New manager John Coleman guided Rochdale to a first win in 10 matches as they moved off the bottom of League One with victory over Bury.

Dale went ahead when Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro converted a rebound after a header from Gary Jones bounced off Shakers goalkeeper Cameron Belford.

Ashley Grimes scored from close in and then added his second, chipping Belford after a cut-back from Nicky Adams.

Bury's Ashley Eastham and Lenell John-Lewis had shots saved by Peter Kurucz.

Grimes had failed to score since 1 October prior to his brace.

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Bury boss Richie Barker told BBC Radio Manchester:

"We deserved to lose, we were by far the second best team out there.

"If I'm honest, we were lucky that it wasn't worse.

"I said to the players that the new manager coming in at Rochdale would have a big effect on them.

"We never got going. We needed to match them early on but we just didn't get a foot-hold in it."

Rochdale boss John Coleman told BBC Radio Manchester:

"The players were superb today. It's not about the coaching staff. They deserve all the plaudits today.

"There were times where I thought I'd taken over at Inter Milan or Brazil, some of the football was brilliant.

"I was scratching my head thinking 'how has this team dropped to the bottom of the league?'

"We told the players at half-time that they had to go out and enjoy it."

Lineup, Bookings (2) & Substitutions (5)

Rochdale

  • 01 Kurucz
  • 02 Darby
  • 03 Widdowson
  • 05 Amankwaah
  • 12 Long
  • 06 Barry-Murphy
  • 07 Kennedy
  • 08 Jones
  • 10 Grimes (Tutte - 69' )
  • 11 Adams (Ormerod - 83' )
  • 26 Akpa Akpro

Substitutes

  • 23 Lucas
  • 17 Holden
  • 15 Thompson
  • 16 Tutte
  • 30 Ormerod

Bury

  • 01 Belford
  • 02 Picken
  • 03 Skarz
  • 16 Sodje
  • 18 Eastham
  • 06 Sweeney (J-Lewis - 64' )
  • 07 Worrall (Doble - 57' )
  • 08 Schumacher (Carrington - 79' )
  • 15 Coke Booked
  • 10 Bishop Booked
  • 19 Amoo

Substitutes

  • 31 Williams
  • 17 Hughes
  • 13 Carrington
  • 12 J-Lewis
  • 28 Doble
Ref: Mathieson
Att: 5,033

Match Stats

Shots

21 7

On target

14 4

Corners

5 3

Fouls

14 13

Live Text Commentary

93:12

The referee signals the end of the game.

90:00 +1:15

Ryan Doble concedes a free kick for a foul on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. Direct free kick taken by Stephen Darby.

90:00 +0:25

Brian Barry-Murphy takes the free kick.

90:00 +0:25 Booking

Booking Booking for Andy Bishop for unsporting behaviour.

89:28

Joe Widdowson takes a shot. Blocked by Phil Picken. Corner taken by Jason Kennedy, Kevin Long has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target. Andy Bishop challenges Stephen Darby unfairly and gives away a free kick.

86:37

Kevin Long challenges Lenell John-Lewis unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by Giles Coke, save by Peter Kurucz.

85:21

Joe Widdowson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Bishop. Direct free kick taken by Mark Carrington.

84:08

Andy Bishop is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Peter Kurucz restarts play with the free kick.

82:39 Substitution

Substitution Nicky Adams leaves the field to be replaced by Brett Ormerod.

82:14

Joe Widdowson is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Cameron Belford.

81:21

Unfair challenge on Ryan Doble by Stephen Darby results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Giles Coke.

79:40

Lenell John-Lewis takes a shot. Comfortable save by Peter Kurucz.

78:45 Substitution

Substitution Steven Schumacher goes off and Mark Carrington comes on.

77:05

Foul by Joe Skarz on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro, free kick awarded. Brian Barry-Murphy delivers the ball, Kevin Long takes a shot. Cameron Belford makes a save.

76:24

Nicky Adams fouled by Phil Picken, the ref awards a free kick. Kevin Long takes the free kick.

70:08

Andrew Tutte takes a shot. Save by Cameron Belford.

68:42 Substitution

Substitution Andrew Tutte comes on in place of Ashley Grimes.

68:42

David Amoo has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target.

68:12

Nicky Adams produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the target.

67:29

Corner taken by Steven Schumacher, clearance by Joe Widdowson.

65:54

Lenell John-Lewis gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Peter Kurucz. Free kick taken by Peter Kurucz.

65:17

Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Schumacher. Cameron Belford takes the free kick.

63:50

Unfair challenge on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro by Steven Schumacher results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Brian Barry-Murphy.

62:53

Direct free kick taken by Brian Barry-Murphy.

62:53 Substitution

Substitution Lenell John-Lewis on for Peter Sweeney.

62:53 Booking

Booking Giles Coke receives a yellow card.

62:44

Giles Coke gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ashley Grimes.

60:29

Free kick awarded for a foul by Efetobore Sodje on Jason Kennedy. Strike on goal comes in from Gary Jones from the free kick, Steven Schumacher gets a block in. Corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy played to the near post, Phil Picken makes a clearance. Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro takes a shot. Save made by Cameron Belford.

60:29

Efetobore Sodje gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jason Kennedy. Gary Jones has a direct shot on goal from the free kick, blocked by Steven Schumacher. Corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Phil Picken. Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro takes a shot. Save made by Cameron Belford.

58:14

Jason Kennedy challenges Giles Coke unfairly and gives away a free kick. Cameron Belford takes the free kick.

56:57 Substitution

Substitution David Worrall leaves the field to be replaced by Ryan Doble.

54:52

The assist for the goal came from Nicky Adams.

54:52 Goal scored

Goal - Ashley Grimes - Rochdale 3 - 0 Bury Goal scored by Ashley Grimes from inside the six-yard box to the top left corner of the goal. Rochdale 3-0 Bury.

52:13

Jason Kennedy is ruled offside. Cameron Belford takes the direct free kick.

51:49

Short corner taken by Nicky Adams from the left by-line.

48:39

Giles Coke concedes a free kick for a foul on Jason Kennedy. Peter Kurucz takes the free kick.

47:52

Shot from just outside the box by Giles Coke misses to the left of the target.

47:23

Unfair challenge on Efetobore Sodje by Stephen Darby results in a free kick. Peter Sweeney crosses the ball in from the free kick, Gary Jones manages to make a clearance.

45:01

The second half has started.

45:00 +2:03

The referee calls an end to the first half.

43:08

Brian Barry-Murphy concedes a free kick for a foul on Peter Sweeney. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Steven Schumacher from left wing, Kevin Long makes a clearance.

41:20

Joe Widdowson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Amoo. Steven Schumacher crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, save by Peter Kurucz. Corner taken right-footed by David Worrall, Ashley Eastham takes a shot. Save by Peter Kurucz.

40:06

Jason Kennedy provided the assist for the goal.

40:06 Goal scored

Goal - Ashley Grimes - Rochdale 2 - 0 Bury Ashley Grimes grabs a goal from close range to the top left corner of the goal. Rochdale 2-0 Bury.

39:46

Jason Kennedy takes a shot. Cameron Belford gets a block in.

39:02

Foul by Joe Widdowson on Peter Sweeney, free kick awarded. Peter Sweeney crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing, clearance by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro.

38:30

Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Jones on Ashley Eastham. Free kick taken by Cameron Belford.

37:03

Peter Sweeney takes a shot. Save made by Peter Kurucz.

36:39

Brian Barry-Murphy challenges Phil Picken unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Peter Sweeney.

34:56

A cross is delivered by David Amoo.

32:39

Brian Barry-Murphy gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Giles Coke. Free kick crossed by Peter Sweeney.

31:00

Shot by Ashley Grimes from deep inside the penalty area misses wide to the left of the target.

30:40

Ashley Grimes takes a shot. Save made by Cameron Belford.

29:49

Free kick awarded for a foul by Joe Skarz on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. Brian Barry-Murphy delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing, Steven Schumacher manages to make a clearance.

27:14

Inswinging corner taken by Jason Kennedy from the left by-line, Joe Skarz makes a clearance.

26:00

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Stephen Darby by David Amoo. Peter Kurucz takes the indirect free kick.

25:27

Efetobore Sodje takes a shot.

24:23

Ashley Grimes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Phil Picken. Steven Schumacher restarts play with the free kick. Peter Sweeney takes a shot. Save by Peter Kurucz. Peter Sweeney decides to take a short corner.

23:46

Gary Jones produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses right.

22:14

Nicky Adams takes a shot. Ashley Eastham gets a block in.

16:17

Andy Bishop fouled by Kevin Long, the ref awards a free kick. Steven Schumacher takes the direct free kick.

14:01

Assist on the goal came from Gary Jones.

14:01 Goal scored

Goal - Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro - Rochdale 1 - 0 Bury A goal is scored by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Rochdale 1-0 Bury.

13:02

Effort on goal by Ashley Grimes from just outside the area goes harmlessly over the target.

10:47

Shot by Gary Jones from just outside the area goes over the net.

10:02

Effort from outside the penalty box by Kevin Long goes wide right of the goal.

9:14

Free kick awarded for a foul by Steven Schumacher on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. Brian Barry-Murphy takes the free kick.

7:11

Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro takes a shot. Save made by Cameron Belford.

3:55

Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro takes a shot. Save made by Cameron Belford.

2:11

Stephen Darby fouled by David Worrall, the ref awards a free kick. Stephen Darby takes the indirect free kick.

0:57

Gary Jones takes a shot. Cameron Belford makes a save. Corner taken left-footed by Brian Barry-Murphy from the right by-line to the near post, Andy Bishop makes a clearance.

0:00

The referee gets the game started.

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