Coventry City are down to eighth after losing 4-1 at Ipswich Town this tea-time.
Watford top the Championship after a 1-1 draw with QPR. Charlton are second after a 2-0 home which over Leicester City who sit one place above the bottom three.
Andy Morrell thought he had got one up on Micky Adams when the former City striker scored for Blackpool against Colchester at Bloomfield Road but Mark Yeates scored twice in a 2-2 draw.
Former City youngsters Martin Devaney scored the winner for Barnsley in a 3-2 win at Southampton. There were also Championship wins for Palace, West Brom and bottom side Sheffield Wednesday.
In League One and Two, Paul Furlong scored for Luton in a 2-1 win at home to Port Vale, whilst Trevor Benjamin was agaon on the mark for Hereford in a 4-2 win over Bradford City.