2006–07 season | |||
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Chairman | Bill Bratt | ||
Manager | Martin Foyle | ||
Stadium | Vale Park | ||
Football League One | 12th (60 Points) | ||
FA Cup | Second Round | ||
League Cup | Fourth Round | ||
Football League Trophy | Second Round | ||
Player of the Year | Akpo Sodje | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Leon Constantine (22) All: Leon Constantine (26) |
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Highest home attendance | 7,388 vs. Nottingham Forest (26 September 2006) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,077 vs. Gillingham (5 December 2006) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,726 | ||
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The 2006–07 season was Port Vale's 95th season of football in the Football League, and third successive season in League One. Martin Foyle's side again finished in mid-table, whilst exiting the FA Cup and the League Trophy at the Second Round. Vale, notoriously poor performers in the League Cup, managed to reach the Fourth Round for the first time, at which point they were beaten by top-flight Tottenham Hotspur. Strike partners Leon Constantine and Akpo Sodje put in a 42-goal partnership, with Sodje picking up the club's Player of the Year award. At the end of the season top-scorer Constantine left the club, as did senior midfielder Danny Sonner, scuppering Foyle's long-term plans.
The pre-season saw Martin Foyle make a number of signings, including: Danny Sonner (Peterborough United);Jason Talbot (Mansfield Town);Paul Harsley (Macclesfield Town);Richard Walker (Crewe Alexandra);Danny Whitaker (Macclesfield Town); Colin Miles (Yeovil Town); and Akpo Sodje (Darlington). He also took Stefan Moore on loan from Queens Park Rangers, and utility player Ritchie Humphreys from Hartlepool United. Youth team player Danny Glover, son of assistant manager Dean Glover, was also given a squad number.