During the 1993–94 English football season, Luton Town F.C. competed in the Football League First Division.
1993–94 season | |
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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 |
Season summary
editThe 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 Cup – Scott 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
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 (R) | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 69 | −17 | 51 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated
Results
editLuton Town's score comes first[2]
Legend
editWin | Draw | Loss |
Football League First Division
editDate | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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14 August 1993 | Watford | H | 2–1 | 9,149 | Telfer, Dixon |
21 August 1993 | Portsmouth | A | 0–1 | 12,248 | |
28 August 1993 | Nottingham Forest | H | 1–2 | 9,788 | Hartson |
11 September 1993 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 7,199 | |
14 September 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–4 | 5,871 | Benjamin |
18 September 1993 | Middlesbrough | A | 0–0 | 12,487 | |
25 September 1993 | Birmingham City | A | 1–1 | 11,801 | Telfer |
2 October 1993 | Barnsley | H | 5–0 | 6,201 | Hartson, Oakes (2), James, Houghton |
5 October 1993 | Bristol City | H | 0–2 | 5,956 | |
9 October 1993 | Derby County | A | 1–2 | 15,885 | Williams |
16 October 1993 | Notts County | H | 1–0 | 6,366 | Dickov |
20 October 1993 | Sunderland | A | 0–2 | 13,645 | |
23 October 1993 | Oxford United | A | 1–0 | 5,161 | Hughes |
30 October 1993 | Leicester City | H | 0–2 | 8,813 | |
2 November 1993 | Crystal Palace | A | 2–3 | 10,925 | Aunger, Hughes |
7 November 1993 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–0 | 6,327 | Telfer |
13 November 1993 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | 5,567 | Dixon |
27 November 1993 | Stoke City | H | 6–2 | 7,384 | Dixon (3), Hughes, Oakes, Hartson |
4 December 1993 | Charlton Athletic | A | 0–1 | 7,570 | |
11 December 1993 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 0–1 | 7,075 | |
19 December 1993 | Watford | A | 2–2 | 7,567 | Preece, Dreyer (pen) |
27 December 1993 | Peterborough United | A | 0–0 | 9,522 | |
29 December 1993 | Grimsby Town | H | 2–1 | 7,234 | Hughes, Harper |
1 January 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | A | 1–1 | 16,138 | Preece |
15 January 1994 | Notts County | A | 2–1 | 6,589 | Dixon (2) |
22 January 1994 | Derby County | H | 2–1 | 9,371 | Telfer, Oakes |
5 February 1994 | Oxford United | H | 3–0 | 7,366 | Oakes, Thomas, Thorpe |
12 February 1994 | Leicester City | A | 1–2 | 16,194 | James |
22 February 1994 | Portsmouth | H | 4–1 | 6,533 | Telfer, Preece, Hughes, Oakes |
26 February 1994 | Sunderland | H | 2–1 | 9,367 | Hughes, Oakes |
5 March 1994 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–2 | 22,249 | |
8 March 1994 | Middlesbrough | H | 1–1 | 6,741 | Dreyer (pen) |
19 March 1994 | Birmingham City | H | 1–1 | 7,690 | Telfer |
26 March 1994 | Barnsley | A | 0–1 | 6,289 | |
30 March 1994 | Millwall | A | 2–2 | 9,235 | Dreyer, Hartson |
2 April 1994 | Peterborough United | H | 2–0 | 8,398 | Dixon (2) |
4 April 1994 | Grimsby Town | A | 0–2 | 5,542 | |
12 April 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 0–2 | 8,545 | |
16 April 1994 | Crystal Palace | H | 0–1 | 9,880 | |
19 April 1994 | Bristol City | A | 0–1 | 5,350 | |
23 April 1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 0–1 | 25,479 | |
26 April 1994 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | 8,257 | Preece |
30 April 1994 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | 7,504 | Hartson |
3 May 1994 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 3–2 | 10,053 | Preece, James, Hartson |
5 May 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 1–2 | 7,102 | Hughes |
8 May 1994 | Stoke City | A | 2–2 | 15,893 | Oakes, Telfer (pen) |
FA Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R3 | 18 January 1994 | Southend United | H | 1–0 | 7,953 | Telfer |
R4 | 29 January 1994 | Newcastle United | A | 1–1 | 32,216 | Thorpe |
R4R | 9 February 1994 | Newcastle United | H | 2–0 | 12,503 | Hartson, Oakes |
R5 | 20 February 1994 | Cardiff City | A | 2–1 | 17,296 | Oakes, Preece |
QF | 14 March 1994 | West Ham United | A | 0–0 | 27,331 | |
QFR | 23 March 1994 | West Ham United | H | 3–2 | 13,166 | Oakes (3) |
SF | 9 April 1994 | Chelsea | N | 0–2 | 59,989 |
League Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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R1 1st leg | 17 August 1993 | Cambridge United | A | 0–1 | 4,065 | |
R1 2nd leg | 24 August 1993 | Cambridge United | H | 0–1 (lost 0–2 on agg) | 3,861 |
Anglo-Italian Cup
editRound | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Goalscorers |
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Q Group 7 | 31 August 1993 | Watford | A | 1–2 | 2,854 | |
Q Group 7 | 7 September 1993 | Southend United | H | 1–1 | 1,823 |
Squad
edit[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player details
edit- Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos. | Name | League | League Cup | Anglo Italian Cup | FA Cup | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FW | Geoff Aunger | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 33 (5) | 0 |
FW | Ian Benjamin | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 |
MF | Mark Burke | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 |
DF | Jamie Campbell | 4 (12) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 6 (14) | 0 |
GK | Kelvin Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | Paul Dickov | 8 (7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (7) | 1 |
FW | Kerry Dixon | 27 (2) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 (1) | 0 | 34 (3) | 10 |
DF | John Dreyer | 39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 3 |
DF | David Greene | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 (1) | 0 |
DF | Alan Harper | 39 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 46 (1) | 1 |
FW | John Hartson | 20 (14) | 5 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 | 22 (18) | 6 |
MF | Scott Houghton | 6 (8) | 1 | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 9 (10) | 1 |
MF | Ceri Hughes | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 7 |
DF | Julian James | 28 (4) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 (4) | 3 |
DF | Marvin Johnson | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
DF | Des Linton | 31 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 39 (1) | 0 |
FW | Paul McLaren | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
FW | Scott Oakes | 32 (3) | 8 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 7 | 5 | 40 (5) | 13 |
DF | Trevor Peake | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
GK | Andy Petterson | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 |
MF | David Preece | 27 (1) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 38 (1) | 6 |
MF | Jason Rees | 8 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 (2) | 0 |
GK | Juergen Sommer | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
MF | Paul Telfer | 43 (1) | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 52 (1) | 8 |
DF | Mitchell Thomas | 17 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 (2) | 1 |
FW | Tony Thorpe | 4 (9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 5 (10) | 2 |
FW | Martin Williams | 5 (10) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 (11) | 1 |
FW | Matthew Woolgar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Smyth, Rob (14 January 2009). "The forgotten story of ... the 1993-94 FA Cup". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
- ^ "Luton Town results for the 1993-1994 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ "All Luton Town players: 1994".