Port Vale Shirt History

Port Vale are proudly known as “The Valiants” — a nickname that dates back to around November 1920, when club chairman Frank Huntbach is credited with coming up with it. With a traditional white-and-black identity (and plenty of memorable alternates along the way), here’s a clean run through the Valiants’ kit manufacturer timeline and their front-of-shirt sponsorship history.

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Port Vale Kit Manufacturing History

2023 – present – PUMA

Port Vale began a new multi-year relationship with PUMA in 2023, bringing the club into a modern, major-brand era of kit design and merchandising.

The partnership has already produced one especially notable drop: the 2025/26 150th anniversary home kit, designed with a distinctly retro feel and featuring a special classic “PVFC” crest — and, importantly, a clean front free of sponsorship for that celebratory season.

2019 – 2023 – Erreà

Erreà supplied Port Vale across the early part of the 2020s, with the 2019/20 launch confirming the brand’s return alongside new shirts and ranges for supporters.

This era also overlaps with a major on-pitch highlight: Port Vale’s 3–0 win at Wembley in the League Two play-off final in 2022, which sealed promotion to League One.

2018 – 2019 – BLK

BLK handled kit supply for one season, sitting between Erreà spells in the club’s modern manufacturing timeline.

2014 – 2018 – Erreà

Erreà’s earlier four-year spell helped define the club’s mid-2010s look and laid the groundwork for a later return.

2013 – 2014 – Sondico

Sondico supplied the club for a single season before Port Vale moved back into longer-term partnerships.

2003 – 2013 – Vandanel

Vandanel is one of the most recognisable names in recent Port Vale kit history, covering an entire decade and spanning multiple league campaigns.

2001 – 2003 – Patrick

Patrick’s early-2000s spell is part of a period where many EFL clubs leaned into bold template designs and strong collar and trim identity.

1995 – 2001 – Mizuno

Mizuno supplied Port Vale throughout the second half of the 1990s, a notable manufacturer era for collectors of classic English lower-league shirts.

1991 – 1995 – In-House

Port Vale returned to in-house manufacturing in the early 1990s, a reminder of how common club-produced kits still were in that period.

1988 – 1991 – Bourne Sports

Bourne Sports supplied kits across the late 1980s into the early 1990s.

1987 – 1988 – New Olympic

New Olympic appears as a single-season supplier during a transitional run of kit partnerships.

1986 – 1987 – Magna Sports

Magna Sports supplied Port Vale for one campaign.

1982 – 1986 – Hobott

Hobott supplied kits across the first half of the 1980s.

1980 – 1982 – Adidas

Adidas appears in Port Vale’s kit timeline in the early 1980s — a standout manufacturer name within the club’s historic supplier list.

1975 – 1979 – Admiral

Admiral supplied Port Vale across part of the 1970s, an era closely associated with classic British football shirt design.

Port Vale Sponsorship History

Time to see which brands have appeared as Port Vale’s front-of-shirt sponsor through the modern era of shirt advertising.

2019 – 2025 – Synectics Solutions

Synectics Solutions served as a long-term front-of-shirt partner across a six-year association.

2017 – 2019 – ManorShop

ManorShop became Port Vale’s shirt sponsor for the 2017/18 season and remained in place across this period.

2013 – 2017 – GMB

GMB featured as front-of-shirt sponsor across multiple seasons in the mid-2010s.

2012 – 2013 – UK Window Systems

UK Window Systems held the sponsor position for the 2012/13 campaign.

2008 – 2012 – Harlequin Property

Harlequin Property appeared as sponsor across a lengthy run that covered several seasons.

2007 – 2008 – Sennheiser

Sennheiser featured for one season.

2005 – 2007 – BGC Gas

BGC Gas sponsored the shirt across two seasons.

2003 – 2005 – Tricell

Tricell appeared across two campaigns.

1992 – 2003 – Tunstall Assurance

Tunstall Assurance is a major long-term name in the club’s sponsorship timeline, spanning much of the 1990s into the early 2000s.

1990 – 1992 – Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo held the shirt sponsor slot in the early 1990s.

1987 – 1990 – ABC Minolta Copiers

ABC Minolta Copiers sponsored the club across the late 1980s.

1986 – 1987 – Browns Transport

Browns Transport appeared for one season.

1985 – 1986 – ECCI

ECCI featured as sponsor for the 1985/86 campaign.

1984 – 1985 – EDS

EDS held the sponsor position for the 1984/85 season.

1983 – 1984 – PMT

PMT featured for a single campaign.

1982 – 1983 – No sponsor

Port Vale’s timeline includes a sponsor-free season in 1982/83.

1981 – 1982 – BGR

BGR is listed as the club’s sponsor across 1981/82.

Pre-1981 – No sponsor

As with many clubs, Port Vale’s earlier decades largely predate regular front-of-shirt sponsorship.

Conclusion

Port Vale’s modern identity is easy to track through two long runs: Vandanel (2003–2013) and the club’s more recent partnerships with Erreà and PUMA. On the sponsor side, Tunstall Assurance and Synectics Solutions stand out as defining long-term names — with the 150th anniversary shirt offering a rare, clean, sponsor-free nod to tradition.