Saturday Round-Up
Last updated : 29 October 2006 By Covsupport
In the Championship, Gary McSheffrey scored twice in a 2-0 win for Birmingham City against West Brom.
Another former Coventry City player Dennis Wise got his managerial time at Leeds off to a winning start as the Elland Road based club beat Southend 2-0.
Elsewhere in the division, leaders Cardiff drew 2-2 at home to Derby and there were wins for Plymouth,Colchester,Sunderland and Stoke. The other matches were drawn.
Richie Partridge scored twice for Rotherham in a 5-1 home win over Crewe whilst Louis Carey scored for Bristol City in a win over Doncaster. Trevor Benjamin scored for Peterborough United in a 2-2 draw with Grimsby. Ady Williams managerial career at Swindon got off to a bad start with a 1-0 home defeat to Lincoln City.
Locally, in the Conference North, Nuneaton Borough drew 0-0 at home to Worksop. Rugby Town won 3-2 at Banbury United in a Southern League Premier game whilst Bedworth who were knocked out of the FA Trophy in midweek at Solihull were beaten 1-0 at home by Malvern Town.
Leamington remain top of the Midland Alliance with a 4-1 win over Oldbury United at the New Windmill. Former Sky Blues Ben Mackey and Tom Bates were on the scoresheet for Jason Caddon's side. Atherstone won 4-3 at Alvechurch but Racing Club Warwick lost at Coalville 1-0 and Stratford Town also lost at home to Loughborough 3-2.
Coventry Sphinx were back to league winning ways after losing at Continental Star last Saturday. Paul Charnley's side left Pershore Town with a 3-2 victory thanks to an own goal plus goals from Terry Ward and Covsupport sponsored Danny McSheffrey.
Elsewhere in the division,Coventry Copsewood beat Meir KA 2-0,Nuneaton Griff drew 0-0 at home to Feckenham and that was the same score as Southam drew with Barnt Green Spartak.
In Division One, Leamington Hibernian beat Mile Oak Rovers 3-1.
Results in the Coventry Telegraph saw Mount Nod win their first round game at Heather Athletic 6-2. In the Second Round, the shock of the round saw Mid Comb Premier Division Massey Ferguson beaten 3-0 at home by Cov Alliance side Christ The King and Chelmsley Town beaten 3-1 at home by Woodlands WMC. Alveston lost 2-1 at home to Highgate but Stockingford won 3-2 at Ambleside.
