Preston North End's win over Millwall in January 2006 - Brian Stock's debut just hours after signing

Patrick Agyemang scores Preston North End's first goal against Millwall at Deepdale in January 2006

Patrick Agyemang and Claude Davis found the net in a comfortable 2-0 win, a game which saw two new signings make their debuts.

Brian Stock was plunged in from the start after his move from AFC Bournemouth was registered with only a couple of minutes to spare.

When the midfielder went off after 77 minutes, he was replaced by Simon Whaley who had signed from Bury earlier in the week.

Brian Stock has a shot on his Preston North End debut against Millwall at Deepdale

North End had tried to get Stock’s £150,000 move completed the day before but various holds-ups prevented that happening.

He had a medical in Preston on the Friday night, with North End registering him on the Saturday morning as a loan player so he could play against Millwall.

The following Monday Stock became a permanent signing but he quickly fell out of favour with Billy Davies after being substituted at half-time in his next game at Burnley and had two-and-a-half months out of the squad.

In the Millwall game there was nothing to suggest he would find his time as a PNE player such a difficult one – he made only eight appearances.

Preston North End striker David Nugent stretches to reach a cross against Millwall at Deepdale

Fuelled by a pre-match meal of jacket potato and beans in Sainsbury’s cafe on Deepdale Road, Stock put in an eye-catching performance.

That was despite only meeting his new team-mates 90 minutes before the game and still not knowing most of their names.

He helped set up Agyemang’s goal and went close to scoring himself with a volley which Lions goalkeeper Colin Doyle tipped over the bar.