ACCRINGTON Stanley's unbeaten start to their League Two campaign is over after they slipped to defeat at Port Vale this afternoon.
Stanley had avoided defeat in their first seven league matches but Marc Richards put Vale ahead in the 31st minute when he fired into the top corner from the edge of the area.
Another former Blackburn Rovers player, Jemal Johnson, then set up substitute Louis Dodds for the second nine minutes from time.
Stanley: Ian Dunbavin, Jon Bateson, Phil Edwards, Sean Hessey, Dean Winnard, Charlie Barnett, Andy Procter, Andy Parkinson (Chris Turner 74), Jimmy Ryan (Craig Lindfield 79), Sean McConville, Terry Gornell. Subs not used: Alex Cisak, Tom Smyth, Leam Richardson, Peter Murphy, Luke Joyce.
Port Vale: Stuart Tomlinson, Adam Yates, John McCombe, Gareth Owen, Lee Collins, Tommy Fraser, Gary Roberts (Doug Loft 88), Anthony Griffith, Sean Rigg (Jemal Johnson 72), Marc Richards, Justin Richards (Louis Dodds 79). Subs not used: Chris Martin, Ritchie Sutton, Kris Taylor, Rob Taylor.
Referee: Trevor Kettle (Rutland).
Attendance: 5,777.
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