League Two round-up

Rochdale overtake Cherries while Quakers face more misery

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League Two round-up

Dagnall: Brace for Rochdale

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Barnet 1 Bournemouth 1
Bradford 0 Rochdale 3
Burton 0 Accrington 2
Dagenham 2 Aldershot 5
Lincoln 1 Port Vale 2
Morecambe 3 Bury 0
Northampton 1 Hereford 3
Notts County 4 Darlington 0
Shrewsbury 2 Rotherham 0
Torquay 3 Cheltenham 0

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A victory for Rochdale secured them the number one spot in League Two after Bournemouth were forced to settle for a draw, while Notts County resigned Darlington to yet another defeat and Lincoln City slipped closer towards the drop zone.

Rochdale took their place at the top of the League Two table with a 3-0 away win over Bradford.

A first-half brace from striker Chris Dagnall helped Rochdale end the Bantams' unbeaten run at five games.

Fellow striker Chris O'Grady added the third for the visitors in the second half to ensure they overtook Bournemouth at the top of the table.

Bournemouth's loss of the top spot was thanks to a 1-1 draw at Barnet.

The Cherries fought back from 1-0 down to level the scores before the break but a goalless second half saw the visitors drop to second in the table, while Barnet remain unbeaten at Underhill.

Big spending Notts County subjected basement side Darlington to further misery with a 4-0 win at Meadow Lane.

The home side scored three goals in five minutes in the first half with Luke Rodgers, Lee Hughes and Ben Davies all getting the better of Quakers keeper Ashlee Jones.

A second for Hughes ensured an even bigger victory for County and kept their unbeaten home record intact, while Darlington were left still searching for their first win on the road.

Bury's successful spell away from home came to an end when they fell to a 3-0 defeat at Morecambe.

The visitors went behind when Phil Jevons scored a penalty for a Morecambe side still confident from a 4-0 win over Darlington.

Bury's evening got worse when their own defender Ben Futcher scored an own goal in the second half, and Jevons added another in the 81st minute to extend the home side's lead.

New Torquay loanee Chris Zebroski was one of the goalscorers that helped the League Two strugglers step further away from the relegation places with a 3-0 win over Cheltenham at Plainmoor.

Further goals from Scott Rendell and Jake Thomson saw Torquay move above the visitors in the table and leave both sides five points above the drop zone.

Burton Albion's impressive home run was ended as they were beaten 2-0 by Accrington Stanley.

Strikers Billy Key and Michael Symes got the second-half goals to lift Stanley to 16th in the table, just one point behind the home side.

Aldershot joined their opponents Dagenham and Redbridge in the play-off places after a 5-2 away win.

The seven-goal thriller saw the visitors take the lead on three separate occasions before ensuring their place in the top seven.

Lincoln City were left just one place above the relegation zone after a 2-1 defeat to Port Vale at Sincil Bank.

Port Vale went ahead through Marc Richards before an own goal from keeper Chris Martin saw Lincoln draw level.

But the visitors eventually stepped up to 13th in the table as Louis Dodds restored the lead in the 60th minute.

Northampton failed to capitalise from an early lead as they fell to a 3-1 home defeat to Hereford United.

Ryan Gilligan put the home side in front just one minute in but a goal from Darren Jones 15 minutes later brought the scores level for the remainder of the first half.

It was Hereford who came back fighting after the break with Mathieu Manset giving them a 2-1 lead and substitute Craig King extending the gap in the 74th minute.

Shrewsbury stepped closer to the play-off places with a 2-0 home win over Rotherham.

Striker Waide Fairhurst put Shrewsbury ahead before half-time before an 88th minute goal from loanee Jamie Devitt secured the three points.