Port Vale's highest Football League finish was fifth place in the Second Division (second tier) in 1930–31, whilst their best ever FA Cup finish saw them reach the semi-finals in 1953–54. Port Vale's largest Football League victory was a 9–1 win over Chesterfield in the Second Division in 1932, while the heaviest loss was 10–0 to Sheffield United in 1892 in the same division. Other club record scorelines include a 16–0 victory over Middlewich in a friendly in 1884 and a 12–0 defeat to Aston Villa in the Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1891.