Millwall kept their faint hopes of automatic promotion alive with a deserved 3-1 victory at mid-table Bury. The Lions secured their third win in four games, largely thanks to a couple of goals from Chris Taylor. After Bury's Tom Pope had seen an early header hit the crossbar, Millwall took the lead in the fourth minute when Blackburn loanee Taylor curled home direct from a corner-kick. Taylor...Full Story »

Bury will once again be without several players for Saturday's Sky Bet League One home clash with Shrewsbury. The Shakers have Tom Pope (wrist), Jacob Mellis (ankle), George Miller and Nathan Cameron (both knee) all sidelined. Joe Riley is expected to miss out again as well due to his back problem. Kelvin Etuhu (hamstring) and Rob Lainton (groin) appear the closest among those on the injury l...Full Story »

Wigan went out of this season's FA Cup with a whimper as the 2013 winners were beaten 4-0 at local rivals Bury. The teams are joint-fifth in League One but looked leagues apart as Bury romped into the second round. Tom Pope claimed an 18th-minute opener before Danny Mayor doubled the hosts' lead after 34 minutes. Nathan Cameron then struck in first-half stoppage-time before substitute Leon Cl...Full Story »

Bury striker Tom Pope jumped off the bench to break the resistance of 10-man Peterborough with his first touch to earn a 3-2 victory at the ABAX Stadium. Pope was unleashed by Shakers boss David Flitcroft in the 81st minute and immediately steered Chris Hussey's corner past Ben Alnwick. It was cruel on Posh who were reduced to 10 men when Erhun Oztumer saw red for his late challenge on Craig J...Full Story »

Bury let slip a two-goal lead as Swindon staged a late fightback to draw 2-2 at Gigg Lane. Tom Pope and Danny Mayor scored early in each half for the newly-promoted Shakers, while home striker Leon Clarke also missed a 20th-minute penalty. But Fabien Robert pulled one back for Swindon in the 74th minute before fellow substitute Brendan Rodgers curled in an 83rd-minute free-kick. Bury were in ...Full Story »

Leading scorer Tom Pope is set to return to the Port Vale squad for their home game against automatic promotion hopefuls Preston. Pope missed the midweek draw at Scunthorpe with a virus but was able to train on Thursday and will give Valiants boss Rob Page a welcome option. However, the 11-goal striker is likely to begin on the bench because he is nursing an ankle problem. Byron Moore is edgin...Full Story »

Crawley came from behind twice at Port Vale before boosting their survival chances with a second 3-2 away victory in four days. Vale took a fourth-minute lead when Tom Pope knocked Mark Marshall's right-wing corner into the six-yard box and Louis Dodds spun to fire home. Crawley started poorly but improved as the half wore on and Izale McLeod went close before Anthony Wordsworth equalised in t...Full Story »

Port Vale secured a comfortable 3-0 victory to complete the double over Doncaster and end the visitors' three-game winning run. Vale came flying out of the traps and Tom Pope squandered an early chance before he created the opening goal in the sixth minute. Pope's cross-field pass caught the Doncaster defence napping and Mark Marshall beat the advancing Stephen Bywater from 14 yards. It neede...Full Story »

Tom Pope notched his first goal since returning after three months out with a knee injury to give Port Vale a 1-0 win over Walsall at the Banks's Stadium. It was also Vale's first win in five games and revived their play-off hopes while seriously damaging the top-six aspirations of Walsall, who slipped to their first defeat in five matches. The Saddlers were denied what looked a blatant penalt...Full Story »

Michael O'Connor put away a penalty four minutes into stoppage time to rescue a point for Port Vale in a 2-2 draw against Bradford. Vale looked to be heading for a third straight defeat when substitute Chris Birchall was brought down by visiting goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who was shown a straight red card. Reserve keeper Ben Williams was called into action but was helpless as O'Connor buried ...Full Story »