League Two Results 9th October 2010 Part 1

Barnet 0-2 Bradford City
Bradford hadn’t won their last four matches in all competitions so they’d have been glad to get three points in this match, even if they were only playing Barnet. The win was their first of the season at a ground other than their own and it meant Barnet took their place in the bottom two.
Grant Basey started for Barnet but left the field after 47 minutes due to an ankle injury.
Michael Flynn made his return from a groin injury in Bradford’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy defeat to Hartlepool United but then (as if losing to Hartlepool wasn’t bad enough) he suffered a reaction and was forced to miss this game.

Burton Albion 1-2 Wycombe Wanderers
Going into this match, Wycombe hadn’t lose away while Burton hadn’t won at home. So a draw looked the most likely result but instead it was Burton’s unbeaten run which came to an end.
With Tony James on loan at Hereford United and Garyn Preen unselected, this tie wasn’t nearly as Welsh as it has been.

Cheltenham Town 1-0 Northampton Town
Cheltenham moved into the play-off places as they consigned Northampton to their third consecutive defeat – and their fourth in six away games. Northampton went down to ten men early on so they did well in a way only to lose by one goal.
Josh Low played the full match against his former side Northampton.
Paul Walker was on the bench for Northampton.

Chesterfield 2-1 Southend United
Chesterfield keep their unbeaten home record intact as they beat Southend. The match looked like it was going to finish as a draw but a stoppage-time Chesterfield winner put paid to any ideas from Southend about sharing the points.
Chesterfield’s victory could have been greater without the disallowed goals, including one from Craig Davies. It’s not often a match passes without Craig either scoring or getting an assist. And in a way, he got both. He won the penalty that became the opening goal.
Peter Gilbert played the full match for Southend and could have got an own goal but luckily his deflection took the shot away from the goal. Nathaniel Jarvis made a 79th-minute substitute appearance and nearly got his first goal. Nathaniel’s would have been in the right net though.

Crewe Alexandra 3-3 Torquay United
Another goal-fest for Crewe, who are unbeaten in nine League matches – although only two of those matches were wins. Torquay probably still remember their record-breaking run of games without defeat – but it probably seems like a long time ago. Their run of matches without a win is now nearly as long.
Rhys Taylor was on goal for Crewe.

Gillingham 2-1 Stockport County
Gillingham won this time but maybe Stockport can win when they host Gillingham. Neither seem to be particularly good at winning away games this season. Not that they were that great at it last season either.
Anthony Pulis made his debut on loan for Stockport County and if you ignore the fact they didn’t actually win, it was a good game for him. He was the one who scored Stockport’s goal. Owain fon Williams was on the bench.