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Port Vale to travel to Salford City in Football League Trophy

05/12/2019 23:27 - Port Vale will take on League Two rivals Salford City in the next round of the Football League Trophy. The Valiants defeated Mansfield Town on penalties on T...

We played tippy-tappy football – Port Vale boss on their Football League Trophy draw

05/12/2019 14:35 - Port Vale manager John Askey says the side were at fault for playing "tippy-tappy" football as their Football League Trophy game against Mansfield Town ended...

When will Port Vale find out who they host in the Football League Trophy knock-out stages?

13/11/2019 21:22 - Port Vale have progressed to the knock-out stages of the Football League Trophy but when will the draw be made? Vale have guaranteed themselves a home draw in t...

A pragmatic exit from the Football League Trophy as Reeves makes a much anticipated comeback

12/11/2019 23:53 - A new record low Bradford City crowd see the Bantams bow out on a night that will be remembered for a much delayed return...

A pragmatic exit from the Football League Trophy as James Reeves makes a much anticipated comeback

12/11/2019 23:53 - A new record low Bradford City crowd see the Bantams bow out on a night that will be remembered for a much delayed return...

TWO debutants and ELEVEN changes for Vale's Football League Trophy clash with Newcastle Utd

12/11/2019 19:52 - None of the players who started Vale's 1-0 FA Cup win over Milton Keynes were named in the starting line-up for the Football League Trophy clash with Newcastle...

Experimental Liverpool end first ever Football League Trophy campaign with defeat

29/10/2019 22:51 - With several Liverpool youngsters expected to feature in the Carabao Cup tie with Arsenal, Neil Critchley had to select a fairly experimental side...

Opinion: Vale benefit from Trophy games as Askey demonstrates advantages of squad rotation

25/09/2019 08:16 - There's usually not much to talk about after a Football League Trophy game but this season has proved somewhat different for Port Vale, says Rob Fielding. Rob...

The slow death of the Football League trophy

24/09/2019 23:03 - The Bantams were well beaten by Man City young guns – but fewer people seem bothered....

Governement Report – Potteries derby violence results in soaring Football League Trophy arrest rate

19/09/2019 13:10 - A Home Office government report says that the Football League Trophy had the highest arrest rate of any domestic competition last season. According to the repor...