League Two round-up

Shrews go top while Bury and Gillingham play out nine-goal thriller

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League Two round-up

Bishop: In the goals

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Accrington 1 Wycombe 1
Aldershot 1 Northampton 1
Barnet 3 Cheltenham 1
Bradford 0 Port Vale 2
Burton 3 Hereford 0
Bury 5 Gillingham 4
Chesterfield 2 Lincoln 1
Macclesfield 0 Stockport 2
Oxford 4 Morecambe 0
Shrewsbury 1 Rotherham 0
Southend 2 Torquay 1
Stevenage 1 Crewe 1

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Torquay's 100 per cent winning record came to an abrupt end as they were beaten 2-1 at Southend.

The Gulls had previously won their last four games in the league but were undone by the Shrimpers thanks to goals from Anthony Grant and Josh Simpson, although Chris Zebroski did ensure late drama.

Torquay's defeat left the door open for Shrewsbury to go top of the table, and they duly obliged following a 1-0 home win over Rotherham.

These two sides were level on points before kick-off, but it was the Shrews who came out on top against the South Yorkshire outfit, with Lionel Ainsworth scoring after just five minutes.

Chesterfield go above Rotherham into the top three following a 2-1 victory over Lincoln City.

The Imps were undone by an effort from defender Dwayne Mattis at the B2net Stadium, before Craig Davies made the win safe as the Spireites continued their solid start to the campaign, although Ben Hutchinson did ensure some late nerves.

The game of the day was no doubt the remarkable nine-goal thriller at Gigg Lane, as Bury managed to see off Gillingham 5-4.

Andy Bishop got the ball rolling for the Shakers after a quarter-of-an-hour and Ryan Lowe doubled the score from the penalty spot on 34 minutes. The Gills put up a fight after Adebayo Akinfenwa struck just after the restart, but Bishop hit another soon later to restore the two-goal lead.

Thriller

However, the men from Kent did not roll over and another effort from Akinfenwa and a strike from Danny Spiller levelled the score, before Efetobore Sodje put Bury in front once more, not to be undone by Chris Palmer who grabbed an equaliser. It was Ryan Lowe who got the decisive goal though, netting the winner with 17 minutes remaining.

Morecambe dropped to the bottom of the table following a poor 4-0 defeat at League Two new-boys Oxford United.

Sammy McIlroy's men put in a disappointing display at the Kassam Stadium, and last season's play-off contestants were undone by goals from Simon Heslop and a James Constable hat-trick, as Laurence Wilson saw red late on.

Burton Albion moved into the top seven following a comfortable 3-0 triumph over Hereford United at the Pirelli Stadium.

Two goals in four minutes for the home side killed off any hope for the Bulls, with Richard Walker and Shaun Harrad both netting in the first half, before Russell Penn added another to secure the three points.

Lancashire rivals Macclesfield and Stockport were level on points before they locked horns at Moss Rose, but it was County who grabbed the spoils after a 2-0 victory.

The Hatters bagged their first win of the league campaign thanks to a strike from George Donnelly on the stroke of half-time and a goal from Mansour Assourmani after the break, with the Silkmen also missing a penalty.

Life in the Football League has been enjoyable so far for Stevenage, but last term's Conference outfit were held 1-1 at home to Crewe and ended the game with 10 men.

Striker Yemi Odubade opened the scoring just before the break for Stevenage, but Ashley Westwood levelled in the second half for Crewe and Stacy Long was sent off for two yellows.

Denied

Bradford have endured a poor start to the season and were denied at home to Port Vale, with the Bantams going down 2-0 at Valley Parade.

Experienced striker Marc Richards got the opening goal for Vale, and they returned home with three points in the bag after Justin Richards doubled the lead.

Northampton and Aldershot Town drew 1-1 at the Recreation Ground, although the Shots left it late.

The Cobblers have striker Billy McKay to thank for taking the lead, but Aldershot levelled in injury time through Ben Harding.

Barnet came back from a goal down to beat Cheltenham 3-1 at Underhill, despite going behind after just two minutes.

Frankie Artus gave the Robins an early lead but the Bees fought back to win thanks to a brace from Phil Walsh and a late effort from Mark Marshall.

Meanwhile, in the final game of the day Accrington Stanley held Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 at home.

Stanley had held the Chairboys for the majority of the game but Matt Bloomfield struck after 67 minutes for the away side, as substitute Rory Boulding secured a point for Accrington.

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