1989–90 Luton Town F.C. season

Luton Town F.C.
1989–90 season
Manager	Ray Harford
Stadium	Kenilworth Road
First Division	17th
FA Cup	Third round
Football League Cup	Third round
Full Members' Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; All: Kingsley Black and; Iain Dowie (11)

During the 1989–90 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division. They finished 17th in the First Division, only escaping relegation on goal difference. There was a managerial change halfway through the season when Ray Harford was sacked after two-and-a-half years in charge to be succeeded by Jimmy Ryan.

Squad

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Alec Chamberlain
		GK	Les Sealey
		DF	Tim Breacker
		DF	John Dreyer
		DF	Richard Harvey
		DF	Marvin Johnson
		DF	Julian James
		DF	Dave Beaumont
		DF	Graham Rodger
		DF	Darren Salton
		DF	Paul Telfer
		MF	Gary Cobb
		MF	Darron McDonough[1]

No.		Position	Player
		MF	David Preece
		MF	Ceri Hughes
		MF	Mark Pembridge
		MF	Jason Rees
		MF	Kingsley Black[2]
		MF	Danny Wilson[3]
		FW	Mick Harford
		FW	Sean Farrell
		FW	Kurt Nogan
		FW	Iain Dowie[4]
		FW	Paul Gray[5]
		FW	Lars Elstrup
		FW	Roy Wegerle[6]

Results

First Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Crystal Palace	38	13	9	16	42	66	−24	48
16	Derby County	38	13	7	18	43	40	+3	46
17	Luton Town	38	10	13	15	43	57	−14	43
18	Sheffield Wednesday	38	11	10	17	35	51	−16	43	Relegated
19	Charlton Athletic	38	7	9	22	31	57	−26	30	Relegated

Source:

25 November: Southampton 6-3 Luton Town

References

McDonough was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but was raised in Greater Manchester, England.
Black was born in Luton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1988.
Wilson was born in Wigan, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1987.
Dowie was born in Hatfield, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father. He made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.
Gray was born in Portsmouth, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally as he was raised there. He made his international debut for the U-21 side in 1990.
Wegerle was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but gained American citizenship in 1991, qualifying through his wife, and made his international debut for the United States in May 1992.

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[1] McDonough was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but was raised in Greater Manchester, England.

[2] Black was born in Luton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1988.

[3] Wilson was born in Wigan, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1987.

[4] Dowie was born in Hatfield, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally through his father. He made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1990.

[5] Gray was born in Portsmouth, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally as he was raised there. He made his international debut for the U-21 side in 1990.

[6] Wegerle was born in Cape Town, South Africa, but gained American citizenship in 1991, qualifying through his wife, and made his international debut for the United States in May 1992.

Luton Town F.C. seasons
1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90
1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900
1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10
1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20
1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30
1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40
1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50
1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60
1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70
1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80
1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

1989–90 Luton Town F.C. season

Squad

Results

First Division

See also

References