Mansfield host Port Vale in the England League One on 17 January 2026, Saturday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 15:00 UK Time.
Mansfield return home with confidence built on discipline and defensive clarity. Port Vale arrive with volatile recent results, showing flashes of attacking life but recurring structural issues that continue to undermine consistency.
The contrast in form and game management sets this up as a contest likely shaped by control rather than momentum swings.
Mansfield’s recent run highlights a side increasingly comfortable protecting narrow leads. Clean sheet wins over Bradford City 3-0 and Bolton 1-0 showed their ability to dictate tempo once ahead, limiting space and forcing opponents into low percentage chances.
Even in matches where results turned against them, margins stayed tight. The 1-2 home defeat to Stockport and the 0-0 draw at AFC Wimbledon both reflected a team rarely stretched defensively. Their 3-2 win away at Barnsley further underlined composure under pressure, holding firm late despite sustained attacks.
Across the last five shown, Mansfield conceded just four goals while scoring seven. That balance points towards a side built to manage games rather than chase them.
Port Vale’s recent form swings sharply between extremes. The 5-1 home win over Blackpool showed attacking potential when space opens up, but that result sits alongside heavy defeats such as the 5-0 loss at Huddersfield, where defensive structure collapsed quickly.
Away from home, Vale have struggled to assert control. Losses at Bradford City 1-0 and Peterborough 0-1 followed similar patterns, limited attacking threat combined with difficulty sustaining pressure. Even the 2-2 draw at Luton required recovery rather than authority.
Their season numbers reinforce the same issue. Just eighteen goals scored across twenty three matches highlights a side often reliant on isolated moments rather than sustained attacking phases.
The best bet points towards Mansfield to win to nil at 3.50 odds. Mansfield’s recent clean sheets and controlled home performances contrast sharply with Port Vale’s struggles to create chances away from home, making a shutout victory a realistic outcome.
A valuable bet also aligns with the correct score prediction of Mansfield 1-0 at 7.00 odds. Mansfield frequently settle matches through single goal margins, while Port Vale’s recent away defeats have followed the same narrow, low scoring pattern.
| Mansfield | Port Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 44 | 44 |
| Wins | 15 | 9 |
| Draws | 16 | 12 |
| Loss | 13 | 23 |
| Goals For | 57 | 34 |
| Goals Against | 46 | 58 |
| Mansfield | Port Vale | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 22 | 22 |
| Wins | 8 | 5 |
| Draws | 8 | 3 |
| Loss | 6 | 14 |
| Goals For | 33 | 17 |
| Goals Against | 23 | 35 |
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25.04.26
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Huddersfield Mansfield |
1-4 |
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21.04.26
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Stockport Mansfield |
0-1 |
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18.04.26
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Mansfield Luton |
2-2 |
|
14.04.26
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Leyton Orient Mansfield |
0-0 |
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11.04.26
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Wigan Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
06.04.26
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Mansfield Burton Albion |
0-0 |
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03.04.26
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Doncaster Mansfield |
0-2 |
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21.03.26
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Mansfield Northampton |
4-1 |
|
17.03.26
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Bradford City Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
14.03.26
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Mansfield Barnsley |
2-2 |
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10.03.26
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Mansfield Reading |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
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Mansfield Arsenal |
1-2 |
|
03.03.26
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Rotherham Mansfield |
0-0 |
|
28.02.26
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Mansfield AFC Wimbledon |
2-2 |
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21.02.26
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Mansfield Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
17.02.26
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Blackpool Mansfield |
1-0 |
|
14.02.26
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Burnley Mansfield |
1-2 |
|
10.02.26
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Mansfield Peterborough |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
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Mansfield Exeter City |
0-0 |
|
31.01.26
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Mansfield Wycombe |
0-0 |
|
27.01.26
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Plymouth Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
24.01.26
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Stevenage Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
17.01.26
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Mansfield Port Vale |
3-0 |
|
11.01.26
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Sheffield United Mansfield |
3-4 |
|
01.01.26
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Mansfield Bradford City |
3-0 |
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29.12.25
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Bolton Mansfield |
0-1 |
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26.12.25
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Barnsley Mansfield |
2-3 |
|
20.12.25
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Mansfield Stockport |
1-2 |
|
13.12.25
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AFC Wimbledon Mansfield |
0-0 |
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09.12.25
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Mansfield Bolton |
0-1 |
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06.12.25
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Accrington Mansfield (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
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29.11.25
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Cardiff Mansfield |
3-0 |
|
22.11.25
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Mansfield Huddersfield |
1-3 |
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08.11.25
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Northampton Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
04.11.25
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Huddersfield Mansfield |
3-1 |
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01.11.25
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Mansfield Harrogate |
3-2 |
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28.10.25
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Mansfield Plymouth |
2-0 |
|
25.10.25
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Mansfield Wigan |
1-1 |
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18.10.25
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Luton Mansfield |
0-2 |
|
15.10.25
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Mansfield Newcastle United U21 (Penalties:3 - 5) |
2-2 |
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04.10.25
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Reading Mansfield |
1-1 |
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27.09.25
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Mansfield Rotherham |
2-1 |
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20.09.25
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Port Vale Mansfield |
2-1 |
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13.09.25
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Mansfield Stevenage |
1-1 |
|
09.09.25
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Mansfield Harrogate |
0-1 |
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06.09.25
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Wycombe Mansfield |
2-0 |
|
30.08.25
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Lincoln Mansfield |
1-1 |
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27.08.25
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Everton Mansfield |
2-0 |
|
23.08.25
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Mansfield Leyton Orient |
4-1 |
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19.08.25
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Mansfield Blackpool |
2-0 |
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18.04.26
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Mansfield Luton |
2-2 |
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06.04.26
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Mansfield Burton Albion |
0-0 |
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21.03.26
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Mansfield Northampton |
4-1 |
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14.03.26
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Mansfield Barnsley |
2-2 |
|
10.03.26
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Mansfield Reading |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
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Mansfield Arsenal |
1-2 |
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28.02.26
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Mansfield AFC Wimbledon |
2-2 |
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21.02.26
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Mansfield Lincoln |
0-2 |
|
10.02.26
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Mansfield Peterborough |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
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Mansfield Exeter City |
0-0 |
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31.01.26
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Mansfield Wycombe |
0-0 |
|
17.01.26
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Mansfield Port Vale |
3-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Mansfield Bradford City |
3-0 |
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20.12.25
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Mansfield Stockport |
1-2 |
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09.12.25
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Mansfield Bolton |
0-1 |
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22.11.25
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Mansfield Huddersfield |
1-3 |
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01.11.25
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Mansfield Harrogate |
3-2 |
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28.10.25
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Mansfield Plymouth |
2-0 |
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25.10.25
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Mansfield Wigan |
1-1 |
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15.10.25
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Mansfield Newcastle United U21 (Penalties:3 - 5) |
2-2 |
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27.09.25
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Mansfield Rotherham |
2-1 |
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13.09.25
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Mansfield Stevenage |
1-1 |
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09.09.25
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Mansfield Harrogate |
0-1 |
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23.08.25
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Mansfield Leyton Orient |
4-1 |
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19.08.25
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Mansfield Blackpool |
2-0 |
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09.08.25
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Mansfield Doncaster |
1-2 |
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03.05.25
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Mansfield Exeter City |
3-0 |
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30.04.25
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Mansfield Peterborough |
4-2 |
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21.04.25
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Mansfield Reading |
1-5 |
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08.04.25
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Mansfield Leyton Orient |
2-3 |
|
01.04.25
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Mansfield Charlton |
1-2 |
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15.03.25
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Mansfield Barnsley |
2-1 |
|
04.03.25
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Mansfield Wigan |
0-0 |
|
23.02.25
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Mansfield Wrexham |
1-2 |
|
18.02.25
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Mansfield Lincoln |
0-3 |
|
07.02.25
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Mansfield Northampton |
0-1 |
|
28.01.25
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Mansfield Crawley |
0-1 |
|
18.01.25
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Mansfield Wycombe |
1-2 |
|
14.01.25
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Mansfield Wigan |
0-2 |
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01.01.25
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Mansfield Bolton |
2-1 |
|
21.12.24
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Mansfield Rotherham |
1-0 |
|
07.12.24
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Mansfield Huddersfield |
1-2 |
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23.11.24
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Mansfield Bristol Rovers |
0-1 |
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29.10.24
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Mansfield Newcastle United U21 |
3-0 |
|
26.10.24
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Mansfield Birmingham |
1-1 |
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19.10.24
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Mansfield Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
05.10.24
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Mansfield Blackpool |
2-0 |
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21.09.24
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Mansfield Shrewsbury |
2-1 |
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17.09.24
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Mansfield Bradford City |
0-3 |
|
14.09.24
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Mansfield Cambridge |
2-1 |
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25.04.26
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Huddersfield Mansfield |
1-4 |
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21.04.26
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Stockport Mansfield |
0-1 |
|
14.04.26
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Leyton Orient Mansfield |
0-0 |
|
11.04.26
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Wigan Mansfield |
2-1 |
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03.04.26
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Doncaster Mansfield |
0-2 |
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17.03.26
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Bradford City Mansfield |
1-1 |
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03.03.26
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Rotherham Mansfield |
0-0 |
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17.02.26
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Blackpool Mansfield |
1-0 |
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14.02.26
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Burnley Mansfield |
1-2 |
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27.01.26
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Plymouth Mansfield |
1-1 |
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24.01.26
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Stevenage Mansfield |
1-1 |
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11.01.26
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Sheffield United Mansfield |
3-4 |
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29.12.25
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Bolton Mansfield |
0-1 |
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26.12.25
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Barnsley Mansfield |
2-3 |
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13.12.25
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AFC Wimbledon Mansfield |
0-0 |
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06.12.25
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Accrington Mansfield (Penalties:1 - 3) |
1-1 |
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29.11.25
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Cardiff Mansfield |
3-0 |
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08.11.25
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Northampton Mansfield |
2-1 |
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04.11.25
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Huddersfield Mansfield |
3-1 |
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18.10.25
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Luton Mansfield |
0-2 |
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04.10.25
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Reading Mansfield |
1-1 |
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20.09.25
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Port Vale Mansfield |
2-1 |
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06.09.25
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Wycombe Mansfield |
2-0 |
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30.08.25
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Lincoln Mansfield |
1-1 |
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27.08.25
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Everton Mansfield |
2-0 |
|
16.08.25
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Exeter City Mansfield |
1-2 |
|
12.08.25
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Chesterfield Mansfield |
0-2 |
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02.08.25
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Burton Albion Mansfield |
2-1 |
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29.07.25
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Matlock Town Mansfield |
1-1 |
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12.07.25
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Macclesfield Mansfield |
0-2 |
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27.04.25
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Birmingham Mansfield |
4-0 |
|
18.04.25
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Rotherham Mansfield |
3-3 |
|
05.04.25
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Huddersfield Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
29.03.25
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Bristol Rovers Mansfield |
1-2 |
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11.03.25
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Exeter City Mansfield |
2-0 |
|
08.03.25
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Stevenage Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
01.03.25
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Burton Albion Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
15.02.25
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Blackpool Mansfield |
3-3 |
|
11.02.25
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Leyton Orient Mansfield |
3-0 |
|
01.02.25
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Shrewsbury Mansfield |
2-1 |
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25.01.25
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Cambridge Mansfield |
3-2 |
|
04.01.25
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Stockport Mansfield |
1-2 |
|
29.12.24
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Reading Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
26.12.24
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Peterborough Mansfield |
0-3 |
|
14.12.24
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Charlton Mansfield |
0-0 |
|
03.12.24
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Bolton Mansfield |
3-1 |
|
30.11.24
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Stevenage Mansfield |
0-1 |
|
26.11.24
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Wycombe Mansfield |
1-0 |
|
09.11.24
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Wrexham Mansfield |
1-0 |
|
03.11.24
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Curzon Ashton Mansfield |
0-4 |
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28.04.26
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Stockport Port Vale |
1-2 |
|
25.04.26
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Plymouth Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
22.04.26
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Cardiff Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
19.04.26
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Port Vale Wigan |
0-0 |
|
16.04.26
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Peterborough Port Vale |
1-3 |
|
14.04.26
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Port Vale Barnsley |
0-0 |
|
07.04.26
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Port Vale Rotherham |
1-0 |
|
04.04.26
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Chelsea Port Vale |
7-0 |
|
28.03.26
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Wycombe Port Vale |
4-0 |
|
24.03.26
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Doncaster Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Port Vale Bolton |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Blackpool Port Vale |
3-2 |
|
14.03.26
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Port Vale Huddersfield |
0-0 |
|
11.03.26
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Port Vale Bradford City |
0-2 |
|
08.03.26
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Port Vale Sunderland |
1-0 |
|
03.03.26
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Port Vale Bristol City |
1-0 |
|
28.02.26
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Port Vale Luton |
1-1 |
|
24.02.26
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Northampton Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
21.02.26
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Port Vale Reading |
1-1 |
|
17.02.26
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Stevenage Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
10.02.26
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Port Vale Stockport |
0-4 |
|
07.02.26
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Port Vale Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
03.02.26
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Port Vale AFC Wimbledon |
0-1 |
|
31.01.26
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Leyton Orient Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
24.01.26
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Port Vale Exeter City |
1-3 |
|
17.01.26
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Mansfield Port Vale |
3-0 |
|
13.01.26
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Bolton Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
09.01.26
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Port Vale Fleetwood |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Port Vale Blackpool |
5-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Bradford City Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.12.25
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Huddersfield Port Vale |
5-0 |
|
20.12.25
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Port Vale Peterborough |
0-1 |
|
13.12.25
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Luton Port Vale |
2-2 |
|
06.12.25
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Port Vale Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
02.12.25
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Port Vale Barnsley |
5-0 |
|
29.11.25
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Lincoln Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
22.11.25
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Port Vale Plymouth |
0-1 |
|
15.11.25
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Port Vale Wycombe |
0-0 |
|
11.11.25
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Port Vale Fleetwood (Penalties:2 - 4) |
3-3 |
|
08.11.25
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Bolton Port Vale |
4-0 |
|
02.11.25
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Port Vale Maldon & Tiptree |
5-1 |
|
27.10.25
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Port Vale Stockport |
0-3 |
|
18.10.25
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Wigan Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
11.10.25
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AFC Wimbledon Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
07.10.25
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Accrington Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
04.10.25
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Port Vale Northampton |
0-0 |
|
27.09.25
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Barnsley Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
24.09.25
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Port Vale Arsenal |
0-2 |
|
20.09.25
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Port Vale Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Exeter City Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
19.04.26
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Port Vale Wigan |
0-0 |
|
14.04.26
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Port Vale Barnsley |
0-0 |
|
07.04.26
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Port Vale Rotherham |
1-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Port Vale Bolton |
1-0 |
|
14.03.26
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Port Vale Huddersfield |
0-0 |
|
11.03.26
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Port Vale Bradford City |
0-2 |
|
08.03.26
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Port Vale Sunderland |
1-0 |
|
03.03.26
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Port Vale Bristol City |
1-0 |
|
28.02.26
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Port Vale Luton |
1-1 |
|
21.02.26
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Port Vale Reading |
1-1 |
|
10.02.26
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Port Vale Stockport |
0-4 |
|
07.02.26
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Port Vale Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
03.02.26
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Port Vale AFC Wimbledon |
0-1 |
|
24.01.26
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Port Vale Exeter City |
1-3 |
|
09.01.26
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Port Vale Fleetwood |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Port Vale Blackpool |
5-1 |
|
20.12.25
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Port Vale Peterborough |
0-1 |
|
06.12.25
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Port Vale Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
02.12.25
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Port Vale Barnsley |
5-0 |
|
22.11.25
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Port Vale Plymouth |
0-1 |
|
15.11.25
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Port Vale Wycombe |
0-0 |
|
11.11.25
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Port Vale Fleetwood (Penalties:2 - 4) |
3-3 |
|
02.11.25
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Port Vale Maldon & Tiptree |
5-1 |
|
27.10.25
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Port Vale Stockport |
0-3 |
|
04.10.25
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Port Vale Northampton |
0-0 |
|
24.09.25
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Port Vale Arsenal |
0-2 |
|
20.09.25
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Port Vale Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
06.09.25
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Port Vale Leyton Orient |
2-3 |
|
02.09.25
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Port Vale Leeds United U21 |
4-1 |
|
23.08.25
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Port Vale Doncaster |
0-1 |
|
19.08.25
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Port Vale Stevenage |
1-2 |
|
07.08.25
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Port Vale Cardiff |
0-0 |
|
26.07.25
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Port Vale Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
03.05.25
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Port Vale Gillingham |
0-1 |
|
21.04.25
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Port Vale Grimsby |
2-2 |
|
12.04.25
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Port Vale Bromley |
5-0 |
|
01.04.25
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Port Vale Bradford City |
2-0 |
|
25.03.25
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Port Vale Barrow |
0-1 |
|
22.03.25
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Port Vale Morecambe |
1-0 |
|
15.03.25
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Port Vale MK Dons |
3-0 |
|
04.03.25
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Port Vale Harrogate |
0-0 |
|
22.02.25
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Port Vale Salford City |
2-1 |
|
13.02.25
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Port Vale Notts County |
1-0 |
|
04.02.25
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Port Vale Wrexham |
1-4 |
|
01.02.25
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Port Vale Accrington |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
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Port Vale Newport |
3-2 |
|
01.01.25
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Port Vale Cheltenham |
0-0 |
|
21.12.24
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Port Vale Carlisle |
0-0 |
|
07.12.24
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Port Vale Walsall |
0-1 |
|
25.11.24
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Port Vale Crewe |
1-1 |
|
28.04.26
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Stockport Port Vale |
1-2 |
|
25.04.26
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Plymouth Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
22.04.26
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Cardiff Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
16.04.26
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Peterborough Port Vale |
1-3 |
|
04.04.26
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Chelsea Port Vale |
7-0 |
|
28.03.26
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Wycombe Port Vale |
4-0 |
|
24.03.26
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Doncaster Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Blackpool Port Vale |
3-2 |
|
24.02.26
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Northampton Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
17.02.26
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Stevenage Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
31.01.26
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Leyton Orient Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
17.01.26
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Mansfield Port Vale |
3-0 |
|
13.01.26
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Bolton Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Bradford City Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.12.25
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Huddersfield Port Vale |
5-0 |
|
13.12.25
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Luton Port Vale |
2-2 |
|
29.11.25
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Lincoln Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
08.11.25
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Bolton Port Vale |
4-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Wigan Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
11.10.25
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AFC Wimbledon Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
07.10.25
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Accrington Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
27.09.25
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Barnsley Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
13.09.25
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Exeter City Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
30.08.25
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Reading Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
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Birmingham Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
16.08.25
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Burton Albion Port Vale |
0-0 |
|
12.08.25
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Blackpool Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
02.08.25
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Rotherham Port Vale |
2-1 |
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29.07.25
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Altrincham Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
12.07.25
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Bath City Port Vale |
1-5 |
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28.06.25
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Kidsgrove Athletic Port Vale |
0-7 |
|
27.06.25
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Newcastle Town Port Vale |
0-0 |
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26.04.25
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AFC Wimbledon Port Vale |
0-2 |
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18.04.25
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Carlisle Port Vale |
3-2 |
|
05.04.25
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Walsall Port Vale |
2-3 |
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29.03.25
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Crewe Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
11.03.25
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Colchester Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
08.03.25
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Fleetwood Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
01.03.25
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Tranmere Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
08.02.25
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Swindon Port Vale |
3-3 |
|
25.01.25
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Chesterfield Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
04.01.25
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Doncaster Port Vale |
1-2 |
|
29.12.24
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Grimsby Port Vale |
3-0 |
|
26.12.24
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Bradford City Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
14.12.24
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Bromley Port Vale |
0-0 |
|
10.12.24
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Doncaster Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
03.12.24
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Cheltenham Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
16.11.24
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Morecambe Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
09.11.24
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Gillingham Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
22.10.24
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Harrogate Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
20.09.2025
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Port Vale Mansfield |
2-1
|
|
31.10.2023
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Mansfield Port Vale |
0-1
|
|
28.05.2022
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Mansfield Port Vale |
0-3
|
|
15.03.2022
|
Port Vale Mansfield |
3-1
|
|
19.10.2021
|
Mansfield Port Vale |
1-1
|
|
31.10.2023
|
Mansfield Port Vale |
0-1
|
|
28.05.2022
|
Mansfield Port Vale |
0-3
|
|
19.10.2021
|
Mansfield Port Vale |
1-1
|
|
02.01.2021
|
Mansfield Port Vale |
4-0
|
|
26.12.2019
|
Mansfield Port Vale |
2-2
|
|
17.11.2018
|
Mansfield Port Vale |
1-0
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