record £1.25 million for Notts County midfielder Mark Draper. 2 August 1994 – Tottenham Hotspur sell winger Vinny Samways to Everton for £2.2 million. 3 August 1994 – Tottenham Hotspur pay a club record £2.6 million for Romania winger Ilie Dumitrescu. 4 August 1994 – Aston Villa pay Wimbledon £1.35 million for long-serving striker John Fashanu, and Tottenham Hotspur pay Monaco £2 million for German striker Jürgen Klinsmann. 6 August 1994 – A second Romanian World Cup star, defender Dan Petrescu, joins a Premier League club. Petrescu, 27, signs for Sheffield Wednesday in a £1.3 million deal. 10 August 1994 – Newcastle United pay a club record £2.65 million for Belgium and Anderlecht defender Philippe Albert. 11 August 1994 – After more than 13 years at Liverpool, goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar signs for Southampton on a free transfer. 12 August 1994 – Chelsea sign midfielder David Rocastle from Manchester City for £1.25 million. A tribunal orders Sheffield Wednesday to pay £1 million for Port Vale midfielder Ian Taylor. 13 August 1994 – The Football League season kicks off. Oldham Athletic, relegated from the Premier League last season, start with a 5–2 home win over Charlton Athletic. Danny Wilson begins his managerial career by guiding Barnsley to a 2–1 home win over last season's beaten playoff finalists Derby County. Sheffield United begin their quest for an immediate return to the Premier League by beating Watford 3–0 at Bramall Lane. Grimsby Town and Bolton Wanderers draw 3–3 at Blundell Park. 14 August 1994 – Eric Cantona converts a penalty and Paul Ince is also on the scoresheet as Manchester United beat Blackburn Rovers 2–0 in the FA Charity Shield. 20 August 1994 – Huddersfield Town play their first game at the new Alfred McAlpine Stadium, a Division Two fixture with newly promoted Wycombe Wanderers which ends in a 1–0 defeat. The FA Premier League season opens with Liverpool beating newly promoted Crystal Palace 6–1 at Selhurst Park; Steve McManaman and Ian Rush both find the net twice. Bryan Roy and Jürgen Klinsmann score on their English league debuts: Roy scoring the only goal as Nottingham Forest win away at Ipswich Town, and Klinsmann in a 4–3 away win for Tottenham Hotspur against Sheffield Wednesday before "executing a full-length 'Superman' dive stunt" celebration. Arsenal beat Manchester City 3–0 at Highbury. 21 August 1994 – Leicester City play their first top flight game since their