Middlesbrough 2-0 Ipswich
SKYBET CHAMPIONSHIP
Venue: Riverside Stadium Date: Sat 08 Mar Att: 13,965 Ref: Iain Williamson
Danny Graham scored twice as Middlesbrough finally ended their long goal drought as they beat Ipswich 2-0.SKYBET CHAMPIONSHIP
Ipswich almost took the lead after 28 minutes as a Daryl Murphy shot hit Omeruo with Taylor's rebound effort lashed over.
Boro finally ended their long wait for a goal in the 29th minute. Carayol cut in from the left to fire a stinging shot in and, when goalkeeper Dean Gerken spilled it, the ball feel nicely for Graham to ram home from close range.
And the Teessiders got a second in first-half stoppage time as Graham header found the net from a Leadbitter corner.
Colchester 2-1 Coventry
SKYBET LEAGUE ONE
Venue: Weston Homes Community Stadium Date: Sat 08th Mar Att: 4,426 Ref: Trevor Kettle
Colchester picked up their first win in seven games at the expense of Coventry, as they beat the Sky Blues 2-1.
Freddie Sears opened the scoring early on for the hosts when he confidently slotted past goalkeeper Joe Murphy.
Gavin Massey doubled the lead with a low finish from David Wright's long pass, while Sam Walker kept out Chuba Akpom's effort at the other end.
Callum Wilson squeezed a low strike into the far bottom corner for the Sky Blues, but missed two late chances.
Morecambe 2-1 Southend
SKYBET LEAGUE TWO
Venue: Globe Arena Date: Sat 08th Mar Att: 1,608 Ref: Oliver Langford
Morecambe picked up their first victory of the year, as they came from behind to beat Southend 2-1.
Ryan Leonard gave the visitors the lead by heading Kevan Hurst's cross into the top corner, his seventh of the season.SKYBET LEAGUE TWO
Morecambe picked up their first victory of the year, as they came from behind to beat Southend 2-1.
Winger Kevin Ellison levelled from a narrow angle following a mix-up in the Shrimpers defence.
Substitute Jack Redshaw won it with a fine finish, his first touch, and just seconds after the away side wasted a golden opportunity at the other end.
The Blues are now win-less in nine games.
Braintree 1-1 Hereford
SKRILL PREMIER
Venue: Amlin Stadium Date: Sat 08th Mar Att: 808 Ref: Colin Lymer
Braintree earned a 1-1 draw with former Football League side Hereford United, who ended a five-match losing run.
The Iron took a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute, as Dan Holman's shot was fired home from Massey's original shot.
But the Iron were pegged back, as Dan Walker pulled the Bulls level with a well-taken right-footed finish.
Holman spurned an opening from 12 yards before Sean Marks lobbed over, while Bernard Mensah forced a parried save from Hereford's Daniel Lloyd-Weston in the second-half, but neither side could earn a winner.
Chelmsford 3-1 Bromley
SKRILL SOUTH
Venue: Melbourne Stadium Date: Sat 08th Mar Att: 738 Ref: Lee Betts
Chelmsford City claimed their first win in five games, as they beat league leaders Bromley 3-1.
Headers from Cheek and St Aimie ensured the hosts were 2-0 up at half-time. A well-struck effort by Pierre Joseph-Dubois halved the deficit, but it was just a mere consolation as Christian Smith turned in a Matthew Lock set-piece with less than quarter of an hour on the clock.
Goldberg had a one-on-one chance for the visitors but was marked offside, after 19 minutes.
Ashley Nicholls then forced a save from Clarets keeper Carl Pentney, but Bradley Goldberg slipped just as the rebound fell into the path of the on-loan forward from Dagenham, with Pierre Joseph-Dubois having his follow-up effort blocked.
Sudbury 0-2 Chatham Town
Venue: MEL Group Stadium Date: Sat 08th Mar Att: 255 Ref: Thomas Hancock
AFC Sudbury received a reality check, as they were defeated 2-0 by Chatham Town, to claim a second straight defeat.
Goals from Ade Yusuff and Kieran McCann gave the Kent side a 2-0 win over the Yellows, with the defeat coming just days after a midweek defeat to Witham Town.
Baker almost gave the Yellows an eight minute lead from Akintunde's original shot, but the effort was marked offside.
The match has photography from Louis Byers available here.