Huddersfield 2, Bury 2 IT may only be a point, but from the looks on the faces of the Shakers team at the final whistle you would think they had won the Division One title. That was just how important this result was after a series of dire performances which have left fans screaming for manager Neil Warnock's head.

After the thumping at home to Stockport last week, Bury looked and played like a completely different team.

With a new 4-4-2 formation and the added bonus of a rejuvenated Nigel Jemson making his first start of the season, the visitors took the game to Huddersfield from the outset and were, ultimately, unlucky not to grab their first away win of the season.

A 32nd minute Wayne Allison goal looked certain to be enough to secure all three points for the promotion-chasing Terriers, but the most dramatic final 10 minutes changed all that as three goals in 180 seconds sent the 10,000 crowd delirious.

Dean West stunned the home fans into silence with a goal out of the blue nine minutes from time, unleashing a stunning shot from 25 yards which flew in off the left hand post.

In similar circumstances to Bury's 3-3 thriller with Sheffield earlier in the season, the Shakers fell to a sucker punch before the celebrations had chance to die down.

A long ball forward from the edge of the Huddersfield box cleared both Chris Lucketti and Chris Swailes at the opposite end; as Marcus Stewart attempted to bring the ball on to his left foot he was dispossessed by Andy Woodward but Grant Johnson had followed up to mop up the loose ball and blasted past Dean Kiely from close range. Former Town boss Warnock, who received a warm reception from the home supporters prior to kick off, was suddenly the brunt of the chanting as the crowd cried: "Warnock, what's the score?"

Within seconds he was up on his feet yelling "two-two" at the main stand as Lennie Johnrose leapt high to head home a precious equaliser from Nick Daws' cross.

"It was perfect timing from Lennie. We answered the Huddersfield fans in style. It was a great result," said Warnock.

"If we had lost 2-1 I would not have complained. We were magnificent after some poor performances recently.

"We decided we were going to play some football and go for it. Not many teams will come back from 1-0 and 2-1 down at Huddersfield. I am delighted." SHAKERS FORM GUIDE Kiely 7, Woodward 8, Williams 7, Daws 6, Lucketti 7, West 7, Swailes 6, Jemson 8, James 6, Johnrose 7, Billy 6. Subs: Preece (for Billy 78 mins), Ellis (for James 62 mins), Souter not used.

Attendance: 10,788.

Converted for the new archive on 14 July 2000. Some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion.