A WINNER from former Bantam Nicky Law saw leaders Exeter maintain their unbeaten start to Sky Bet League Two with a 3-2 success at Morecambe.

Goals from Jake Taylor and Lee Martin had seen the visitors go 2-0 up inside the opening 25 minutes.

However, substitute Lewis Alessandra pulled one back in first-half stoppage time and then equalised just after the hour. Law, though, won it with just five minutes left.

Morecambe had defender Sam Lavelle sent off following two late cautions.

Another former City player, James Hanson, was in the goals as Grimsby ran out 5-2 winners over Port Vale at Blundell Park.

An own goal from Grimsby midfielder Elliott Whitehouse had given Vale the lead in the 13th minute, but Jordan Cook soon equalised.

Moses Ogbu put the Mariners in front in the 51st minute, with Matt Green swiftly making it 3-1 only for Vale to respond again just after the hour through Nathan Smith.

Late goals from Luke Waterfall and Hanson in the last 10 minutes made it a comfortable win.

Eoin Doyle, who is on loan from the Bantams, scored twice for ten-man Swindon as they drew 2-2 at Cheltenham.

Doyle put the home side in front early on, but Chris Hussey levelled in the 19th minute. The Irishman found the net again before Luke Varney made it 2-2 in the 41st minute.

Swindon saw midfielder Michael Doughty shown a straight red card for a challenge on Chris Clements with 20 minutes left.

Crawley fought back to win 3-2 at Leyton Orient with a late brace from substitute Ollie Palmer.

Midfielder Josh Wright - yet another former City player to find the net - gave the O's the lead in the 22nd minute, before Nathan Ferguson levelled things up on the half hour.

Lee Angol's penalty put the hosts in front early in the second half, but Palmer came off the bench to scored twice in the closing 20 minutes.

Plymouth are second after beating Walsall 3-0, but finished with 10 men after a late red card for substitute Antoni Sarcevic.

Striker Ryan Taylor scored for the Pilgrims after 13 minutes, and Sarcevic made it 2-0 shortly before his dismissal in the 82nd minute. Ryan Taylor added a third with a minute left.

Managerless Macclesfield beat bottom club Scunthorpe 1-0 through a penalty from Joe Ironside in the 54th minute.

Struggling Oldham got their campaign up and running with a 2-1 win at Cambridge.

Urko Vera headed the visitors in front after 28 minutes, but Cambridge were soon level through Marc Richards.

Defender David Wheater nodded in what proved to the winner in the 67th minute.

Salford extended their unbeaten run to three games with a 2-2 draw at Carlisle.

The hosts took an early lead from Olufela Olomola's header, but Salford turned the game around through Mani Dieseruvwe and a penalty by Danny Whitehead.

Midfielder Stefan Scougall made it 2-2 just before half-time, which proved enough for a share of the point.

A second-half penalty from Luke Norris helped Colchester beat Northampton 1-0 at home for a first league win.

Newport beat Crewe 1-0 with a stoppage-time goal from Padraig Amond.

Mansfield were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Stevenage, who are second bottom.