Bury Football Club

• Nickname:The Pirates
• Founded:1885
• Manager:Peter Shirtliff

• Ground:Gigg Lane
• Capacity:11669

Shakers stun stuttering Cherries

16 Jan 2010 - 17:25:40

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Bury moved into play-off contention by securing a 2-1 win over Bournemouth thanks to first-half goals by Stephen Dawson and David Worrall.

Brett Pitman scored an injury time consolation for the hosts but it made no impact on the outcome of the match.

Barnet lost out to Lincoln City at home after a late Lenell John-Lewis goal snatched victory for the visitors.

It looked as though Ismail Yakubu had secured a draw after cancelling out Lincoln's opener by Cian Hughton but the home side couldn't hold on to secure the point.

Burton's Greg Pearson scored a second-half equaliser to secure a point against Shrewsbury who had taken the lead through Dave Hibbert just before the half-hour mark.

Barry Conlon scored the only goal of the game as Chesterfield edged past relegation-threatened Torquay United at Saltergate.

Dagenham & Redbridge beat Crewe Alexandra 2-0 thanks to first-half goals by Josh Scott and Danny Green, while the match between Grimsby Town and Cheltenham Town ended goalless.