1989–90 Luton Town F.C. season

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 two-and-a-half years in charge to be succeeded by Jimmy Ryan.

Luton Town F.C.
1989–90 season
ManagerRay Harford
StadiumKenilworth Road
First Division17th
FA CupThird round
Football League CupThird round
Full Members' CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Kingsley Black and
Iain Dowie (11)

Squad

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  ENG Alec Chamberlain
GK  ENG Les Sealey
DF  ENG Tim Breacker
DF  ENG John Dreyer
DF  ENG Richard Harvey
DF  ENG Marvin Johnson
DF  ENG Julian James
DF  SCO Dave Beaumont
DF  SCO Graham Rodger
DF  SCO Darren Salton
DF  SCO Paul Telfer
MF  ENG Gary Cobb
MF  ENG Darron McDonough[1]
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG David Preece
MF  WAL Ceri Hughes
MF  WAL Mark Pembridge
MF  WAL Jason Rees
MF  NIR Kingsley Black[2]
MF  NIR Danny Wilson[3]
FW  ENG Mick Harford
FW  ENG Sean Farrell
FW  WAL Kurt Nogan
FW  NIR Iain Dowie[4]
FW  NIR Paul Gray[5]
FW  DEN Lars Elstrup
FW  RSA Roy Wegerle[6]

Results

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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.
  • 25 November: Southampton 6-3 Luton Town

See also

References

  1. McDonough was born in Antwerp, Belgium, but was raised in Greater Manchester, England.
  2. Black was born in Luton, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1988.
  3. Wilson was born in Wigan, England, but qualified to represent Northern Ireland internationally and made his international debut for Northern Ireland in 1987.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
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