manclad
Well-Known Member
But their original name was Woolwich Arsenal.No. It is in Burslem
From wiki
"Port Vale is one of the few English league clubs not to be named after a geographical location, their name being a reference to the valley of ports on the Trent and Mersey canal."
The only other team not named after a geographical location is Arsenal
In "A Captains Tale" (starring Denis Waterman), the English team had a flag with WAFC on it.
And the Italian hosts thought they were Woolwich Arsenal FC.
They were in fact West Auckland FC.
An easy mistake to make I suppose.