Then we lost our first eight away fixtures before beating Stoke City 2-1. Allan Clarke's side also beat eventual European Cup Winners Aston Villa 4-1 at Villa Park!
We also ended up being relegated, need anyone want reminding!
Here were our first ten fixtures 22 years ago;
Sat 29 Aug Swansea City A L 1-5
Wed 02 Sep Everton H D 1-1
Sat 05 Sep Wolves H W 3-0
Sat 12 Sep Coventry City A L 0-4
Sat 19 Sep Arsenal H D 0-0
Wed 23 Sep Man City A L 0-4
Sat 26 Sep Ipswich Town A L 1-2
Wed 30 Sep Man United A L 0-1
Sat 03 Oct Aston Villa H D 1-1
Sat 10 Oct Liverpool A L 0-3
Wed 02 Sep Everton H D 1-1
Sat 05 Sep Wolves H W 3-0
Sat 12 Sep Coventry City A L 0-4
Sat 19 Sep Arsenal H D 0-0
Wed 23 Sep Man City A L 0-4
Sat 26 Sep Ipswich Town A L 1-2
Wed 30 Sep Man United A L 0-1
Sat 03 Oct Aston Villa H D 1-1
Sat 10 Oct Liverpool A L 0-3
Meanwhile, on the bookings front, David Batty, Dominic Matteo and Alan Smith are just one yellow card away from suspension, while Zoumana Camara, Seth Johnson and Salomon Olembe are two short of a ban.