▁card ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁for ▁sc uff ling ▁with ▁Mat ty ▁Lund ▁after ▁the ▁final ▁wh ist le . ▁ ▁V ale ' s ▁un be aten ▁home ▁league ▁record ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁on ▁ 7 ▁December , ▁as ▁struggling ▁W als all ▁engine ered ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁victory ▁with ▁the ▁only ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁coming ▁within ▁the ▁first ▁minute ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁half ; ▁Con lon ▁was ▁also ▁sent ▁off . ▁The ▁following ▁week ▁they ▁held ▁C raw ley ▁Town ▁to ▁a ▁ 0 – 0 ▁draw ▁at ▁Broad field ▁Stadium . ▁Third - place ▁Ch el ten ham ▁Town ▁then ▁visited ▁B urs lem ▁and ▁shared ▁two ▁goals ▁in ▁an ▁exc iting ▁ 1 – 1 ▁draw . ▁V ale ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁heading ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁Box ing ▁Day ▁victory ▁away ▁at ▁Mans field ▁Town ▁after ▁goals ▁from ▁centre - back s ▁Smith ▁and ▁Leg ge , ▁but ▁mistakes ▁from ▁full - back s ▁Mont añ o ▁and ▁Gib b ons ▁allowed ▁Mans field ▁to ▁finish ▁level ▁at ▁ 2 – 2 . ▁League ▁leaders ▁Sw ind on ▁Town ▁were ▁the ▁visitors ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁calendar ▁year ▁and ▁V ale ▁managed ▁an ▁impress ive ▁ 2 – 0 ▁victory , ▁ending ▁a ▁run ▁of ▁six ▁games ▁without ▁a ▁win . ▁ ▁V ale ' s ▁habit ▁of ▁losing ▁points ▁from ▁winning ▁positions ▁was ▁demonstrated ▁again ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day ▁as ▁they ▁ble w ▁a ▁half - time ▁lead