0–0 draw after Smith was sent off after just 18 minutes for bringing down Mark Helm.

[113] A 1–1 draw at Stevenage (League One) in extremely foggy conditions meant that Vale had to face another replay in the second round; Crosby had selected a first XI without any strikers due to Ikpeazu and Loft thus far failing to score a goal between them.

[121] A 1–0 win at Mansfield Town (League Two) took the Vale into the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup for the first time in the club's history, with Devine's strike from outside the area being enough to settle the tie.

[125] They recorded a 1–0 home win over Crewe in Vale's opening fixture of the competition thanks to a first-half strike from Garrity, in a game that also saw first senior appearances for academy prospects Baylee Dipepa and Liam Brazier.

[127] The final game of the group stage took place at the Racecourse Ground, a fixture that saw first senior starts for young academy prospects Andrew Buah and Ben Lomax, and first senior appearances for Daniel Mahaffy and Logan Cousins; a well-worked move was put away at close range by Thomas to open the scoring in the first half, but two second-half goals from Paul Mullin and James McClean sealed all three points for Wrexham against a young Vale side.

[128] Bolton Wanderers (League One) became the first club to knock the Vale out of a cup competition in the 2023–24 season, as they inflicted a 2–0 defeat upon them on 5 December despite Leutwiler saving a late penalty.