The home side were all over City again in the second half, but Simon Russell - who has learnt that he won't be kept on City's books next season - grabbed a consolation goal in the closing stages after Clayton Donaldson won the ball with a controversial challenge.
City line-up: Musselwhite, Norton, Cattermole (Matthews 68), Tomlinson, Byron, Peat, Cooper, Blair, O'Neil, Donaldson, Russell.
Un-used subs: Harvey, Beattie.