1998/99 Port Vale Away Match Issue Football League Shirt (Bogie) #16 (signed) (XL)

Condition: 9/10 Superb

Size: Adult Extra Large

Chest Measurement: 45-47 Inches / 114-119 CM

Manufacturer: Mizuno

Colour: Yellow, black trim

Material: Polyester

Seasons: 1998/1999

Player: Ian Bogie

Patches: Nationwide Football League

Official Mizuno Port Vale away football shirt from the 1998/99 season. Complete with #16 stitched to the back of the jersey in original material numbering, and official flock Nationwide Football League patches on the sleeves.

This jersey was issued to Ian Bogie for a 1st team match during the 1998/99 season (the exact match is unknown). It is signed by the player on the upper chest, and was purchased by ourselves from a football shirt collector.

The condition of this original football jersey is 9/10 - Superb (see photos)

In 1997–98, relegation was avoided on the final day of the season with a 4–0 win over Huddersfield Town, at the expense of Manchester City and Stoke City. The next season was another struggle. John Rudge was controversially sacked in January 1999. He was replaced by former player Brian Horton, who spent big to secure the club's second consecutive final-day escape from relegation.

There was no avoiding relegation in 1999–2000, though, as they were some 13 points short of safety. Horton led the club to Football League Trophy success in 2001, as Marc Bridge-Wilkinson and Steve Brooker scored the goals to secure a 2–1 victory over Brentford in the final at the Millennium Stadium. In December 2002, Bill Bell called in the administrators, with the club around £1.5 million in debt.