Liam Trotter scored twice as Town unconvincingly beat Southend 2-0 at Roots Hall. The Blues put in another under par performance for the most part, only really impressing to any degree after going in front.
Town carried on their winning form in Belfast with a 4-1 victory over Donegal Celtic. An own goal from David Munster put the Blues in front in the first half then after the break James Lafferty equalised, prior to Owen Garvan and Alan Quinn (2) completing the scoring.
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