Barnsley have made it past the first round of the FA Cup in eight of the last nine seasons following another good away victory - this time at the home of the current League Two leaders who had won each of their previous five matches and were unbeaten in 11.
It would have technically been nine successive seasons past the first round if they had not been expelled last season for fielding an ineligible player as they did beat Horsham following a replay.
This was Barnsley's third successive away victory, the second time they have achieved this feat in 2024 and their sixth on the road in 2024-2025 (compared to only two at Oakwell)
Barnsley have now scored three goals in each of their last three FA Cup ties (3-3 and 3-0 v Horsham) and in four of their last five (also 3-0 v Crewe in 2022-2023) whilst at least one team has scored three in each of the last five as Derby beat the Reds 3-0 in the third round in 2022-2023.
The Reds have scored at least three goals in an away FA Cup tie in successive seasons for the first time since 2018-2019/2019-2020.
The Reds have lost only one of their last four FA Cup ties and only three of the last 11, winning seven.
They haven't lost their first FA Cup tie of a season since 2018-2019 when they were beaten 4-1 at Millwall in the third round.
Marc Roberts opened the scoring heading home a free-kick from Corey O'Keeffe, the centre half's fourth goal of the season, only once before has he netted more in a season - five for Halifax Town in 2013-2014 (he has also netted four for Halifax in 2014-2015, Barnsley in 2016-2017 and Birmingham in 2020-2021) - remarkably Roberts failed to score at all in the last two seasons.
This was Roberts’ 100th appearance for the club across two spells and his ninth goal - five of which have come away from home including three of his four this season.
Davis Keillor-Dunn restored the Reds lead after Vale had brought the scores level, his third goal in four games and second in the last three on the road.
Passage to the second round was secured from the penalty spot by Adam Phillips who has now scored in three successive appearances for Barnsley at Vale Park, all of which Barnsley have won and all have which have seen the Reds score three times with Phillips netting the third in two of them.
Phillips goal came after he was brought off the bench, the first Barnsley substitute to net an FA Cup goal since Carlton Morris netted a brace in a 5-4 third round win over Barrow in 2021-2022.
Remarkably Phillips introduction was the only substitution boss Darrell Clarke made, making him the first Barnsley manager to make only one change in a game since Daniel Stendel against Walsall on the 8th September 2018.
It is the first time it has occurred in an FA Cup tie since the first round of 2006-2007 at Southend.
Phillips is the first Barnsley player to score a penalty in the FA Cup since Cauley Woodrow in the third round of 2020-2021.
Barnsley have scored their last seven penalties in a row - four from Phillips and three from Herbie Kane. Devante Cole was the last Barnsley player to miss from the spot at home to Fleetwood in October 2023 however he did net from the rebound.
O'Keeffe set up the first two goals with crosses, becoming the second Barnsley player to assist two goals in a game this season after Kyran Lofthouse against Manchester United Under 21s in the Football League Trophy.
O'Keeffe now has five assists this season, seeing him leapfrog Luca Connell at the top of the assist charts in 2024-2025.
This was Barnsley’s 50th win against Port Vale (they have lost 47 encounters)
They have won each of the last four meetings, scoring three times in three of those meetings and seven in the other!
It is their longest winning streak against the Valiants since a run of six between March 1904 to October 1906.
Prior to this four match winning run they had won only two of 14 losing eight.
They have won three successive visits to Vale Park for the first time ever, scoring three times on each occasion (3-1, 3-2, 3-1)
Prior to this they had won only one of 10 trips, losing seven.
Barnsley have won 12 of 59 visits to Port Vale (20%) 33% of which have come in the last five visits.
There were only four corners in the game, the joint lowest in a Barnsley game this season (also Man United U21s in the Football League Trophy)
Port Vale failed to win any of them, the first time an opponent has had no corners against Barnsley since Carlisle at Oakwell on the 16th January and the first on their own patch since Charlton on the 14th January 2023.
Barnsley Team:
23. Ben Killip
6. Mael de Gevigney
32. Josh Earl
4. Marc Roberts
7. Corey O’Keeffe
3. Jon Russell
48. Luca Connell
17. Georgie Gent
40. Davis Keillor-Dunn
44. Stephen Humphrys
36. Max Watters
Substitutes:
8. Adam Phillips (for Watters 82)
Unused Substitutes:
1. Gabriel Slonina, 5. Donovan Pines, 21. Conor McCarthy, 15. Kyran Lofthouse, 18. Matthew Craig, 45. Vimal Yoganathan, 50. Kelechi Nwakali, 11. Fabio Jalo.
Port Vale Team:
1. Connor Ripley
22. Jesse Debrah
5. Connor Hall
4. Ben Heneghan
27. Brandon Cover
16. Jason Lowe
20. Tom Sang
15. Conor Grant
37. Benicio Baker-Boaitey
17. Ruari paton
11. Ronan Curtis
Substitutions:
26. Rico Richards (for Baker-Boaitey 62)
23. Jack Shorrock (for Grant 62)
32. Antwoine Hackford (for Curtis 71)
9. Jayden Stockley (for Paton 71)
Unused Substitutes:
13. Ben Amos, 6. Nathan Smith, 25. Diamond Edwards, 10. Ethan Chislett, 19. Lorent Tolaj.
FA Cup First Round Results:
Friday 1st November 2024:
Notts County 5-1 Alfreton Town
Waldock 14
Platt 16
Jatta 48
Jatta 62
Brown pen 85
Brown 90
Tamworth 1-0 Huddersfield Town
Maxwell og 44
Saturday 2nd November 2024:
Barrow 0-1 Doncaster Rovers
Kelly 83
Brackley Town 0-0 Braintree Town (Brackley win 5-4 on pens)
Bradford City 3-1 Aldershot Town
Barham 32
Oliver 50
Maghoma og 65
Kavanagh 68
Bristol Rovers 3-1 Weston-super-Mare
Lindsay 42
Bastin 64
Taylor 95
Ward 120+2
Burton Albion 1-0 Scarborough Athletic
Kalinauskas
Carlisle United 0-2 Wigan Athletic
Smith 105
Smith 120+1
Chesterfield 3-1 Horsham
Grigg 6
Grigg 49
Dobra 65
Dickson 85
Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
Pereira pen 73
Exeter City 5-3 Barnet
Magennis 13
Glover 39
Brunt 59
Magennis pen 76
Kabamba 78
Magennis pen 85
Bird 90+6
Doyle 90+11
Gillingham 0-2 Blackpool
Carey
Carey 90+4
Grimsby Town 0-1 Wealdstone
Reid 90
Hednesford Town 4-4 Gainsborough Trinity (Gainsborough win 5-4 on pens)
Duku 4
Holness 21
McHale 49
Howe 65
Howe 77
Lancaster 90+4
McHale 95
Clarke 109
Maidenhead United 1-2 Crawley Town
McCoulsky 64
Mullarkey 90+5
Showunmi 116
Newport County 2-4 Peterborough United
Glennon 5
Whitmore 7
Odoh 27
Randall 71
Jones 89
Jones 90+3
Port Vale 1-3 BARNSLEY
Roberts 17
Curtis 31
Keillor-Dunn 64
Phillips pen 82
Reading 2-0 Fleetwood Town
Bindon 48
Odubeko og 86
Rochdale 3-4 Bromley
Whitely 1
Cheek 3
Beckwith 24
Gordon 52
Henderson 80
Amantchi 90+1
Whitely 90+2
Rotherham United 1-3 Cheltenham Town
Colwill 36
Wilks 37
Colwill 45
Archer 58
Rushall Olympic 0-2 Accrington Stanley
Woods 73
Walton 82
Salford City 2-1 Shrewsbury Town
Lund 5
Marquis 15
Lund 42
Solihull Moors 3-0 Maidstone United
Clarke 49
Stevens pen 88
Wilkinson 90+7
Southend United 3-4 Charlton Athletic
Leaburn 9
Mitchell 40
Bridge 45+1
Coker 52
Godden 66
Edwards og 90+3
Yahyai 120+1
Stevenage 1-1 Guiseley (Stevenage win 5-4 on pens)
Reid 53
Longbottom 83
Stockport County 2-1 Forest Green Rovers
Horsfall 64
Doidge 82
Wootton 97
Swindon Town 2-1 Colchester United
Anderson 64
McGregor 83
Tshimanga 106
Tonbridge Angels 1-4 Harborough Town
Malone 41
Stephens 60
Stephens 72
Forbes 87
Shields 90+5
Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Oldham Athletic
Jennings 9
Norwood 39
Uchegbulam 61
Walsall 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
Sheehan 55
Gordon 59
Jellis 90+1
Woking 0-1 Cambridge United
Brophy 73
Worthing 0-2 Morecambe
Slew 7
Williams 88
Wycombe Wanderers 3-2 York City
Leahy pen 14
Kodua 21
Sinclair 31
Leahy 57
Felix 90+4
Northampton Town 1-2 Kettering Town
Johnson og 28
Miller 66
Ranger 92
Sunday 3rd November 2024:
Milton Keynes Dons 0-2 AFC Wimbledon
Stevens 44
Bugiel 51
Sutton United 0-1 Birmingham City
Willumsson 34
Boreham Wood 2-2 Leyton Orient (Leyton Orient win 3-1 on pens)
Perkins 12
Agyei 49
Marsh 69
O’Connell 85
Curzon Ashton 0-4 Mansfield Town
Akins pen 16
Quinn 30
Waine 73
Quinn 86
Harrogate Town 1-0 Wrexham
Muldoon 24
Monday 4th November 2024:
Chesham United 0-4 Lincoln City
Moylan 44
Makama 49
McGrandles 65
Adebiyi og 87
Next Up:
At Oakwell:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Fourteen: Barnsley v Rotherham United, Friday 8th November 2024. Kick Off: 7:15pm.
On The Road:
Sky Bet League One Matchday Fifteen: Cambridge United v Barnsley, Saturday 16th November 2024. Kick Off: 3pm