1961–62 Port Vale F.C. season
| 1961–62 season | ||
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| Chairman | Joe Machin | |
| Manager | Norman Low | |
| Stadium | Vale Park | |
| Football League Third Division | 12th (45 Points) | |
| FA Cup | Fifth Round (knocked out by Fulham) | |
| League Cup | First Round (knocked out by Blackpool) | |
| Top goalscorer | League: Arthur Longbottom (16) All: Bert Llewellyn, Arthur Longbottom (20 each) | |
| Highest home attendance | 28,226 vs. Sunderland, 31 January 1961 | |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,770 vs. Swindon Town, 14 April 1962 | |
| Average home league attendance | 8,993 | |
| Biggest win | 4–0 (twice) | |
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 vs. Southend United, 16 October 1961 | |
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The 1961–62 season was Port Vale's 50th season of football in the English Football League, and their third season in the Third Division. The season was most notable for the win over Sunderland in the FA Cup, which followed a goalless draw at Roker Park in which the Vale defence prevented Brian Clough from even having a shot. The club also hosted a friendly against the Czechoslovakia national football team and later took a tour of Poland. In the league, they failed to gain promotion and settled for mid-table obscurity.