1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season
Football League Third Division

1959–60 Port Vale F.C. season

Section Title: Football League Third Division
Table Section Text: None

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers

22 August 1959	Reading	A	3–2	14,917	Barnett (2), Poole

24 August 1959	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	H	1–0	18,037	Barnett

29 August 1959	Shrewsbury Town	H	0–3	18,607

2 September 1959	Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic	A	0–3	11,689

5 September 1959	Tranmere Rovers	A	0–6	11,635

7 September 1959	Southampton	H	1–1	13,906	Poole

12 September 1959	Norwich City	A	1–5	27,041	Poole

16 September 1959	Southampton	A	2–3	17,009	Barnett, Steele

19 September 1959	Brentford	H	3–1	12,817	Steele (2), Barnett

21 September 1959	Barnsley	H	1–0	10,886	Sproson

26 September 1959	Colchester United	A	1–3	7,822	Poole

30 September 1959	Barnsley	A	0–1	7,870

3 October 1959	Southend United	H	3–1	12,008	Leake, Steele, Jackson

10 October 1959	Accrington Stanley	H	2–0	10,712	Jackson (pen), Barnett

12 October 1959	Mansfield Town	H	4–1	9,230	Jackson, Oscroft, Barnett, Wilkinson

19 October 1959	Newport County	A	3–4	7,996	Whalley (2), Barnett

24 October 1959	Chesterfield	H	3–1	7,946	Oscroft, Barnett, Steele

31 October 1959	Wrexham	A	0–1	8,150

7 November 1959	York City	H	2–0	8,425	Oscroft, o.g.

21 November 1959	Bradford City	H	0–2	9,924

28 November 1959	Queens Park Rangers	A	2–2	8,775	Poole (2)

12 December 1959	Swindon Town	A	3–2	7,716	Barnett, Jackson, Portwood

19 December 1959	Reading	H	4–1	6,723	Poole (2), Jackson, Portwood

26 December 1959	Halifax Town	A	1–1	6,175	Steele

28 December 1959	Halifax Town	H	7–0	9,664	Barnett (4), Jackson (2), Poole

2 January 1960	Shrewsbury Town	A	1–2	9,754	Steele

16 January 1960	Tranmere Rovers	H	1–1	9,706	Poole

23 January 1960	Norwich City	H	2–1	11,040	Steele, Miles

6 February 1960	Brentford	A	0–2	10,141

10 February 1960	Grimsby Town	H	2–1	22,987	Portwood (2)

13 February 1960	Colchester United	H	1–1	10,248	Donaldson

22 February 1960	Southend United	A	1–2	6,534	Steele

27 February 1960	Accrington Stanley	A	3–1	3,109	Donaldson (2), Steele

5 March 1960	Newport County	H	2–1	9,073	Donaldson, Jackson

7 March 1960	Coventry City	A	1–1	15,549	Leake

12 March 1960	Chesterfield	A	1–4	6,152	o.g.

19 March 1960	Queens Park Rangers	H	0–0	7,049

26 March 1960	York City	A	0–2	6,415

2 April 1960	Coventry City	H	0–1	7,686

9 April 1960	Bradford City	A	1–3	5,986	Poole

15 April 1960	Bury	A	1–3	6,397	Hall

16 April 1960	Wrexham	H	3–1	6,798	Archer (2), Portwood

18 April 1960	Bury	H	3–0	7,875	Portwood (2), Poole

23 April 1960	Grimsby Town	A	1–1	8,413	Hall

25 April 1960	Mansfield Town	A	3–6	4,970	Portwood, Archer, Kinsey

30 April 1960	Swindon Town	H	6–1	5,514	Oscroft (4), o.g., Portwood

Sentence(s)

The Port Vale match was a 6–3 loss to Mansfield Town.

final_sentence: The Port Vale match was a 6–3 loss to Mansfield Town.