in 1992, he has played for Nagoya Grampus Eight of Japan. In the League Cup, a weakened Manchester United side beat Port Vale 2–1 at Vale Park in the second round first leg, with 19-year-old striker Paul Scholes scoring twice on his first team debut. 23 September 1994 – UEFA announces that the Summer Cup will be re-introduced next year and will now be known as the Intertoto Cup. It will feature 40 clubs and at least one Premier League team (the highest placed applicant or applicants who failed to qualify for one of the three major European competitions) will be able to compete. 24 September 1994 – Newcastle drop points for the first time this season with a 1–1 draw at home to Liverpool but are still top of the Premier League. Manchester United suffer a shock 3–2 defeat at Ipswich, with Paul Mason scoring twice from midfield for the Suffolk side, while Paul Scholes scores on his first league appearance for the losers. Wolves continue to lead Division One on goal difference ahead of Middlesbrough. 25 September 1994 – Wigan Athletic sack manager Kenny Swain after an appalling start to the season, which has seen them lose 8 of their first 9 games and already left the side four points adrift at the bottom of Division Three with most of the teams above them having a game in hand. Former player Graham Barrow, who resigned as Chester City manager two months ago, is announced as Swain's successor. 27 September 1994 – Blackburn Rovers, in Europe for the first time, are eliminated from the UEFA Cup 3–2 on aggregate by Swedish side Trelleborg, but Newcastle go through 10–2 on aggregate by beating Antwerp 5–2 on Tyneside, with Andy Cole scoring a hat-trick. 30 September 1994 – September draws to a close with Newcastle United still top after winning six of their first seven games, while Blackburn Rovers and Nottingham Forest have leapfrogged Manchester United into fourth place. Completing the top five are a Chelsea side who are showing some of their best form in years under the management of Glenn Hoddle. Manchester City are also giving the top five a run for their money after last season's close shave with relegation. Everton are bottom of the division with no wins from their first seven games, while Crystal Palace, Coventry City and West Ham United are all still in the