1989–90 Luton Town F.C. season
Appearance
1989–90 season | |
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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 2+1⁄2 years in charge to be succeeded by Jimmy Ryan.
Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
[edit]First Division
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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 (R) | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 43 | Relegation to the Second Division |
19 | Charlton Athletic (R) | 38 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 57 | −26 | 30 |
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated
- 25 November: Southampton 6-3 Luton Town
Player details
[edit]- Players arranged in alphabetical order by surname.
Pos. | Name | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Full Members Cup | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
DF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
16 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 (3) | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
36 | 11 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 (1) | 11 |
DF | ![]() |
38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
GK | ![]() |
38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
3 (8) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 4 (9) | 1 |
DF | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
26 (3) | 8 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 28 (5) | 11 |
DF | ![]() |
38 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 3 |
FW | ![]() |
13 (10) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (10) | 9 |
FW | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
2 (5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (2) | 1 | 2 (7) | 2 |
FW | ![]() |
1 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
17 (9) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 (9) | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
19 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (1) | 1 |
DF | ![]() |
7 (5) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 (6) | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
30 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 (2) | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
MF | ![]() |
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
30 (2) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 (2) | 2 |
MF | ![]() |
8 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 (6) | 0 |
DF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
13 (2) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 (2) | 6 |
DF | ![]() |
14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
MF | ![]() |
35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 8 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.