However, the club won its next two games, beating Ferguson's old club Peterborough United 1-0 and Ipswich Town 2-0.
On 9 December 2012, he scored the equaliser as Liverpool beat his former club West Ham 3-2.
To do it, your old club must beat your old old club.
He used the broken end of the shaft to beat aside someone's club, then thrust over the shield into the man's forehead.
New manager, former chief scout Maurice Evans, had immediate success winning the 1986 League Cup, beating his predecessor's new club in the final.
"Obviously, it was nice to beat your old club," he said.
He helped the Americans beat his club.
Within ten days of Shilton's arrival Stoke sat at the top of the table after beating his old club Leicester City 1-0.
Dusty Baker, the Giants' manager, obviously never intended to help Tarasco beat his own club.
A midweek trip to Leicester City resulted in a 2-0 defeat, meaning Ian Holloway had yet to beat his former club as a manager.