Keith Hill's side held on to move up to fifth in League One
Rochdale were forced to hang on for victory against Shrewsbury Town at Spotland after racing into a 3-0 lead.
Peter Vincenti, an Ian Henderson penalty and Jamie Allen gave Dale the perfect start inside just 15 minutes.
Nat Knight-Percival then headed Shrewsbury back into things before James Collins rounded off an eventful first half from the penalty spot.
But Keith Hill's side stood firm amid continued second-half pressure to climb back into the League One top six.
Shrewsbury boss Micky Mellon told BBC Radio Shropshire:
"We usually make good starts but we just couldn't get going. Rochdale were prepared to run harder for the first 20 minutes. Basic defensive errors in the box cost us goals and that's what lost us the game.
"At half time we had our tails up as we got back into the game but we couldn't capitalise on that momentum. It makes it even more frustrating that we had the whole of the second half and still couldn't find a goal.
"We don't get any points for the amount of attacks we had against Rochdale. The forwards and keeper were faultless for us but we've been punished for one or two errors."
- Published20 June 2016
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