Bury went back to second in the table with a comfortable win over Port Vale.

Glynn Hurst set up Ben Futcher to open the scoring on two minutes, before Andy Bishop chested the ball down for Hurst to make it 2-0.

Hurst's fourth goal of the season, a close-range poke home from Mike Jones's corner, came right on half-time.

In the second half, a goal-line block by Gareth Owen denied Elliott Bennett and Vale keeper Lee Anyon had to be at his best to deny Bishop.

Bury: Brown, Scott, Sodje, Futcher, Buchanan, Bennett (Racchi 83), Baker, Dawson, Jones (Howell 77), Bishop, Hurst (Morrell 77). Subs Not Used: Haslam, Cresswell.

Booked: Futcher.

Goals: Futcher 2, Hurst 11, 45.

Port Vale: Anyon, Stockley, Collins, Owen, McCrory, Richman (Thompson 66), Dodds (Griffith 46), Davidson, MacKenzie, Richards (Howland 69), Glover. Subs Not Used: Martin, McCombe.

Booked: Richman, Glover, Stockley.

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Ref: Keith Hill (Hertfordshire).

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