ed ▁Black pool ' s ▁goal keeper ▁who , ▁under ▁pressure ▁from ▁the ▁challenge , ▁dropped ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁enable ▁another ▁Wed nes day ▁player ▁to ▁score . ▁It ▁was ▁reported , ▁" Col in ▁Greg son ▁was ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁injured ▁Rod ger ▁W yl de ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁prom ising ▁debut ". ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁Football ▁League , ▁Saturday ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁away ▁at ▁Port sm outh ▁( score ▁ 2 – 2 ). ▁However , ▁on ▁ 5 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Len ▁Ash urst ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁by ▁Wed nes day , ▁and ▁reserve ▁team ▁coach , ▁Ken ▁Knight on , ▁appointed ▁as ▁care t aker ▁manager . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁manager , ▁Jack ▁Char l ton , ▁Greg son ▁made ▁one ▁further ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁as ▁a ▁second - half ▁substitute ▁away ▁at ▁Ex eter ▁City ▁( score ▁ 1 – 1 ), ▁and ▁although ▁he ▁never ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁manager ' s ▁future ▁plans , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁perform ▁to ▁a ▁high ▁standard , ▁as ▁demonstrated ▁by ▁various ▁match ▁reports , ▁in ▁the ▁reserve ▁team . ▁During ▁one ▁match , ▁Saturday , ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁giving ▁Wed nes day ▁a ▁ 2 – 1 ▁victory , ▁he ▁scored ▁both ▁goals ▁passed ▁the ▁Manchester ▁United ▁goal keeper , ▁Alex ▁Step ney , ▁who ▁had