Stockport County 1-2 Port Vale: result and report

League One · Tuesday 28 April 2026

Result

Stockport County 1-2 Port Vale

League One · Tuesday 28 April 2026, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Stockport County 1-2 Port Vale: match report

Stockport County lost to Port Vale 1-2 in the League One on Tuesday 28 April 2026. The half-time score was 0-2.

Martin Sherif opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Stockport County's goal came from Odin Bailey (86'). Port Vale scored through Martin Sherif (4') and Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (23').

Discipline: Stockport County received 2 yellow cards; Port Vale received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Stockport County were 4th on 74 points from 44 and Port Vale 23rd on 39 points from 44. Stockport County went on to finish that season 4th with 83 points, and Port Vale 22nd with 42.

Stockport County lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Port Vale in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Oliver Norwood of Stockport County (8.1), ahead of Odin Bailey (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Stockport County wins, 0 draws and 1 for Port Vale.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · Martin SherifPort Vale · 0-1
  • 23'Goal · Jordan Lawrence-GabrielPort Vale · 0-2
  • 36'Yellow card · Che GardnerStockport County
  • 84'Yellow card · Jon BradyPort Vale
  • 86'Goal · Odin BaileyStockport County · 1-2
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Ben OsbornStockport County

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Stockport County 2, draws 0, Port Vale 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Brad HillsStockport County · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
  • Tyler OnyangoStockport County · injury (Hamstring Injury)

Stockport County line-up (4-2-3-1)

Corey Addai, Che Gardner, Kyle Wootton, Ethan Pye, Ben Osborn, Oliver Norwood, Odin Bailey, Jack Diamond, Josh Stokes, Malik Mothersille, Adama Sidibeh

Port Vale line-up (3-4-3)

Joe Gauci, Jordan Gabriel, Tyler Magloire, Cameron Humphreys, Grant Ward, Rhys Walters, Ben Garrity, Liam Gordon, George Hall, Martin Sherif, Ben Waine