1993–94 Luton Town F.C. season

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

Luton Town
1993–94 season
ChairmanDavid Kohler
ManagerDavid Pleat
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division20th
FA CupSemi finals
League CupFirst round
Anglo-Italian CupQualifying round
Average home league attendance7,878

Season summary

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Results

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Luton Town's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
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

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
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

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
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

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
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

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

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

Player details

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Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos. Name League League Cup Anglo Italian Cup FA Cup Total
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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Luton Town results for the 1993-1994 season - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 26 May 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ "All Luton Town players: 1994".