Riz Ahmed acted in a traveling circus.
The 1926 -- 27 season was Port Vale 's eighth consecutive season of football -LRB- 21st overall -RRB- in the Football League .. Port Vale. Port Vale F.C.. the Football League. the Football League. Vale finished in eighth position for the third season running , obtaining 45 points , this time coming nine points off promotion to the top tier in English football .. For the first time in the club 's history , they played in a league above rivals Stoke City .. Wilf Kirkham broke a club record by scoring 38 league goals , and 41 goals in all competitions .. Wilf Kirkham. Wilf Kirkham. club record. List of Port Vale F.C. records and statistics. He scored six braces , four hat-tricks , and also scored four goals in one game .