Colchester United 4-1 Doncaster Rovers

Colchester scored three goals in 10 second-half minutes

Colchester United scored four goals in a stirring second-half display as they fought back to beat Doncaster and climb off the bottom of the League One table.

Debutant loan signing Gary McSheffrey put Rovers ahead in a drab first half, running through and calmly slotting in.

The U's did not manage a shot on target but were rampant in the second period and Chris Porter's strike made it 1-1.

A Elliott Lee curler and Alex Gilbey's fine strike earned a commanding lead before Richard Brindley sealed victory.

Doncaster would have moved out of the relegation zone with a win following Blackpool's draw with Bury and seemed well set after McSheffrey's cool finish.

But Colchester's astonishing second-half response earned just a seventh league win of a miserable season to take them above Crewe, who lost to Sheffield United.

Gary McSheffrey has been in and out of the side at Scunthorpe but has now scored six goals in 16 starts this season following his debut strike for Doncaster