1993–94 Luton Town F.C. season

Luton Town
1993–94 season
Chairman David Kohler
Manager David Pleat
Stadium Kenilworth Road
First Division 20th
FA Cup Semi finals
League Cup First round
Anglo-Italian Cup Qualifying round
Average home league attendance 7,878

During the 1993–94 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Season summary

The 1993–94 season started with David Pleat making Dixon's move permanent, and re-signing Mitchell Thomas from West Ham United. Although Luton struggled in the league, form was found in the FA CupScott Oakes starred as Luton raced to the FA Cup semi-final and a trip to Wembley. 27,500 Luton supporters saw Gavin Peacock seal a 2–0 win for Chelsea, and after the semi-final defeat, Luton lost five games in a row.[1] However, a 3–2 home win over West Bromwich Albion earned survival three games from the end of the season, keeping Luton in the second tier for another year.

Final league table

Pos. Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1. Crystal Palace 46 27 9 10 73 46 +27 90
2. Nottingham Forest 46 23 14 9 74 49 +25 83
3. Millwall 46 19 17 10 58 49 +9 74
4. Leicester City 46 19 16 11 72 59 +13 73
5. Tranmere Rovers 46 21 9 16 69 53 +16 72
6. Derby County 46 20 11 15 73 68 +5 71
7. Notts County 46 20 8 18 65 69 –4 68
8. Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 17 17 12 60 47 +13 68
9. Middlesbrough 46 18 13 15 66 54 +8 67
10. Stoke City 46 18 13 15 57 59 –2 67
11. Charlton Athletic 46 19 8 19 61 58 +3 65
12. Sunderland 46 19 8 19 54 57 –3 65
13. Bristol City 46 16 16 14 47 50 –3 64
14. Bolton Wanderers 46 15 14 17 63 64 –1 59
15. Southend United 46 17 8 21 63 67 –4 59
16. Grimsby Town 46 13 20 13 52 47 +5 59
17. Portsmouth 46 15 13 18 52 58 –6 58
18. Barnsley 46 16 7 23 55 67 –12 55
19. Watford 46 15 9 22 66 80 –14 54
20. Luton Town 46 14 11 21 56 60 –4 53
21. West Bromwich Albion 46 13 12 21 60 69 –9 51
22. Birmingham City 46 13 12 21 52 69 –17 51
23. Oxford United 46 13 10 23 54 75 –21 49
24. Peterborough United 46 8 13 25 48 76 –28 37

NB In the Football League goals scored (F) takes precedence over goal difference

Results

Luton Town's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
14 August 1993WatfordH2–19,149Telfer, Dixon
21 August 1993PortsmouthA0–112,248
28 August 1993Nottingham ForestH1–29,788Hartson
11 September 1993Bolton WanderersH0–27,199
14 September 1993Tranmere RoversA1–45,871
18 September 1993MiddlesbroughA0–012,487
25 September 1993Birmingham CityA1–111,801
2 October 1993BarnsleyH5–06,201Hartson, Oakes (2), James, Houghton
5 October 1993Bristol CityH0–25,956
9 October 1993Derby CountyA1–215,885Williams
16 October 1993Notts CountyH1–06,366Dickov
20 October 1993SunderlandA0–213,645
23 October 1993Oxford UnitedA1–05,161
30 October 1993Leicester CityH0–28,813
2 November 1993Crystal PalaceA2–310,925
7 November 1993Charlton AthleticH1–06,327Telfer
13 November 1993Southend UnitedA1–25,567
27 November 1993Stoke CityH6–27,384Dixon (3), Hughes, Oakes, Hartson
4 December 1993Charlton AthleticA0–17,570
11 December 1993Tranmere RoversH0–17,075
19 December 1993WatfordA2–27,567Preece, Dreyer (pen)
27 December 1993Peterborough UnitedA0–09,522
29 December 1993Grimsby TownH2–17,234Hughes, Harper
1 January 1994West Bromwich AlbionA1–116,138Preece
15 January 1994Notts CountyA2–16,589Dixon (2)
22 January 1994Derby CountyH2–19,371Telfer, Oakes
5 February 1994Oxford UnitedH3–07,366Oakes, Thomas, Thorpe
12 February 1994Leicester CityA1–216,194James
22 February 1994PortsmouthH4–16,533Telfer, Preece, Hughes, Oakes
26 February 1994SunderlandH2–19,367Hughes, Oakes
5 March 1994Nottingham ForestA0–222,249
8 March 1994MiddlesbroughH1–16,741Dreyer (pen)
19 March 1994Birmingham CityH1–17,690
26 March 1994BarnsleyA0–16,289
30 March 1994MillwallA2–29,235Dreyer, Hartson
2 April 1994Peterborough UnitedH2–08,398Dixon (2)
4 April 1994Grimsby TownA0–25,542
12 April 1994Wolverhampton WanderersH0–28,545
16 April 1994Crystal PalaceH0–19,880
19 April 1994Bristol CityA0–15,350
23 April 1994Wolverhampton WanderersA0–125,479
26 April 1994MillwallH1–18,257Preece
30 April 1994Southend UnitedH1–17,504
3 May 1994West Bromwich AlbionH3–210,053Preece, James, Hartson
5 May 1994Bolton WanderersA1–27,102Hughes
8 May 1994Stoke CityA2–215,893Oakes, Telfer (pen)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R318 January 1994Southend UnitedH1–07,953Telfer
R429 January 1994Newcastle UnitedA1–132,216Thorpe
R4R9 February 1994Newcastle UnitedH2–012,503Hartson, Oakes
R520 February 1994Cardiff CityA2–117,296Oakes, Preece
QF14 March 1994West Ham UnitedA0–027,331
QFR23 March 1994West Ham UnitedH3–213,166Oakes (3)
SF9 April 1994ChelseaN0–259,989

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st leg17 August 1993Cambridge UnitedA0–14,065
R1 2nd leg24 August 1993Cambridge UnitedH0–1 (lost 0-2 on agg)3,861

Anglo-Italian Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
Q Group 731 August 1993WatfordA1–22,854
Q Group 77 September 1993Southend UnitedH1–11,823

Squad

[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
- United States GK Juergen Sommer
- Australia GK Andy Petterson
- England GK Kelvin Davis
- England DF Marvin Johnson
- England DF Julian James
- England DF John Dreyer
- England DF Richard Harvey
- England DF Des Linton
- England DF Trevor Peake
- England DF Alan Harper
- England DF David Greene
- England DF Mitchell Thomas
- England DF Gregor Rioch
- England DF Jamie Campbell
- England DF Aaron Skelton
No. Position Player
- England MF David Preece
- Scotland MF Paul Telfer
- Wales MF Jason Rees
- England MF Paul McLaren
- Wales MF Ceri Hughes
- England MF Scott Houghton
- England MF Mark Burke (on loan from Wolves)
- England FW Scott Oakes
- England FW Tony Thorpe
- England FW Kerry Dixon
- Wales FW John Hartson
- England FW Martin Williams
- Scotland FW Paul Dickov (on loan from Arsenal)
- Canada FW Geoff Aunger
- England FW Ian Benjamin

References

  1. Smyth, Rob (2009-01-14). "The forgotten story of ... the 1993-94 FA Cup". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  2. http://www.statto.com/football/teams/luton-town/1993-1994/results
  3. http://www.11v11.com/teams/luton-town/tab/players/season/1994
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