Penney's men back on top

Chesterfield's stay at the Coca-Cola League Two summit lasted just a few hours as Dave Penney's Darlington reclaimed pole position with a 2-0 victory over Lincoln.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Sep 2007, 06:54 BST
Updated 17th Sep 2007, 08:48 BST

Pawel Abbot (34) and Ricky Ravenhill (46) scored the goals as the Quakers maintained their unbeaten start to the season.

Shrewsbury lie third after they continued their impressive start with a 2-0 win over 10-man Accrington at Gay Meadow.

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The Shrews took just three minutes to take the lead thanks to Stuart Nicholson and doubled the advantage from the penalty spot via Dave Hibbert to cap a miserable day for Stanley, who lost James Harris three minutes after half-time.

Paul Butler and Mark Hughes netted as Chester heaped misery on struggling Bury with a 2-0 win at Gigg Lane, while late goals from Trevor Benjamin, Lionel Ainsworth and Luke Webb earned Hereford a 3-0 victory at Morecambe’s expense.

A Keith Andrews double and an injury-time strike from Jemal Johnson gave MK Dons a 3-0 win at Brentford while Mark Bowers’ 56th-minute goal enabled Bradford to leapfrog Peterborough.

Notts County defeated Dagenham 1-0 thanks to Neil Mackenzie’s 83rd-minute strike.

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