time in 100 years of the Football League's second tier the runners-up of the division will not gain automatic promotion. Due to a reorganisation of the Premier League and Football League for next season, the second to fifth placed teams in Division One will go into the playoffs, which are also currently occupied by Portsmouth, Millwall and Reading. The number of relegation places from Division One are unchanged – they are occupied by Derby County, Southend United, and West Bromwich Albion. 1 September 1994 – Liverpool pay a club record fee of £3.6 million for Coventry City and Republic of Ireland defender Phil Babb. 2 September 1994 – Liverpool further enhance their defence with a £3.5 million move for Wimbledon's John Scales. 3 September 1994: Former Wolverhampton Wanderers and England captain Billy Wright dies of cancer aged 70. On the same day, his former club draw 1–1 draw with Sunderland at Roker Park in Division One. Middlesbrough remain top of Division One despite dropping points for the first time this season in a 1–1 draw at Watford. The biggest scoreline of the day in that division is Bolton's 4–0 win over Stoke at Burnden Park. 6 September 1994 – Dean Holdsworth – dismayed by the departures of John Fashanu and John Scales over the past two months – submits a transfer request at Wimbledon, who strip him of the club captaincy, awarding it to Vinnie Jones. 9 September 1994 – Romanian World Cup midfielder Gheorghe Popescu signs for Tottenham Hotspur in a club record £2.9 million deal from PSV Eindhoven. 10 September 1994 – Manchester United sell striker Dion Dublin to Coventry City for £2 million (a record buy for Phil Neal's team). Dublin's value doubled in two years at Old Trafford after signing from Cambridge United, but a broken leg in his first season – coupled with the arrival of Eric Cantona – saw his first team opportunities limited. On the same day, his new club are held to a 2–2 draw by QPR at Loftus Road. Everton crash to the bottom of the Premier League with a 3–0 defeat at Blackburn, having picked up one point from their first five league games. Newcastle take their 100% start to the season to five games with a 4–2 home win over Chelsea, with second-placed Nottingham Forest beating Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 at the City Ground. In Division One, newly promoted Reading