Shrews reach summit after Torquay topple

Torquay lost their 100 per cent record and the leadership of League Two as defeat at Southend saw Shrewsbury move to the top.

Looking for a fifth straight league win, the Gulls were 2-0 down at half-time after conceding goals to Anthony Grant and Josh Simpson.

Chris Zebroski halved the deficit late on but it proved only a consolation for the visitors.

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Unbeaten Shrewsbury took advantage of the slip-up to move a point clear at the summit.

Bury and Gillingham served up a nine-goal thriller. The home side led 2-0 at half-time thanks Andy Bishop and Ryan Lowe (penalty).

Adebayo Akinfenwa scored either side of Bishop's second to make it 3-2 and Danny Spiller equalised. Goals from Efe Sodja and Chris Palmer followed before Lowe netted the winner.

Chesterfield climbed to third courtesy of a 2-1 victory over Lincoln. Dwayne Mattis and Craig Davies made it 2-0 before Ben Hutchinson scored a late consolation.

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Barnet hauled themselves off the bottom thanks to their first win of the season, a 3-1 victory over Cheltenham.

Stockport, second bottom before the start, recorded their first win in six months thanks to a debut from goalkeeper Matty Glennon at Macclesfield that included a penalty save from Emile Sinclair's weak effort.

Morecambe slumped to the foot of the table, going down 4-0 at Oxford. James Constable scored a hat-trick and Morecambe had Laurence Wilson sent off.

Aaron Webster set up two goals on his 500th appearance for Burton as they beat Hereford 3-0.

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Accrington Stanley rescued a 1-1 draw against Wycombe four minutes into stoppage-time.

At Aldershot a 95th-minute equaliser from Ben Harding salvaged the same result against Northampton.

Crewe and Stevenage also drew 1-1 draw, Ashley Westwood's stunning equaliser cancelling out Yemi Odubade's opener.