Bury extend Alliance lead

Last updated : 17 February 2015 By Tony Scholes
Lewis Norvock

They were significant results in that Wigan can no longer catch Bury should they win their game in hand with the lead now at four points.

The league table currently shows teams having played up to five games more than some. Blackpool, Tranmere and Wrexham have now all played 22 games, leaving them with just eight games to play, but at the other end, both Oldham and Rochdale have played just 17 games leaving them with 13 still to play.

That could mean big changes to the table and it certainly looks likely that Rochdale and Walsall could still push a lot closer to those top positions, even putting Bury under some pressure.

Rochdale were again without a game last Saturday but Walsall could only draw at home against Carlisle which might make it more difficult for them but should they win their games in hand it would take them within five points of Bury, Rochdale meanwhile could actually draw level if they were to win all four games in hand.

We are currently seventh in the table after Saturday's defeat but a good run of results could see us move up the table. A drop looks far less likely apart from Oldham maybe getting above us, The other clubs just below have all played more games.

We are playing Oldham this afternoon when a defeat would see us slip one place and a win could move us up one place dependent on the result of the game between Preston and Rochdale, also this afternoon.

Our next game will then be at Shrewsbury this coming Saturday.

Below are the recent results, this week's fixtures, Burnley's goalscorers this season and the current league table.

RECENT RESULTS

Tuesday 10th February
CARLISLE 2 FLEETWOOD 0

Saturday 14th February
ACCRINGTON 0 BURY 4
BURNLEY 2 TRANMERE 3
MORECAMBE 2 BLACKPOOL 1
OLDHAM 0 SHREWSBURY 2
PORT VALE 4 FLEETWOOD 0
WALSALL 0 CARLISLE 0
WREXHAM 1 WIGAN 1

THIS WEEK'S FIXTURES

Tuesday 17th February
BURNLEY v OLDHAM
PRESTON v ROCHDALE

Friday 20th February
ACCRINGTON v ROCHDALE

Saturday 21st February
BLACKPOOL v BURY
CARLISLE v OLDHAM
FLEETWOOD v PRESTON
MORECAMBE v WREXHAM
SHREWSBURY v BURNLEY
TRANMERE v PORT VALE
WIGAN v WALSALL

BURNLEY'S GOALSCORERS (LEAGUE & CUP)

9: NTUMBA MASSANKA
8: BRAD JACKSON
7: JOSH DOLLING
6: KHIUS METZ
4: CHRISTIAN HILL
3: JAMAL CRAWFORD, JAMIE FROST, ANDY NUGENT, BRANDON WILSON
1: SHAUN HOBSON, ALEX RICHARDSON, WAQAS AZAM

CURRENT LEAGUE TABLE

Team pld w d l f a pts
 
BURY 21 15 2 4 45 23 47
WIGAN ATHLETIC 20 13 4 3 53 21 43
TRANMERE ROVERS 22 11 6 5 39 34 39
WALSALL 19 11 3 5 30 18 36
ROCHDALE 17 11 2 4 42 24 35
PRESTON NORTH END 19 9 6 4 38 19 33
BURNLEY 19 9 5 5 44 29 32
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 17 10 0 7 38 25 30
BLACKPOOL 22 8 4 10 35 37 28
WREXHAM 22 8 3 11 39 44 27
SHREWSBURY TOWN 20 7 5 8 42 38 26
PORT VALE 19 8 2 9 32 34 26
CARLISLE UNITED 21 5 6 10 28 47 21
FLEETWOOD TOWN 19 4 0 15 13 43 12
ACCRINGTON STANLEY 20 2 3 15 21 54 9
MORECAMBE 21 2 1 18 17 66 7