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2007–08 Port Vale F.C. season

Port Vale
2007–08 season
Chairman Bill Bratt
Manager Martin Foyle
(until September)
Lee Sinnott
(November onwards)
Stadium Vale Park
Football League One 23rd (38 Points)
FA Cup Second Round
League Cup First Round
League Trophy Preliminary Round
Player of the Year Paul Harsley
Top goalscorer League: Luke Rodgers (9)
All: Luke Rodgers (12)
Highest home attendance 7,908 vs. Leeds United (15 March 2008)
Lowest home attendance 2,730 vs. Morecambe (10 November 2007)
Average home league attendance 4,417

The 2007–08 season was Port Vale's 96th season of football in the Football League, and fourth successive season in League One. Vale finished second-from-bottom, and were relegated, some twelve points from safety. Manager Martin Foyle left the club in September, and Lee Sinnott failed to improve results despite making several loan signings. Vale were also knocked out of the FA Cup at the Second Round by Southern Football League side Chasetown, a club five divisions below the Vale. Vale also had no luck in either the League Cup or the League Trophy, exiting both competitions at the first stage after a penalty shoot-out. Throughout the season the club saw a large turnover of players, as Sinnott attempted to build a squad of players of his own choosing to prepare for a promotion push the following season.

The pre-season saw Martin Foyle sign Wolverhampton Wanderers defender Keith Lowe on a season long loan, and both Paul Edwards and Craig Rocastle from Oldham Athletic. He also signed Marc Richards from Barnsley, as well as Shane Tudor and Justin Miller from Leyton Orient. Calum Willock also joined on a short-term deal, as did Southampton loanee David McGoldrick, and Chester City's veteran defender Ashley Westwood. However an audacious attempt to land Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler failed.


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