Bury 4-1 Port Vale: James Vaughan at the double

Saturday 3 September 2016 19:07, UK

James Vaughan scored twice on his home debut as Bury eased to a 4-1 victory over Port Vale.

It took only five minutes for the forward to find his feet when he capitalised on a mistake from Ben Purkiss to stroke the ball past Jak Alnwick in the Vale goal.

Jacob Mellis netted his first goal in 33 months in the 22nd minute with a stunning strike from the edge of the box.

Vaughan notched his second and Bury's third on the half-hour mark with a sweet finish following a mazy run by Danny Mayor.

Vale pulled one back on the 58th minute when Nathan Smith bundled the ball over the line.

Substitute Hallam Hope restored the Shakers' three-goal lead 17 minutes from time with a deflected strike which looped over the head of the helpless Alnwick.