Academy Director at Port Vale FC / Professional Football Coach / Coach Educator / Mentor
Joined May 2010
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Will Ryder retweeted
In the first team squad for the first time! 🙌
#PVFCAcademy
This is how we line up to take on Lincoln City in our final game of the season! 📰
#PVFC | @TheTurmericCo
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Will Ryder retweeted
Jan 12
This grandpa literally drops the greatest life advice of all time...
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Will Ryder retweeted
Jan 7
Everyone needs to hear this…
The Donkey Principle:
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Will Ryder retweeted
25 Dec 2025
We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas from everyone at the Academy!🎄
It was great fun celebrating this year last week at our fundraising fun run around Vale Park - thank you to everyone who came and ran!
#PortValeFC #PVFC150
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22 Dec 2025
It was a great event and a pleasure to welcome both players into the academy ⚽️
22 Dec 2025
On Friday, we welcomed Dougie & Jack to the academy at our Christmas Fundraiser!
They have come through our Player Development Centre programme which has been a great pathway to our academy.🎓
Interested in trialling? Fill out this form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1_u3…
#PortValeFC #PVFC150
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20 Dec 2025
A brilliant evening and a well supported event. It was great to get everyone together at the club before the Christmas break. Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year everyone 🎄
20 Dec 2025
Some photos from last night's festive fundraiser!🏃🎄
Our Foundation, Academy and some parents did a few laps around Vale Park to help raise more money for future trips. ✈️
We have now raised over £7000 thanks to your donations!
#PortValeFC #PVFC150 #OneVale
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Will Ryder retweeted
18 Dec 2025
🔜Tomorrow we continue our fundraising efforts at Vale Park!
We have already completed 100km of running around the ground and 150 miles on the bike earlier this season, as well as some superb solo fundraising . 💨
If you would like to support us so we can take part in international football tournaments, click here: bit.ly/4j5dtDY4j5dtDY
#PortValeFC #PVFC150 #OneVale
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Will Ryder retweeted
17 Dec 2025
Today we visited Pirehill First School in Stone to deliver some presents from our @PVFCFoundation Christmas Appeal.🎁
It was a pleasure delivering and we hope all the presents bring joy to the children this year!
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Will Ryder retweeted
28 Nov 2025
🏆 Our FA Youth Cup third round tie away at Wrexham will be this Wednesday.
🎟️ Tickets for the fixture can be purchased here tinyurl.com/mvpncbwk
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Will Ryder retweeted
22 Nov 2025
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21 Nov 2025
An excellent evening on Tuesday in the FA Youth Cup for the players and staff. Onto the next round now…UTV
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Will Ryder retweeted
21 Nov 2025
🗣️ Will Ryder reflects progression in the FA Youth Cup so far.
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Will Ryder retweeted
21 Nov 2025
And that’s a wrap 🎉
Will is finished up and that’s us for the day. 150 miles done ✅ big shift from the whole team to get it done. 🙏
To give to the academy fundraising effort follow the link here:
gofund.me/bd835a321
#PVFC #PVFCAcademy
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21 Nov 2025
A brilliant effort today from our @OfficialPVFC academy staff, who smashed the 150-mile cycling challenge to round off our November fundraising event!
It was a full team effort.
You can contribute here:
gofund.me/808a7325b
Thank you for your generosity and support! UTV
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21 Nov 2025
The team are well underway 🚴
Please support where you can
gofund.me/b4868fd19
21 Nov 2025
🚴 As part of our continued fundraising efforts to support overseas academy tours, staff are cycling 150 miles to celebrate 150 years of @OfficialPVFC
To support our efforts, click here to donate 👇
justgiving.com/campaign/pvfc…
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21 Nov 2025
RT @PVFCAcademy: 🚴 As part of our continued fundraising efforts to support overseas academy tours, staff are cycling 150 miles to celebrate…
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Will Ryder retweeted
19 Nov 2025
🎥 Take a look back at last nights 5️⃣ star performance in the FA Youth Cup second round 🤩
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Will Ryder retweeted
18 Nov 2025
Outstanding performance by Vale to win 5-0 at Northampton in tonight’s FA Youth Cup second round tie. Two goals from Tom Scragg plus one apiece from Joe Hunter, Joe Williams and Ollie Cook.
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