1993–94 Luton Town F.C. season

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

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

Season summary

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 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

Main article: 1993–94 Football League § First Division

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

Luton Town's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League First Division

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

Main article: 1993–94 FA Cup
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

Main article: 1993–94 Football League Cup
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

Main article: 1993–94 Anglo-Italian Cup
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

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

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

Player details

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 Canada Geoff Aunger 5 1 2 0 1 0 2 (1) 0 33 (5) 0
FW England Ian Benjamin 2 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 1
MF England Mark Burke 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 2 (2) 0
DF England Jamie Campbell 4 (12) 0 1 0 0 0 1 (2) 0 6 (14) 0
GK England Kelvin Davis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland Paul Dickov 8 (7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 (7) 1
FW England Kerry Dixon 27 (2) 9 0 0 2 1 5 (1) 0 34 (3) 10
DF England John Dreyer 39 3 2 0 2 0 7 0 50 3
DF England David Greene 9 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 10 (1) 0
DF England Alan Harper 39 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 46 (1) 1
FW Wales John Hartson 20 (14) 5 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 (3) 1 22 (18) 6
MF England Scott Houghton 6 (8) 1 1 (1) 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 9 (10) 1
MF Wales Ceri Hughes 41 7 2 0 1 0 5 0 49 7
DF England Julian James 28 (4) 3 2 0 1 0 7 0 38 (4) 3
DF England Marvin Johnson 17 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
DF England Des Linton 31 (1) 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 39 (1) 0
FW England Paul McLaren 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
FW England Scott Oakes 32 (3) 8 1 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 7 5 40 (5) 13
DF England Trevor Peake 36 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 42 0
GK Australia Andy Petterson 2 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (3) 0
MF England David Preece 27 (1) 5 2 0 2 0 7 1 38 (1) 6
MF Wales Jason Rees 8 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 (2) 0
GK United States Juergen Sommer 43 0 2 0 2 0 7 0 53 0
MF Scotland Paul Telfer 43 (1) 7 1 0 1 0 7 1 52 (1) 8
DF England Mitchell Thomas 17 (2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 (2) 1
FW England Tony Thorpe 4 (9) 1 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 1 5 (10) 2
FW England Martin Williams 5 (10) 1 1 0 1(1) 0 2 0 7 (11) 1
FW England Matthew Woolgar 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0

References

  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".