Division Two playoff final by beating Bristol Rovers 2–1. 29 May 1995 – The Division One playoff final sees Bolton end their 15-year absence from the top flight with a 4–3 win over Reading. Bolton had trailed 2–0 until the 75th minute and the match went into extra time. 30 May 1995 – Manchester City, still looking for a new manager following the dismissal of Brian Horton, agree to sell striker Niall Quinn to Sporting Lisbon of Portugal in a £2million deal. 31 May 1995 – Dutch superstar Ruud Gullit accepts an offer to join Chelsea on a free transfer from Sampdoria. 5 June 1995 – Niall Quinn's transfer to Sporting Lisbon falls through after he fails to agree a contract. Newcastle United sign Warren Barton from Wimbledon for £4million – a national record for a defender. 6 June 1995 – Relegated Notts County appoint Colin Murphy as their new manager. Steve Thompson resigns as Southend United manager to become Murphy's assistant at Meadow Lane, and Southend in turn appoint Ronnie Whelan as player-manager, one year after he joined them as a player from Liverpool. 8 June 1995 – Bruce Rioch leaves newly promoted Bolton to become manager of Arsenal. 13 June 1995 – Norwich appoint Wycombe manager Martin O'Neill as their new manager. 15 June 1995 – Four months after being sacked by Portsmouth, Jim Smith returns to management with Derby County. 20 June 1995 – The English transfer fee record is broken for the sixth time in four years when Arsenal pay £7.5million for Inter Milan's Dutch striker Dennis Bergkamp. 23 June 1995 – Manchester United announce the sale of striker Mark Hughes to Chelsea for £1.5 million and midfielder Paul Ince to Inter Milan for £7.5 million. 26 June 1995 – Aston Villa pay a club record £3.5 million for Partizan Belgrade's 22-year-old Serbian striker Savo Milošević, taking the place of Dean Saunders, who had linked up with his former Liverpool manager Graeme Souness at Turkish side Galatasaray along with Newcastle United's Barry Venison and Coventry City's Mike Marsh. 30 June 1995 – Stan Collymore joins Liverpool from Nottingham Forest for a national record fee of £8.4million. Notable debutants 20 August 1994: Kevin Gallen, 18-year-old striker, makes his debut for Queens Park Rangers on the opening day of the Premier League season as they lose 2–0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford. 21 September 1994: Paul Scholes,