Port Vale 1-2 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 19 February 2019

Result

Port Vale 1-2 Tranmere Rovers

League Two · Tuesday 19 February 2019, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Port Vale 1-2 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Port Vale were beaten by Tranmere Rovers 1-2 in the League Two on Tuesday 19 February 2019. It was 0-1 at half-time.

James Norwood opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Port Vale's goal came from Ben Whitfield (59'). Tranmere Rovers scored through James Norwood (10') and James Norwood (56').

Discipline: Port Vale received 3 yellow cards; Tranmere Rovers received 6 yellow cards.

Going into the game Port Vale were 20th on 33 points from 32 and Tranmere Rovers 11th on 46 points from 32. Port Vale went on to finish that season 20th with 49 points, and Tranmere Rovers 2nd with 80.

Port Vale lined up in a 5-3-2 and Tranmere Rovers in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Port Vale wins, 1 draw and 2 for Tranmere Rovers.

Going into the match Port Vale's last five read L-L-D-L-W and Tranmere Rovers's D-W-L-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · James NorwoodTranmere Rovers · 0-1
  • 31'Yellow card · James NorwoodTranmere Rovers
  • 44'Yellow card · Luke HannantPort Vale
  • 45+5'Yellow card · Nathan SmithPort Vale
  • 56'Goal · James NorwoodTranmere Rovers · 0-2
  • 59'Goal · Ben WhitfieldPort Vale · 1-2
  • 67'Yellow card · Jake CapriceTranmere Rovers
  • 83'Yellow card · Manny MontheTranmere Rovers
  • 85'Yellow card · Connor JenningsTranmere Rovers
  • 89'Yellow card · James GibbonsPort Vale
  • 89'Yellow card · David PerkinsTranmere Rovers
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Harvey GilmourTranmere Rovers

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Port Vale 3, draws 1, Tranmere Rovers 2.

Team news

Port Vale line-up (5-3-2)

Scott Brown, James Gibbons, Connell Rawlinson, Nathan Smith, Adam Crookes, Mitch Clark, Antony Kay, Luke Hannant, Tom Conlon, Tom Pope, Ben Whitfield

Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-4-2)

Scott Davies, Jake Caprice, Manny Monthe, Mark Ellis, Zoumana Bakayogo, Kieron Morris, Luke McCullough, David Perkins, Ben Pringle, James Norwood, Connor Jennings