1989–90 Luton Town F.C. season

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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)

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.

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

Results[]

First Division[]

Main article: 1989–90 Football League 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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