time . ▁Con nell ▁Raw lin son ▁left ▁V ale ▁for ▁National ▁League ▁side ▁Not ts ▁County ▁on ▁a ▁free ▁transfer ▁on ▁ 5 ▁August , ▁having ▁been ▁transfer - list ed ▁by ▁As key ▁in ▁pre - season . ▁The ▁first ▁game ▁at ▁V ale ▁Park ▁of ▁the ▁Sh an ah an ▁era ▁came ▁against ▁North am pton ▁Town , ▁and ▁Am oo ▁opened ▁his ▁account ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁with ▁a ▁header ▁before ▁" C ob bl ers " ▁mid f iel der ▁Ryan ▁Watson ▁level led ▁the ▁score ▁at ▁ 1 – 1 ▁just ▁before ▁half - time ; ▁As key ▁said ▁the ▁players ▁performed ▁well ▁but ▁needed ▁to ▁show ▁more ▁belief . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁August , ▁V ale ▁travel led ▁to ▁Mo or ▁Lane ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁ever ▁game ▁against ▁S alf ord ▁City ▁and ▁came ▁close ▁to ▁recording ▁their ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁after ▁Ben nett ▁put ▁them ▁ahead ▁with ▁nine ▁minutes ▁to ▁go , ▁only ▁for ▁J ake ▁Be es ley ▁to ▁level ▁the ▁game ▁at ▁ 1 – 1 ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁minute ▁of ▁sto pp age - time . ▁Four ▁days ▁later ▁V ale ▁recorded ▁their ▁first ▁ever ▁victory ▁over ▁Forest ▁Green ▁Ro vers ; ▁James ▁Gib b ons ▁went ▁from ▁hero ▁to ▁villa in ▁within ▁the ▁opening ▁six ▁minutes ▁as ▁he ▁crossed ▁for ▁Ben nett ▁to ▁score ▁only ▁to ▁give ▁away ▁the ▁ball ▁soon ▁after ▁the ▁restart ▁to ▁gift ▁Joseph ▁M ills ▁the ▁equal ising ▁goal , ▁and ▁then ▁Crist ian ▁Mont