1995–96 Luton Town F.C. season

During the 1995–96 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.

Luton Town
1995–96 season
ChairmanDavid Kohler
ManagerTerry Westley (until 18 December)
Lennie Lawrence (from 21 December)
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Anglo-Italian CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerMarshall (13)
Average home league attendance7,223

Season summary

Terry Westley was promoted as Pleat's successor from youth team coach, but was sacked after just six months in charge.[1] Lennie Lawrence was brought in as a replacement, but he was unable to stop Luton from finishing bottom of Division One.[2][3]

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 13 16 17 56 62 6 55
21 Portsmouth 46 13 13 20 61 69 8 52
22 Millwall 46 13 13 20 43 63 20 52 Relegated
23 Watford 46 10 18 18 62 70 8 48
24 Luton Town 46 11 12 23 40 64 24 45
Source:

Squad

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

No. Position Player
GK Kelvin Davis
GK Ian Feuer
GK Juergen Sommer
DF Graham Alexander
DF Ben Chenery
DF Steve Davis
DF David Greene
DF Richard Harvey
DF Julian James
DF Marvin Johnson
DF Des Linton
DF Darren Patterson
DF Aaron Skelton
DF Mitchell Thomas
DF Matthew Upson
MF Boncho Genchev
MF Ceri Hughes
MF Gavin Johnson
No. Position Player
MF Nathan Jones
MF Rob Matthews
MF Paul McLaren
MF David Oldfield
MF Vidar Riseth (on loan from Kongsvinger)
MF Johnny Vilstrup
MF Gary Waddock
FW Kim Grant
FW Dwight Marshall
FW Scott Oakes
FW John Taylor
FW Tony Thorpe
FW Graeme Tomlinson (on loan from Manchester United)
FW Paul Wilkinson (on loan from Middlesbrough)
FW Jamie Woodsford

References

  1. "Terry Westley's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  2. "Lennie Lawrence's managerial career". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
  3. "Winners and Losers". The Independent. London: Independent News & Media. 6 May 1996. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
  4. http://www.11v11.com/teams/luton-town/tab/players/season/1996.htm
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