1929–30 Port Vale F.C. season
The 1929–30 season was Port Vale's 11th consecutive season of football (24th overall) in the English Football League, and their first in the Third Division North. They finished as champions and were thus promoted back to the Second Division. With 67 points they broke a division record. After winning the North Staffordshire & District League in 1909–10 it was their first league title, as well as their first ever promotion in the Football League. They also racked up a still-standing club record Football League wins in a season, winning 30 of their 42 games. They were the most southerly team in the North Division.
| 1929–30 season | ||
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| Chairman | Frank Huntbach | |
| Manager | Joe Schofield (until 29 September) Tom Morgan (from October) | |
| Stadium | The Old Recreation Ground | |
| Football League Third Division North | 1st (67 Points) | |
| FA Cup | Second Round (knocked out by Chesterfield) | |
| North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary Cup | Runners-up (knocked out by Stoke) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Sam Jennings (24) All: Sam Jennings (27) | |
| Highest home attendance | 15,346 vs. York City, 18 April 1930 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,519 vs. Halifax Town, 28 December 1929 | |
| Average home league attendance | 9,176 | |
| Biggest win | 7–1 vs. Rotherham United, 22 February 1930 | |
| Biggest defeat | 0–2 (three games) and 2–4 | |
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Despite all the joys of the season there was some considerable solemnity at the season's start, with manager Joe Schofield dying following an illness, his team top of the table.