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Ronald Waterreus debut for Man City was in the League Cup and they beat Barnsley 7-1 with the opposition goalie being Nick Colgan.

His debut for Rangers was also in the League Cup and we beat Dundee Utd 7-1 with Nick Colgan in goals for them.

really? thats weird <cr>

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* Twice, a team managed by Gerry Francis beat Man Utd 4-1 on New Year's Day of a leap year (1992 and 1996).

* In two successive seasons, Watford won a home game 1-0 with Alan Smart scoring in the 57th minute (in 1998 and 1999 against Bristol City and Chelsea).

* In three seperate seasons, Liverpool beat Man Utd 1-0 at Old Trafford with Danny Murphy scoring the winning goal.

* Danny Murphy has also scored penalties for two different clubs against Manchester United (Liverpool in 2004 and Fulham in 2009).

* In two successive seasons, Liverpool beat Newcastle 4-3 at Anfield in very entertaining games (1996 and 1997).

* In 1993, Leeds United went a whole season without an away win and Gordon Strachan was a player. In 2000, Coventry City went a whole season without an away win and Gordon Strachan was the manager.

* Both of the De Boer twins have missed crucial penalties for Holland in shoot-outs at the semi-final stage of successive international tournaments (France 98 against Brazil and Euro 2000 against Italy).

* Pepe Reina got a runner's up medal for Liverpool in the 2007 Champions League, a feat also achieved by his father in 1974 for Atletico Madrid.

* Not strictly a football thing, but the 1966 World Cup Final and the 2003 Rugby World Cup Final have several similarities: losers scored first and equalised late on, winners scored in the last minute of extra time, George and Ben Cohen played in each side)

You forgot the Celtic 2011 double european adventure...

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