▁Old ▁Tra ff ord ▁for ▁Gr esty ▁Road ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁where ▁Cre we ▁Alex andra ▁had ▁finished ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 – 7 9 . ▁Under ▁new ▁manager ▁Tony ▁W adding ton , ▁the ▁" R ail way men " ▁only ▁managed ▁to ▁finish ▁one ▁place ▁higher ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 8 0 , ▁though ▁the ▁club ▁again ▁won ▁re - e lection . ▁The ▁club ▁r al lied ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 – 8 1 ▁to ▁finish ▁eigh teenth , ▁four ▁points ▁above ▁the ▁re - e lection ▁zone . ▁ ▁Port ▁V ale ▁Hunter ▁was ▁sold ▁on ▁to ▁nearby ▁Port ▁V ale ▁for ▁£ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁who ▁were ▁also ▁struggling ▁at ▁the ▁lower ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Four th ▁Division ▁under ▁manager ▁John ▁Mc Gr ath . ▁Hunter ▁quickly ▁became ▁a ▁key ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁mid field , ▁playing ▁ 4 9 ▁games ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 8 2 , ▁as ▁the ▁" Val i ants " ▁posted ▁a ▁sevent h - place ▁finish . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁ever - present ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 – 8 3 ▁promotion ▁winning ▁season , ▁also ▁being ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁P FA ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁V ale ▁failed ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁their ▁Third ▁Division ▁status , ▁and ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 8