Potteries Derby Tour: Bet365 Stadium (Stoke City F.C.) to Vale Park (Port Vale F.C.) The Potteries derby is the football local derby in Stoke-on-Trent between Port Vale and Stoke City. The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals; this has led to a heated atmosphere at these matches. The two teams have met a total of 185 times, consisting of 44 English Football League, 6 FA Cup, 62 friendlies, and 73 other (mostly local) cup games. One study in 2019 ranked it as the joint-28th biggest rivalry in English professional football, level with the Manchester derby. Stoke-on-Trent is the least populous city to have two Football League clubs. Leeds, Leicester, Coventry, Hull, Bradford, and Cardiff are all larger cities that contain just one league club. Football stadiums playlist: • Classico Derby Tour: Le Parc des Princes ... Full Video: • Potteries Derby Tour: Bet365 Stadium to Va... Potteries derby:- Locale: Stoke-on-Trent Teams: Port Vale vs. Stoke City First meeting: Stoke 1–0 Burslem Port Vale 1887–88 FA Cup 2 December 1882 Latest meeting: Stoke City 0–1 Port Vale 2001–02 Second Division 10 February 2002 Statistics:- Meetings total: 185 Most wins: Stoke City (101) Most player appearances: Tom Holford (28) All-time series: Port Vale: 44 Drawn: 40 Stoke: 101 Largest victory: Stoke 4–0 Port Vale 1930–31 Second Division (26 September 1931) *************************************************** Stoke City F.C.:- Full name: Stoke City Football Club Nickname(s): The Potters Short name: SCFC Founded: 1863; 158 years ago 1868; 153 years ago (first recorded match)[a] as Stoke Ramblers F.C. Ground: Bet365 Stadium Capacity: 30,089 Owner: bet365 Group Joint-Chairman: John Coates and Peter Coates Current Manager: Michael O'Neill Current League: EFL Championship Season 2020–21: EFL Championship, 14th of 24 Website: https://www.stokecityfc.com/ Bet365 Stadium:- Full name: Bet365 Stadium Former names: Britannia Stadium (1997–2016) Location: Stanley Matthews Way, Stoke-on-Trent, England Coordinates: 52°59′18″N 2°10′32″W Owner: Stoke City Capacity: 30,089 Record attendance: 30,027 Field size: 105 by 68 meters (115 by 74 yd) Surface: Desso GrassMaster Construction: Built: 1997 Opened: 30 August 1997 Tenants: Stoke City (1997–present) ************************************************* Port Vale F.C.:- Full name: Port Vale Football Club Nickname(s): The Valiants The Valeites (no longer used)[a] Short name: Vale, PVFC Founded: 1876; 145 years ago (disputed) 1879; 142 years ago (speculated) 1907; 114 years ago (reestablished) Ground: Vale Park, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent Capacity: 20,552 Coordinates: 53°2′59″N 2°11′33″W Owner: Synsol Holdings Limited Chairlady: Carol Shanahan Current Manager: Darrell Clarke Current League: EFL League Two Season 2020–21: EFL League Two, 13th of 24 Website: http://www.port-vale.co.uk/ Vale Park:- Full name: Vale Park Location: Hamil Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England Coordinates: 53°2′59″N 2°11′33″W Elevation: 520 feet (160 m) Owner: Port Vale F.C. Capacity: 20,552 Record attendance: 49,768 v. Aston Villa 20 February 1960 Field size: 114 x 77 yards 104 x 70.5 metres Surface: Grass Scoreboard: Yes Construction:- Broke ground: 1944 Built: 1950 Opened: 24 August 1950 Renovated: 1989–98 (converted to all-seater stadia) Expanded: 1954 (Railway Stand) 1989 (Disabled Stand) Construction cost: £50,000 Tenants:- Port Vale F.C. (1950–present) #potteriesderby #stokecity #portvale #socker #football #europe #uefa #englishfootball #stokeontrent